Bundu Trek headed out to the Mojave in October for a one day quick tour of some mining sites. We were accompanied by our close friend in his lifted JK Rubicon, thus we followed the cardinal rule of never, ever venturing off road in a single vehicle.
Our friend had previously visited the mining sites that were our destinations for this trip so with a minimum of fuss we headed off road.
The weather was picture-perfect, sunny with only an occasional light breeze. The temperature was in the low 80s and the bugs and flies were all on vacation somewhere other than where we were. It was a great day to be in the desert!
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| The start of our trip, leaving from Garlock road. |
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| Checking out the BLM notice board |
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| Someone doesn't care for the BLM's policy of closing more and more of the desert to motorized access! |
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| Our two vehicle group, ready for some sightseeing. |
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| My co-driver and radio woman for the day |
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| Now, this is taking things too far! Speed limit signs on an off-road trail? |
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| The BLM is busily dragging off the detritus of mining operations of the past. Wonder how these cars got way back here? |
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| Our lunch stop that turned into a couple hour gab fest. |
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| Looking down on our lunch spot from the mine up on the hill above. |
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| The mine itself: dark, low ceiling, and probably unstable. Just what we were looking for! You may ask, why the rifle? There could be zombies in there ! |
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| A mining claim marker. The paperwork in the can attached to post showed that it was filed in 2012. |
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| A mysterious installation in the Mojave |
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| We pulled over to let the traffic coming up the steep trail to pass on by |
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| The semi-ghost town of Randsburg on the far side of the valley |
A fun trip! Was that a white zombie dog in one of the pictures?
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