Roosevelt Dam, on the Apache Trail
As you approach the end of the scenic portion of the Apache Trail, you come to the Roosevelt Dam. The…
Apache Trail: Weaver’s Needle, Tortilla Flat
There's not a lot to see or do along I-10 between the Arizona/California border and Phoenix. I had hoped that…
Joshua Tree National Park
With the sun quickly setting, my time at Joshua Tree was limited. I thought Keys View sounded promising for a…
Roy’s Motel & Cafe, on Old Route 66
Just a couple of miles past the Amboy Crater, you'll come across a true relic of Route 66's heyday: Roy's…
Pisgah and Amboy Craters, on Old Route 66
After you leave Barstow on Interstate 40, you have several opportunities to exit the freeway, and onto a very old…
Fossil Falls, along US 395
Here's an interesting natural attraction that you could easily miss. Fossil Falls is just a short drive off the highway,…
Lone Pine, California: Sierra Nevada & Alabama Hills
The drive from Death Valley to Lone Pine takes you from the lowest point in the western hemisphere to the…
Father Crowley Point, Death Valley
After you've cut across the Panamint valley (a smaller, but similarly desolate version of Death Valley), you will once again…
Aguereberry Point, overlooking Death Valley
Continue driving on Aguereberrry Point Road, and you'll pass from a wide open high-desert landscape to a narrow canyon. Tight…
Aguereberry Mining Camp & Eureka Mine
As you head west on highway 190, you'll climb your way out of Death Valley. Just eight miles after leaving…