Southern California, Jawbone Canyon, McIver's Jeep Road.

[Rivers90]

An hour and a half north of LA in the redrock canyon area are a bunch of off road trails. I am slowly working my way through them. I just did McIver's Jeep Road and some other trails going to and returning from this trail.
https://www.trailsoffroad.com/US/california/trails/1412-mcivers-jeep-road
https://maps.app.goo.gl/NRrNbKYX1Ceyrvcx6
https://webmap.onxmaps.com/offroad/...&link_id=01KNYRFWNP35M4X38VPFV98TE4&mode=dirt

The trail is harder than average and trees make it narrow in some places. There are some narrow shelf roads to get to the top too.

The views were amazing. We only saw one other group off roading that day. We went on a friday. Here are some photos.

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[Felix808]

Good fun out there

 

[EasternSierra]

I did that one in 1988 IIRC. Looked familiar! I've also hiked in on the Pacific Crest Trail from Walker Pass.

I remember one section that was a lot of loose cobbles and small boulders. My skidplates got a workout. Is that still there?

Also, are there still a few Jeffrey pines along the trail? It's a marginal place for them, climate-wise. The ones I cored for research had a lot of very narrow rings thanks to environmental stress. Hopefully, the droughts and fires of the last 20 years haven't killed them off.

 

[GhostlyVato]

Any idea what the weathers like down there early summer? Looking to make a trip in May/June​

 

[EasternSierra]

Any idea what the weathers like down there early summer? Looking to make a trip in May/June​

It's going to be pretty hot down on the desert floor and probably OK on top of the plateau. The mountain range is called the Kiavah or Scodie mountains. It's a big plateau at 6500-7000'. There's one spring, McIver's Spring, which should still have water that time of year. Not sure about later in the year. Haven't been there in a few decades.

 

[Rivers90]

I did that one in 1988 IIRC. Looked familiar! I've also hiked in on the Pacific Crest Trail from Walker Pass.

I remember one section that was a lot of loose cobbles and small boulders. My skidplates got a workout. Is that still there?

Also, are there still a few Jeffrey pines along the trail? It's a marginal place for them, climate-wise. The ones I cored for research had a lot of very narrow rings thanks to environmental stress. Hopefully, the droughts and fires of the last 20 years haven't killed them off.

Yes there was some areas with rocks on the trail. I think I only touched the skid plates once.

There were some sort of pine trees but I can't tell you what type.

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