We made a very scenic 4-wheeler ride/hike with our buddies, Robert and Palma, and some new buddies, Rod and Michele, down into south-eastern Nevada, around the northern shores of Lake Mead. We turned off the freeway between Mesquite and Logandale and headed south on the back roads for 24 miles, where we parked the trucks and broke out the 4-wheelers. From there we headed out on 4-wheelers for about 4 miles into the rocks, where we enjoyed about a dozen different panels of lovely petroglyphs (let me know if you want to see photos.) Then back to the parking area and on for another 8 miles to the “Devil’s Throat” – a big round hole in the ground out in the middle of the desert, which is actually visible on the satellite photos on Google Earth. After throwing a bunch of rocks down into the hole (what else were we going to do?) we headed up the wash for another 8 miles to an area of amazing natural sandstone sculptures called the “Hobgoblin” – some of the most amazing natural formations I’ve ever seen (let me know if you want to see photos - see above for a small sample.) And then, since we were so close, we buzzed another 8 miles over to where we could see the marina at Overton, high and dry on the drought diminished Lake Mead. Then it was back the way we came, and home again home again for a full day’s adventure. Whew! Safe and sound, excepting some mild sunburn and sand abrasion in the eyes. I marked the whole route on my GPS so I could go back again some day if the opportunity arose.
