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I have two points regarding the trip:

1) Doing it from west to east makes sense for the Bay Area folks. I really prefer this direction.

2) Going all the way to the east is not necessary. The most interesting part is the middle part. Actually, the most interesting part is the side trip to the Caruthers canyon. It offers gorgeous views and the only opportunity along the way for mild rocky 4-wheeling (the Mojave Trail itself is very easy), for hiking and for ancient mines exploration. And it has the great camping spots, too. From my point of view, this canyon is the best part of the trip.

I am still searching for my GPS tracks but I am sure I'll find them soon and I'll post them here.


Going from west to east make no sense to me. If you leave from the east, you will have a nice place to stay the night before, a great breakfast in the morning to start off the trip and there are reasonable food and gas prices just down the street in AZ. You have a well written book and many web site to guide you along the road. You do not have to read the information backwards or resort the way points.

I agree side trips are a great thing, but this is a Mojave road trip, it runs approximately 139 miles from the Colorado River to Camp Cady near Barstow, CA why cut it short?
The goal is to travel the Mojave Road. It starts at the Colorado River and finishes at the Camp Cady. You can stop at either Camp Cady or the Alton camp ground.

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Plus 4crawler's club will also be running this trail at the same time (east to west) so I figure I'd rather cross them once versus always trying to stay ahead of them in order to stay out of their dust, get the best camping spot, etc.


Les and I did this trip and we started it at the same time as a big group of jeeps (10-15) including a wagon master. We only saw them twice. Once at Fort Piute, near the start and another time somewhere on the trail the first day. Never saw them again. Total time about 15 minutes.

Holger and his group did the Road the same days. They started at the Alton Canyon area and we never crossed path.

So again I ask, why the change?

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