TRIPTRIPREPORTSREPORTSFossil Trackways, theTecopa Mines andKingston Wash

by: Jamie Wyatt and Niki Forgues(Desert Gals)

WWE SET OFF FRIDAY MORNING WITH THE JEEPLiberty loaded to its max for a three daytrip with the Desert Explorers group

from the Mojave River Valley Museum. Wewould all meet Friday evening in Shoshone,north of Baker. The itinerary sounded interest-ing and varied, but since this was our first tripwith this group we didn’tknow quite what to expect.On our way to Shoshone we

stopped at the little cemeteryat the site of Silver Lake. Thelocal sheriff’s deputy pulled inbehind us and proceeded totell us about an old cabin neara mine in the Silurian Hills.We took the bait instantly andset off for a nice adventure.Back on the pavement, we

rolled on up to Shoshone andhad an early dinner at theCrowbar. It was here that wemet Al Thompson, one of themembers of the Desert

Explorers. Although an older gentleman, he wasfit, funny, and up for anything. We gave him thenickname of “Where am I Al” due to his humor-ous lapses of memory, probably caused by hav-ing experienced twice as much as most people! We found the campsite in the picturesque

Castles in Clay area and met the two Al(l)ans.Our colorful and eminently qualified leaderswere Dr. Allan Schoenherr, author of A NaturalHistory of California, and Alan Romspert(henceforth known as Roms) of the CaliforniaState University Desert Studies Consortium.These two raconteurs were worth their weightin gold! Also joining us around sunset were the

In this issue:• Fosil Tracks 1• Christmas Party & Meeting!! 2• New Subscribers 2• Trip Schedule 2• Future Trips 4• Meeting Minutes 5• Rendezvous 2005 5• Proper Tire Pressure 6• Endangered Species 8• Tips 9• Where Am I 9• E-mail list 10• Fine print 10• Leader list 11• Subscription Apps. 11

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Extinct Lion fossil footprint

With the death of MaggieMcShan on October 1, 2004Needles, California has lost atrue treasure. Maggie probablyknew more about the history ofNeedles as well as the presentday goings on than any otherliving person. She was a trulybeautiful person and will be

missed by many.

Jaussauds, Sue, Bob and Toby the desertdog. Our personal nickname for Bobbecame “I’ve been there Bob” simplybecause he has literally been everywhere!He and Sue continually provided greatbackground information on virtually anyarea that anyone mentioned. We set upour tent, explored some of the dugouts,hunted along the Amargosa for pupfish,and generally enjoyed the sunset. The fullmoon and substantial campfire, coupledwith an amazing amount of wine, hadeveryone in a good mood and ready fortomorrow’s adventures.The rattle of a Diesel truck with a

license plate that read DTH VLY woke usup on Saturday morning. It was KenLengner, a geologist and author of a mar-velous book titled Death Valley’s TitusCanyon Area. Ken lives in Shoshone andAllan and Roms had recruited him to be

our guide this morning. Adjacent to anold mining area, Ken pointed out to ussome amazing tracks. These fossil foot-prints record the passage of

mastodons, horses, camels, dogs, andCalifornia lions. The low angle of the sunreally helped to bring out the prints. Castshave been taken and can be seen at themuseum in Shoshone. From the track-ways it was a short hop to the area wherethe Irish miners dug their homes under atufa cap and into the side of a wash. Thisarea is now known as Dublin City, andshows just how resourceful the old min-ers were. Some of the “homes” are quiteelaborate and fun to explore.Before leaving us, Ken took us east on

Highway 178 for a look at a very complexgeologic process that has resulted in aspectacular enigma. A jet black seam bor-dered by browns and tans seared its wayup the road cut. From a distance it looksalmost like coal, but it isn’t. Up close italmost looks like obsidian, but it isn’tquite that, either. What it really is is still

open to conjecture.But we all agreedthat it was an amaz-ing sight!As Ken returned

to Shoshone, theDesert Explorersheaded to ChinaRanch for a dateshake before thetrek to the southernNopah Range and its

mines. Roms entertained us at ChinaRanch by walloping the rather aggressivehorse flies and then pointing out interest-ing anatomical parts such as their pro-boscis.Our first mine in the Nopahs was the

War Eagle. The ore loading structure wasin great condition, but it was the tunnel,complete with tracks and lots of machin-ery in the side tunnels, that captured ourfancy. As mine explorers we received lowgrades. Flashlights had been forgotten,batteries went dead, and Allan com-plained about the poor light output fromhis flashlight until he realized he still hadhis sunglasses on! However, we all had agreat time. The Columbia Mine was note-worthy because of the huge old enginewith the enormous flywheel that stillreigned supreme over the ruins. And thenit was on to my favorite, the Noonday

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Please welcomeKen Lengner Shoshone Desert Explorers

Trip ScheduleNovember 25-28 Thanksgiving Jaussaud

December 11 Christmas party Wicker

January 15-16 Panamints Harder

January 22-30 Quartzsite Martin

February 12-14 Somewhere Johns

March Mojave Road Johns

March 18-20 Rendezvous 2005 Committee

Next Meeting &

ChristmasParty!

