dryfj.com / drycyclist.com (kevin cook)

18/34
[ stop the slideshow ]

I try riding the worn-out paved track along the wash to avoid the deep sand and gravel in Jackass Canyon

06877-jackass-canyon.jpg A final glimpse of the Old Dad Mountain block as I get on with the trudge up Jackass CanyonThumbnailsThe faded paved track to the left is rather washed-out and grown-in, so I abandon it and return to the gravel of Jackass CanyonA final glimpse of the Old Dad Mountain block as I get on with the trudge up Jackass CanyonThumbnailsThe faded paved track to the left is rather washed-out and grown-in, so I abandon it and return to the gravel of Jackass CanyonA final glimpse of the Old Dad Mountain block as I get on with the trudge up Jackass CanyonThumbnailsThe faded paved track to the left is rather washed-out and grown-in, so I abandon it and return to the gravel of Jackass CanyonA final glimpse of the Old Dad Mountain block as I get on with the trudge up Jackass CanyonThumbnailsThe faded paved track to the left is rather washed-out and grown-in, so I abandon it and return to the gravel of Jackass CanyonA final glimpse of the Old Dad Mountain block as I get on with the trudge up Jackass CanyonThumbnailsThe faded paved track to the left is rather washed-out and grown-in, so I abandon it and return to the gravel of Jackass Canyon

This marks the start of two or three miles of mostly unrideable gravel in Jackass Canyon. I travelled Jackass Canyon during my Xmas 2007 Mojave National Preserve trip, so I know what to expect this time.