A small impromptu camping trip out to our local Sothern California deserts, going back to the basics of camping and relaxing this time around. Not much off-roading or distanced travel as we wanted to hangout a few nights per camp to unwind for the end of this interesting year. We started off the first two nights at Cougar Buttes and ended the trip with a few nights off of Old Dale Mine Road near Joshua Tree NP. The weather was chilly and windy with a few nights of rain but overall decent weather. Although it did rain, it wasn't enough to pack the sand as it was pretty deep, but I was able to rack up some more experience points in sand... plus a number of tip overs.
Excuse the mixture of DSLR and cell phone photos... And the crappy thrown together video too, which consists of dashcam and helmet mounted GoPro footage. Enjoy!
I had to find the campsite where the guys were already setup so it took some time and exploring, but of course, it was the last visible site off the main path. Had a few spills along the way but luckily had some friendly passerby's to help lift the loaded bike up.
After a quick trail run on Day-02, we got rained on that night. Not enough to pack up the sand but enough to give everything a washing.
Day-02 Trail run:
That morning of Day-03, we were expecting a storm to pass over us as we were preparing to pack up and head to the next site. We decided to wait it out for a few hours, but fortunately the storm skirted us. So we wrapped up breakfast and continued on course to pack up and head to the local cafe to further discuss plans as to where we should be headed. The storm cells were continuing to move in so we needed a plan as to avoid being rained on.
Day-03:
After having a delicious lunch at 247 Cafe, we ended up deciding on heading southeast towards Old Dale Mine Road and find a place to setup there. Forecasted weather in that area made it prime as it was in the direction of the tail end of the rain cells.
We camped just a few miles off of Old Dale Mine Road (Gold Crown Road) and enjoyed the rest of our trip there until we had to pack up and head home. It was a windy spot but bearable.
And that's all for 2020. See y'all in 2021!
Excuse the mixture of DSLR and cell phone photos... And the crappy thrown together video too, which consists of dashcam and helmet mounted GoPro footage. Enjoy!
I had to find the campsite where the guys were already setup so it took some time and exploring, but of course, it was the last visible site off the main path. Had a few spills along the way but luckily had some friendly passerby's to help lift the loaded bike up.
After a quick trail run on Day-02, we got rained on that night. Not enough to pack up the sand but enough to give everything a washing.
Day-02 Trail run:
That morning of Day-03, we were expecting a storm to pass over us as we were preparing to pack up and head to the next site. We decided to wait it out for a few hours, but fortunately the storm skirted us. So we wrapped up breakfast and continued on course to pack up and head to the local cafe to further discuss plans as to where we should be headed. The storm cells were continuing to move in so we needed a plan as to avoid being rained on.
Day-03:
After having a delicious lunch at 247 Cafe, we ended up deciding on heading southeast towards Old Dale Mine Road and find a place to setup there. Forecasted weather in that area made it prime as it was in the direction of the tail end of the rain cells.
We camped just a few miles off of Old Dale Mine Road (Gold Crown Road) and enjoyed the rest of our trip there until we had to pack up and head home. It was a windy spot but bearable.
And that's all for 2020. See y'all in 2021!
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