Eastern Mojave Vegetation Tom Schweich
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Eastern Mojave Vegetation | U. S. Highway 66 -- The National Trails Highway |
| Tom Schweich |
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| | Victorville
| Other Articles: Interstate 15: at US Hwy 66 Junction: US Interstate 15
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Junction: Air Expressway, access to Field Trip Stop P-6 of the 2010 Desert Symposium.
| | Other Articles: Vista Road: at Old US 66 | HelendaleJunction: Vista Road | Other Articles: Unknown Road: at Natl Trls Hwy Junction: Unknown Road,
paralleling the railroad, while National Trails Highway veers east away from the tracks.
| | Other Articles: Field Notes: 21 Apr 2010 |
| Other Articles: Unknown Road: at Natl Trls Hwy Junction: Unknown Road,
along the bluffs above the railroad, with access to Field Trip Stops P-4 and P-5.
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Other Articles: Field Notes: 21 Apr 2010
| | Other Articles: Indian Trail: at US Hwy 66 Junction: Indian Trail, turn
here for access to Stops P-3, P-4, and P-5, of the 2010 Desert Symposium.
| | | Hodge
| Other Articles: Hinkley Road: at US Hwy 66 Junction: Hinkley Road
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Junction: Oak Grove Rd, turn northwest for Stop P-2 of the 2010 Desert Symposium.
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Inside the Barstow City Limits, below, National Trails Highway is also known as Main Street,
| | Other Articles: California Highway 58: at Main St Junction: California Highway
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Junction: Osborne Road, dirt. | About 0.35 miles east of California Highway 58, turn south off of Main Street and follow a dirt road to the top of a small hill Field Trip Stop P-1 of the 2010 Desert Symposium. |
Junction: South 1st Avenue |
| | BarstowThere is a little offset between South and North 1st Avenues.
| Other Articles: North 1st Avenue: at Main St Junction: North 1st Avenue,
north across the railroad yards, past the Barstow Depot, to Old California Highway 58.
| | Other Articles: Interstate 15: at Main St Junction: US Interstate 15
| | Other Articles: A Street: at Natl Trls Hwy Daggett-Yermo Road: at Natl Trls Hwy
| DaggettJunction: Daggett-Yermo Road and A Street | Other Articles: Minneola Road: at Natl Trls Hwy Junction: Minneola Road
| | Other Articles: U. S. Interstate 40: at Natl Trls Hwy Junction: US Interstate 40
| | Other Articles: Newberry Road: at National Trails Hwy Junction: Newberry Road
| | Other Articles: U. S. Interstate 40: at Ludlow Locations: Ludlow. | LudlowA couple of gas stations and a café. This might be the last gas station until Needles, because gas at Amboy is always doubtful, no gas at Essex, and gas at Fenner or Goffs is questionable.Junction: US Interstate 40
| Other Articles: Field Notes: 20040419060 |
| Locations: Bagdad. | BagdadBagdad is now just a railroad siding on the Burlington Northern Santa Fe.
| Other Articles: Amboy Road: at US Hwy 66 Junction: Amboy Road, south
through Sheephole Pass to Dale and Twentynine Palms. |
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Cross Burlington Northern Santa Fee railroad tracks. |
| Literature Cited: Other Articles: Field Notes: 19-Apr-08 Locations: Amboy.
End of the road at field trip stop. |
| Other Articles: Field Notes: 19-Apr-08
View of outcrop of Bouse Formation. |
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Other Articles: Field Notes: 20040419070 Locations: Amboy.
| AmboyRoad junction with former restaurant, motel, and gas station. Services available are unreliable.
| Locations: Bristol Lake.
Bristol (Dry) Lake | |
Junction: Saltus Road | | Other Articles: Kelbaker Road: National Trails Highway Junction: Kelbaker
Road | Kelbaker Road goes north between the Granite Mountains and the Providence Mountains, through Kelso, and then through the Cima Volcanic Field to Baker. | Other Articles: Field Notes: 20040419080 |
| Other Articles: Cadiz Road: at US Hwy 66 Locations: Chambless.
| ChamblessTrailer park, gas station, and small grocery store. Thompson (1921) does not mention Chambless.Junction:
| Other Articles: Routes to Water: at US Hwy 66 About 1.2 miles east of Chambless,
a small road heads southeast toward Cadiz.
