http://www.ofoto.com/BrowsePhotos.j...&Ux=0&collid=119849574103&page=1&sort_order=0
Here's a link to Andy's photoalbum from the prerun.
Here's a link to Andy's photoalbum from the prerun.
Official Mojave Road Picture and Review Thread
- Thread starter sintax
- Start date
- Location
- Torrance, CA
I'm waiting for Andy's pictures from this run...I wanna see that water crossing.
Ahem...Andy, calling Andy Steiner...are you FREE?
Ahem...Andy, calling Andy Steiner...are you FREE?
sintax
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Corona, CA
This is the water crossing picture that everyone wants to see.... :gag:
you cant really even tell all four windows are down.
Andy: How was your alternator after that water run? I know you said you were having trouble with it not charging did it ever start back up?
thanks for the pic sequoia :wave1:
-Scott
you cant really even tell all four windows are down.
Andy: How was your alternator after that water run? I know you said you were having trouble with it not charging did it ever start back up?
thanks for the pic sequoia :wave1:
-Scott
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- Location
- Las Vegas, NV
Mojave Road 2004 -The "Free Andy" Tour
On April 17th & 18th, I led a run across the Mojave Road. There were 12 Jeeps in the parade. 10 XJs and two KJs. Most were
members but we also had members from SoCalXJ.com, L.O.S.T. and Point Mugu4x4.
I arrived Friday afternoon at the Goffs Schoolhouse compound. Kurt & Becky and their munchkins arrived shortly afterwards. Kurt helped me level up my motorhome and then erected their tent. I gave them a personalized tour of the schoolhouse compound. They then left to spend the night in Needles.
Stephen & Sonya and Igor & family arrived. Finally, my friend Chuck arrived and we all visited for a while before turning in. Most of the others, who camped Friday night, arrived long after I went to sleep.
I woke up early, at 4:45AM just fill of get-up-and-go. I guess that energy came from being somewhat nervous at the prospect of leading my first run. I managed to rouse awake the rest of the campers and we left Goffs shortly after 6:00AM.
We headed down Goffs road, turned south on US95 and jumped on the I-40 eastbound. Just as we were crossing over the freeway Kurt, having missed his turnoff, came up the westbound offramp and joined our caravan. We picked up Corey and his family at the Avi Casino. Also there was Matt and Eileen from Las Vegas and my mud buddies, Jeff & Denese, who decided to join us in running the road again.
After we topped off our gas tanks, we pulled off to the side to say hello. While chatting, I noticed a new sticker on Jeff & Denese’s rear window. http://tinyurl.com/ysqfj As I looked around, I saw another, then another… and eventually, I noticed that every rig had a sticker. Take a look:
http://tinyurl.com/2n55m
I couldn’t stop laughing. It was just too funny. There’s nothing like a good dose of public humiliation to know that your friends really like you. Nevertheless, I couldn’t get anybody to tell me who made the stickers.
The weather was perfect. Bright, sunny and warm. After the pouring rains of two weeks ago, the desert was awash in color. It seemed like every plant was in bloom. Even the usually barren Piute Valley was covered with a carpet of green. Our first stop was at Fort Piute. The fort is in a wilderness area with a road “cherry-stemmed” to allow access. Several people took the opportunity to hike up over the pass. Since vehicles could not continue up the pass, we drove back down to catch two different utility roads to cross over the mountains into the Lanfair Valley. We gathered up the hikers and headed off, across the valley. We stopped at Indian Hill for lunch and looked at all the ancient petroglyphs.
The last stop of the day was at Rock Springs, where we explored the area and recreated a photograph first taken in 1863 by Rudolph d’Heureuse. Here’s the original photo and our effort: http://virtualpimp.org/ipw-web/gallery/album06
While we were there, the weather took a quick change for the worse. It rained all the way back to Goffs and while we took refuge in the schoolhouse, we were treated to a wonderful lecture by Dennis Casebier, historian of the East Mojave and author of the Mojave Road Guide.
