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<blockquote data-quote="zombiekiller" data-source="post: 1429995" data-attributes="member: 25186"><p>I guess you could go from LA and hit Johnson Valley before heading east, but unless you have a pal to go with you, I don't know that I'd go out there alone, let alone with an 8-year-old in tow. ( and probably with minimal equipment). This is where the king of the hammers takes place and there is PLENTY out there that will jump up and bite you ( and will break your truck).</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>It is a pretty drive if you swing down towards San Diego and take 8 west. you'll roll through the imperial sand dunes and also cruise through the Dateland area ( which has some neat little oasis type places).</p><p></p><p>Imperial Sand Dunes</p><p>[ATTACH=full]297959[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]297960[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>Also, while not offroad, taking the old west highway instead of 10 heading east from phoenix is a really beautiful drive. It actually doesn't take that much longer either. I'm always glad that I have something on my trailer because there are TONS of classic cars and trucks all over the place sitting in yards. You weave through some canyons going towards globe and then cross a res, where I usually see ponies trotting along the side of the road.</p><p></p><p></p><p>In the general Globe, AZ vicinity on the old west highway.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]297961[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>Not sure which Res it is that you pass through, but PONIES! ( These 3 tried to punk me by standing in the road. Thankfully my switchpros in the raptor is Bluetooth accessible and I was able to scare them to the side with the siren.)</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]297962[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>Just after you jump back on 10 from the Old West highway.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]297963[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>I don't know that I'd send you to any of the offroad spots that I'd stop and rip around at since you'll be a solo truck with an 8-year-old, but things like the Geiser loop (AZ) are really easy to get to and are along the way.</p><p></p><p>I'm always tempted to pull off and get my truck off the trailer in west texas, but then I usually decide that I'd prefer to stay out of jail. That and aluminum ain't so bulletproof if I mistakenly wander onto a ranch.</p><p></p><p>I usually do San Diego to Tucson, Tuscon to Las Cruces, and then Las Cruces to Dallas. My drive also includes dropping my truck in Dallas at TMX ( usually) before I head home to New Orleans.</p><p></p><p>This is the wagon train that I'm usually piloting.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]297964[/ATTACH]</p><p>(random gas station pic at sunrise in New Mexico, not too far from El Paso.)</p><p></p><p>There are some really cool museums in and around Las cruces that mostly have to do with dinosaurs, but I'm sure your kid would love them.</p><p></p><p>I do this drive 6-12 times per year, depending on how many runs I do to Baja in combination with U.S. based adventures. make sure that you don't let your DTE get below about 80 miles. There are a few stretches where the next fuel is 100ish miles. </p><p></p><p>I would also skip staying in El Paso. Raptors tend to disappear for good there. ( they end up in mexico with new owners).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="zombiekiller, post: 1429995, member: 25186"] I guess you could go from LA and hit Johnson Valley before heading east, but unless you have a pal to go with you, I don't know that I'd go out there alone, let alone with an 8-year-old in tow. ( and probably with minimal equipment). This is where the king of the hammers takes place and there is PLENTY out there that will jump up and bite you ( and will break your truck). It is a pretty drive if you swing down towards San Diego and take 8 west. you'll roll through the imperial sand dunes and also cruise through the Dateland area ( which has some neat little oasis type places). Imperial Sand Dunes [ATTACH=full]297959[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]297960[/ATTACH] Also, while not offroad, taking the old west highway instead of 10 heading east from phoenix is a really beautiful drive. It actually doesn't take that much longer either. I'm always glad that I have something on my trailer because there are TONS of classic cars and trucks all over the place sitting in yards. You weave through some canyons going towards globe and then cross a res, where I usually see ponies trotting along the side of the road. In the general Globe, AZ vicinity on the old west highway. [ATTACH=full]297961[/ATTACH] Not sure which Res it is that you pass through, but PONIES! ( These 3 tried to punk me by standing in the road. Thankfully my switchpros in the raptor is Bluetooth accessible and I was able to scare them to the side with the siren.) [ATTACH=full]297962[/ATTACH] Just after you jump back on 10 from the Old West highway. [ATTACH=full]297963[/ATTACH] I don't know that I'd send you to any of the offroad spots that I'd stop and rip around at since you'll be a solo truck with an 8-year-old, but things like the Geiser loop (AZ) are really easy to get to and are along the way. I'm always tempted to pull off and get my truck off the trailer in west texas, but then I usually decide that I'd prefer to stay out of jail. That and aluminum ain't so bulletproof if I mistakenly wander onto a ranch. I usually do San Diego to Tucson, Tuscon to Las Cruces, and then Las Cruces to Dallas. My drive also includes dropping my truck in Dallas at TMX ( usually) before I head home to New Orleans. This is the wagon train that I'm usually piloting. [ATTACH=full]297964[/ATTACH] (random gas station pic at sunrise in New Mexico, not too far from El Paso.) There are some really cool museums in and around Las cruces that mostly have to do with dinosaurs, but I'm sure your kid would love them. I do this drive 6-12 times per year, depending on how many runs I do to Baja in combination with U.S. based adventures. make sure that you don't let your DTE get below about 80 miles. There are a few stretches where the next fuel is 100ish miles. I would also skip staying in El Paso. Raptors tend to disappear for good there. ( they end up in mexico with new owners). [/QUOTE]
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