PALM SPRINGS HIKING AND OUTDOORS ADVENTURES
HIKING LEADER JASON BRUECKS - A PERFECT LOCALS' HIKING ADVENTURE FOR VISITORS
JOIN US ON A PLANNED WEEKEND HIKE OR BOOK A HIKING ADVENTURE DURING WEEKDAYS
LAVA TUBE AND AMBOY CRATER HIKE (EASY to Moderate HIKES)
MOJAVE NATIONAL PRESERVE , CALIFORNIA
(DAY LIGHT SAVING TIME CHANGE)
Saturday, March 13, 2022
LAVA TUBE MOJAVE DESERT AND AMBOY CRATER HIKE.
THESE ARE TWO VERY FUN HIKES. THE WEATHER WILL DETERMINE WHICH HIKE WE DO FIRST; AMBOY CRATER OR LAVA TUBE. WE WILL HAVE PLENTY OF SIGHTSEEING PLACES ON OUR TRIP SUCH AS DUNES, THE OLD TRAIN DEPOT, AND SALT FLATS.
AMBOY CRATER: THERE IS A 3-MILE ROUND TRIP TRAIL LEADING UP AND INTO THE CRATER. THE VIEW FROM THE TOP IS AWESOME. WE DO HAVE ELEVATION GAIN TO THE TO OF THE CRATER.
LAVA TUBE IS ABOUT 1 MILE HIKE AND IS VERY EASY. BRING AN HEAD LAMP FOR THIS SHORT VIEW IN A LAVA TUBE.
MEETING AT WENDY
6605 N INDIAN CANYON DR, PALM SPRINGS, CA
WE DEPART AT 6 A.M. SHARP! YEP EARLY BUT IT IS A LONG DAY OF EXPLORING. ALSO TAKE NOTE OF THE TIME CHANGE.
It is a drive 3 hours 150 miles each way, but it is so worth the chance to hike into the Lava Tube.
Carpooling Etiquette
If you are a passenger carpooling the etiquette is pay for gas. Figure that driver will be spending anywhere from $30 to $55 for a fill up. Don't be cheap with supporting your driver for gas expense. Usually to quickest way to get on a carpool is to either state you will drive, or that you are willing to pay for gas.
BE AWARE
There is a dirt road that is about 6 miles to the lava tube. It is a dirt road condition that all vehicles beyond a corvette clearance can drive.