4:00 p.m.Allan & Ding Wicker’s

Saturday December 111430 Sitka Ct., Claremont

909-445-0082Gate code: 037

Photo by Desert GalsKen points out fossil footprints

Photo by Desert GalsExtinct Camel fossil footprint

Mine. The long ore chute terminated atwhat was then the track way of the T&TRailroad. Of course that is gone now, butperiod pictures show the scene as it oncewas. There were plenty of ruins of timberand stone dwellings, and can and bottledumps littered the landscape. Severalintact bottles were discovered, admired,and returned so that others could have

the same experi-ence of bringinghistory to life. Asthe sun droppedlower in the skywe circled themountain andended up at thebackdoor to theWar Eagle Mine.Apparently it’spossible to followthe tunnels com-pletely throughthe mountain andcome out on theother side! As our

group pulled up to the adit, we met agroup that had spent three and a halfhours trying to find the right combinationof tunnels. They blamed their failure tofind the through route on the complicatedmulti-levels found inside the mountain.We set up camp near the tunnel andrelaxed with a beautiful sunset, anotherfull moon, a sumptuous meal around a

great fire, and, again, a surprisingamount of wine! No wonder everyoneslept so well!Sunday morning found our little cara-

van crawling up toward Tecopa Pass. Aswe gained elevation the plants becamemore varied. Yucca, barrel cactus, staghorn cholla and the elusive nolina dottedthe landscape. I serenaded Niki with thehastily composed lyrics, “Nothing couldbe fine-ah than to see a big nolina in themor or orrr ning!” Thank goodness the

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Guide to ZenIf you tell the truth,you don't have to

remember anything.

Visit Desert Explorers on the Web!See more pictures and in color!

http://desertexplorers.org

Editor’s boo-booI left out the name of theMotel Dave Given wroteabout in IndependenceIt is the Mt.Williamson

motel

Photo by Desert GalsBotanical lecture

windows were up! At one of our stopsRoms conducted an olfactory trick ortreat session by finding some very smellyplants. We sampled turpentine broomand turpentine brush, both with strongcitrus overtones; followed by linearleafed golden bush, with its resinousChristmas tree smell. The rabbitbush

along the roadwas playing hostto bees, and Nikicaptured somenice shots of feralhoneybees andsolitary carpenterbees loading upon pollen. Justover the summitwas HorsethiefSprings, an oasisof plants, trees,quail and justabout everythingelse one couldimagine. Thewater was flowingfreely as weexplored the van-dalized cabin, andAllan explainedthe relationshipbetween thedatura plant andthe sphinx moth.Wow! I surelearned a lot.After a short

descent, we madea right turn ontothe Heritage Trail,which followsKingston Washback to Highway127. After a lunchbreak under thewillows we weretreated to a spec-tacular display ofdirt throwing byAllan’s truck ashe hit a patch ofsoft earth whilenot in four wheeldrive. As the dustsettled, hebacked up, gotthe right leverspulled, and with

all the wheels working together this timemade it through. We all signed theHeritage Trail log. Roms said it all with,“We came, we stank, we left.” CoyoteHoles seep had a nice flock of quailwhich took flight as we approached, andKingston Spring, now devoid of the oldranch house and bunk house, was still

verdant and the hangout of a dainty drag-onfly. The final stretch to the highwaytook us past the can dump at the old T&Tstation of Valjean. And then it was over.We lingered to say our goodbyes

before switching from dirt to asphalt .The comradeship forged through thisadventure made it difficult to go our sep-arate ways. We hope that we can share acampfire again soon. Thanks to all for amemorable experience! For more photoscheck the website dzrtgrls.com

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FutureFutureTripSTripS

All trips require a four-wheel drive vehicle and aworking CB unless otherwisespecified by the trip leader.Non-complying vehicles willnot be allowed on trips.Leaders may authorize avariance at their discretion.

ThanksgivingAround Needles

(Museum sponsored)

Leaders: Bob and SueJaussaud

November 25-28, 2004CB: 13

OONCE AGAIN, WE PLAN TO CELEBRATE ANold-time Thanksgiving at theColorado River. We will camp at

our place on the river, and use the oldmobile home for potlucks and the turkeyfeed. Sue and I will do a turkey in theWeber bar-b-cue on Friday, and finish anyleft overs on Saturday.This year we plan to include a bit of

giving back while having fun doing it.The Saint Vincent de Paul mission inNeedles puts on a Thanksgiving dinnerfor the needy every year. They alwaysneed volunteers and/or money to helpwith this. Sue and I plan to spendThursday, Thanksgiving, helping them

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Photo by Desert GalsInside a Tecopa cliff house

Photo by Desert GalsWar Eagle Mine

Photo by Desert GalsAllan Romspert signs in at 2nd Seg. EMHT

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out, and I'm sure they will welcome anyadditional help. Join us Thursday if youcan.

Friday, Saturday and early Sunday,we'll do trips in the area. A couple ofrequests include 4-wheeling back toWarm Springs one day, and a hike to thesite of Jackpot, and on to the Gold DomeMine along the river on another day.There is a lot to see and do in the area, sowe'll stay flexible depending on weatherand interests.If you can join us, please e-mail

joeso@earthlink.net as space is limited.Pets welcome with leader’s permissiononly.

�Rendezvous 2005

Lone Wolf Colony AppleValley

March 18-20

MMARK YOUR CALENDARS! THE 2005Rendezvous will be centered inApple Valley. There will be the

usual great food, comradrie, and manygreat places for day trips. If you have Bill“Shortfuse” Mann’s Guide to theBeautiful and Historic Lucerne Valleyand Vicinity you will have an idea of themany facinating places that may be visitedduring this rendezvous.

