Nevada Backcountry Discovery Route (NVBDR)

...Nevada's BDR is known to be a bit different than some of the others. Most interesting is the temperature differential between the northern and southern ends of the route - even as the north is still covered in snow, temps in the south reach over 100°F. For that reason, a lot of travelers split the trip into two - doing the southern route in winter or early spring and the northern bit come summer.

But not us; we're not that smart. Well no, that's not it exactly - it's just that the time we had to do the trip happened to mean we'd be doing it all in one shot. And we'd be doing it from north-to-south, just because we thought that'd be logistically easier.

At least, that was the plan....

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Jarbridge to Elko - We Wouldn't Have Made It - NVBDR 1​

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Jarbridge to Elko - We Wouldn't Have Made It - NVBDR 1​

 

...Anyone who's camped with me knows that I'm always a fan of finding a ridge along which to camp, and my hope was this part of the route - which crossed a ridgeline - would be a great place for us to stop for the night. Clearly - and perhaps obviously - previous adventurers shared my preference and as we reached the ridgeline, a lightly-travelled trail dove off the main road to the south - into BLM land!...

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Elko to Austin - Retracing the Pony Express - NVBDR 2​

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Elko to Austin - Retracing the Pony Express - NVBDR 2​

 

...As we approached the next set of mountains, some old ranching equipment caught our eye - could this be the overlanding and insta-expedition trailer we'd always wanted?...

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Austin to Tonopah - A Ridge, a Ghost Town, and a Rocket - NVBDR 3​

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Austin to Tonopah - A Ridge, a Ghost Town, and a Rocket - NVBDR 3​

 

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Thanks Steven! Was a fun trip for sure, and easy enough for nearly any truck I'd bet. Track is downloadable from ridebdr.com, so all you have to do is make the time!

 

Beautiful pictures and nice write-up. Thanks for sharing!

 

...Having visited the spectacle a couple times in the past, we knew what to expect and were looking forward to it! The cars - buried and stacked in various positions around the forest - have attracted various graffiti artists over the years, and while forest itself is stationary, the artwork is quite the opposite....

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Tonopah to Gold Point - The Day We Called the Cops - NVBDR 4​

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Tonopah to Gold Point - The Day We Called the Cops - NVBDR 4​

 

@siznarf
You said you need to take a vacation...

 

Thanks Matt!

 

You’ve got the best trip reports @turbodb

 

Thanks Adam! I don't know about the best, but I'm glad you're enjoying!

 

...I should warn you now - I probably oversold this story with the title... But anyway, let's get started....

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Gold Point to Pahrump - Two Naked Ladies and a Penguin - NVBDR 5​

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Gold Point to Pahrump - Two Naked Ladies and a Penguin - NVBDR 5​

 

...As we slowly-but-still-too-quickly made our way through the mountains, @mrs.turbodb discovered that not far from the route, a hike - to ********* Canyon, apparently allowed those who put in a little effort to enjoy a series of petroglyph panels, and we knew that despite it already being after 5:00pm, we had to make the trek....

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Pahrump to Oatman - Petroglyphs and Our First Ever 4-Stamp Mill - NVBDR 6​

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