Boredom got the best of me, and the honey do list had to wait for one more day! I went out in search of Gold Butte and Copper City. Well, I at least foun Gold Butte! What a fun day. Almost 90 miles of off road travel and a few miles of hiking.
My first sight was some free range beef, with a milk chaser:
Then I had to do the flying FJ out the window view of the canyon:
Spectacular view:
Then I found the town site. Honestly, I was very disappointed to find all of the garbage and the fact that there wasn't a piece of anything that didn't have bullet holes in it!
Some of the equipment:
Then I went for a little hike so I could look back down at where the town was:
The last inhabitants?
With the backdrop, I envisioned my FJ more as some kind of moon rover:
Back down from my perch:
What I call a "man killer". Vertical shaft that I could not see the bottom of:
Headed out of town, in search of Copper City which I did not find today:
Nice sandstone along the wash out the way out:
Bullet holes...I could not believe this!
All in all it was a beautiful day. Long ride off road, but well worth it. NOt too many really difficult obstacles, but I did find some really soft spots along the wash where I went into 4wd just to be safe. High clearance is a must, but I think you'd be safe in about any stock 4wd vehicle. I was able to pick up some of the 2M repeaters from Vegas but was unable to make contact with anyone. Definately one that I'll do again some day!
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2010 Black FJ AT 4WD. Yaesu 2M, Cobra CB, Garmin GPS, PIAA 540 ATP lights.
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