My recent 4Runner purchase has opened up several possibilities to explore places that I have only dreamt off. Especially remote locations that you can only access with a high ground clearance vehicle and a 4-wheel drive. I have been wanting to go to the Mojave National Preserve for quite some time. There is this unique spot that sparked my curiosity - The Lava Tubes. I have ... Continue Reading...
Off The Grid
Artist Palette and Drive
GPS Coordinates: Stop 01: 36.33265, -116.80595 (36°19'57.5"N 116°48'21.4"W) GPS Coordinates: Stop 02: 36.36446, -116.80058 (36°21'52.1"N 116°48'02.1"W) If you visit Death Valley National Park, Artist Palette and Drive should be high up in the list of places you intend to check out. Artist Palette Drive is a scenic loop drive on Badwater Road, which is one of the unique ... Continue Reading...
Mustard Canyon
GPS Coordinates: 36.48772, -116.87783 (36°29'15.8"N 116°52'40.2"W) Take a short drive along the Mustard Canyon Drive from Harmony Borax Works, via the unpaved road, and you will enter the Mustard Canyon. This canyon, filled with bright yellow colored and looks like nothing you would have seen anywhere in the world before. The drive is short and easy to access using any kind ... Continue Reading...
Harmony Borax Mine and Museum
GPS coordinates: 36.48003, -116.87335 (36° 28′ 48.1″N 116° 52′ 24.1W) This is an outdoor museum preserved naturally by the Death Valley’s unique atmosphere. The Harmony Borax mining and processing plant and the carrying wagon are left as is in the open for the visitors to come to see. A short quarter mile loop/walk is all it takes to go around to visit the Borax Mine ... Continue Reading...
Lee Flat Joshua Trees
GPS Coordinates: 36.486040, -117.630900 (36°29'09.7"N 117°37'51.2"W) Lee Flat is one of those remote isolated parts of Death Valley National Park. It can be accessed only via an off-roading trail, a high ground clearance with an all wheel or 4 wheel drive vehicle. The long washboard Saline Valley Road offers rough access to the Lee Flat Joshua Tree Forest. A rarely ... Continue Reading...