I go there at least a couple of times a year. Camped there last weekend on our Mojave Road trip.
Never heard of any "issues" there, and my group has been going since the 90s. I have definitely seen some people of questionable intent but only out at the first rock area a couple miles in from...
When done on a motorcycle, are you riding street legal enduros, or green sticker?
The only bikes that passed me were plated. I've heard of people do it on green sticker and as long as you're not being an idiot, rangers let is slid.
Well.... I don't know what it's like where you live, but in OC/LA/Riverside, that's the way it is on the frwy. I am pro-motorcycle for sure, but I have seen WAY too many riders on the 405, 91, 57, and 15 that ride WAY too fast, and WAY too aggressively... NOT ALL, but A LOT more than you'd...
This was the deepest it got:
That's the first crossing, going west. Never touched the doors on my JK.
It was lower than when I went through it once before, a few years ago. That time I wasn't lifted and was on 32s. So with the 35s, I didn't really think twice about it, plus I knew there...
I would do it again for sure. Next season maybe we can get a group together for it. I think if we have more than 6 vehicles we need to file for a permit. ... but if we have two groups of say 4 and 6, we should be fine. ;)
At sundown the first day we couldn't find a decent place to set up camp, so we look a side road to Mid Hills Campground. That was a 10 mile round trip, but was worth it. It's a nice forest service campground in the pine trees at 5600'.
The best side trip, and one that's not mentioned in...
Great book, and a must have for the trip!!! Each group we came across had it.
We had two Jeeps, and each of us had a copy with us. My copy was a revision behind the current copy, which my friend had in the other Jeep. About 5 miles in, I asked to see his copy to compare to mine, sure enough...
A group of 5 bikes passed us going the other way in one of the very deep and narrow sections. We pulled over as far as possible, and they shot past, inches away, without much slowing. Not a biggie with me. BUT None gave the finger count of the size of their group (too busy trying to not take...
That's a tough call. I think you COULD. You need at least two vehicles, because it's so remote and mostly without cell service, so if the other truck was a decent 4x4, and you have good ground clearance, I'd saw you could do it....
My buddy and I had a talk around the campfire if we could...
It's been a bucket list item of mine since I became aware of it many years ago. Item checked! What a great adventure it was too. We were 54 hours even from the start on the bank of the Colorado River, do the end at Afton and 15, north of Barstow. We did 193 miles total (the Mojave Road...
For that price, I actually think you could take a junk yard late 60s fastback from shop to shop and build a faster, nicer car, and still have enough money left over to take your lady to Vegas in it for a week.