�Quartzsite 2005

Leaders: Marilyn & BobMartin

January 22-30CB: 33

MMAKE YOUR LISTS AND CHECK THEMtwice. All the swap meets will beoperating during this week. The

Main Event is on from January 1 to 31,Tyson Wells from January 21 to 30, the RVshow from January 22 to January 30, thePow Wow from January 26 to January 30,

Desert Gardens from January 1 toJanuary 28.Bring your checkbooks, credit cards,

walking shoes, warm and cold clothes,sun screen and hats.We will do big happy hours but no

Pot Luck dinners.If you haven’t been before it is adictive.

It must be, we have been going for over20 years!If you need directions send a SASE and

I will send a map with directions.�

Meeting Minutes10/15/2004

PPRIOR TO THE MEETING, AN HISTORICALarchaeologist from the BLM treatedus to a fascinating presentation on

the World War II Desert Training Camps.He showed slides of the camps, both cur-rent and historic, with maps of the area(which is enormous), and discussed theprogress of the BLM in protecting andinterpreting these military treasures. Hehas spent much of the past ten years cat-aloguing the sites and exploring creativeways to protect them while providingappropriate access to the public. Twonon-government groups, the Route 66association and a World War II historygroup, have partnered with BLM to helppreserve them. For examples, certainGeorge Patton memorabilia, such as hisuniforms and weapons, have been loadedinto a traveling museum bus that will visitelementary and high schools. The wave ofthe future in historic cultural preservationis partnering by private citizen groupswith government agencies for heritageprotection. Reda Anderson’s trip October22-24 will visit these military trainingcamps.The meeting was called to order at 8

p.m. following the talk. Present wereLorene Crawford, Emmett and RuthHarder, Neal and Marian Johns, BobMartin, Debbie Miller, John Page, AlanRomspert, Nan Savage, Ken Sears, Anneand George Stoll, and Allan and DingWicker. ReportsTreasurer:

We have $4,300 in our account afterpurchase of our new satellite phone.

Newsletter:The October newsletter is slim on text,

but big on pictures! Remember the dead-line: the 15th of each month!Trips:

We reviewed the trips on the calendarthrough March, confirming trip destina-tions and leaders. Next Meeting:We discussed whether we require a

meeting between now and December; thegroup decided no. Therefore, we willassemble at 4 p.m. on Dec. 11 for aDesert Explorers’ meeting/potluckChristmas party at the Wicker’s. Pleasenote: this represents a date change fromthat announced in the September newslet-ter.Website:

The site is up and running with amemorial to Bill Ott. His children relayedto us their deep appreciation for theDesert Explorers in Bill’s life. His son, infact, won the last “Where Am I?” contest!We all agreed it is important to value timetogether while we can, and we thankedDebbie Miller again for her most elo-quent memorial tribute to Bill.Insurance:

Debbie now has a copy of our liabilityinsurance policy to review.New BusinessBob Martin brought up the fact that

new people need to understand our poli-cies and point of view. With the websiteand copies of our newsletter available atthe Mojave Valley Museum, our audiencecan be quite large. We currently includethe “Desert Explorers’ fine print” in thenewsletter and on the website. To empha-size its content, John Page will create alink to it from the calendar and list oftrips, so that potential participants will bebetter aware of our approach. In addi-tion, trip leaders always have the final sayon who goes on their trips. Pertinentquestions to ask are: Are you a member ofthe Mojave River Valley Museum? Do yousubscribe to the Desert Explorers’newsletter? Is this your first trip? We valuenew participants, but wish to help themunderstand the Desert Explorers’ philos-ophy. Neal quipped that he only allowsdrivers of Toyotas on his trips. A retort

Those who get too bigfor their britches willbe exposed in the end.

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came, “Neal, that’s because you needparts!”Old Business:Satellite phone:

The satellite telephone we acquired forsafety will be in Ken Sears’ hands as coor-dinator. He will oversee shipping it viaUPS from one leader to another. Thesatellite phone can receive calls from anyphone, land or cell. However, it is must beused in the open in order to receive calls;i.e., not in a building or enclosed areawhere satellite reception is blocked. JohnPage passed out a second draft of a policystatement on the satellite phones use.Some discussion, but members willreview the document in detail at homeand discuss it at the next meeting. Rendezvous:Several sites were presented, but the

group discussed what it considered thetwo most promising, Lone Wolf Colony inthe Apple Valley and Shoshone. Whileboth have merit, it was decided to selectthe Apple Valley location, sitting at 2000feet just on the border with the LucerneValley. Neal had sent out an e-mail photoalbum of Lone Wolf prior to the meeting.Located on Bear Valley Road, it has 6 cab-ins available to us, motels within a 5-10mile distance, a reasonably priced centralhall, and trip ideas available from BillMann’s book on the Lucerne Valley. Thedates for the Rendezvous will be March18, 19, and 20, 2005.The meeting was adjourned at 9:30

p.m.Respectfully submitted, Nan Savage

�Reprinted by request from an article

in Desert Explorers’ newsletter #25April 1998

Proper TirePressure

RRUNNING THE PROPER PRESSURE IN TIRESis important, whether on or off theroad. Yet many four wheelers never

give inflation pressures a second thought,needlessly experiencing uneven treadwear, poor traction, and a harsh ride.Tires are consumable items that can helpmake a truck perform at its best, and by

treating them to a little attention, they cando the job longer, too.

