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!