Stepladder Mountains Wilderness, Chemehuevi

Two main roads come in from US 95. The PG&E road departs at mp 45.6. It's the best. Another road with more sand comes in from mp 37.5 and goes 11 miles along power lines to meet the PG&E road and then on another 16 miles to I-40. These are easy 4wd and might get graded again. Posted 2020.

• STEPLADDER MOUNTAINS HIGH POINT el 2900 -  a tedious road comes in from the NE. Take US 95 to mp 45.6 and turn on the PG& E and go about 9 miles to a faint road at N34 40706, W114 47469. Go south on that for half a dozen miles to the wilderness boundary. There are a million shallow ruts crossing the road the whole 6 miles, like inverted speed bumps. A 5 mph cruise control is needed here. Walk the flats for a couple miles to a valley at 35157, 50481 el 1800. It's an easy walk up the valley to the peak. A 1964 date is on a left boulder along the way and right after that is the Black Knight wagon reading 35278, 51476. At the peak, get on the NE ridge at 35346, 52300 el 2500. A hiker trail can be seen there and it goes straight up the ridge to ledges that zigzag up to the reg at 35258, 52370. The ledges are wide as a car. No stepladder needed. 4 and a half hours for the whole hike,  800 feet of gain from the base. I was expecting to be hiking on tire tracks, but that wasn't the case. Posted 2016. CONICAL BENCHMARK el 2683 is at the south end of the range. Start at the same parking spot and walk to an Indian trail at 34635, 50238. It comes out of the Mopah Range to ?. Keep going to high ground at 34329, 50687 and up that for a tenth mile to another Indian trail. Go on to the east canyon at 33738, 51347 el 1900 then up that to the south saddle el 2550. Then it's a short walk to the BM at 33774, 51788. 4 hours, 45 minutes and only 800 noticeable gain. It would be a dozen miles to do both peaks as a loop. Posted 2020.
• PEAK 849 (meters) is a huge plateau that dominates the northern wilderness. Take US 95 to mp 45.6 and turn on the PG& E road and go about 17 miles to road #237 at N34 41069, W114 54962. Go SE on that for .7 mile to a fork near a crag and go right. Keep going SW for a couple of miles then walk to the obvious easy north ridge and on to the summit cairn at 37789, 53857 el 2785. I wandered along the summit plateau then saw a good flower show in the SW canyon. I descended at 37216, 54538 el 2400 and walked down to the flats and circled back to the start. The peak is a 2 hour hike roundtrip with 800 noticeable gain, but the loop I made took 5 hours. BIG CHIEF BENCHMARK el 2936 is on the north side of the PG&E road. I parked at a wash reading 40988, 49734 el 2350 and walked up it to avoid cholla. The summit is at 41499, 49828. CHIEF BENCHMARK el 2539 is on the south side of the PG&E road at 40695, 52417. I didn't visit that one. Posted 2020.
• TRAMPAS PEAK el 2987 is what I call the peak at the head of Trampas Wash in the Chemehuevi Mountains. I made a loop up the closed Blue Boy Mine road then down the NW canyon. I parked along US 95 near mp 45 and walked to the mine road as shown on the topo. I followed it up a wash to el 2000 where boulders block vehicular travel. The miners walked from there for a quarter mile thru a narrows then used a trail on the right bank. That fades then the next trail is on the left bank at N34 39038, W114 35099 el 2200. It soon crosses to the right bank then dips into the creekbed a short way then resumes on the right bank then fades again. I stayed in the main wash and followed the topo to get on the NE ridge el 2550 of peak 2828. Then I had a sheep trail to follow on the high ridge running south to survey junk on the summit at 37797, 34954. I then retraced to the north saddle el 2800 and dropped down the canyon to my left. Soon I came to falls so I moved left to 37900, 35083 el 2650 to bypass then had an easy wash back to the mine road. 5 hours and maybe 500 noticeable gain, easy terrain. I rarely visit this range anymore. It's dull and overrun by burros, but this hike ain't half bad. Posted 2020.
• ROCKY 2 BENCHMARK el 3551 seems to be the second highest in the Chemehuevi Mountains yet I can find no info on the internet. A class 2 route goes up the south canyon. Take the Lake Havasu highway to mp 10.4 then go north on a high clearance road that is mtn bikeable and in a mile you come to the wilderness boundary. Go left a tenth mile and park el 1100. Walk to a wash at N34 29319, W114 30871 then another at 29943, 31134. Get on the right bank at 30274, 31291 and it seems to end in a fifth mile but you can keep going a lot more. Stay on the low ground to 31191, 31353 then 31640, 31384 then a trail at 31895, 31181. It goes along the base for a quarter mile to the huge south canyon el 1500. Go up and get on the left bank at 32132, 31181. When that ends, step up to the next level and when that ends cut over to the far right bank. Go up to the east rim of a fork at 32408, 31550 el 1850. Go up the rim for a distance of 200 feet then merge into the canyon. Go up bank to bank and be on the right bank at 32766, 31473 el 2750. Soon comes a fork so stay left to el 3250 then move right for 60 feet to 32895, 31554 where it's obvious how to angle up below the summit ridge to a saddle at 32944, 31515 el 3500. The summit is 200 feet east with the pole still standing. I could find no reg or BM disc. 8 hours with about 2000 noticeable gain. They don't call it Rocky for nothing. The ascent canyon has some bedrock and a lot of bank walking to ameliorate that. Posted 2021.