ON-ROAD INFLATIONProbably the most common of all mis-

conceptions regarding tire pressure is themaximum inflation stated on the side-wall. Like all street-legal tires, the tire’smaximum load-carrying capability ismolded into the side-wall, along with thespecific inflation pressure the tirerequires to carry the load. Unlike regular motorists, who tend to

wear out tires prematurely due to under-inflation, four wheelers tend to run toomuch air in their tires. More pressurethan needed doesn’t necessarily createhazards, but it can shorten tread life andcompromise comfort. On the other hand,under-inflation, especially combined withhighway speeds, can lead to prematuretire wear and sudden failure. For examplea B.F. Goodrich 30X9.5 loadrange C side-wall reads: “Max load 1,990 Ib. at 50 psicold.” This means exactly what it says:The tire is capable of supporting 1,990pounds of weight when pumped up to 50psi. This translates into the reality thatonly two of these 30X9.5’s would com-fortably handle the weight of most minis,CJ’s, and small sport/utilities when fullyinflated. A full set of four would sufficeeven for some fully loaded 4-ton trucks,since the tires’ combined carrying capa-bility comes out to a total of 7,960 pounds(1,990 x 4) at 50 psi. This little mathexercise was conducted simply to provethe point about the maximum load andmaximum pressure stated on the side-wall. A higher inflation pressure allows atire to safely carry a higher load - up tothe maximum stated on the tire - but doesnot mean that the pressure should be thathigh at all times. Several factors, includ-ing vehicle weight, wheel width, tire size,and tire construction, dictate what reallyis the correct pressure to run when thetire is subjected to less - than-full loadcapacity. Hardly ever is the real - worldfigure required to be as high as the maxstated on the side-wall. Okay, then, whatis the pressure of choice, one that is rightfor my truck and my tire-and wheel com-bination? This is the question that can’t beanswered as a generalization, but you cananswer it yourself. As a rule, a tire is hap-piest when the entire tread is in even con-tact with the pavement, i.e., when the loadis evenly balanced between the center andedges of the tread. With the weight evenly

distributed over the tread, the rubbertends to wear evenly, hence giving longerservice life. Carefully and methodicallymeasuring wear across the tread is onemethod to use, but it is a time-consumingone. A much faster and easier way is toemploy a piece of chalk. First, make aline across the width of the tread, andthen take a slow lap around the block ora drive down the road. If only the part ofthe chalk mark across the center tread isworn, it means that the pressure is toohigh and the tire rides mainly on thecrown, making it wear faster in the cen-ter. Try letting out a few pounds, mark thetread again, and take a second test drive.Repeat this routine (it’ll only take a fewminutes) until the length of the chalkmark appears to wear evenly across thetread. If the entire chalk mark wore offon the first attempt, the pressure could betoo low. Put a couple more pounds in thetire and see if the sides of the tread startto “lift off”; if they do, let some air backout, just as if you had started with toomuch air. If not, keep putting in more air.Either way, eventually the tire will containjust the amount of pressure needed to putthe tread on the ground evenly, and this ismost likely the correct inflation for yourvehicle, with your load in it, with yourtires mounted on your particular wheels.As mentioned, each case is different.Wide tires on narrow wheels usually needsmaller amounts of pressure, since thetread is already bowed by the beads’ closeproximity. Large tires usually get by withfar less air (pressure, not volume) thando smaller ones. So far in this article,we’ve had no use whatsoever for a tire-pressure gauge, but now is the time totake a careful reading of both front andrear tires, which are likely to give a dif-ferent reading because they are unequallyloaded. Make a note of what the gaugereads; these are the important figures toremember. It doesn’t matter muchwhether the gauge reads 15 or 40 psi, orif it’s even accurate. Whatever it reads iswhat the tires are likely to want, and as

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long as the same gauge is used and theload doesn’t change, this is the referencereading to go by. Be aware, though, thatnew tires tend to be stiffer at first, and thata tire sitting in sunlight will be muchwarmer than one on the shaded side,which could make for a noticeable diff-ence in readings from side to side, even ifthe inflation per se is identical.(Manufacturers don’t specify a pressureas “cold” for nothing.) Heating the tiresby driving the vehicle can raise the pres-sure by several psi; this is especially so ifthey’re under-inflated. Personal prefer-ence also plays a role when it comes toarriving at the ideal inflation. A lowerpressure generally favors ride comfort,while a higher psi level stiffens the tireand usually aids in high-performancehandling. Either could compromise max-imum longevity of the tire, but it might bea worth while sacrifice. Look at the “chalkmethod” as a good starting point fromwhich to fine tune, if needed.

OFF-ROAD PRESSUREArriving at the ideal inflation pressure

for off-road use can be far trickier thanfinding one for on-road use. Here, a num-ber of compromises enter the picture.Tire life is no longer the main issue - mostmiles being racked up on pavement - butit’s still a factor to consider. Should wefavor tread life by airing down and notspinning the tires, or is it more importantto try keeping the side walls from gettingstressed by flexing too much? In all hon-esty, when discussing off-road pressure,there are rather divided opinions. Somelike to air down well below street pres-sure, regardless of terrain. Others favorjust a minimal pressure drop beforeentering the Fun Zone. Notice, though,that the controversy isn’t over whether ornot to air down, but how much to airdown. The high- and the low-psi campseach have valid points. A tire is much lesslikely to get a pinched side-wall or to sep-arate the bead from the rim, resulting in aflat, if run at a higher pressure. The “low-lives” counter with arguments about vastlyincreased traction and comfort, addingthat you’re not driving properly if tireproblems occur when airing down withinreason. Everybody seems to agree that let-ting inflation pressure down for fourwheeling is a good idea, resulting in alarger tread contact pattern for increasedtraction as well as a smoother ride. Thequestion is: How much? With tires of iden-

