Mojave Desert to Vegas to Grand Canyon Trip

[infennonlabs]

Planning a trip through Mojave Desert to Vegas to Grand Canyon and back from the peninsula the week between Christmas and New Year's. Anyone interested?

Any tips would be appreciated.

Here are the routes I'm thinking:

Camp in Alder Creek the first day and then on the Mojave Road the second day http://maps.google.com/maps?saddr=San Mateo&daddr=Alder Creek Campground to:n35 11.123 w115 41.567 to:n35 10.569 w115 30.555 to:n35 08.850 w115 18.898 to:Fort Paiute to:Las Vegas Strip, Nevada to:AZ-389, Arizona&geocode=FW8qPQId63W1-ClFVanvYJ6PgDGnG8wt9PyO_Q==;FaMFIQId1iDu-Cl_1AfVzNTBgDFF1GGDhy-PUw==;FefiGAIdEasa-Q==;Fda-GAId_ncd-Q==;FexOGAId6m4g-Q==;FZrPFwId-nYl-SkP14jECLLPgDEu7COYUVyh8A==;FRIRJwIdEJoi-Snr1Cg0OMTIgDFMgyYMXRniQw==;FTpoMgIdOF1H-Sk_kV0qTS7LgDH13DOJ5pI71w==&dirflg=d

Not planning on doing the water crossing

The other half of the route:

For the best route in current traffic visit https://goo.gl/maps/TbyJoDUtbwt

 

[Overland California]

I might be interested. That's a long trip though!

 

[infennonlabs]

I might be interested. That's a long trip though!

Yeah, I'm planning on camping a lot, 5 hour days or so. Not sure if weather will be a problem. Will send over the routes I have in a bit.

 

[infennonlabs]

Broke my Jeep, also it will be too much driving for me.

 

[vegasjeepguy]

Broke my Jeep, also it will be too much driving for me.

What happened?

 

[infennonlabs]

What happened?

Was coming back from the first camp spot on my scouting mission and I think I killed 5th gear. Broke down after losing power in 5th and lost fluid from the transmission and I think rear differential. Not sure of the extent of damage. Or if 1-4 still works. Think I was losing 5th the entire way home, had some grinding.

 

[vegasjeepguy]

Was coming back from the first camp spot on my scouting mission and I think I killed 5th gear. Broke down after losing power in 5th and lost fluid from the transmission and I think rear differential. Not sure of the extent of damage. Or if 1-4 still works. Think I was losing 5th the entire way home, had some grinding.

Ugh, that sucks. Post a “rebuild” thread. It will be interesting and informative.

 

[infennonlabs]

Ugh, that sucks. Post a “rebuild” thread. It will be interesting and informative.

Will do, definitely need help on how to attack the problem

 

[Overland California]

Will do, definitely need help on how to attack the problem

What's the status of your repairs?