  

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Kofa Indian Trails

Any hikers interested in a guided tour of these trails can find me on Facebook as Nevada Bob.

OLD PALM CANYON TRAIL - this one connects Horse Tank to the Signal Peak area. A good route is to start at Palm Canyon and walk around to the south and pick up the trail then swing west to a second vehicle. Take US 95 to the Palm Canyon Rd near mp 85. Go .8 mile on that to a 4-way at gas road #44. Go south on that for 1.9 mile to a secret road at N33 21336, W114 12465. Take that for nearly 2 miles to Kofa boundary and leave a vehicle or bike there reading 20609, 10967. Cars might make it. Then drive to the end of the Palm Canyon Rd and walk south a tenth mile across a wash to get on a spotty trail running along the base. Follow it around to Old Palm Canyon where faint petroglyph panels are at the mouth. Then go on another tenth mile into a rock field and on to the Indian trail at 20083, 05440. Walk it south to 19850, 05711 then to 19517, 06060 where tire tracks start showing up. It goes on south a mile or so to a stage road where there are choices. I went on to the trail again at 18799, 06792 and stayed on it for 200 feet then started bending right to a low saddle at 18792, 07606. I went thru that and used a game trail on the right bank then at 19100, 08005 I got on the left bank and that lasted a while. I went on to 19820, 09041 then my bike at the boundary. That took 4 hours with no strenuous gain. This is my favorite because it's so easy with good scenery. One good side trip would be a stroll up into Hidden Canyon. Posted 2020. NON SHUTTLE VERSION - a loop can be done starting from the end of the Palm Canyon Rd. Walk the route above as far as the stage road which is obvious. Walk that then leave it at 20047, 08153  and on to 20848, 07625 then 21213, 07209 then a faint road at 21342, 07001 goes back to the start. That took 4 hours, 10 minutes. Good pavement. Posted 2021.

SQUAW TANK TRAIL - I speculate this one runs south from the tank into King Valley and it's no picnic. I started at the end of the easy 4wd road in Kofa Queen Canyon next to the mine el 3150. Jeeps keep going so I just followed their tracks on up the closed road for nearly a mile where it tops out el 3300 then down into a canyon. I went up the canyon and got on the left bank at N33 21043, W114 02077 el 3400. There I turned  south up a fork and dropped a little to use game trails running on the banks. After half an air mile I went left thru a saddle el 3500 on the left bank and started skirting around the east side of  Squaw Peak. I went thru a saddle at 20377, 01671 el 3450 to get into a wash and went up that to a saddle at 20055, 01998 el 3550. I stayed on the right bank for the last quarter mile into that saddle. Then I went down the canyon on the other side but only for 100 feet or so then moved to the left rim. That soon got smooth with a main sheep trail on it. The target drainage to drop to the main creekbed is at 19781, 02301 el 2900 and sheep get in it somehow, but I got lazy and went down at 19877, 02180 el 3150. I hit bottom OK then went downstream a fifth mile and bypassed minor falls on the right side. At that spot I could see a low saddle connecting into the target drainage, so I went thru on a main sheep trail then down that to some potholes with water. One minor fall is there so I passed it on the right and stayed in the creekbed on down to the flats. At 19746, 02745 el 2500 I got on the left bank and walked 400 feet then cut over to the right bank. Not long after that the creekbed gets smooth and it took me all way out to 19323, 03869 el 2200 where I could see the Indian trail for the first time. I went on to 18926, 04244 then 18758, 04356 then at 18449, 04533 I dropped to a wash. I got up on the left bank of that at 18151, 04593 but should have gone up sooner. Then I had no particular route all the way to pavement again at 16844, 04894. I stayed on it to 16448, 04961 then at 16080, 05030 I could barely see the trail. From there, I just headed for the King Valley Rd where I stashed a mtn bike about a mile east of post 60, but it might work better to have it more to the east. That took me 7 hours with maybe 200 feet of strenuous gain and nothing harder than class 2. I wore shorts OK but the canyon has an occasional bush or such to deal with. There are 2 or 3 miles of pristine pavement on the flats. The next canyon south is blocked by a 40 foot fall at el 2600. The following day I parked on the Palm Canyon Rd and walked back for 3 hours to retrieve my cycle. At the end of that road, there is a spotty trail running along the base to Kofa Queen Canyon. Posted 2020.

