For the first time in five years, the "annual" TacomaWorld trip has morphed into two trips. 
I suppose, technically, I should call it a trip-and-a-half, given the debacle that became Half a Trip in Montana, but I prefer to see the glass always full (there's always something in there) so we're just going to call it two.
The timing of the second trip - in December - clearly rules out anything up north, so returning to Montana for redemption will just have to wait until next year. Plus, given the unexpectedly good time that we had in Death Valley a couple years ago, it only makes sense to return to the desert. While the default would generally be to head back to explore more of the park, Hurricane Hillary - in August - left the road system in shambles and most of the place is still closed to the public.
And so, we're headed even further south in the Mojave Desert - to the East Mojave Heritage Trail (EMHT).
Created in the late 1980s by Mojave Desert explorer and historian Dennis Casebier, rather than following an established historical route like the Mojave Road, the EMHT is a comprehensive tour through some of the most remote portions of the East Mojave Desert.
Split into four segments and more than 700 miles long, there's a lot of ground to cover in two weeks, so we're going to try to complete it in one!
Segment 1: Needles to Ivanpah - 173 miles
Segment 2: Ivanpah to Rocky Ridge -199 miles
Segment 3: Rocky Ridge to Fenner - 211 miles
Segment 4: Fenner to Needles - 155 miles
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