We then had a really good potluck dinner under the canopy of the Flywheel Cafe. I think Igor was the only person who got pictures of the meal. This potluck dinner was far nicer than the one at Calico. We are improving! Corey started a blazing campfire and we spent time telling stories, before heading off to bed.
The next morning, we got a late start, stopped at Fenner for fuel and got underway about 8:45. Rather then picking off were we left off, I chose to lead the group through Macedonia Canyon, where we passed by several old mines. When we reached the Union Pacific RR Line, we discovered that many in our group couldn’t fit under the bridge. We stayed on the east side of the tracks and found that we could all fit under at the third bridge.
A short run on the pavement got us back to the Mojave Road. This particular section is arguably the most scenic, with great views of the Kelso Dunes and the Cima Dome. We stopped for lunch at Marl Spring where we encountered two motorcyclists who told us that they saw tow trucks stuck in the mud out on Soda Lake. After lunch, we continued on to the Mojave Road mailbox. We signed in and left a couple of stickers on the flagpole. We stopped for a while to play on the lava bed and then bailed off the Mojave Road onto the pavement at Kelbaker Road. We bypassed Soda Lake and recaptured the Mojave Road at Rasor Road. Got lost pretty quickly, but found a nice sand dune to play on.
Finally found our way to the mouth of Afton Canyon where we played in the water like little boys and girls in mud puddles. For a while, my alternator stopped working but it mysteriously started functioning normally. No harm, no foul. At the end, there were two deep water crossings to thrill us.
I thank each and every one of you for allowing me the privilege of guiding you on my favorite trail. But, mostly I want to thank Mike Rollins and Marisha Dieters for so deftly pulling off a wonderful joke.
My photos are at:
http://www.ofoto.com/I.jsp?c=179ruq1t.1pmlu8kx&x=0&y=35m2ww
On April 17th & 18th, I led a run across the Mojave Road. There were 12 Jeeps in the parade. 10 XJs and two KJs. Most were
members but we also had members from SoCalXJ.com, L.O.S.T. and Point Mugu4x4.I arrived Friday afternoon at the Goffs Schoolhouse compound. Kurt & Becky and their munchkins arrived shortly afterwards. Kurt helped me level up my motorhome and then erected their tent. I gave them a personalized tour of the schoolhouse compound. They then left to spend the night in Needles.
Stephen & Sonya and Igor & family arrived. Finally, my friend Chuck arrived and we all visited for a while before turning in. Most of the others, who camped Friday night, arrived long after I went to sleep.
I woke up early, at 4:45AM just fill of get-up-and-go. I guess that energy came from being somewhat nervous at the prospect of leading my first run. I managed to rouse awake the rest of the campers and we left Goffs shortly after 6:00AM.
We headed down Goffs road, turned south on US95 and jumped on the I-40 eastbound. Just as we were crossing over the freeway Kurt, having missed his turnoff, came up the westbound offramp and joined our caravan. We picked up Corey and his family at the Avi Casino. Also there was Matt and Eileen from Las Vegas and my mud buddies, Jeff & Denese, who decided to join us in running the road again.
After we topped off our gas tanks, we pulled off to the side to say hello. While chatting, I noticed a new sticker on Jeff & Denese’s rear window. http://tinyurl.com/ysqfj As I looked around, I saw another, then another… and eventually, I noticed that every rig had a sticker. Take a look:
http://tinyurl.com/2n55m
I couldn’t stop laughing. It was just too funny. There’s nothing like a good dose of public humiliation to know that your friends really like you. Nevertheless, I couldn’t get anybody to tell me who made the stickers.
The weather was perfect. Bright, sunny and warm. After the pouring rains of two weeks ago, the desert was awash in color. It seemed like every plant was in bloom. Even the usually barren Piute Valley was covered with a carpet of green. Our first stop was at Fort Piute. The fort is in a wilderness area with a road “cherry-stemmed” to allow access. Several people took the opportunity to hike up over the pass. Since vehicles could not continue up the pass, we drove back down to catch two different utility roads to cross over the mountains into the Lanfair Valley. We gathered up the hikers and headed off, across the valley. We stopped at Indian Hill for lunch and looked at all the ancient petroglyphs.