tical size, a bias-ply can appear over-inflated when compared to a radial at thesame pressure. Off-road, even more sothan on the street, there’s no set answer. Abig, burly 14-inch wide bias-ply may noteven show a bulge at 8 psi, the stiff side-walls helping hold the weight of the vehi-cle while still remaining plenty capable offending off sharp objects. A full-size truckwith 30-inch radials, on the other hand,may appear to have four flats at 15 psi. Inthat respect, on- and off-road pressuresfollow similar patterns. A small tire sittingunder a large truck still needs more airthan does rotund rubber supporting alight weight vehicle. The type of terrainand driving speed has a lot to do withwhat’s likely to work best. The moresharp obstacles encountered along thepath and the harder the vehicle is driven,the higher the pressure should be. Moremellow drivers can enjoy the advantagesof much lower inflation, especially inmore forgiving terrain. Rock can be at theextreme end of the trail spectrum.Sidewall damage can very much be a fac-tor in rock, and pinching the tire betweenrock and rim is easily done when it’sunder-inflated or being driven too fast.Many even feel that you shouldn’t airdown at all in rocks. Others like the vastlyimproved traction and ride quality, whichis easier on both man and machine - and,most likely, the tires as well, since it couldprevent spinning them. For the slow-pokes, one method for picking a saferock-running pressure is to put the edgeof one tire on the most pointed rockaround and observe how close the treadgets pushed to the rim. If there’s only aninch or so left, pressure might be a weebit low, and very careful driving will be amust. About two inches of rubber betweenrock and rim should do the job fine, pro-viding both traction and protection. If lessthan an inch of the side-wall gives, thepressure is either way too high or the “testrock” is far too rounded. Remember, thisadvice is for going slowly, and by “slowly”we mean something in the 1 to 5 mphrange. Actual tire pressure could turn outto be anywhere from five to 50 psi whenachieving the desired amount of deflec-tion, all depending on previously dis-cussed variances in vehicle weight, tiresize, and such. And, again, take a readingfor reference if you wish, but don’t worryif it’s 10 or 20 psi. Also, unless your bud-dies’ vehicles are identical to yours, and

you drive and think exactly alike, makeyour own decision rather than blindly fol-lowing their tire-pressure choices. Forspeedier people, our only advice wouldbe to stay below the maximum pressurestated on the side-wall. The line betweentire failure and traction can be a fine one,so pick what works best for you.

THE OTHER EXTREMEIf rock is the medium where the advan-

tages and disadvantages of airing downcould be argued endlessly, soft surfaces,such as sand, tend to bring the disjointedfactions closer together. Sand usuallyrequires much lower pressures thanpavement to be successfully traversed; thelow air content lets the tread spread outfor increased flotation. There’s almost nosuch thing as too little air in the tireswhen a vehicle is driven in a sane fashionover soft sand - as long as the tires remainon the wheels. Again, the careless drivercan get into trouble by overtaxing thebeads’ capability to hang on to the wheelsat lower pressures, ending up with a flatcaused by, for example, turning sharply atspeed. Traction seems to increase expo-nentially to the amount of air let out - to apoint, of course. Light vehicles with tiresin the 33x12.50 range, such as a typicalCJ-5 or 7, could do fine with as little asthree psi. Full-size trucks might needmore than five pounds with the same tiresize. The price you pay for the ability toclimb steep, soft dunes, or to cross sec-tions of treacherous sand is that the lowerpressure effectively rules out driving asthey do in TV commercials. This seems areasonable trade-off: getting to whereyou’d like to go instead of almost certainlybeing faced with expensive repair bills.Sand or other soft-material running ismade much easier by deflating the tiresuntil a noticeable bulge appears in theside-walls. More adventurous s’wheelerscan keep going down until either sandstarts getting in the beads, making for aslow leak, or the beads separate alto-gether. In either case, it’s only a matter ofcleaning out the sand and airing back upagain, adding a little more this time toprevent a repeat performance.

IT’S THERE, NOW FIND ITThe ideal tire pressure to use off-road

may depend more on your driving stylethan the components involved. Loweringthe pressure is something that has to bedone with discretion, just like so manyother things in life. Getting increased trac-

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tion and a cushier ride definitely has itsprice. Going low means going slow, or atleast going carefully. Those who believe inGranville King’s school of thought - driveelegantly and never spin a tire - can cer-tainly drop the tire pressure far below thatof other drivers, get away with it, and getthere. How low can you go? There are noset limits. But remember: The smaller thetire, the smaller the margin of error.Prudent driving is absolutely essentialwhen approaching single-digit inflationpressures. Not going too fast, especially iftemporarily hitting pavement between sec-tions of trail, is very important. Heat kills.An under-inflated (for pavement use) tirewill heat up rapidly if driven at speed, andpossibly self-destruct as a direct result. Ifonly given the option to run one correctpressure, either on or off the road, the on-road pressure would be a wiser choice.And for many, even that would be atremendous improvement.

