If you follow me on Instagram or Facebook, then you know that my daughter Allison and I just returned from the 2014 SoCal Mountain Rendezvous. The four day road trip was 900 miles in length, with over 60 miles on dirt, taking four major trails to work our way to MR14. We arrived there tired […]

Drive #22: Racetrack Road (Ubehebe Crater to Homestake Camp) Date Driven: 12/28/11 Length: 29.4 miles My Drive Time: 3 hours 5 minutes (includes stops) Start: By Ubehebe Crater where dirt Racetrack Road begins, N37º 00.772′ W117º 27.482′ End: Homestake Camp, N36º 38.261′ W117º 34.438′ GPS Track: GPX or KMZ format. (right click -> Save As) […]

Drive #21: USFS Roads to Cascade Head Date Driven: 11/22/11 Length: 9.8 miles My Drive Time: 45 minutes (excluding my hike to Cascade Head and back) Start: Highway 101 and Cascade Head Rd./NF-1861, N45º 03.945′ W123º 56.906′ End: Same GPS Track: GPX or KMZ format. (right click -> Save As) Source(s): These short access roads […]

Drive #20: Badwater Basin Loop Date Driven: 12/30/11 Length: 73.2 miles. Half-paved, half dirt. My Drive Time: 2 hours 48 minutes (includes stops for lunch, walking, etc.) Start: Badwater Road and West Side Road, N36º 21.837′ W116º 50.645′ End: Same as Start. GPS Track: GPX or KMZ format. (right click -> Save As) Source(s): West […]