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BACKCOUNTRY TOURS
 

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BAJA ADVENTURE

BORREGO BOONDOGGLE I

BORREGO BOONDOGGLE II

BY GOD, TO BODIE

COPPER CANYON

DEATH VALLEY I

DEATH VALLEY II

FAT HILL FANDANGO

GOLDEN LEAVES & GOLDEN TRAILS

LAND OF VOLCANOES

LUCERNE SAND SESSION

MOJAVE EXPEDITION

MONACHE
MEANDERING

PIUTE PASSAGE

SAN FELIPE
SAND BLAST

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MOJAVE EXPEDITION

This 1-day tour take you through the legend and lore in and around the Rand Mountains.  See the likes of Schmidt's tunnel, Colorado Camp, Bonanza Gulch, Last Chance Canyon and more!         Details

COPPER CANYON

ECO4WD's Copper Canyon four wheel drive tour.

Hotel-based, non-technical adventure tours that visit Mexico's Grand Canyon, the magnificent Barranca del Cobre — Copper Canyon.  This driving adventure is twelve exciting days you'll never forget.             Details

EXPLORING DEATH VALLEY I

ECO4WD's Death Valley four wheel drive tour.

Four day, hotel-based adventure tour that goes beyond run-of-the-mill attractions. The Racetrack, Teakettle Junction, Ubehebe Crater, Rhyolite, Titus Canyon, Striped Butte Valley, Charles Manson's hideout and Dante's View are some of the attractions.  (Also see Death Valley II)          Details

EXPLORING DEATH VALLEY II

ECO4WD's Death Valley four wheel drive tour.

Camping-based, four day tour visits the Saline Valley's hot springs, Mahogany Flats, Ballarat, Goler Wash, Charles Manson's hideout and Striped Butte Valley. *  (Also see Death Valley I)            Details

   
 

LAND OF VOLCANOES

 

The real forces of Mother Nature are close at hand in the northern Owens Valley. In the cool of early summer, learn about the natural forces and sleeping volcanoes that are shaping the local landscape along with local history. This 3-day tour is open to camping or using area motels.       Details

GOLDEN LEAVES & GOLDEN TRAILS

 ECO4WD's Golden Trails Adventure Tours

Enjoy fall in the high Sierra on this 3-day tour exploring historic backcountry Mono County, CA and Mineral County, NV. This tour takes off where the Bodie tour ends.                       Details

 

BY GOD, TO BODIE

ECO4WD's Bodie ghost Town four wheel drive tour.

Hotel-based, 3-day tour visits Bodie, the largest ghost town in the western United States and more. This tour takes off where Golden Leaves & Golden Trails ends.                                              Details

   

BORREGO BOONDOGGLE II

3-day tour visits Font’s Point, Sandstone Canyon, the "Phantom" rock formation, the Pumpkin Patch, bubbling mud pots, an artesian well and more. All in all, three good days of badlands adventures.                                                                    Details

   

BAJA ADVENTURE

Discover the lures and lore of Baja on this week-long camping adventure.  We'll throw in a hotel night or two to lighten the camping experience and encourage you to bring your water and fishing toys to play on the Sea of Cortez.                          Details

   

FAT HILL FANDANGO

 ECO4WD's Cerro Gordo Adventure Tours

Follow the Mulholland’s aqueduct and the old Midland Trail to Lone Pine to set up the motel "base camp." Visits the Alabama Hills, and the ghost towns of Manzanar, Reward, Cerro Gordo and Darwin.                 Details

 

LUCERNE SAND SESSION

This weekend camping getaway couples a sand driving skills improvement seminar with local historic, geologic and botanical high desert attractions similar to Lunch in Lucerne.                          Details

MONACHE MEANDERING

 

This 2-night camping tour makes 7,000-foot high Monache Meadows, the largest in the Sierra Nevada Mountains, base camp. The scenery and attractions are spectacular!       Details

 

PIUTE PASSAGE

 

This easy camping excursion combines sightseeing and exploration of historic areas. Finishes Sunday with an optional one-hour "Likety Split" white water raft trip on the Kern River.

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SAN FELIPE SAND BLAST    Low range is not required.

ECO4WD's San Felipe Sand Blast four wheel drive tour.

This 4-day, all hotel trip is a great opportunity to get acquainted with Baja and the impressive (25 foot vertical!) tides of the northern Sea of Cortez. We drive 50 miles of low-tide sand and explore the Baja backcountry including the Sierra de Juarez's Laguna Hansen.

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