�Endangered

SpeciesBy: Marilyn Martin

TTHOSE OF YOU WHO HAVE VISITED OURhome know that we live on 2 1/2acres of high desert property that

has been left mostly natural by our choice.We enjoy seeing the ever-changing displayput on by Mother Nature in our “back-yard”. Until recently we have lived com-patibly with the natural flora and fauna.Yes, the rabbits eat every thing we plantthat hasn’t been surrounded by wire; wehave never had a grape off our grapevinesas the quail always know before we dothat they are about ripe; when you walk

the backyard perimeter you have to watchout for the numerous burrows of whoknows what, as well as the cholla, whichcan’t be removed because the CactusWrens have nests in the largest of them. We have made a couple of exceptions:

One was when we discovered two 8 inchscorpions in our house; another when theants made our patio uninhabitable, andthe third when the mice decided to moveinside and nest in Bob’s Lowrey organ. Wehired an exterminatorwho dutifully spraysthe house and garagesonce a month. Our recent prob-

lems began when welost our little dog,Folly, who many ofyou may remember,to the coyotes.Suddenly we foundthe Antelope Groundsquirrels were notcontent with the largeamounts of seedblown from our birdfeeder which westock incessantlywith 45 pounds ofwild bird seed. Wewould see them hap-pily stuffing theirchecks in amongstthe quail and run-ning back to one ofthe burrows in the“yard”. Now theybecame braver andbegan playing on theback patio. Aren’tthey cute? When the grand-

children came to visitabout 2 months ago

the youngest of them went into our sparoom, where coincidentally we keep the45 pound boxes of wild bird seed, to lookat a plant. Suddenly she yelped, “Gramma,there’s an animal in here!” Sure enoughthere he was - an Antelope GroundSquirrel in amongst the flowers. SaidGramma innocently, “Careful, let’s let himout without scaring him so he doesn’tdrown.” Said Grampa, “The screen mustnot have been closed properly.”

O. K. life went back to “normal” for afew days when another Antelope Groundsquirrel was discovered in the spa room.A search of the area turned up a smallhole in the sliding screen door. “Musthave been made by the Grandkids’ dog”,opined Granpa. Off to the hardware storewent Grampa, AKA Bob, and dulyreplaced the screen. A few days later an Antelope Ground

squirrel was noticed scampering acrossthe patio with bulging checks of a grandproportion. Funny, there was no seed inthe bird feeder. Again a search of the areawas made. What to our wondering eyesshould we find but a squirrel inside theseed box in the spa room. A search wasagain instituted. You guessed it - anotherhole in the new screen door. Glass doorswere firmly shut, and we thought theproblems were solved.How wrong can you be. A few days

later we noticed a small hole in the west-

ern hat - a Stetson I want to add - that wekeep on top of the jar of peanuts that iskept on the wrought iron table on thepatio to feed our Scrub Blue Jay family .Now what on earth could that mean? Soonthe hole became larger and penetratedthe other western hat that is under theStetson on top of the peanut jar. Youguessed it. The Antelope Ground Squirrelhad found the peanut jar. Oh well, he hasalready done all the damage he can andcannot get to the peanuts.Once more we were to be proved

wrong. When we returned from a recent 2weeks vacation the hole in the hats hadbecome about as large a hole could pos-sibly be, and the peanut jar was gone. Weknew , of course, who destroyed the hats,but where had the peanuts gone.Fortunately our neighbor who watchesour place when we are away called toclear up the mystery: He had come overone morning to find the Antelope Ground

Squirrel happily rolling the now brokenplastic jar full of peanuts off the patio. Heput the jar inside our BBQ. Next day theAntelope Ground squirrel was inside theBBQ. He placed a brick on the BBQ lidwhich was soon pushed onto the floor. Our next step has not been deter-

mined, but we’re not so sure these are“cute little critters”. Perhaps they arebecoming “endangered species”.

�Tips

If you suspect your truck may have abad U-joint spray WD 40 on the caps; thendrive a mile or so. If the U-joint is bleed-ing rust, it’s bad, because it shows the U-joint is dry. Good U-joints are packed withgrease and won’t bleed rust.

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Mojave River Valley Museum http://www.mvm.4t.com

Dedicated to the preservation and promotion ofthe scientific, historical and cultural heritage ofthe Mojave Desert.

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Discover Baja Travel Club(800) 727-BAJA and on the web at

www.discoverbaja.comGreat newsletter, spectacular insurance prices,

weather and road reports, etc.�

Map & Compasscompassdave@webtv.net, (714) 647-2352Navigation Classes by David Mott.

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The Pink House" Antiques and CollectiblesOwned by Maggie McShan in Needles, CA. Maggie

says she's open "part of every day when the open signis out.

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www.eco4wd.com . info@eco4wd.comHarry Lewellyn leads desert trips and teaches off-

highway driving through several Orange Countycolleges. He also stocks good maps and books, and akiller tire repair system that is worth its weight ingold.

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Friends of the Eastern California MuseumIndependence, CA

Check them out! Open weekends. Old farmmachinery, bookstore, reference library, great oldphotos and Owens Valley memorabilia. Nice folks,too.

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Shoshone Museum Association118 Hwy. 127 PO Box 38 Shoshone, CA

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Colorado River Historical Society and Museum220l Highway 68, Bullhead City, AZ

Located in historic 1940's Catholic Church(520) 754-3399 e-mail: mhach@juno.comExhibits: steamboats, early ranching, mining,

Mojave Indians, Hardyville, gifts. Open daily, l0:00a.m. to 4:00 p.m. AZ time Closed Mondays.

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Friends of the Mojave Road37198 Lanfair Rd.G-15 Essex, CA 92332 • (760)

733-4482http://www.mdhca.org/

Historian Dennis Casebier writes desert guidebooks,leads trips, builds museums(!) and has other oddhabits. Newsletter subscription is $20.

