Mojave Trails National Monument Overview Tour

[@Scrambler85]

Thanks for posting this, I can see the effort and research that you did for this. Definitely a thumbs up 👍

[@BackRoadsWest1]

Thanks for your comments!

[@SSL0707Star]

I stumbled upon this channel, what a GEM! I learned so much from this single video. I heard a lot about this trail, but couldn’t picture the whole area well. Thank you for all the research, and the best possible graphic presentation!

[@drek7361]

This is exactly what I needed to plan my trip there! Awesome video

[@BackRoadsWest1]

Thanks for the comment! Glad it was helpful to plan your next trip. Be sure to watch our tour on neighboring Mojave National Preserve for more places to include in your trip: kzbin.info/www/bejne/bYCbaKl8jNKel6M

[@videoluvr4204]

very good video, well done!

[@BackRoadsWest1]

Thank you!

[@magicemeryball]

This is a fantastic overview tour man. Thanks for your hard work - a great summary!

[@BackRoadsWest1]

You're welcome and thanks for commenting!

[@daviddunn5264]

Nice videography and commentary 👌🏼 much appreciated

[@BackRoadsWest1]

Thank you!

[@cootsluicer]

Well done, As a Explorer Scout in the 70"s our Post developed many springs in the area for bighorn sheep and other wildlife to protect water sources from non native species like wild horses and burros from defecating in the spring water ruining it for native wildlife

[@BackRoadsWest1]

Thank you and thanks for commenting.

[@jimsage1043]

Enjoyed this, thanks

[@antoinettepierce3330]

Hi, thanks for sharing. ❤️

[@BackRoadsWest1]

You're welcome, thanks for commenting

[@AdventureSlogger]

Great info. I've been fascinated about this area for years and have done some excursions there, now with your video I'm ready for the deep dive into each of these places. Thanks!

[@BackRoadsWest1]

You're welcome! Happy exploring...

[@TeslaTales59]

BRW1! Another excellent presentation!

[@BackRoadsWest1]

Thank you!

[@coddiwomplecolster7329]

Excellent production, I really enjoyed every aspect of this video. Truly, well done.

[@BackRoadsWest1]

Thank you!

[@johnmccaffery5186]

Really like this channel

[@BackRoadsWest1]

Thank you!

[@milesandhikes]

As a desert and abandoned towns (or semi abandoned) towns lover, I thoroughly enjoyed this video!!! I have been to a few of these places, but learnt of a few new ones that I'll hopefully visit someday soon (not during the summer haha) Thank you

[@BackRoadsWest1]

You're welcome. Glad you enjoyed it and thanks for commenting.

[@milesandhikes]

@@BackRoadsWest1 my pleasure! I’m loving your channel 😄

[@johnchedsey1306]

I've been through parts of this on old Route 66 but for some reason was unaware so much of the region is part of a national monument! I'm already contemplating future visits! Oh, and I have a photo I took of the Roy's Cafe neon sign hanging on my wall. They still turn on that light at dusk, which is super neat.

[@BackRoadsWest1]

Keep in mind that the reason for the NM is to keep this land looking as it always has with no new development. Therefore, there isn't anything more to see then when you last visited, other than the improvements to Amboy Crater and the repaired bridges on Rt 66.

[@DougKaltenberg]

Thanks. I just found my next trip.

[@BackRoadsWest1]

You're welcome and have fun. Be sure to check out the Mojave National Preserve too: kzbin.info/www/bejne/bYCbaKl8jNKel6M

[@Dachshund-Nator]

I remember when the Goffs Store was open, it was cool to stop for a great 🍔! Places like that were an oasis. 😎

[@BackRoadsWest1]

Same here. I wish I would have taken a picture back then. Back then, it seemed like an ordinary building that would always be there...

[@Dachshund-Nator]

@@BackRoadsWest1 Yep, I thought it always be there too. It was so cool being on such an isolated road and then seeing the Goffs Store, only thing better was arriving at Amboy.👍😎

[@distilledfreedom1840]

Best time to visit is May and June, flowers are out, not freezing as it is in winter, not too hot. It's how JT use to be. I still call Joshua Tree the Monument. It was way better back then, free, no people, could camp anywhere. Now it's full of people looking at cell phones.

[@BackRoadsWest1]

Well, California has a lot more people now compared to 30-40 years ago when JT was a NM.

[@rvboondocker2559]

Excellent! Thank you and I subscribed 😊

[@BackRoadsWest1]

You're welcome and thank you for commenting.