• KING VALLEY TRAIL - one 13 mile segment of this trail is handy for hikers who are spending a weekend in the area of Polaris Mtn or Kofa Butte. It starts a half mile south of Kofa Deep Well and runs west thru the Hidden Valley Hills. Take US 95 to mp 81.4 and go east on a crude but easy road for 2.5 miles to the end at the refuge boundary. Leave one 4wd there then drive to mp 76 and turn on a graded road and proceed into the refuge. Stay left at forks on the graded road to the trail at N33 12885, W114 00459 el 1250. It's about 17 miles in from US 95 and though graded it has soft spots that might stop 2wds. The trail heads for a feature I call the Shark's Tooth. It takes a lot of waypoints to walk the trail, but just keep heading for the Tooth. I entered those waypoints as I walked and so only had to enter 3 or 4 digits and it didn't slow me down. Here's the order - 13126, 00835 to 13496, 01443 to 13732, 01832 to 14084, 02479 to 14336, 02873 to 14945, 03934 to 15260, 04565 to 15346, 04709 to 15529, 05014 to 15964, 05555 to 16318, 06141 to 16570, 06668 to 17031, 07646. Then comes a choice of two saddles to cross over. The trail seems to go over the highest one at the south base of the Tooth, but I went over a lower one to the south at 17195, 08361 el 1750 using a deer trail. Go down to the other side and walk the flats to the trail again at 17867, 09686 then shortly to your 4wd at 18595, 10969. That took me 5 hours, 7 minutes with hardly any noticeable gain. The first half of the trail runs across the grain, but there's no gully deep enough to require any extra effort. There's a lot of good looking pavement here. The sat image shows the trail near Mohave Tanks at N33 21845, W114 24355. I traced it SE from the tanks for 40 miles to N33 09685, W113 55145. If they were going to the Gila River, that's another 25 miles. There's no water along the way now. Posted 2018.
• MCPHERSON PASS TRAIL - a fragmented trail goes from the pass to Chuchwalla Tank and on to Black Tank. I walked it about 4 miles then looped back on the flats to the south. I parked at the pass then walked SW on faint tracks for 250 feet and found the trail. It soon faded but I went on to high ground at N33 07572, W114 10429. I walked that a short way to a double saddle then found the trail again at the south end. It goes down a canyon to a fall where I stepped up onto the right rim at 07828, 10908 to bypass it. From there I could see Chuckwalla Tank in the main drainage. I dropped down a steep trail and hit bottom then went over one more little rise then dropped into the main creekbed. I soon got back up on the right bank and went over to the tank. Burros have taken it over. They may have been removed because I only saw their calling cards the whole day. 100 feet down from the tank is a trail on the left bank. I walked that to a saddle at 07906, 11401 then across a valley to the trail again on the left bank at 08237, 11829. I was using the right bank for the last quarter mile to the trail. It goes up to a saddle at 08419, 12071 el 1960 then down the other side on the left bank. It fades at the wash and here I stayed in the wash around to pavement at 09130, 13547 then on to another faint Indian trail at 08798, 13618. I walked SE on that following along the base. Plenty of pristine pavement is along here but burros are trying to change that. At 07520, 12768 I started bending left on pavement to a fork in a canyon at 07576, 12064. I followed a burro trail up the right fork back to the tank and out. It's a 6 hour hike with about 500 strenuous gain. The quality of the hike will depend on how big a mess the burros make, if they're still in there. I don't go to Kofa to look at burro shit. I get plenty of that along the river. Posted 2020.
• HORSE TANKS has a trail connecting to Little White Tanks. It's too far for day trippers, but a shorter loop can be made. Leave US 95 just north of mp 76 then drive the graded road to post 42 just inside the refuge. Turn right on easy 4wd and go 2.7 miles to a camp area near Horse Tanks. Walk east on a closed road to N33 12680, W114 11761. Keep going a few more feet and the trail forks left. Follow it to 12383, 11031 where it starts up into a pass. Go thru the pass then the trail runs down the left side of the drainage. When some gullies get in the way the trail drops to the wash and goes back and forth on the banks. At 11994, 10023 the trail gets on the right bank and stays there but gets fuzzy. Get on it again at 11705, 09437 then 11619, 09302 then at 11408, 08991 it forks. Stay left and it goes on to 11219, 08514 where it crosses the road coming south from post 60. If you're doing the loop, you have to choose your own spot to get off the trail and head north to the next canyon at 11954, 09047. I got off at the fork and went up the canyon. It was pleasant walking on pavement near the far left edge of the wide canyon. Aim for a low saddle at 12909, 10007 and it's a just a matter of walking bank to bank for the last half mile to it. Go thru then veer left on a sheep trail. That soon fizzles so drop down across a wash to another trail at 13075, 10227. Follow that along the left side of a drainage and thru a saddle then down to the flats. Now walk the flats back to the start. It took me 4 hours with an easy grade. Lots of nice pavement.  Posted 2015.
• TWIN SPIRES CANYON - this is an easy hike with good formations. Take US 95 to mp 92.7 and turn on a good dirt road. Drive to the refuge entrance then keep going another 3 miles to post 22. Turn right on a high clearance road and go about 2.7 miles to a camp area el 1900. Walk south a tenth mile to an Indian trail along a gully. Follow it around the point to a minor canyon with small tanks. Keep going around the next point into Twin Spires Canyon and go up to the spires. One idea is to circle the spires then return to the start. It's a 2 or 3 hour hike with no strenuous gain. Cars might get to post 22 then mtn bike the rest. Posted 2020.
• LIVINGSTON BENCHMARK TRAILS - a good loop can be done using a trail along the west side of the BM. Turn off US 95 near mp 95 and go east into the refuge then stay right at main forks and park near a trail which is at N33 30722, W114 04646. Walk on to a rock circle at 30271, 05161. Past that less than 100 feet is another trail. Walk it to 30099, 05136 then 29851, 04991  then 29746, 04903 then 29640, 04789 on a right bank. Cut over to a glyph on the left bank at 29537, 04687 and keep going to 29442, 04512. I  stayed on the trail another .6 mile to a low pass south of the BM. I went over it to get back, but could have gone around it. 3 hours, 400 noticeable gain. Posted 2021.