The last stop of the day was at Rock Springs, where we explored the area and recreated a photograph first taken in 1863 by Rudolph d’Heureuse. Here’s the original photo and our effort: http://virtualpimp.org/ipw-web/gallery/album06
While we were there, the weather took a quick change for the worse. It rained all the way back to Goffs and while we took refuge in the schoolhouse, we were treated to a wonderful lecture by Dennis Casebier, historian of the East Mojave and author of the Mojave Road Guide.
We then had a really good potluck dinner under the canopy of the Flywheel Cafe. I think Igor was the only person who got pictures of the meal. This potluck dinner was far nicer than the one at Calico. We are improving! Corey started a blazing campfire and we spent time telling stories, before heading off to bed.
The next morning, we got a late start, stopped at Fenner for fuel and got underway about 8:45. Rather then picking off were we left off, I chose to lead the group through Macedonia Canyon, where we passed by several old mines. When we reached the Union Pacific RR Line, we discovered that many in our group couldn’t fit under the bridge. We stayed on the east side of the tracks and found that we could all fit under at the third bridge.
A short run on the pavement got us back to the Mojave Road. This particular section is arguably the most scenic, with great views of the Kelso Dunes and the Cima Dome. We stopped for lunch at Marl Spring where we encountered two motorcyclists who told us that they saw tow trucks stuck in the mud out on Soda Lake. After lunch, we continued on to the Mojave Road mailbox. We signed in and left a couple of stickers on the flagpole. We stopped for a while to play on the lava bed and then bailed off the Mojave Road onto the pavement at Kelbaker Road. We bypassed Soda Lake and recaptured the Mojave Road at Rasor Road. Got lost pretty quickly, but found a nice sand dune to play on.
Finally found our way to the mouth of Afton Canyon where we played in the water like little boys and girls in mud puddles. For a while, my alternator stopped working but it mysteriously started functioning normally. No harm, no foul. At the end, there were two deep water crossings to thrill us.
I thank each and every one of you for allowing me the privilege of guiding you on my favorite trail. But, mostly I want to thank Mike Rollins and Marisha Dieters for so deftly pulling off a wonderful joke.
My photos are at:
http://www.ofoto.com/I.jsp?c=179ruq1t.1pmlu8kx&x=0&y=35m2ww
igavryus
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Thousand Oaks, CA
Andy!
Thank you for wanderfull account of our run! I also would like to thank everyone who were on this run for making it such experience for me and my family! It is the best pleasure for me to meet nice and interesting people. This is probably one of the main reasons for my interest in 4wheeling.
I created album on OFOTO that contains more pics and at higher resolution. Some of them are more for my family but nevertheless you may like them ;-).
Here is link to the album
http://www.ofoto.com/I.jsp?c=5qh0u5kf.ckvs4om7&x=1&y=oahgjf
Hope to see you on future runs!
Thank you for wanderfull account of our run! I also would like to thank everyone who were on this run for making it such experience for me and my family! It is the best pleasure for me to meet nice and interesting people. This is probably one of the main reasons for my interest in 4wheeling.
I created album on OFOTO that contains more pics and at higher resolution. Some of them are more for my family but nevertheless you may like them ;-).
Here is link to the album
http://www.ofoto.com/I.jsp?c=5qh0u5kf.ckvs4om7&x=1&y=oahgjf
Hope to see you on future runs!
ScottyDog
NAXJA Member #631
igavryus said:
Igor, This is Scott S. I met you at Gorman few months ago, and we went up to the snow togother. Looks like a missed a spectacular trip!!! Anyways nice photos.
Scott S.
Igor, Nice pictures. I am glad you and your family made the run with the SOCALL guys, a great group and all levels of assistance a new wheeler could ask for. These are the guys to watch and listen to, I did and have been ever so pleased. 
Thanks guys!!
Bring the pictures to the next PT. Mugu meeting and maybe you could trial boss the next run out there.
Thanks guys!!Bring the pictures to the next PT. Mugu meeting and maybe you could trial boss the next run out there.
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