Home / Mojave Preserve and Desert bikepacking trips / Fall 2010: Route 66 and Kelso Dunes Wilderness Bicycle Camping
After an Amtrak train-and-bus trip from San José to Barstow, I bicycle the stretch of historic Route 66 from Barstow to Ludlow in California's Mojave Desert, then camp and hike around Broadwell Dry Lake and the Kelso Dunes Wilderness Area (which is west of the Kelso Dunes and doesn't include the dunes inside the nearby Mojave National Preserve).
These areas just west of Mojave National Preserve are new for me and make for an enjoyable trip. Kelso Dunes Wilderness is a gem. Sunny daytime skies and freezing temperatures on several nights; winter has arrived a bit early this year.
Day 1: Route 66: Barstow to Ludlow
47 photosDay 2: Ludlow to Bristol Mountains foothills by bicycle
38 photosDay 3: Day hike into Kelso Dunes Wilderness to the south end of Broadwell Mesa
81 photosDay 4: South Bristol Mountains foothills campsite to Broadwell Dry Lake by bicycle, with a detour to Ludlow for water
32 photosDay 5: Day hike across Broadwell Dry Lake and to Broadwell Natural Arch, Bristol Mountains, Kelso Dunes Wilderness Area
79 photosDay 6: Broadwell Dry Lake to Ludlow by bicycle
27 photosDay 7: Ludlow to Newberry Mountains by bicycle on Route 66
48 photosDay 8: Newberry Mountains to Barstow by bicycle on Route 66
52 photos