The Mojave Road follows a desert corridor shaped by water, terrain, and generations of travel. Explore its history, practical route considerations, and Hardline trips connecting the Colorado River, Afton Canyon, Nelson, and southern Nevada.

We begin a dirt-track crossing of the Mojave Desert toward Las Vegas, moving from the mining remains of Evening Star Mine through Cima's Joshua tree country, volcanic terrain near Black Tank Wash, and the open surface of Cuddeback Dry Lake. Part 1 ends at the Husky Memorial, where decades of desert-riding history turn the story from landscape back toward the people who travel through it.

We set out from Parker Dam to cross more than 280 miles of Mojave Desert backroads toward Nelson, Nevada. What looked straightforward on paper shifted once we reached the trail, with mechanical setbacks, historic mining sites, and long stretches along the Colorado River shaping the trip. A route defined as much by the terrain and history as the miles themselves.