While Martha went to do some shopping in Henderson, I rode out this morning on Yagi, my TW200 to check out Lava Butte. It lies outside, the borders of the Lake Mead National Recreation Area.
The beginning of the trail, shortly after it becomes a dirt road from the trailhead off of Lake Mead Boulevard was pretty rough, you definitely need 4x4 and good ground clearance just to get on the trail! (Big boulders and ruts with a decent slope)
Here was today's objective:
The way to the butte was not bad at all after the entrance, I experienced not too many technical bits along the way except the last steep hill before google maps said I was at the butte. It was quite steep but Yagi did it with no issues, in spite of my reservations.
A somewhat short driving day today as we drove to be close to the Las Vegas, NV area. Since we gained an hour once we were in Nevada, we were setting up camp by Noon.
There's several rigs here but the sites are pretty dispersed so far. Not enough rig to make for crowded conditions yet. We got ourselves a pretty good spot with views of the water on Lake Mead:
Close to sunset, which wasn't much of an event, I rode out on Yagi to check out the rest of the area.
Not much to tell, more rigs to be found, but still good dispersal patterns. The roads are rocky and rough so slow going for camping rigs and cars, easy stuff for Yagi.
Monday, April 22
We left the Torrey, UT area at 8:32 AM and by 1:00 PM or so we were south of Cedar City, UT setting up camp at a BLM dispersed camping area.
Nice spot, and no neighbors which was the best part. Even the wind, which wasn't that strong, was warm under the bright sunshine once the clouds moved away.