Death Valley Off-Road Adventures

Couple more pics.

 

Check out Mojave National Preserve, its a desert wonderland, vast and beautiful.

 

KC's Outpost has great sandwiches and beer on tap. Place is laid back and welcoming. Last time I was there saw a local dude sitting next to the bar, he had a tall can of budweiser and a double Jack n Coke, smokin a cig and had his clothes hamper beside him folding his tighty whities while warching Nascar on the big screen no fucks giving..

 

Leaving for DV in a few hours from LA, I can bring some Pepto or chicken noodle soup

 

Oh God - I had something like that right before my Christmas break trip to DV with my daughter. Was glad it happened to me at home and not in the wilderness with a five year old. Sorry you had a DV trip interrupted by that!

 

did they ever fix the wash out on the road to Panamint Springs?

 

Jeeze Ding! If you think you might have any possibility of food poisoning, get yourself some authentic medical care fast.

 

All he needs is a Hot Toddy and call it good..

 

I just stayed at the motel 6 in Beatty last monday night. It is a pretty nice place as far as accommodations in that small town go. No complaints here. Hope you feel better soon.

 

Not fun. Flu? Food poisoning?

 

skip the Powerade and get some Pedialyte

 

If no pedialite water down the powerade well over half.

 

If you mean the Trona/Wildrose road yes it is open again.

 

I think, back in the day they called it "Surprise Canyon", we would start at Ballaret and head up that canyon to Panamint City, Panamint Springs was about half way up

 

Ah, I see the confusion.

Panamint Springs is actually on the west side of the valley on the 190. It is a small hotel, cafe and campground.

Panamint City is in fact in Surprise Canyon. There are a number of springs in Surprise Canyon but none of them are called "Panamint Springs".

The road in Surprise Canyon is closed, it is part of a wilderness area now. You can only hike to Panamint City now.

 

When I got my first 4wd in the mid-80’s, Surprise Canyon was still open to vehicles, but post-flood it was pretty much 100% winching. I only read about it in Four Wheeler magazine or maybe 4WD and Sport Utility.

 

thanks guys for the clarification, haven't been there since '73 lived in Ohio since then but remember those desert days fondly.....keep on truckin!

 

From my last trip...

 

An early morning Raptor cuts thru Rainbow Canyon.

 

Polident Denture cleaning tabs for soaking and cleaning water bladders, making sure to flush through the hose as well. Rice for a recovery meal after heaving.