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Deep Creek & the Pacific Crest Trail, in the southern California mountains

by hotspringz 16 May 2012

Here's a recent video of our secret spot, better than anything in Joshua Tree: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VpN2Hd_Sb0w If you ever…
Hostels and Raids in Morocco- backpacker style

by ugandalove 28 April 2012

Hello All, I just bought a 2 month flight to Morocco from July 4th till September 4th and the Lonely Plant book for Morocco. I'm fairly…
RE: Death Valley RVs in summer

by FlagStuff 11 April 2012

+Though on 395 I could do Kings Canyon or Sequoia National Forest.+ You're getting a lot of corrections about this, but I don't actually…
RE: Arizona

by DaBaba 10 April 2012

Do it in May and spend some time exploring AZ and then over the river at Parker and check out the eastern Mojave, then head up on the…
RE: Stop-over between Sedona & L.A. (not Vegas!)

by socalman 02 April 2012

Joshua Tree National Park would be a good sightseeing stopover. Both Needles & Bythe are are largely decaying or abandoned motel and…
RE: From OC to Las Vegas: any suggestions?

by trekker502 25 February 2012

If your trip is planned in July or August, Death Valley would be very hot. It is beautiful in the Spring season. Mojave Desert also…
RE: Cross-country RV trip: NYC to San Francisco in 27 days

by trekker502 24 January 2012

Death Valley is most likely to be 120F degrees in the summer. Las Vegas and the Mojave Desert will be over 100F degrees in July-August.…
RE: SF-LA: Detour through national parks etc.

by geo_nerd 13 January 2012

No! If Tioga Pass is open, exiting Yosemite to the east, then continuing down 395 is a FAR prettier drive. Take the Central Valley route…
RE: SF-LA: Detour through national parks etc.

by trekker502 12 January 2012

The Tioga Pass Road #120 to the east side of Yosemite National Park may already be closed due to snow in October, so you would need to…
RE: TGIF

by DaBaba 10 December 2011

Me and the surviving dog are going to head out to the eastern Mojave. We'll drive down dirt roads for as long as I can stand it and on…
Re: Food / water supply in Baja California & Mojave Desert

by mrbike 06 December 2011

its late to answer your questions?....in mexico section in general it depends from wich area you're going to ride. mexicali -tecate- to…
RE: Food / water supply in Baja California & Mojave Desert

by salva2africa 28 November 2011

Hi, if you go down the 95 and then the 62, you can get water only in the towns, there is nothing along the way. But it is not really…
RE: South West USA tour April-May 2012

by carracar 27 November 2011

Consider after the boulder Dam tour ...Turning on the "Old rt, 66" Kingman-Slegman to GCNP. Heading West, rather than flying to San Francisc…
Food / water supply in Baja California & Mojave Desert

by TheTravelNerd 26 November 2011

We are going to cycle from Las Vegas down to Cabo San Luca (Baja California) (MX5). Do you have any idea about the water and food situat…
RE: Las Vegas to Mohave desert info

by jkbc 13 November 2011

I biked through Mojave National Preserve while I was riding from Death Valley to Las Vegas. You can bike from Las Vegas down to Searchlight,…
RE: In his 1962 sci-fi novel...

by ooz 26 October 2011

Another macro-engeneering project idea someone had (when the Belgiums still ruled the Congo ) was to construct a giant dam at a certain…
RE: Overland from Denver to LA in December

by carracar 18 October 2011

OP, Your handle needs modified to BS...Trekker & I have both lived in Colorado...I as a first responder have delt with the sorry residue…
RE: 2 weeks to spend in the USA deserts

by aslukas 14 October 2011

Since you're going in November, you are looking at two very different experiences, depending on where you go. If you shoot for the "high…
Re: 2 weeks to spend in the USA deserts

by geo_nerd 13 October 2011

Sticking to public transportation will, unfortunately, greatly limit your options. There are no less than 4 distinct deserts in the US…
RE: YOSEMTIE early November questions

by Kahua 31 July 2011

In November, there is a good likelihood that Tioga Pass entrance (the eastern entrance into Yosemite) will be closed for the season by…
Re: Las Vegas - newer hotels on strip + desert drive

by jlawrence01 24 July 2011

>>I have an extra 2 days tacked on trip to take a drive into desert. Any suggested itineraries? Is Joshua Tree too far away to consider?<<…
RE: HWY 1 - San Francisco to Las Vegas

by carracar 29 May 2011

I suggest you drive the one, with such detours as may be in place, as far as San Luis Obispo...Try to be there Thursday for the weekly…
San Francisco - Denver

by juetseb 08 May 2011

Hi, We live in boulder and plan to do a road trip from San Francisco to Denver this summer (17 days). We'll rent a car for a one-way…
RE: Advice camping trip: Sedona, Grand Canyon (Sth/Nth), Zion, Monument Valley

by FlagStuff 31 March 2011

Bob, although I generally agree with your point, you've got your southwestern seasons mixed up a bit. Mid-may is past the prime desert…
RE: Zion national park summer weather....too hot to enjoy?

by ianw6705 24 March 2011

+Since it is high desert it will cool down at night for good sleeping.+ It's not really - the canyon floor is quite low (not quite at…