Trip Reports
Thanks to excellent reporting and writing by surviving members of the trips, here we bring you the REAL stories of what happens on these outings!
Select from the list of trip reports below to see what great times we've had on our trips! [Note: these reports are listed in reverse chronological order.
What has happened to Neal John's ol' "Tilton Hilton"?
Marian Johns took an incredible trip with Reda Anderson to Southeast Asia. A few photos from Marian.
Karen Monson diaries the May 23-29 trip to Southern Utah with Dan Messersmith. Allan Wicker shares some memorable photos.
Bob Jacoby lead a trip to the El Paso Mountains on May 3,2008. Allan Wicker shows what they saw in his photos.
The 2008 Desert Explorers Rendezvous was in Shoshone, CA. Dave Given lead the inbound trip to the Orofino Mine. Deb Miller Marschke talks about the trip she lead to Sperry Wash. Mary Hughes reports on the trip to Emigrant Canyon. Karen Monson tells us about the trip to China Ranch. Marian Johns describes what happened on her Springs & Cabins trip. Allan Wicker took some great photos from the main event, and he also captured some shots on the trips. Dave Bullock took some nice shots too.
Neal Johns tells us about leading a trip over The Mojave Road. March 14-16 2008.Check out the photos.
It was a beautiful day in Afton Canyon. Bob Dodds describes our fun day trip. Jim Proffitt has a posting also at
http://www.mathproffitt.net/AftonCanyon/index.html .
Looks like the Hector Mine / Cadiz Farms trip was fun - photos. Jim Proffitt has also posted photos: http://www.mathproffitt.net/HectorCadiz/index.html Emmett Harder tells us about the wonderful education we got at the Hector Mine and Cadiz Farms.
Quartzsite, 2008. Neal Johns tells the tale. See the photos of the day trip.
Neal and Marian John's lead a challenging trip to Arizona after Christmas 2007, but the scenery was worth it.
Photos from Decembers Christmas party, mostly involving underpants...
A montage of pictures speaks thousands of words about our trip to Chuckwalla Mountains. The trip leader, Allan Schoenherr, gives the details. The trip did not necessarily end, as Leonard Freidman explains.
The trip to Tonopah has some interesting photos. Here is what Nan Savage wrote about the trip.
Desert Explorers heads out to Goldstone Deep Space center. Read all about it!
We had a day trip to the top of Mt Baldy!
The day trip to Miller's cabin spring was interesting. Here's what we did.
Here's some images from the White Mountains Bristlecone trip.
Check out the photos from a day trip to Randsburg and the Burro Schmidt tunnel
There was a day trip after the General Meeting to San Gabriel Mtns. Here's a few photos too.
Wow! What fun we had at the 2007 Rondy! Wanna see? Read what the President, Allan Wicker, said about the event.
Alan Romspert & Allan Schoenherr had a fun group in Anza Borrego. Here are some of the photos that the gang took.]
Deb Miller Marschke and Steve Marschke hiked to Panamint City. Here are the photos.
View some photos taken on the Pisgah Day Adventure
Here's what Neal Johns says about Quartzsite.
Mal & Jean Roode had a great time on the Chloride trip.
Posted "Cranky" Thomas recollection of the trip he led in September, 2005, where they followed the Railroad to Bodie.
Here's some images from the 2005 Rendezvous, by Allan Wicker.
Neal Johns tells us about the El Rosario Festival in July, 2005.
We added the text and some fine images of Alan Romspert's trip to Death Valley in August of 2005.
Marian Johns and John Page led a fun trip through Southern Sequoia National Forest in July, 2005.
John Page's trip through the Eureka and Saline valleys, with a stop at Hunter Mountain, generated four separate trip reports by Nan Savage, John Page, Bob Jaussaud, and Warren Alksnis. Get the whole story.
The Friedmans tell us about Alan Romspert's trip into the Panamints in September, 2003.
Read Ann Fulton's account of More of the West, a trip led by the Johns in July, 2003.
Added John Page's trip to Mahogany and Coyote Flats in August, 2003.
Bob Martin gave me some CD's with trip reports. The first one we've translated for the web is the Kalbachs' trip through the Kern Plateau in August, 2003.
And one fine trip report by Susan and Elwood Berry describing one of the trips to Little Petroglyph Canyon on April 25, during the 2004 Rendezvous in Ridgecrest.
Here is the trip report by Allan Wicker and some great images taken by Allan Schoenherr during the trip that he and Alan Romspert led through the Orocopia Mountains.
Read about the Desert Explorers 2002 trip to Peru, reported by Marian Johns.