The Indians had to pass thru this rugged canyon to get at Squaw Tank. Only sheep are in there now.






I drew  dashed lines to show the general route of trails.

The 2005 Death Valley and Utah Superbloom

The south end of Death Valley

Near Barstow

Near Barstow

The flower show near Capitol Reef was not so well known. I had it all to myself.

Rains in late 2004 triggered a rare superbloom in 2005 that made national news.

The Cheap RVers

Dave's Sunrader from Colorado

Huh? A DIY fifth wheel

Barry and Denise from Washington

Gary from California

Lynette and Red

The Cheap RVers are camping groups started by Bob Wells of cheaprvliving.com. Schedules can be seen at meetup.com under "caravans". Anyone can attend and there are no fees. Any type of vehicle can be used. Someone might ride in on a skateboard with a cardboard box. They stay on public lands for 2 weeks at a time before moving to the next spot. canyons@gmx.com

Cibola NWR on Christmas 2019. Red and Lynette are far left then Kevin then Mimi then Terry then Robert in the yellow van. Laura's minivan is barely showing in front of the yellow van.

Mopah Spring Indian Trails

The west trail heading to the Mopah Peaks

The only hiker I saw on the trail

The east trail heading toward Topock

The trail on the north rim of Mopah Spring canyon

Any hikers interested in a guided tour of these trails can find me on Facebook as Nevada Bob.

