The Mojave Road, West

The Mojave Road is an easy trail, with the exception of Soda Dry Lake when wet. A 2WD truck with some ground clearance and decent tires should be able to make it through this trail. You could do the entire trail in a day if you wanted to, but then you would miss much of what is offered out here. How else could you walk around the ruins of Fort Piute? How would you drag a stolen Dodge Challenger out of the Mojave River Wash if you didn't stop to take in the sights for a minute? The solace really is awesome as well.

I drove the Mojave Road, starting at Afton Canyon from west to east. Most people seem to do this road east to west. There is a section of the Mojave Road that continues west of Afton Canyon, but I opted not to go through it. In this thread I'll be going from Afton Canyon to Kelbaker Road.



The full video playlist can be found here and more pictures are available on my blog.






https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-QbAfgAMJMA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2zG87RgEjxA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NwuPdIJBFqw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ilTIOb5alUU

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ijCU06ZIkLA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JGFz11WBJcU

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Z_sSVxcqTQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KGzpzvPc5ZA

Dodge Challenger anyone? It's only slightly used...




https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7e-5uBJUo5E

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t1FYH9aT52o

Don't forget to bring a rock for the Traveler's Monument.



I hate mud.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eCUh1E7plVs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Fj7APbhmhA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JVRRR6H6qik

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aj6LlgDE8AY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MGNxBV6z6os

 

Man. That Challenger looked like it was recently parked Nov 18. Now it only looks like an insurance claim.

 

Nice trip pics and vids. Now I want to know the story behind the Doge Challenger! ha

 

If I had to guess it was stolen or someone went on a drunken joyride and committed some insurance fraud. I e-mailed the Barstow BLM office but they never replied back. I guess that car will just become a part of history now.