Mundo4x4Casa
West slope, N. Ser. Nev.
tying up for the night here with Mono Craters in the background:
Looking out from our camp I spied some ossified springs which had been underwater until the city of L.A. captured all the water from its tributaries: They look like stalagmites. These were Tufa.
After breakfast of homemade yogurt, berries, turkey sausage, raisin bagels and creme cheese we had to investigate.
With Jeanie in the frame, you get an idea of scale:
and I call this one, the fickle finger of fate:
We spent a lot of time here savoring the moment in time. To wind up our trip, we visited another crater, The Panum Crater, another youngster in geologic time and another 600 year ago Pumice blast.
This was a great trip. We took it a day at a time with NO real itinerary. My new traction devices and 4.10 gears worked just great and we saw few people along the route. I used 4WD on the sandy roads, but never came close (darn) to having to lower the pressure. All four wheels pulled us through the blowsand as advertised. I was ready with my trusty CO2 tank and auto deflators. Our official Fall through Spring TC travels are on.
I’ll leave you the way i came in with my ‘eternity’ driving on sand shot: jefe
Looking out from our camp I spied some ossified springs which had been underwater until the city of L.A. captured all the water from its tributaries: They look like stalagmites. These were Tufa.
After breakfast of homemade yogurt, berries, turkey sausage, raisin bagels and creme cheese we had to investigate.
With Jeanie in the frame, you get an idea of scale:
and I call this one, the fickle finger of fate:
We spent a lot of time here savoring the moment in time. To wind up our trip, we visited another crater, The Panum Crater, another youngster in geologic time and another 600 year ago Pumice blast.
This was a great trip. We took it a day at a time with NO real itinerary. My new traction devices and 4.10 gears worked just great and we saw few people along the route. I used 4WD on the sandy roads, but never came close (darn) to having to lower the pressure. All four wheels pulled us through the blowsand as advertised. I was ready with my trusty CO2 tank and auto deflators. Our official Fall through Spring TC travels are on.
I’ll leave you the way i came in with my ‘eternity’ driving on sand shot: jefe