MOPAH SPRING TO TOPOCK TRAILS - two trails run parallel from the spring for about 40 miles toward Needles, likely Topock. The east one has an 8 mile downhill segment that makes an easy one way hike. Take US 95 to gravel piles at mp SBD 28.8. A tenth mile south is road #498 which is the simple way in, but a smoother road starts at the gravel. Go west a fifth mile then turn right on road #504 then take the next left then next right to N34 26431, W114 39650 where road #504 goes NW then bends left to meet road #498 at 26099, 41792. Leave a 4wd there then take US 95 to mp 21.9 and follow BLM road #634 to the closure in a bit over 4 miles. Walk to the end of the fence then walk a short way on a road to get across a deep wash then aim for a faint trail at 20809, 43601 then 20926, 43559 then 21032, 43520 then 21154, 43484 then 21474, 43355 then 21567, 43320 then 22070, 43228 then it crosses a bad road at 22417, 43061. Next is 22942, 42899 where it starts getting good. It goes on to 23095, 42842 then 23252, 42789 then 23462, 42716 then 23736, 42576 then 23936, 42504 then 24337, 42315 then 24455, 42276 then 24826, 42161 then 25027, 42134 then the last mile to the lower 4wd is easy to follow. A half mile before the end is where the trail connecting Havasu to Coffin Spring crosses. It's a 3 or 4 hour hike.  Losing the trail is no big deal because it wouldn't be much harder walking. All roads easy 4wd. The Indians had no water for the 40 miles. And no 29 dollar Walmart hiking boots. Posted 2019.

