Trip report: Boondocking in Mojave Desert -- blog post

[profdant139]

We took a quick trip to the desert -- boondocking at Kelso Dunes. Here's a link to our blog post:

Mojave Desert blog post

[profdant139]

Thanks for all of the kind words! JDC correctly mentioned that 85 percent of the folks see nothing but "nothingness." Sadly, for many years we were among the 85 percent who had just driven through the Mojave Desert, going to and from Utah, never thinking about stopping in all of that nothingness.

And then we tried it, basically because we were forced into it -- because of Covid, there was literally nothing available other than boondocking on BLM land.

What did we find? Nothingness -- but a great kind of nothingness. Silence. Isolation. Huge horizons and astonishing stars.

We'll be back, for sure. (But only in cool weather.). 😉

[opnspaces]

Great report. I always love reading your posts.

[cewillis]

Careful there, you're about to exceed your fun quotient for the year.

[TexasShadow]

thanks for throwing in some geology. the subject has always interested me. 🙂

[ppine]

I like to get out all year. In the winter that means the desert. It is part of an outdoor mental health plan. There is plenty of room and no need to be near anyone. I avoid campgrounds. Boondocking is the way.

For the low desert, I like to leave the RV at home to better negotiate the turkey trails and rough roads. We use cots to get above the rocks and reptiles. No tent so we can see the stars. Simple food, a couple of chairs in the shade of the truck. All of that space and you can see 100 miles.

[jdc1]

Too many people think the desert is just a mass of nothingness. 85% of SoCal residence have never visited this this area. 4 wheeling out there is an incredible eye opener.

[ReneeG]

Great trip report. Thanks for sharing.

[SteveAE]

Excellent. Thank you.
There are some great boondocking sites near Hole-in-the-Wall CG

[98coachman]

Another great one! Happy New year!
Bill

[Lwiddis]

Another wonderful, detailed posting. TY