Trip Report: El Camino Del Diablo

[SOCALFJ]

Another great trip! 619TOY (Steve) even joined us!!!

If you like Mojave Rd, try this sometime.. not as much history to look at , but enough to keep you going that's for sure. Way more remote than Mojave Rd. Anyways, here's the report:

The Adventure Duo: The Highway of the Devil

 

[bluto]

Another great trip! 619TOY (Steve) even joined us!!!

I read your Adventureduo trip report and saw the pics. I recognized the 4runner and that guy that shared his grilled food. But I didnt see his name.

Awesome trip again.
Maybe I can hook up a Radio Flyer Wagon (with me in it) to your SMB so I can finally go on one of your trips!

 

[SOCALFJ]

Yeah i need to add his name to the Tri tip roster!... sometimes i type too fast. Man those tri tips rocked!

Maybe I can hook up a Radio Flyer Wagon (with me in it) to your SMB so I can finally go on one of your trips!

You're welcome anytime Allen!

 

[Brentbba]

Superb write up and pics as usual Dave! The one pic with the FJ's, 4runner and your Sportmobile on the right end make everyone else's truck look like a matchbox! Looked a little chilly but not too cold?

 

[SOCALFJ]

Looked a little chilly but not too cold?

Yeah It was perfect. We lucked out. About 68 during the day and 40's at night. Just enough to put maybe a sweat shirt on at night.

 

[Brentbba]

That's great Dave. I really want to do Mojave again when it's warmer, but not blazing hot! Trail would be fun to run at night too!

I know now why I couldn't follow the gps file Scott provided too! Did a quick RTFM when I got home. I was trying to 'navigate' the route like you would streets. NOT! There's a different place under the maps to go to for a track! Gotta go try again!!!

 

[SOCALFJ]

Streets LOL! Gotcha. I remember running my old Garmin on that trail, it showed me as a dot in the middle of a blank screen LOL!

That's what's nice about the Baja 540... the entire mojave road is already on it

Same with ECDD, it was all there. I just add some waypoints for interesting spots or camps and head out.

Usually April is beautiful for Mojave Rd. Should get some flowers this year.

 

[gon2srf]

Awesome report and pics Dave, thanks. What was your total mileage for the trip?

P.S. That tri tip looked excellent, life is good!

 

[SOCALFJ]

Thanks man, we appreciate the kind words.

Total mileage was about 900 miles. The trail is anywhere from 120-150 by itself depending upon where you want to exit to the highway.

 

[Bluetribal]

Wow, 900 miles! I thought the Death Valley trip we did 700 miles was a lot.

 

[Brentbba]

900 miles is at least 4 tanks of gas in the cruisers! What kind of mileage did you get in the SMB Dave?

 

[SOCALFJ]

11-12 with the v10. Our range is 600-800 miles per fill up.

 

[Brentbba]

Damn that's a huge tank of gas! 2nd mortgage when gas was $4+!!!

 

[SOCALFJ]

56 gallons

When gas his $4.00 again in the summer... we'll be camping in the parking lot here at the shop

 

[DirtyRice Joe]

Great write-up and pics!

 

[Shahram]

Is there that many Pima Indians out there that don't speak Spanish or English, to warrant a Tohono version of the sign? That's a trip.

Nice write-up, dude!

 

[619TOY]

I hadn't even thought of that as a possibility. I just remember thinking to myself "so this must be where Ira Hayes was from", sad story.