• TRAILS LOOP - an easy loop can be done using the two trails that run north from Mopah Spring, no shuttle needed. Take US 95 to mp 21.9 and follow BLM road #634 to the closure in a bit over 4 miles. Walk to the end of the fence then walk a short way on a road to get across a deep wash then aim for the faint east trail at N34 20809, W114 43601 then 20926, 43559 then 21032, 43520 then 21154, 43484 then 21474, 43355 then go on another 600 feet and leave the trail and head to the west trail at 22297, 44192. To see petroglyphs, veer off to the north just before reaching the trail. They're on a point facing south. Resume on the trail at 22104, 44278 then 21602, 44512 then 21220, 44701 then 20951, 44848. Next comes huge Gary Wash where there are two options. The wuss route is to go down the wash for about .9 air mile to a road on the south bank that leads back to the start but I prefer to get on the right bank at 20560, 44506 and walk it back. The other route is to stay on the trail. It crosses the wash at 20828, 44926 then 20669, 45047 and goes up a canyon. I rarely saw a trail in that. At 20251, 45257 the trail climbs the right bank and fades. I stayed low along the bank because soon there is a deep channel that needs to be crossed where it meets the main channel. At  19879, 45317 there is a game trail that goes to a saddle el 2150. Then there is an obvious trail running to the right and soon levels off to get on the right rim. I saw no more trail, so I went down the rim to the smooth wash. The spring is upstream. The trail that goes the last quarter mile to the spring climbs out of the main wash at 18982, 46311 but I skipped it and went downstream. Soon there is a cairn on the left bank that marks where the east trail shortcuts it. The trail exits at the mouth on the left bank at 19771, 44236. It goes to an airstrip and then just head back to the start. That loop took me nearly 5 hours with maybe 200 feet of noticeable gain. The wuss route would be less than 4 hours and there are so many cairns that I only need 4 of the waypoints to walk that. There are plenty of rocky segments. Posted 2019, 2022.
• MOPAH SPRING LONG LOOP - a long but easy loop goes on from the spring over into Vidal Valley then back in the next valley to the south.  Turn off US 95 at mp 21.9 and follow BLM road #634 to the closure in a bit over 4 miles. 2wd trucks might make all but the last half mile, cars could go a mile or more and mtn bikes could do it all.  Head across the flats to the trail at N34  19953,  W114 43928. Soon it meets an airstrip then resumes at the far end. It goes along the bench then drops into the wash. A fifth mile up the wash is where it gets easy to walk the left bank.  It resumes on the right at 19470, 44740 and goes a fifth mile then crosses to the left side. It goes along the base of the slope for over a third mile then back into the wash at a fork. Past the fork, the trailless left bank can be walked for a fifth mile then it's back to the wash for a tenth mile then the trailless left bank can be walked for nearly half a mile. Stay left of a hill on that. It's hard to judge if these trailless banks save any time, but they are firmer. Go on up the wash to 18981, 46314 where the trail goes up the right bank.  It goes to the spring in a quarter mile. The trail goes on from the spring on the right bank to the main saddle then splits. Take the faint one on the left that goes down on the right side of a drainage. At 18500, 47165 it bends away to the left and hits a mega wash. Stroll down that to 17760, 46568 and turn up a side canyon that leads to the north saddle of Umpah. Drop down a sheep route at 18095, 45967 that leads to the left bank of a main wash then when that ends get on the right bank then it bends right. Be back on the right bank again at 18034, 44632 and when that fizzles the left bank works until a fork cuts thru. Go back to the right bank there then on to a hard left and get on the left bank there at 19103, 43306. When that fizzles get in the wash then at .4 mile from the start, leave the wash and head straight back. That took 5 and a half hours with 500 noticeable gain but not strenuous. The app has it at a dozen miles. Posted 2022.
• VIDAL VALLEY TRAIL - this one connects the spring to the river near Blythe. A one way hike can be done by coming over the saddle on the north side of Negro Peak. Take highway 62 to mp 120.8 and go north to the canal then left to a dike road at N34 08707, W114 39435. Follow that out to a T at 09311, 40703 and leave a 4wd or bike. Then drive to mp 15.7 on US 95 and turn on road #665 and go 2.3 miles to a faint road forking left across a wash. Go nearly half a mile on that to a short trail at 15603, 41036. Mtn bikes and some cars make all but the last half mile. Walk the trail across a wash then on to a game trail at 15425, 41806. Then go SW along a wash for a third mile then it bends to the right and there is a stretch of bright bedrock in the creekbed. When that ends there is a spotty sheep trail on the left bank that goes to the main saddle el 1850. Stroll down the other side and get on the left bank of a main wash at 15232, 42782. That works for a quarter mile then get in the wash and soon comes bedrock with a deep groove cut by water. From there the right bank works on out to the flats then it's easy to the trail at 13373, 43656. Follow it to 13096, 43474 where WW2 tracks show up. At 12834, 43327 it pulls away from the tracks and goes on to 12491, 43157 then 12392, 43077. Next, it crosses a gully and fades in WW2 tracks. Just walk to the T being sure to skirt west of private land. The SW corner of the land is at 09988, 40966 and would be out of the line of travel. RVs were parked there, one a large class A, but I don't see how. This is an easy 4 and a half hour hike at most with 200 noticeable gain and that's not steep. I had to walk to my motorhome at mp 120.8 and that was a 5 hour hike. Too easy? Walk the whole 40 miles to the river like the Indians did. And don't forget to shelve the 29 dollar Walmart boots and wear crappy footwear like theirs. Posted 2020.
• MOPAH SPRING TO VIDAL VALLEY - a one way hike can be done past the spring then south down Vidal Valley to a road south of Negro Peak. Take US 95 to mp 15.5 and turn on a high clearance road and leave a vehicle at the legal end of it. Then drive US 95 to mp 21.9 and follow BLM road #634 to the closure in a bit over 4 miles. 2wd trucks might make all but the last half mile, cars could go a mile or more and mtn bikes could do it all.  Head across the flats to the trail at  19953, 43928. Soon it meets an airstrip then resumes at the far end. It goes along the bench then drops into the wash. It resumes on the left bank at 19653, 44505 and crosses to the right then goes a fifth mile then crosses back to the left side. It goes along the base of the slope for over a third mile then back into the wash. Go on up the wash to 18981, 46314 where the trail goes up the right bank.  It goes to the spring in a quarter mile. The trail goes on from the spring on the right bank to the main saddle then goes down on the right side of a drainage. At 18500, 47165 it bends away to the left and hits a mega wash. Walk the easy wash to a point at 13576, 41565 then drift left to easy ground and on to the road at 13889, 41092. Then it's a half mile to the first vehicle. That took 6 hours, 5 minutes with 3 or 400 noticeable gain. The app has the mileage at 15.4. Posted 2021

  

  I am likely the first paleface to see these along the trail.

  
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  Mopah Spring