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Author: | DesertRat [ Sun Feb 27, 2011 9:20 am ] |
Post subject: | Mormon Wells yesterday! |
I posted this on the fjcruiserforum as well, but wanted to share here! Started out with waking at 0500 on a Saturday and being restless and just wanting to get out of the house for a while. My daughter, and my two grand daughters (7yo and 2yo) came along with me. It started out just a nice ride in the desert but then we saw the snow in the distance: Within a few miles, we were in it: The Joshua trees and Yucca plants were covered: A few miles later this was the scene through the windshield. All I can say ia that I was somewhat mesmerized by the whole scene. We just kind of pulled over and marveled at it. I also turned on my 2 meter radio and made contact with a local Emergency Preparedness group back in Vegas just as a test before we continued on: We stopped at a camp site and took a little stretch break: This gave the 7 year old some time to work on her Kris Angel levitation skills: Daughter o' mine found a cool rock formation. We'll be coming back here in the spring for more photos. A couple of hours later, we were out of the snow and looking across the desert again: And this is it. About 5 miles left to go to get back to US 93, about 30 miles north of the I-15/US93 junction. This was a spur of the moment trip that provided one of the best days I have had in a very long time. I can hardly wait to get on the trails again next weekend! |
Author: | Wizard Tom [ Sun Feb 27, 2011 12:39 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: Mormon Wells yesterday! |
Very COOL! Thanks for the pics |
Author: | N2Deep [ Sun Feb 27, 2011 10:17 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: Mormon Wells yesterday! |
Cool pics - I was thinking about going up Mormon Well too but decided since we got plenty of snow here in the Virgin Mtns I would just play here. Got too slick with my old tires and couldn't even get to the summit- Went back today and conquered it, so went up and over the mountain and around through Gold Butte. I will post some pics as soon as I get them uploaded. |
Author: | N2Deep [ Sun Feb 27, 2011 10:35 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: Mormon Wells yesterday! |
Just uploaded some pics - here is the link - https://picasaweb.google.com/brandesc/VirginMountains# |
Author: | DesertRat [ Mon Feb 28, 2011 5:57 am ] |
Post subject: | Re: Mormon Wells yesterday! |
Nice pics! I love the snow! Looks like you had fun. I have been eyeballing the Mormon Well route for months. It was just totally spur of the moment and the snow was just icing on the cake. (yes, I am still 10 at heart and feel like a kid in the snow!) |
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