"DeRanger" Steve's Desert Bandanna
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A Desert Adventure
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In the last 30 years work and play I have found and helped more than a few people out of trouble in the desert. Most made the simplest of mistakes, no water being #1. Some were being stupid and some were being stupid. We all make mistakes myself included. My goal is to give you the chance to survive those mistakes when Mother Nature walks up and goes "Tag, you're it." If the Desert Bandanna only saves one life this project shall have achieved it's goal. - "DeRanger" Steve -
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The Mojave Phone Booth Adventure
It started in December 1999 as a lot of these things do when my wife, a journalist for the local newspaper, had to write a feature article; What to do on a tank of gas. She had heard about Roy's Motel and the town of Amboy, Ca along historic old U.S. Route 66. I told her about Baker, Ca the Southern entrance to Death Valley on the route to Las Vegas and the Kelso Ghost Town home of a beautifully restored railroad station where the rails and road cross in the middle of the desert between Los Angeles and Las Vegas. All of these places were once very active parts of our history and in some respects still are. It was then I told her of the Mojave Phone Booth located in triangle of dirt between Baker, Cima and Kelso, California serving the mining camps along the Aiken Mine Road. That created a desire to see, to write, about those deserted desert towns and to visit the abandoned minimg camp. Unfortunately she came down with the flu and the trip was canceled. The following spring we scheduled the same trip in June with the same goals in mind. Unfortunately I found out that on May 17, 2000 the Mojave Phone Booth had been removed by the phone company on the orders of the National Park Service because it had become a public nuisance. "And why should I drag myself into the desert after a long hard week at work?" You ask. "Revitalization of the spirit" Sez I. A chance for a new experience to see history or just because. Here are some more "Clues for City-zens" as to why you should make a trip into the desert. It's only a tank of gas and in these trying times even a tank of gas spent on a trip to nowhere can be a lot of fun. Just follow our Google Map. Want to make a weekend of it? In the roughing it catagory there are three motels in Baker, Ca. A call to Roy's Motel in Amboy is necessary to see if they are open. A much nicer alternative are the resorts, casino and outlet stores of Primm, Nv 30 mins east of Baker, Ca. and Las Vegas an hour beyond that. The next step is a visit to the O'blogitory for a bit more information. |
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Life is when you make plans. Survival is when those plans change unexpectedly.
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