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Searles Valley Historical Society Museum and GiftShop

In Trona just off the main highway�

Some good folks to know...

Where am I?

October winners:June Box, Ed Steiner, Allan Schoenherr, Alan RomspertPlace: Geologist's Cabin near the southern border of Death Valley north of Fort

Irwin.Bob Peltzman is lost again. "Where Am I?" He says he went left when the rest

went right and is completely lost. Send your guess as to where this is to Bob at:bopeltzman@aol.com (with the word "Lost" in the subject), and he will send methe names of the first three people to correctly guess the location along with a dif-ferent lost image to publish in another newsletter. Your answer to Bob should lethim know what area he is in such as “The southern part of Death Valley near theDevil’s Golf Course.”

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General Trip Information1. The Mojave River Valley Museum has two sections (groups) that explore the desert environment (Museum

membership required):a. The Desert Explorers, who use 4WD vehicles and cover the Southwestern states and Mexico/Baja, camping outwherever nightfall catches them. The trips are led by numerous experienced Desert Explorers subscribers. TheDesert Explorers newsletter is available for $18 a year.b. The Mojave River Explorers, who establish a base camp in the Mojave desert, usually with motorhomes andtrailers, and make daily 4WD/2WD sorties, attempting to find seats for those without 4WD vehicles, returning tocamp each night. The trips are led by experienced Museum members who, collectively, have spent decadeslearning the hidden wonders of the Mojave. Their newsletter is available for $7/year from editor Gene Stoops(760) 253-2419.

2. You MUST be a member of the Mojave River Valley Museum to attend a trip. Membership applications areincluded in every newsletter on the back of the last page.

3. When you join a trip, you agree to abide by the decisions and directives of the leader throughout the trip or untilsuch time as you inform the leader that you are leaving the group to proceed on your own. The leader may, ifhis decisions or directives are not followed, inform a participant that his participation in the trip is terminated.

4. The Desert Explorers is a family oriented 4WD organization. Spouses and kids are welcome. Friendly dogs are OKas specified below. Trips will meet and depart from somewhere near the trip route, usually not from the Museum.

5. To receive the Desert Explorers’ Newsletter, send $18 for a subscription to Marilyn Martin, PO Box 291759, Phelan,CA 92329-1759. Make the check out to Desert Explorers.

Communications: CB is required and is the normal mode of communications between vehicles on a trip. Channel 13is the Desert Explorers’ channel. Its a good idea to monitor it whenever you are driving so that other memberscan contact you should they spot your vehicle on the road.

Weekend Trips: There is normally one major trip each month. This will be the trip on which you can look aroundand find old friends, new friends, collect debts, flirt with other wives/husbands and lie about other trips. Theremay be another trip during the month for people who have time for it or can’t make the main trip. The purposeof all this is to generate more coherence as a group and get everybody to know everybody. We stole this idea fromthe Mojave River Explorers. Don’t forget their fixed-camp trips on the first weekend of the month.

Trip Coordinator: John Page. Send your trip proposals to John. John will resolve any time conflicts and maybe bugyou if you are late with a promised trip write-up. He will also coordinate private trips for subscribers upon request(see below).

Non Museum sponsored trip Point of Contact: We publish reports of subscribers’ non museum sponsored trips inorder to fill the pages, encourage you to get out into The Great American Desert, and to amuse and entertainyou. Some trips, because of time or limited number of people, are not suitable for official museum trip status.

Our Trip Coordinator is the point of contact for Subscribers having or wanting to go on a non musuemsponsored trip.

Potluck: There will be a Potluck on Saturday night of our weekend trips unless otherwise noted by the Leader.Trip Details: Participants may be required to send a SASE to the trip leader to receive information on trip meeting

place and other details. A SASE is a self addressed stamped envelope.Finances: The cost of preparing and mailing the Desert Explorers newsletter is covered by the annual subscription

fee as are extraordinary out-of-pocket expenses by Trip Leaders or members, which are incurred as a result ofDesert Explorers activities. These expenses include costs of telephone calls, office supplies and postage but do notinclude any travel expenses, vehicle damage or personal injures. Other extraordinary expenses must beauthorized by the Executive Committee.

Hot Tips for Leaders:1. The leader is responsible for sending the trip announcement and trip report to the newsletter editor. The write-ups

should be detailed enough so the participants will know what to expect and, if possible, have enoughinformation in it so that a SASE is not necessary. (See the ones in this issue for examples.)

2. Try not to schedule trips on the first weekend of the month. This weekend is used regularly by the Mojave RiverExplorers for their outings.

3. Try not to use a reservation system or vehicle limits unless absolutely necessary. This will save paperwork foreveryone. Request a SASE if necessary for sending out further trip details, meeting place, time, etc.

4. Support your other leaders’ trips (by attending) or the Trail Gods will get you.5. Maximum loss (vehicles or people) is 10% per trip.6. Leaders, please put your CB channel 13 (or other channel if circumstances prevent using Desert Explorers’

channel 13) in your trip write-up. Dog Policy:

Dogs can become a problem in camp mainly because of the large number of them and the sometimes blind eyeof their humans. Therefore, and forevermore we will have a Dog Policy so that shy leaders will not have tomake ad hoc policy.

1. Bringing a dog on a trip requires the ADVANCE PERMISSION of the Leader!2. Dogs will be leashed/confined during happy hour & mealtimes.3. People with dogs will be expected to clean up any poop in the campsite.4. Dogs that fight, harass wildlife, eat small children etc., will be confined and banned from future trips.

