Exploring Fish Rock and Trona Pinnacles with Overland 4LO - California

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I would like to thank Overland 4LO for inviting me to this event and if you guys want to join this kind of event check out there facebook group page
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Fish Rock
DRIVING EAST FROM RIDGECREST, CALIFORNIA on Hwy 178, visitors will find these painted rocks at the edge of Poison Canyon, about halfway to Searles Valley. The rocks look like moray eels peering out from desert boulders at unsuspecting travelers.
According to various accounts, they were first painted in the 1940s by Joe Fox. The designs have been maintained by locals ever since the 1970s when a group of Boy Scouts painted over them and two local girls, Nancy Reed and Claudia Grandjean, repainted them. The girls were detained for questioning by the local sheriff, but area residents decided they wanted to keep the Fish Rocks. The girls were let off the hook and the images have been a part of the landscape ever since
The rocks are located just 15 minutes east of Ridgecrest, CA, two minutes before the turn off for Trona Pinnacles. There’s a large pull-off area on the northwest side of the highway, and the rocks are just a short walk away. They are free and accessible to the public.
Trona Pinnacles
The Trona Pinnacles are a unique geological features in the California Desert Conservation Area. The unusual landscape consists of more than 500 tufa spires, some as high as 140 feet, rising from the bed of the Searles Dry Lake basin. The pinnacles vary in size and shape from short and squat to tall and thin, and are composed primarily of calcium carbonate (tufa). The Trona Pinnacles have been featured in many commercials, films, and still-photo shoots.
The Trona Pinnacles were designated a National Natural Landmark by the U.S. Department of the Interior in 1968 to preserve one of North America’s most outstanding examples of tufa tower formation.
Camping
Dispersed camping is allowed on for a period not to exceed 14 days within a 28 consecutive day period. The 28 day period begins when a camper initially occupies a specific location on public lands. The 14 day limit may be reached either through a number of separate visits or through 14 days of continuous overnight occupation during the 28 day period. After the 14th day of occupation, the camper must move outside of a 25 mile radius of the previous location until the 29th day since the initial occupation.
There is no potable water or developed facilities other than a single vault toilet on site.
Pack out all trash. There are no trash services. In the desert environment, even natural items like orange peels take years to decompose.
Travel on existing roads and trails. Vegetation in this climate can take decades to recover when crushed by off road driving or parking.
Camp in campgrounds if available. Using campgrounds reduces the number of vehicles, so that the great views are not blocked.
Have a great time. The Trona Pinnacles are a great place to explore natural wonders and experience your public lands.

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[@tropangoverlanders6937]

That was such a fun trip. I’m glad you were able to make it to this event, Jeff!

[@WhatzsProduction]

It was Ben hope your truck is okey

[@tropangoverlanders6937]

@@WhatzsProduction Yes, I was able to drive it home.👍🏼

[@rhonbriones2286]

Thank you Jeff! Very good video! Hope to trail with you guys again in the future! 👍🤙🏼

[@WhatzsProduction]

Thank you Ron for inviting me and yeah hope to do this in the future 😁

[@pnw_element9822]

I like to thank 4lo to invite all of us to go here…lol that’s a true PINOY ya! Kuya Jeff

[@O4lo]

Men... I knew that you guys going to roast me..My bad lol.. I was in Texas time when I created the event hahah so it was 8am for me. Hahah Fish Crack! Panalo! Awesome video as always. I enjoy watching it and feel like inwas there with you guys!

[@BITTERFLEA]

Wow ang galing nyo po kuya! Nasa wishlist ko lng yung mga ginagawa nyo po. Ang sarap may mga kaibigan na ganyan.

[@Jessica-lq6yv]

Thanks!

[@chopperskier]

Oh man, I just drove right through there on my way to back from Whitney! I wish I had seen this sooner. Oh well- I DID drive the Reward Mine like in one of your previous videos! (Tip for anyone trying to do it: don't follow google maps- it has you turn left after a couple miles of dirt road... you want to stay straight until you get right up against the hillside, and then there is an obvious mine up and to the right, and THAT is where you go left, up and around the shoulder of the hillside... We made it the other way as well, but took some crossing over and we came out on the actual road to the mine right below the tailings pile)

[@gemarcelo23]

Awesom Bro!

[@AWBOFCL]

Can you camp anywhere here or do you need a reservation

[@WhatzsProduction]

You can camp anywhere in trona pinnacles without reservation

[@kqu109]

Can front wheel drive cars drive up to the fish rocks area?

[@WhatzsProduction]

I won't recommend it it's a little bit sandy and loose soil so you might get stuck

[@mickjlv5836]

Fish crack! Hahahahaha

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🤣😂