2008 Schedule--Updated 05/26/2008

Explore Historic California

Tour Information

 

We are an equal opportunity service provider. We use only designated trails and areas.

• Advance registration is required on all tours.
  
  
• Street-legal, fully insured,  4x4 vehicles with selectable low range transfer case are  required.
• Unless otherwise stated, tours are limited to 15 vehicles.
  
  
• The trip fee covers our insurance, organization, leadership and guide services. Guests are responsible for their own lodging, meals , vehicle, equipment and related expenses.

2008 TOUR schedule

 

Rising fuel prices are significantly impacting the way we do business!

Rather than raise tour prices or add a "fuel surcharge", we have established a tour minimum of six (6) vehicles per tour.

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  Invite a friend to bring his or her vehicle on the same tour and receive a $50 discount on your fee!
  
  

We rely on your continued support to make these tours possible.

We can also arrange custom tours for your group of six (or more) vehicles. Please contact us for information and pricing.

The Land of Volcanoes

Sat.-Mon, June 21-23,  2008

THREE-DAY TOUR: MOTEL / CONDO

FEE: $300 per 4WD (1 or 2 people)

$30 each additional passenger

Seen the films, "Volcano" or "Dante's Peak"? The real forces of Nature are close at hand in Eastern California. Stay two nights in or near Mammoth Lakes and explore northern Owens Valley from Bishop's volcanic tableland to the geologically active Long Valley Caldera. See geological forces at work in Hot Creek. Explore Mono Lake and area mining history. Easy-moderate 4-wheeling. Tour starts in Bishop and ends in Mammoth Lakes.

(Inyo and Mono Counties)

Beginners welcome!

Summer Fat Hill Fandango

Sat.-Mon, July 19-21,  2008

THREE-DAY TOUR: MOTEL / CONDO

FEE: $300 per 4WD (1 or 2 people)

$40 each additional passenger

Commerce from Cerro Gordo's mines caused Los Angeles to begin to bloom in the 1870's. Explore southern Owens Valley near Lone Pine and WWII relocation camp at Manzanar. Learn about the close, though sometimes strained relationship between the Owens Valley and Los Angeles that began with silver and lead. We'll challenge our vehicles to a steep climb on the Swansea Grade along the route of an old salt tram to the ghost mining city of Cerro Gordo.  Lots of scenic history and geology. Moderate 4-wheeling. Tour meets near Mojave (or in Lone Pine) and ends in Lone Pine.
 

(Kern and Inyo Counties)

Moderate 4-wheeling

Golden Leaves and Golden Trails

TBA  2008

THREE-DAY TOUR: MOTEL / CONDO

FEE: $300 per 4WD (1 or 2 people)

$30 each additional passenger

We'll explore historic and scenic areas north of Mono Lake and into Western Nevada. This is a companion to our other Owens Valley tours (Land of Volcanoes and By God, to Bodie). One one day we'll visit Aurora, Nevada (the original county seat of Mono County, Calif.). The next day we're off to the historic mining area of Dunderberg and the site of Jordan, where an avalanche erased Bodie's electricity. Stay two nights in Mammoth Lakes, Lee Vining or Bishop. Tour starts and ends in Mammoth Lakes.
 

(Mono County, California and Mineral County, Nevada)

Beginners welcome!

The Fall Mojave Expedition

Sat. October 18, 2008

ONE DAY TOUR

FEE: $65 per 4WD (1 or 2 people) + $5 donation to Friends of Jawbone Canyon

$10 each additional passenger

Explore mountains and canyons in the El Paso Mountains north of Mojave. Visit Bickel Camp and Burro Schmidt's 32-year underground obsession as seen on Huel Howser's California's Gold. Enhance your 4WD driving skills. Visit the "living ghost town" of Randsburg. On this one day tour, suitable for the entire family, you'll discover a scenic and historic area just beyond your back door. Tour starts near Mojave and ends in Randsburg.
 

(Kern County)

Beginners welcome!

A Day of Desert Exploration

Sun. October 19, 2008

ONE DAY TOUR

FEE: $65 per 4WD (1 or 2 people) + $5 donation to Friends of Jawbone Canyon

$10 each additional passenger

OR

$40 per 4WD (1 or 2 people) if you also go on the Fall Mojave Expedition

Stay overnight from the Mojave Expedition (see above) in Ridgecrest and join use for high desert exploration. Location and itinerary still to be decided.

This is offered as either a companion to the Mojave Expedition or as a separate one day trip. (See pricing information above)
 

Beginners welcome!

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Cecile
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Well behaved women rarely make history - Laurel Thatcher Ulrich
Explore Historic California