Mojave Preserve - Kessler Peak, Macedonia Canyon and Foshay Pass
Did a three night trip out to the Mojave Preserve this past weekend with a couple of buddies. Stayed the first night right below Kessler Peak. I didn't realize a fire had hit the area recently and it was a strange scene to see all of the burnt joshua trees. Looking in one direction everything was charred and then turning around it wasn't... It got pretty cold the first night and dropped into the high 30s, but the CCV top stayed fairly warm given the circumstances. I also ran my buddy heater for about 15min to warm up the van prior to hopping in bed.
We headed over to Death Valley Mine in the morning followed by Thomas Place. Death Valley Mine has some cool older structures and some wild melons growing out back. One of them grew right in the middle of a wire fence which I thought was cool. Thomas Place had this awesome little dwelling mostly underground.
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