Day 38: Mojave Preserve

Day 38:

November 3, 2015

Well we didn’t end up staying in our campsite last night.  Around 6 pm the wind really kicked up (it was windy all day) and the tree giving us protection from the wind was REALLY questionable. There was a part of it that had already split off.

Historic visitors center/train station in Kelso

 So the choice was move further out from it and give up its wind protection or just move.  Added to that the radar was showing some rain in the vicinity, and we decided to move.  The gravel/sand roads we were using to get the 4 miles in there had MANY washes going across them.  We didn’t wish to have to wait there for roads to dry out before we could move.

We ended up at the Kelso Visitors center where there is no camping.  Actually we were not camping, just spending the night.  There was another camper there.  The motorhome was parked and we went dark.  Just five minutes after we hit the pillows, a LOUD train came through and the tracks are about 100 feet away….   Two more trains (not as loud) were to come through during the night.  This was a case of you get what you pay for!

Hiking in Mojave

Somewhere down there is our rv...

Our free camping spot

The End