As much as we could have stayed in camp and marveled at our view of the Granite Mountains all day, the sunny skies seemed to be taunting us to get moving, so we headed down the road to our next destination, Kelso Dunes.
As we packed up camp the forecasted rain was turning from a sprinkle to a deluge. By the time we were on the road the New York mountains were shrouded in fog and the road was starting to feel a bit greasy. That convinced us that we wouldn’t be exploring another canyon in the mountains and we’d instead head toward better roads and Hole in the Wall as our next destination for exploring on the Mojave National Preserve.
As we left Death Valley and headed south we drove through the town of Shoshone. It’s always fun to see the price of regular unleaded there, the day we passed through it was $5.99. Only close to double what we had paid through Idaho and Nevada to get here.
As we continued south toward Baker there was a near steady stream of enormous three story RV’s with names like Adrenaline, Voltage, Sandstorm, Rag’n, Man Cave, Attitude and Stealth. Ok Stealth, you aren’t sneaking up on anybody with your three axles and 50′ length. Someone actually gets paid to think up names for these things! The weekend was winding down and the dunes were emptying of what appeared to be thousands of OHV enthusiasts. I’m glad they have someplace to go and congregate, so we know where to avoid. Welcome back to “civilization.”
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