The second part of our pilot episode is a fabulous expedition exploring a wonderous area of the Mojave Desert in a remote section called The Bonanza Gultch.
After a much needed rest the night before around the camp fire, enjoying the mystical qualities of the night sky like no other, we awake to pack up and prepare for the next leg of our journey. We head out for the day’s adventure – a fabulous exploration visiting the harsh lower elevations of the Mojave Desert! Our journey leads us to the desolate yet gorgeously painted sands of the Mojave Desert and some of the most historical areas of the Gold Rush of the 1800’s.
During our travels on this exciting trail we visit these points of interest of the area:
- The Bickel Camp Open-air Mining Museum – we find a great story about Walt Bickel and the antique mining equipment he collected and repaired for all his mining neighbors.
- The Burro Schmidt Tunnel – this is legendary testament to perseverance. The tunnel took one man over thirty-eight years to dig by hand! It was to be a service shaft for local miners to have easy access to a local oar processing mill at the now ghost town of Garlock. Unfortunately, buy the time he finished his labors, the gold rush was over!
The very last leg of our journey takes us down Last Chance Canyon – one of the more beautiful parts of our route with open mine shafts littering the canyon walls and our final off-road challenge.
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