Found and posted the report and pictures of Debbie Miller's fine Mojave Potluck trip.
Added Marian Johns' version of the trip through the Wild Open Spaces of Nevada and Idaho. This complements Ann Fulton's description of the same trip.
Posted Marian Johns' report on the Mothers Day Wildflower Trip.
Added Gene Stoops' report on the weekend with the Olivers which was a joint trip with the Mojave Explorers.
We've finally posted the report by Bob Martin on his El Mirage Windsailing Trip.
One of the more noteworthy events of 2003 was the rescue of the Johns from a fate worse than death, maybe (for Marian), and just plain death (for Neal). Read Marian's story first. Then you can check Marilyn's story. If you want more, there's John's version. Finally, we have posted the True Story of the Rescue, and a followup Letter to the Editor of the Fishwrapper.
We found a copy of the Shoenherr Trip Report on the Arroyos Loop Trip led by Marv Patchen at the 2003 Rendezvous.
Added Ann Fulton's report of the Owyhee River (and more) trip led by the Johns in May, 2003.
Marian Johns and I put together and posted the story of the Desert Explorers trip to Peru in September, 2002.
Here's the straight skinny on the Boys' Weekend Out at the Pinto Mining Area, by Alan Romspert (now is he the good or bad Alan/Allan?)
The first of the trip reports from Rendezvous, 2003, the Sunday, March 2 Going-Home Rushes is from John Page
John Page describes Robb Anderson's Trip That Was Not To Be on July 13, 2002.
Anna Romero and Robb Anderson led an impromptu private day trip up the Miller Jeep Trail on June 22, 2002. We are taking the liberty of adding that to the portfolio.
We found some old reports from the 2001 Rendezvous. These include Jail Canyon by Ana Romero and Robb Anderson, Panamint Dunes Hike by Vicki Hill, and Titus Canyon by John Page.
We added the report and some pictures from the April, 2002, Anza-Borrego trip led by John Page and Paul Ferry.
Digging through our old files we found a report of Betty Wallin's fine trip to her ranch and Trout Creek in Arizona, in the spring of 2001.
We found a report, by Ann Fulton, of a trip to Arizona and New Mexico in May, 2001, led by Marian and Neal Johns. Sorry, Ann, to not post it promptly.
Added the report, by Robb Anderson, of the trip to the Calico Area, that he and Ana Romero led on December 15, 2001.
Added the Johns' Southeast Oregon Trip in 2001.
The Johns show all and tell all in the report of their Second Honeymoon.
Bob Jaussaud tells us about the spur-of-the-moment trip that he and Sue led into the Kofa Mountains of western Arizona on February 17-19, 2001.
Here's the report from the Johns' Christmas, 2000, trip into Baja California.
Reports of some recent day trips were posted: the September 23 San Sevaine trip by the Johns, the September 24 Cajon Pass trip by Bob Jacoby, and the December 2, 2000 Hungry Valley trip by Steve Bein.
Here's the trip report by Robb Anderson of the Panamints trip led by Alan Romspert on August 12.
We posted a big, big bunch of photos from Reda's Mongolia expedition; updated with the text of the trip report
The August Rocky Mountain High trip by Bob Martin and John Page into the Colorado San Juan Mountains and the Rio Grande National Forest, as reported by Dan Messersmith.
The late spring trips: Edmund C. Jaeger Nature Sanctuary and Chuckwall Mountains by Reda Andrson, Photography Day by Allan Wicker, and Anza-Borrego by Robb Anderson and Ana Romero.
Our Millennium Rendezvous trips: Baker to Shoshoneby the Jaussauds, Sperry Wash by Vicki Hill, Shoshone Day Trip by the Johns, Plant Trip by Alan Romspert, Chappa Springs by the Sears, and the Geology Trip, led by Dr Cooper and described by Myrtie Putnam.
See Quartzite 2000, by the Martins. Several pictures.
El Camino del Diablo by the Johns.
The Day Trip near Barstow by the Kalbachs.
The Hauser Geode Beds led by Delmer Ross and Reda Anderson, described by Reda Anderson.
The White Mountains, led by Alan Romspert, described by Reda Anderson.
Southern Death Valley, October 9 & 10, 1999, by John Page.
Bodie, Labor Day, 1999 by Marilyn and Bob Martin
Sequel to Copper Canyon by Charles and Mary Hughes (April, '99)
Copper Canyon by Pat Loomis and Virginia Hammerness (March-April, '99)
Copper Canyon by Neal Johns (March-April, '99)
Photo Album of the Johns' Copper Canyon trip (March-April, '99) by John Page (April, '99)
This page last updated Feb 28 2008