Eastern Mojave Vegetation
Tom Schweich
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Eastern Mojave Vegetation
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Junction: US Interstate 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Junction: Air Expressway, access to Field Trip Stop P-6 of the 2010 Desert Symposium. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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HelendaleJunction: Vista Road | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Junction: Unknown Road, paralleling the railroad, while National Trails Highway veers east away from the tracks. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Junction: Unknown Road, along the bluffs above the railroad, with access to Field Trip Stops P-4 and P-5. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Junction: Indian Trail, turn here for access to Stops P-3, P-4, and P-5, of the 2010 Desert Symposium. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Junction: Hinkley Road | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Junction: Oak Grove Rd, turn northwest for Stop P-2 of the 2010 Desert Symposium. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Inside the Barstow City Limits, below, National Trails Highway is also known as Main Street, | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Junction: California Highway 58 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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BarstowThere is a little offset between South and North 1st Avenues. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Junction: North 1st Avenue, north across the railroad yards, past the Barstow Depot, to Old California Highway 58. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Junction: US Interstate 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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DaggettJunction: Daggett-Yermo Road and A Street | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Junction: Minneola Road | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Junction: US Interstate 40 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Junction: Newberry Road | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Locations: Ludlow. Images:
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Locations: Bagdad. |
BagdadBagdad is now just a railroad siding on the Burlington Northern Santa Fe. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Junction: Amboy Road, south through Sheephole Pass to Dale and Twentynine Palms. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cross Burlington Northern Santa Fee railroad tracks. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Locations: Amboy. |
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View of outcrop of Bouse Formation. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Locations: Amboy. Images:
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AmboyRoad junction with former restaurant, motel, and gas station. Services available are unreliable. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Locations: Bristol Lake. |
Bristol (Dry) Lake | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Junction: Saltus Road | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Locations: Chambless. |
ChamblessTrailer park, gas station, and small grocery store. Thompson (1921) does not mention Chambless.Junction:
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About 1.2 miles east of Chambless, a small road heads southeast toward Cadiz.
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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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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. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Locations: Fenner. |
FennerWide spot in the road, sometimes with gas.
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Locations: Goffs.
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California above … | Arizona below … In Arizona, this highway is known as Arizona Highway 66.
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Junction: US Interstate 40
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View southeast toward Needles and Mohave Valley.
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Boundry Cone ahead on Old US Highway 66.
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Teddy-Bear Cholla (Opuntia bigelovii) is found at several places along Old US Highway 66.
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Locations: Boundary Cone.
Old US Highway 66 snakes around the west side of Boundary Cone.
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Locations: Oatman.
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Locations: Sitgreaves Pass. Images:
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Junction: US Interstate 40, at Exit 53, in northeast Kingman.
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Locations: Hualapai Mountains.
View of Hualapai Mountain to the south.
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Junction: Indian Reservation Road 9
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| Hualapai Indian Reservation below …
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Junction: Indian Reservation Road 1, "Buck and Doe Road", generally north along the southwest rim of the Grand Canyon.
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Locations: Peach Springs. Images:
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Junction: Indian Reservation Road 18
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Hualapai Indian Reservation above … |
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Junction: US Interstate 40, at Exit 121
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Junction: US Interstate 40, at Exit 123
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Junction: US Interstate 40, at Exit 139
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Date and time this article was prepared: 3/11/2026 8:02:04 PM |