-
Exploring the Mojave Lava Tube – Retro Post 2011
“In a world of ancient lava fields and much more” Saturday, March 26th 2011 On Saturday, March 26th 2011, I set off on a journey into the deep Mojave Desert with a few friends for a day of exploration. It was early Spring, the weather was perfectly cool and clouds were scattered sparsely as the sun shined brightly. The makings of a perfect road trip were underway. “One of many extinct cinder cones which litters the Mojave National Preserve.” Mojave Lava Tube GPS Coordinates: 35.2163997° N, -115.7546891° W The gang and I made our usual stop at Baker, CA for some Alien Fresh Jerky and plenty of water for the…
-
Grand Canyon Caverns 2017
21 Stories Underground – “Grand Canyon Caverns” Saturday, October 28th, 2017 The weekend before Halloween I took my mom and pops out for a day trip to a place I had not visited since 2007. I wanted to share the experience of traversing some deep underground caverns with them so we hit Route 66 and made our way to Grand Canyon Caverns just east of Peach Springs, Arizona. The place seemed just as it was ten years ago, but naturally the fee did go up a tad. We did the regular tour which is a 45 minute guided walk over a 3/4 of a mile path through the caverns for…
