Re: rachel back gate


Message posted by Scot Tway on July 17, 2010 at 21:32:22 PST:

You can drive right up to the back gate. Barricade and guard shacks are all there is to see. Seldom any guards visible. Front gate on Groome Lake Road is more interesting because of the Camos presence. I found Lunar Crater worth the drive to. The Apollo Astronauts trained there. It is also a pretty drive and takes you by Base Camp as well. This can be done in just about any vehicle. With a 4X4 and a GPS you might consider Project Faultless which is fairly close to Lunar Crater(by Southwestern standards!) Check out the Trip Report section(See @ left) for my reports in past years.
Take a LOT of H2O & a shovel just in case...I take several power bars(food) just in case. Remember it is open range so watch for cows and horses etc on the road. There is cell coverage(Verizon) right around Rachel and a few spots on Hwy 6 but not much else....don't count on it!
Have fun but BE SAFE...No AAA out there!!!


In Reply to: rachel back gate posted by Jim on July 17, 2010 at 15:08:47 PST:

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