Organizational Fine Print and Choice Pieces of Potentially Useful Info

Larry Acosta afab@sbcglobal.netMiguel Aguilar zesto3@verizon.netWarren Alksnis walksnis@hotmail.comPaul Bakkom htapaul@yahoo.comGeorge Baskevitch gbaskev@cox.netJerry Bates donna.bates3@verizon.netSteven Bein drbein@aol.comTed Berger berger@sonic.netSusan Berry susan1151@earthlink.netRobert Bolin robertnshirl@earthlink.netJune Box foxieboxie@msn.comSteve Burks soburks@pacbell.netJim Byrne jim byrne@sbcglobal.netRoger Cannon uncleal@pe.netTom Church tomchurch@webtv.netHerb Clark herbclark@cox.netLorene Crawford lrncrw2@earthlink.netAlona Daudel photominer@aol.comRobert J. Day kd22@cox.netHerb Deeks h.deeks@sbcglobal.netRobert DeWolf bobs5@lafn.orgDan Dinsmoor ddinsmoor@usamedia.tvRobert Dodds forthebirds_99@yahoo.comJohn Downing downing@chapman.eduBill Dunlap wdunlap@lausd.k12.ca.usEd Edwards eded010@yahoo.comPaul Ferry ferry@whidbey.comJohn M. Fickewirth john@fickewirth.comRobert Floth robert7301@yahoo.comLeonard Friedman l.friedman@att.netAnn Fulton jfult@aol.comGeorge Gilster ggilster@gte.netDavid P. Given davegiv1_2001@charter.netNancy Gorham ngcarraway@yahoo.comPauline A. Goss pgss@qnet.comVirginia Hammerness virgham@aol.comSunny Hansen sjhsn@yahoo.comJerry K. Harada jkh357@sbcglobal.netEmmett Harder echco@msn.com

Terry Hardwicke thardwicke@earthlink.netDean W. Hilleman deanh707@msn.comJohn Hoopes jnhoopes@juno.comCharles Hughes mhach@juno.comRobert J. Jacoby jacoby.r@worldnet.att.netBob Jaussaud joeso@earthlink.netChuck Kalbach kalbach@snowline.netRichard Kenney kenneyrc@sbcglobal.netJerry Kerns jerrytkerns@dock.netJerry Koplowitz jkopnv@aol.comJoann E. Kovaleski johnnjoann@juno.comChuck Lahmeyer lahmeyer@pop.jpl.nasa.govJay Lawrence solariscomm@earthlink.netDavid Legters dlegters@aol.comKen Lengner dthylyken@earthlink.netLarry Lesh pllesh@aol.comRon Lipari rlipari@exchange.conejo.k12.ca.usEd Manes edmanes @juno.comSteve Marschke samarschke@raytheon.comBob Martin bobmartin@dslextreme.comJoe McCormick pheidema@lausd.k12.ca.usDave McFarland noprophet@netzero.netJoan McGovern-White jmcgvw@verizon.netDan Messersmith dmess@ctaz.comDebbie Miller dmiller@guideone.comChuck Mitchell cmitchell@mbcnet.netBrad Morrison akens@citlink.netDavid Mott compassdave@webtv.netEmily Murphy patandem@earthlink.netRobert M. Myers rmyers3510@cs.comJames Neeld kneeld1@socal.rr.comBill Neill bgneill@earthlink.netStuart Nicol stu.nicol@att.netDoug Nunn rdn@trip.netTerry Ogden ogden@sdcoe.k12.ca.usBob Oliver mexntex1@juno.comBill Ott billottxbillott@aol.comJohn Page jppage@adelphia.netRobert Peltzman bopeltzman@aol.com

John Perko jperko003@earthlink.netLeroy C. Pilkenton pilkenton@ccsn.nevada.eduRichard Pope windwizard@attglobal.netJim Proffitt jproffitt@sbcglobal.netDon Putnam wegotoo@yahoo.comBruce M. Rausch rauschbm@songs.see.comBob Rodemeyer bob.rodemeyer@omnitrans.orgAna M. Romero anamarie 418@yahoo.comAlan Romspert aromspert@fullerton.eduDario Sanchez dsanmtnrat@aol.comNan Savage nsavage@mail.comSherry Schmidt sierranv21@aol.comAllan Schoenherr aschoenherr@fullcoll.eduKen Sears dsearer@earthlink.netDale Self kself@yahoo.comJulian Singer singer@ucla.eduJerry Smith jerry27@earthlink.netMark Soden Jr. marksoden@earthlink.netChris R. Stahl chrisrstahl@hotmail.comEd Steiner joansteiner@cox.netGeorge Stoll agstoll@csupomona.eduDonald Sweinhart ecv1069@earthlink.netKathy Taylor kathyT3d@msn.comRichard Taylor dickandmouse@aol.comBob Thille bcthille@cyberhotline.comMatt Thoma matthoma@dplanet.chAl Thompson climbingal@aol.comBrad Thompson ka6ued@aol.comTom Thompson tom@ttins.comLoren Upton patricia@outbackofbeyond.comChristine Urbach curbach@aol.comWillie Walker inowillie@earthlink.netBetty Wallin wingit@ix.netcom.comJames Watson jwatson444@yahoo.comRick Whitaker rwhitake@ci.ontario.ca..usAllan Wicker allan.wicker@verizon.netBob Wieting rdwieting@adelphia.netGordon Wilcher flashg@iwvisp.comBob Younger byounger@rain.org

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