Off-Road Trip - Anza Borrego 3/23/17 - 3/26/17

Speed Glampers überfährt:

We're going to run Anza Borrego and Ocotillo Wells. Anza is awesome, lots of different terrain. Sandy, high speed, technical, etc. Its a large park and very beautiful. This will be the middle of the desert bloom and we have a couple small hikes planned. We plan on arriving Thursday afternoon/eve and leaving Sunday morning.

I have room for 3 more trucks. Post up and send me a PM with your contact info if you would like to run with us.

Put your big boy britches on! Only 4wd trucks with 35" AT or mud tires and your truck must have solid recovery points! I will consider 2wd trucks depending on your setup. You may get scratches depending on how well you drive lol Must bring lots of firewood, full size spare tire and tools to change it, and backcountry camping gear as we'll be doing dispersed camping. We will be camping and wheeling in VERY remote areas. So you will need extra water (5 ga minimum), extra fuel (10 ga minimum), first aid kit, and clothes and gear appropriate for the terrain. Everyone needs to be self-sufficient, but we never leave anybody behind and we always help each other with breaks and stucks. We are always looking for new people to wheel with us so don't be shy!

Beer drinking and general shenanigans will be encouraged!

Role Call:
I have the following trucks confirmed so far:

@spenny , Spencer, 4wd 4Runner
@N2Deep , Craig, 4wd LT Tundra
@KevinK , Kevin, 4wd tundra

Maybe:
@Oneluv13T4R , Miah, 2wd 4Runner
Drewski88 from T4R


Route/Itinerary:

Arrive Thursday afternoon/eve, meet in Borrego Springs Christmas Circle. Camp at Sheeps Camp.

Friday morning, early, we fuel up in Borrego Springs and hit the dirt. We'll check out the Borrego Badlands at Fonts Point and Vista del Mapas. We'll stop at the Seventeen Palms, Five Palms, and Una Palma, then go play at the 4x4 Playground for a little bit. After that we'll cut back towards Pumpkin Patch, Shell Reef, Devils Slide, and hit Blow Sand Hill. We'll enter The Slot and climb Goat Trail. Then we'll head to Fish Creek Wash and camp in Olla Wash. Possible night run along the RR trax to Superstition.

Saturday we'll hit Diablo Dropoff, then hike the Mud Caves. After that we'll make camp at Blair Valley early so we can find a spot, then we'll do a 1.5 mile out and back hike to see the Indian Hieroglyphs.

Sunday morning go home.

More to follow..

 

That should be a blast. Perfect time of year. Mud caves (bring flashlights) and fish creeks are fun. Lots of cool trails in between. Another good hike is off s-2 west of ocotillo. You can follow the abandoned train track up to the train trestle. You pass through several tunnels.

 

Trip is full!!! You guys gotta commit quickly


@osidepunker , Alex solo, 4wd Tundra
@spenny , Spencer solo, 4wd 4Runner
@N2Deep , Craig with ???, 4wd LT Tundra
@KevinK , Kevin and Lisa, 4wd tundra
@papasmurf , Bruce and his brother, 4wd tundra
drewskie88 T4R, Andrew with wife (Velinda), and daughter (Danielle), 4wd 4runner
@Oneluv13T4R , Miah solo, 2wd 4Runner
Aaron, 4wd SC FJ Cruiser

 

Ended up with about 8 trucks. Some came later and some left a little early. Did 1000 miles door to door but only a few hundred were off-road. Here are a few pics.
Where are all the off-road Tundras? Hopefully coming to Sedona.