BNB Chronicles

Mojave River RVing" Contd

2006-08-29T11:55:00.000-07:00

To really explore the river and enjoy the beauty of the Mojave and the surrounding area, begin with the West Fork. From I-15, exit Main Street in Hesperia and travel 15 miles south. Here the river emerges from the timber-covered northern slope of the San Bernardino Mountains and pours into the clear water of Silverwood Lake, a thriving recreational area for boaters and fishermen with 130 non-hookup camp sites.
Below the lake, the small stream is usually dry until it meets the cold water of Deep Creek pouring down from Holcomb Valley. The confluence of these two streams is locally known as the Forks.
In 1971, the Army Corp of Engineers built a large earthen flood control dam across the Forks and in 1973, they added the 600-acre Mojave Forks Regional Park on a flat plain just above it. Set in the high desert country among tall juniper and sycamore trees, the campground has 25 full-hookup and 25 non-hookup sites for RVs and 30 for tents, four large group areas, picnic spots, and wooded nature and equestrian trails where a variety of squirrels, rabbits, raccoons and quail can be seen. In the evenings, mule deer often browse within the park boundaries under a mantle of stars.

Mojove River Cont'd

2006-08-17T22:45:00.000-07:00

In the last few years, many large recreational areas have been built along its 147-mile length with most of them containing excellent campgrounds for recreational vehicles. All of these campgrounds are easily accessible from Interstate 15 between San Bernardino and Baker, California, and are within two to three hours driving time from the Los Angeles area.

Mojave River

2006-08-17T22:22:00.000-07:00

The Mojave River in Southern Califonia is a great RV trail to follow. It is filled with RV parks and numerous RV activities.

For hundreds of years, the Mojave River has provided home sites for early man, trade routes for Indians, missionary trails for Spaniards, and exploration and emigrant routes for pioneer Americans. It has given its waters to the thirsty desert traveler and its pastured banks to the livestock of early settlers.
Today, the Mojave River is again offering its water and shores to the modern pioneer - the RVer. The river begins high in the San Bernardino Mountains of Southern California. It tumbles down the wrong side of the mountain, runs beneath its own river bed, rises occasionally to the surface and finally disappears forever under the desert sands.

Climbing Mt. Whitney

2006-06-19T16:07:00.000-07:00

Climbing Mt. Whitney
As we approached the summit under an iridescent cloudless blue sky, the barren whitish-gray stone mountain seemed determined to pull us down, in the thin air at 14,495 feet my lungs grasped for oxygen, my leadened legs struggled to move, then Andy uttered "Why are we walking in slow motion." Suddenly, we were at the top of this granite pinnacle called Whitney and two miles below us lay the Owens River Valley like a miniature movie set spread out between two majestic mountain ranges, the Sierra Nevadas on the west and Inyo-Whites to the east.

Carson Valley

2006-06-11T14:05:00.000-07:00

Today we are in the beautiful Carson Valley below the snow covered mountains surrounding Lake Tahoe . The valley this time of year is belly deep to the hundreds of cattle grazing in the pastures. The Carson River winds its way through the valley providing plenty of water for the thirsty fields. The river also provides some nice trout fishing for bank-side anglers. Across the valley near the foothills lies the little town of Genoa, the oldest town in Nevada, over 100 years old.

On the road through Idaho, Oregon, and Nevada

2006-06-09T22:35:00.000-07:00

On the latest US dollar, the gold colored ones, is an engraving of Sacajawea, a guide for Lewis and Clark. On her back is her child, Charboneau. As we left Jordon Valley, OR, and drove above the ranch pastures and out onto the sage brush hills we passed Charboneau's burial site. He had swam the Owyhee River, caught a cold, and died at a nearby stagecoach station of pneumonia, quite a long way from Lolo Pass in the Rocky Mountains of Idaho.

Trip to Idaho

2006-06-04T23:14:00.000-07:00

On May 31, we left Califonia to go to Caldwell, Idaho, to see my seriously ill mother. She is in an assisted living home. We drove to Lone Pine, CA, stayed over night. We took our car because I an't drive long distances especially in the motorhome due to a car accident lasst year. From there we went to Minden, NV, home of our granddaughter Vicky and family.We stayed two nights. Then we drove to Winnemucca, NV, stayed the night and drove on into Caldwell, ID, the next day. We got there June 3rd. We visited with her two days now. She is weak but in good spirits. She can't walk, but gets around in a wheelchair with some one pushing. She has a very nice room, well decorated, and her own recliner to sit in. We are staying in a Best Western Hotel not far from her. Anyone reading this, please keep her, Margaret Millspaugh, in your prayers. She is 94. Photo of my mom and dad in earlier years.

Texas Fishing Trip

2006-05-28T14:10:00.000-07:00

On May 17th, Barbara and I flew to Dallas TX, rented a car and drove east to Lake Fork Lake to meet our son Andy and his wife,Wanda. Wanda's parents, Carl and Betty Stacy came with us from California. Andy brought his boat from Sulfur, LA. They had rooms waiting for us at the Minnow Bucket Lodge and Marina. We caught bass, catfish, bluegill, sunfish, bar bass, and crappie. The most fun we had was on a pontoon boat Andy rented with a guide. We must have caught 80 crappie, 45 within legal limit. We fished from dawn to dusk. The Minnow Bucket is a great place to stay. It has a rooms, store, restaurant, launch ramps. Andy has a great bass boat.

Along the Mojave River

2006-05-06T17:32:00.000-07:00

Along the Mojave River

Joshua Tree National Park

2006-05-06T10:55:00.000-07:00

New book. The Mystical Vortex

2006-04-18T22:33:00.001-07:00

My latest novel, The Mystical Vortex, Gateway to Another Dimension, is available at the publisher, http://www.authorhouse.com/BookStore/ItemDetail~bookid~36183.aspx

Neanna Miller drives into the sleepy red-rock artist community of Sedona to meet her treasure-hunting boyfriend only to be caught in the tentacles of a blue-robed cult seeking a way into another dimension. They claim she is the Chosen One that will give them the power to reach beyond this time. She is soon involved with believers of crystal healing, psychic meditation, and medicinal properties of mystical vortex sites. With the help of her archeologist friend and a Yavapai Indian, they discover the meaning of the revolving images glowing in the vortexes.

The novel combines the suspense of an unraveling mystery with the action of a science-fiction thriller. The most recent in a series of narrow escapes and fruitless explorations finds a skeptical Neanna Miller and an ambitious Michael Adams giving romance and adventure one last fling. Using an old map, they set course across the desert of Arizona on a journey that eventually reveals Neanna as the “Chosen One." She alone has the power to overcome an evil cult who is harboring ancient, mystical secrets from another dimension in the desolate southwest. Rising to the call, Neanna meets her destiny, prevailing over the cult by finding inner spiritual peace and thereby harnessing the power of her newly discovered identity.

According to Roy King, President of the Southern California Writer's Assn: "A most thoroughly engrossing story -- almost constant suspense -- with enough variation in the pacing to bring the action scenes home effectively."

Welcome to my first Blog

2006-04-18T10:52:00.000-07:00

Here I am building my first blog with Susan, an excellent instructor. I am here at Catalina Spa with my wife, Barbara and our Dolphin LX motorhome. I will be sharing some of our traveling adventures with you as we go to some of the more interesting places here in California.