Coast to Crawl: South Carolina to Rubicon Trail and back

[rubclt]

Day 14 we traveled to Death Valley and for the Star Wars fans Episode IV - A New Hope and Episode VI - Return of the Jedi are filmed in locations we visited.

 

[SeeJayAte]

What was the temperature in Death Valley? Great adventure!

 

[rubclt]

What was the temperature in Death Valley? Great adventure!

Hot… thanks for encouraging words…

 

[Belizeit]

As we like to say down here, that’s a dry heat. I’m a little curious what the temp was at midnight ? Inside the camper tent. Looks like a great trip.

 

[rubclt]

As we like to say down here, that’s a dry heat. I’m a little curious what the temp was at midnight ? Inside the camper tent. Looks like a great trip.

We used hotel if over 95 , so not sure

 

[rubclt]

Day 15 we started with a departure at the Las Vegas Airport as we start the trek back to South Carolina. A quick detour to see the Hoover Dam and Lake Mead followed by long stretches of driving.

 

[Belizeit]

I remember around the late 60s we stopped and walked way out to the middle of the dam. Pretty impressive. Then we walked back to the car and drove slowly across. Very wide.

 

[mhinchliffe]

there's not a bend in that road!

 

[rubclt]

there's not a bend in that road!

Up and down bends

 

[rubclt]

Day 16 started with a cactus trying to send us a message. We had heavy traffic in Tucson, we drove through a “Dust Devil”and later a dust storm in New Mexico.

 

[mhinchliffe]

Flipped off by a cactus, dust devils and storms……..this seems to be such a perilous journey! Glad the Jeep is up to the task.

 

[MikeV]

Winning wars, dropped out of planes, dust devils, storms...another day at the office for Jeeps! Looks like a great trip thanks for the pics.

 

[rubclt]

Day 17 includes, gas stops, rest areas, traffic, and rain as we spend a second day crossing Texas.

 

[rubclt]

Day 18 clear weather, crossing the Mississippi River and steak with pepper dinner.

 

[rubclt]

Final travel day, we made it back home, thank you for following with us, more post to come as we sort through video and debrief on the trip.

 

[Belizeit]

Looks like a nice place to recoup your thoughts and energy

 

[xatu40]

Thanks for sharing! Look forward to the videos and your after thoughts.

 

[MikeV]

Thanks for sharing! I love following all of the adventures everyone has.

 

[rubclt]

A few photos from Rubicon Trial.

 

[TexasAg77]

A few photos from Rubicon Trial.
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So, the question I have is, were your rides sufficiently prepared for all the trails you attempted? Any that you said, geez, this wasn't as hard as I thought it would be?