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Cadiz Summit. | | Other Articles: Routes to Water: at Danby Locations: Danby. 1.7 miles southeast is the railroad
station of Danby. Danby is the beginning location of Thompson's (1921) route from Danby to Parker. Thompson stated that it was 0.6 mi. from National Old Trails Road to Danby. US Highway 66 has probably been relocated about a mile to the northwest. The old (1921-era) alignment of National Old Trails Road is shown on USGS 7.5" quadrangles and visible on equivalent orthophoto quads.
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| Other Articles: Field Notes: 20040419090 Essex Road: at Essex Locations: Essex. | EssexSmall town and railroad siding on the Burlington Northern Santa Fe. Southern end of Essex Road, which is one southern gateway into Mojave National Preserve.Junction: Essex Road, northwest to US Interstate 40 and Mojave National Preserve.
| Literature Cited: Other Articles: Routes to Water: at Fenner at Fenner U. S. Interstate 40: at Fenner Goffs Road: at Old US 66 Locations: Fenner. | FennerWide spot in the road, sometimes with gas.
Junction: | Other Articles: Routes to Water: in Goffs Lanfair Road: at Goffs Locations: Goffs. | Goffs
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California above … | Arizona below … In Arizona, this highway is known as Arizona Highway 66. | Other Articles: U. S. Interstate 40: at Topock Junction: US Interstate 40
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Other Articles: Field Notes: on old Hwy 66
View southeast toward Needles and Mohave Valley. |
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Other Articles: Field Notes: on old Hwy 66
Boundry Cone ahead on Old US Highway 66. |
| Other Articles: Field Notes: near Boundary Code Teddy-Bear Cholla (Opuntia
bigelovii) is found at several places along Old US Highway 66.
| | Locations: Boundary Cone.
Old US Highway 66 snakes around the west side of Boundary Cone. |
| Other Articles: Field Notes: near Oatman
| | Other Articles: Field Notes: at Oatman Locations: Oatman. | Oatman
| Other Articles: Field Notes: near Oatman Locations: Goldroad Mine. |
| Other Articles: Field Notes: above Goldroad Mine
| | Other Articles: Field Notes: at Sitgreaves Pass Locations: Sitgreaves Pass. | Sitgreaves Pass
| Other Articles: Field Notes: along Old US Hwy 66 |
| Other Articles: U. S. Interstate 40: at Exit 53 Junction: US Interstate 40,
at Exit 53, in northeast Kingman. |
| Other Articles: Field Notes: 20080530030 Locations: Hualapai Mountains. View of Hualapai Mountain to the south. |
| | Walapai
| | Antares
| | Hackberry
| | Valentine
| | Truxton
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Junction: Indian Reservation Road 9 |
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| Hualapai Indian Reservation below …
| Other Articles: Field Notes: 20080530040 Swertia albomarginata: in the Music Mtns Indian Reservation Road 1: at AZ Hwy 66
Junction: Indian Reservation Road 1, "Buck and Doe Road", generally north along the southwest rim of the Grand Canyon.
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| Other Articles: Field Notes: 20080530050 Eastern Mojave Geology: 400000 Locations: Peach Springs. | Peach Springs
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Junction: Indian Reservation Road 18 |
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Hualapai Indian Reservation above … |
| | Grand Canyon Caverns | | Hyde Park
| | Seligman
| Other Articles: U. S. Interstate 40: at Exit 121 Junction: US Interstate 40,
at Exit 121 | | Other Articles: U. S. Interstate 40: at Exit 123 Junction: US Interstate 40,
at Exit 123 | | | Crookton
| Other Articles: U. S. Interstate 40: at Exit 139 Junction: US Interstate 40,
at Exit 139 |
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| | Date and time this article was prepared: 8/20/2010 10:38:21 AM |
