“conquer the dunes”
Kelso Dunes, also known as the Kelso Dune Field, is the largest field of eolian sand deposits in the Mojave Desert. The region is protected by the Mojave National Preserve and is located near the town of Baker, San Bernardino County, California, and the Preserve Visitor Center. The dune field covers 45 square miles and includes migrating dunes, vegetation-stabilized dunes, sand sheets, and sand ramps. The tallest dunes rise up to 650 feet above the surrounding terrain. Kelso Dunes are closed to off-road vehicles, but are open to hikers. The trailhead is at the end of a three mile (5 km) graded dirt road splitting from Kelbaker Road. This road can be accessed from both Interstate 15 (at Baker) and Interstate 40 (east of Barstow). The dunes themselves lie just southwest of the Kelso ghost town and the Park's Visitor Center located in the historic Kelso Depot, Restaurant and Employees Hotel.
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Seriously one of the hardest and coolest hikes I have ever done.
Sliding down sand was never on my bucket list but it should be on everyone's.
Tough to get to due to the road being extremely bumpy and unkept. Make sure you bring water and some way to contact the outside world because it really is in the middle of nowhere in the Mojave Desert. It is worth it however. There will be no one else there so it is very peaceful. It is also mesmerizing to see such a crazy piece of geography in the middle of the continental US
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