Inside the front hall. Mr and Mrs Johnson were actually the builders and owners of the house and Scotty was just their friend and lived there also. Interesting history and phenominal how they got the materials and the workers to build this beautiful place.
This was a beautiful old chest in one of the music rooms.
On the way to Scotty's castle I stopped at Stovepipe Wells for fuel and then at the Mesquite sand dunes where I took these gorgeous pictures. I saw several different sand dunes on my journey.
After touring the castle it was getting late but Ubehebe Crater was only another 5 miles so I went and so very glad I did. What a great place. I know I want to go back and do some hiking around the area.
Back at the campsite I visited with friends and newcomers and we had a campfire and then the next morning Mary and I had told Zane, Jim and Nancy's grandson we would take him up on the other hills.
These are some of the salt crystals we found growing near a water source.
This is Bob and Don who were at the campout last year. Don is from Pahrump and is the one who led us to Lone Pine last year.
Zane
Looking toward Furnace Creek Ranch over the valley floor.
The last day. Packing up to leave. This is Ray and Erik{a new IBMC member} who saw the bikes and decided to drop by and stayed. The wind last night was about 60mph and was flattening out our tents. Once the packing was done I headed for 29 Palms. I stopped at Shoshone for fuel and Jim stopped by. He is a UMCI member I had seen in Okanagan Washington.
Here he is with Bob, a gentleman we had just met on a 2012 1800 Goldwing.
This is a fountain by the service station. I said my goodbyes and headed on to my motel. I stayed at the El Ranch Dolores . My plan was to go through Joshua Tree Monument the next day. I stopped at the Kelso Train Depot. Another very interesting place where I watched a video on the Mojave Desert.
If you are a train buff. This is definitely a must see as it has a wonderful train museum.
And this was my hotel.
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