Day 4 - Las Vegas to LA, After Soda Lake
After the Soda Lake experience (recommended!) I decided to try to stick to better marked trails the rest of the way into LA. I didn't have a detailed map but took some rough notes and decided to figure the rest out as I went along
GPS desert trails from Las Vegas to Los Angeles
Video - Powerline area
15 second clip of powerline area
Photo - Power Lines
Using the power lines, which become more abundant as I got
closer to LA, I figured that I could ride up to the city limits
until the land access issues became more difficult. These powerlines ran through
some fields that were being watered. I didn't
know if I was wanted here or not so I made it through quickly, better safe than
sorry..
Photo - Energy Station
The closer to LA one gets the more interesting the industrial
complexes in the middle of the desert get.
I haven't looked up what all of the businesses that I saw do but I don't think
that this is a meth lab.
Photo - sunset in BLM area
I also got the chance to run on some BLM trails which afforded nice sunsets and smooth wide gravel roads.
Video - BLM area
This was taken at sunset. You can see the oil pressure light
on my dash light is on.
This is a malfunction that we still haven't worked out yet but then again that's
what these test rides are about.
For the rest of the ride into LA, I hooked up on the freeway from Apple Valley on in. It was nighttime and I was interested in getting to the hotel to catch up on some badly needed sleep. The bike was caked in clay and alkaline that I tried to wash off at a rest stop but that would require a full 1-2 hours to really get clean. I only had a few bruises and other bumps, it had been a great ride and while I could have taken more pictures of the various sections, you'll just have to go and ride this area yourselves to get a sense of how amazing it is. :-)