[@PVDriveWest]

Great presentation! Approximately where was the image at about :10 taken? Such an expansive view.

[@BackRoadsWest1]

Thank you! Sorry, but that is one of about 5 pictures that I didn't take. It was taken at the same point where the video thumbnail picture was taken. They were supplied by the entity that paid me to create the video. I'm guessing that it's Turtle Mountain Road west of US 95 (south of Needles).

[@dynamicbrakeman]

Nice video ! I love visiting all those areas ! How did you go from Afton Canyon over to Pisgah crater ? Back track I-15 to Minneola ? I recently camped in Afton Canyon at the east end where Basin rd crosses the RR tracks. We drove on the T&T roadbed from Crucero to Ludlow poked around and had lunch at the cafe.

[@BackRoadsWest1]

Thank you! The quickest way to get from Afton to Pisgah using paved roads is by taking I-15 west, exit Harvard Rd, go south, then get on I-40 going east. Yea, I've driven the back road to Crucero, then south along the T&T tracks across Broadwell Dry Lake.

[@bbb103]

Many will remember that Huell Howser hiked the Amboy crater on a sweltering day and then stopped at Roy's Cafe for a tall frosty glass of lemonade. Probably the most refreshing beverage he ever drank.

[@BackRoadsWest1]

Yup, California Gold! One can't help themselves to say California the way Huell did. You'll hear more about Huell in our upcoming video on Newberry Springs.

[@virgo714]

Hope they do updates, there is Dish Hill by Amboy

[@BackRoadsWest1]

What do you mean by "they do updates"?

[@janblake9468]

You show an old gas station at 13:54 that has been closed for decades. Stedman was a dry company town. Ragtown was the saloon and whore community for the miners. A portion of Camp Ibis also existed on the west side of Hwy 95 including a landing strip.

[@joinjen3854]

I do not recommend that area in summer! Take lots of food and water!

[@JimmyMon666]

Should mention summer for this region is the beginning of May through the beginning of October.

[@joanmarshall6653]

Duh!

[@BackRoadsWest1]

One of my favorite sayings: "what part of desert do you not understand?"

[@LaBamba690]

I used to have to dig irrigation ditches by hand in the summers for my dad at our ranch out there. You just have to keep your shirt and shorts wet all the time then you stay pretty cool, even in 100 degree weather.

[@brakesforsnakes757]

I highly recommend it and if you don't make it out chalk it up to natural selection.

[@markdaniel8740]

Driven through or flown over it hundreds of times. Very beautiful and very empty.

[@reubenj.cogburn8546]

This is really well done in almost every way. As a suggestion, you really need to step up the voice narration from children's story, to documentary for adults. The tone and tempo is for a nine-year-old.

[@luke2836]

Hmmm, I appreciate his relaxed, articulate delivery of information… I’m older than nine.

[@reubenj.cogburn8546]

@@luke2836 One likes, what one likes

[@BackRoadsWest1]

Thanks for the feedback. But I'm confused by the "tone and tempo for a 9 year old". How would that be different from someone aged 7, or 16, or even 65? Do you have a better definition? I've been making training videos for a long time and they need be narrated in a way so people can understand them, otherwise their useless. So many videos out there are either narrated much to quickly or by someone with a thick accent. Not sure what age group you fall under, but in my videos, I'd prefer to be understood clearly by any English-speaking person.

[@reubenj.cogburn8546]

@@BackRoadsWest1 I only mentioned it because I was watching with several other people, and two of them commented along the lines of what I posted. I can only suggest that perhaps you network with people who specialize in voice acting and professional voice overs. And yes, there are most certainly voicing styles that are customized to each kind of production you have. What I heard on your video, through inflection, tone and tempo, sounded much like a grade-school teacher reading to children with that simplified almost condescending tone. Now, not everybody is going to hear that. In fact the person that replied before you mentioned that he appreciated the distinct articulation and the comforting feel. I think if you go back yourself and listen with a critical ear, bearing in mind what I've said, I believe you'll see what I'm talking about.. I guess the bottom line is when I'm watching a documentary of any type, I want things explained to me in the clearest possible terms and in a manner designed for an intelligent adult. When I listen to the audio, I hear a youth storyteller. Keep up the outstanding work, we do appreciate it, but seriously, explore the possibilities of expanding what you've got. I've had college professors that put me to sleep, and college professors that kept my rapt attention. They did that with tone and tempo.

[@billhosko7723]

E x c e l l e n t .