Afton 01

Desert / Ghost Town Trek #30b

Mojave River's Afton Canyon, east of Barstow, CA, May 2012.
Afton 01

Afton 01

06 Sep 2011 75
Departed the 100+ degree heat of Death Valley to the relatively cooler Mojave area. West on 1-15 to Rasor Road, south to where the Mojave River plays out into a huge wash.
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Afton 02

06 Sep 2011 80
Oasis in the Rasor OHV Area.
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Afton 03

01 May 2012 64
Typical target practice highjinks of the OHV crowd.
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Afton 04

01 May 2012 60
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Afton 05

06 Sep 2011 51
Looking southeast into Devil's Playground in Mojave National Preserve.
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Afton 06

06 Sep 2011 66
Attempted taking the 10 miles of 4WD roads due west to Afton Canyon but it was slow, rough going and became impassable to us after 2 miles.
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Afton 07

06 Sep 2011 62
Took 1-15 west to Basin Road, south to mining ruins at Basin, CA ghost town site.
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Afton 08

06 Sep 2011 61
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Afton 09

06 Sep 2011 64
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Afton 11

06 Sep 2011 59
Old Shasta soda can vintage early 1970's familiar from my childhood.
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Afton 12

01 May 2012 61
Lots of cool stuff here, well preserved and respected by the OHV visitors.
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Afton 13

01 May 2012 58
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Afton 14

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Afton 15

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01 May 2012 61
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