coreykite
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Location: Las Vegas, Nevada
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SouthWest US Desert trips
Buggy-Brethren,
Time to start planning trips before it gets too hot.
Cochise Dry Lake in SE Arizona is one target.
My Folks in Phoenix have offered their place to meet and sleep Friday night on the way.
Dave spotted Red Lake on a recent flight.
It's part way between Kingman and Vegas, past Dolan's Springs and it looks huge.
As long as Ivanpah and round!
Delmar Dry Lake is north of Vegas off Hwy 93 near Alamo.
It has an island to sail around and virtually no vehicle traffic gives it a reflective surface.
Pahrump has a dry lake and the directions to it include "Turn at the bordello" which might be unique.
Mull it over and we'll sit around the fire at Elmer's and make plans.
"I am often wrong, but never in doubt."
Safen Up! Buggy On!
the coreylama
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action jackson
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cory,
you might use www.terraserver.com and be able to find these jewels from space........aj
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CrashLama
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Planning a trip got my attention. I poked around Terraserver and some Garmin software I have and came up with these aerial pix:
Willcox Playa AZ
Red dry lake AZ
Delamar dry lake NV
Pahrump dry lake NV
Mesquite dry lake CA
Playas NM
---Always fly so you can fly another day.---
CrashLama
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kitemaker4
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Willcox Az. dry lake
On the way out to nabx Dave and I checked out the dry lake in Willcox Az. You need big foot tires. From just looking at the surface it looks hard
but I discovered that you sink several inches when you walk on the playa. The top is thin and under that there is a fine powder. It was really
strange walking on the surface because it felt like you were walking and sinking in mud. Hope this helps. Susan
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kitemaker4
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Willcox dry lake
In the photo of the dry lake in Willcox that is a train track that runs through the dry lake. Susan
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mecdave
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What was really odd about Wilcox was that they had a wet spring and there was water standing in the ditches on the side of the road leading to the
playa. But when you broke through the thin crust on the playa it was so powdery dry underneath. My guess is there isn't enough clay in the soil to
provide the type surfaces we're used to in Nevada and California.
Note: The area south of the RR tracks is off limits due to unexploded bombs from WWII, and has been verified as such with the base Commanding Officer
by a local buggier.
If you decide to go anyway, there is a dirt road on the north side of the tracks that can be reached from either the east or west. Just be careful
where you decide to turn around, it really is soft stuff.
If you're going that far why not check out Playas NM too...
http://www.swlandsailing.com/events.htm
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