More Joshua Tree and environs

[TrophyHunter 15]

Wow, I know I'm slow & I've been called several things, but.....

Hey, wait, I wasn't on Bradshaw trail this weekend.

[650hucker 0]

Paul, May I come along next time? I really want to go on a non-solo 200 mile ride. Where abouts is this?

[paulmbowers 236]

the link www.whereisbowers.com leads you to a specific area- it's near Joshua Tree and east of that. I'm riding out here because we have family friends with a home in Desert Hot Springs. I pulled the bike on it's trailer with the wagon the wife, the kid, the dog out on Friday afternoon. One of the boys took Jesse hiking with the dogs, the other went dress shopping with my wife at the outlets, and got the most OMG so fab-u-less red dress for the charity event my wife puts on later this year. I've not seen the dress, but they were both gushing.

It would be fun to have a SDAR weekend out here. I'm learning some of the roads- nearly all two-track, but through some interesting places. Sorry no pics yet, I didn't bring my whole laptop-travel kit.

[paulmbowers 236]

Here- I tweeted these so I can show you a couple- my wife enjoying a famous date shake at Shields in Indio.

http://twitpic.com/1ep7h2

Tanks, everybody:

http://twitpic.com/1enaft

[paulmbowers 236]

OK, as promised.

Off either Gold Crown or Old Dale roads- about 8am

On the Meccacopia trail

Railroad track off Bradshaw Trail. If you've ever tired to turn around a bike sitting on the rr tracks, you are aware it's not easy. Just beyond the bike the track started to fall apart and was looking unstable on a small over crossing. We wrestled, I won.

Pulled this little guy off the Bradshaw Trail before he got hit by something. He didn't bother to come out and say hello after I stopped.

If you ride Bradshaw (a boring road- but I took a cutoff called St Augustine Canyon- really cool) you probably already have a photo like this.

Behind the Patton Museum

Pinkham Canyon- neat road.

[ShocknAwe 0]

Just tricked out the Spot Adventure page:

http://www.spotadventures.com/trip/view/?trip_id=187992

awesome - u should give a night course on how to do this - thanks for the pics and write-up

[ADV Bum 205]

Like the spot page. Post up when it is not a family affair.

[paulmbowers 236]

Here's the adventure page for this trip. The spot makes for a pretty rough route but it's kinda fun to see where the images come from. The spot has the trip at 226miles or something, but it straightens out all the curves. Actual was 290.

http://www.spotadventures.com/trip/view/?trip_id=194056