In 1984 my dad took me Yuha desert to teach me how to drive a 69’ Jeep Commando 3 speed. We drove down 98 from 8 and we passed a large cross on a 20’ mound and took the next dirt road going north. My dad got out and walked and he told me to drive up the dirt road about 5 miles and see what is up there. I drove about 2-3 miles and a military jeep came out of nowhere and stopped me and told me this is private property and I had to turn around and leave. We actually got chased out of Yuha desert 3 times in the early 1980’s.
That’s right! Your dad is on CZcams, and thank God he is too! Now more than ever, in these strange times, these videos have brought so much joy to my life. Wheel on!
another great family friendly adventure. I liked the comments about spending time with family. You never know how long people you care about are going to be with you. There is a hour glass of time that sometimes runs out on you. I wasn't always one to put family 1st wasn't until my older brother was murdered in 1993 that I did. So if anyone reading this isn't spending time with family or your not not talking to family. Start! Life's way to short and when they are gone it's too late.. Thanks Brad for the reminder.
Incredible seeing how far you have progressed. Been watching all your old videos working my way forward and wow, keep up the great work sir. Such enjoyable content!
Great video, and particularly liked your advice on family bonding as am going through the same phase too. Keep jeeping and stay safe out there mate 👍🏼👍🏼
what a great family trip AND Rocket got to tag along? So cool. Being from Switzerland the desert will always be amazing and fascinating to me. So rad you found the fossil oyster bed.
Grew up in El Cajon,CA. As a kid, spent a lot of time camping in the desert in that area with my neighbors. Spent many trail miles bouncing around in my neighbor's old Willey's jeep. On one trip, in 1970, we went to ancient oyster beds. Probably that same area, but was only 10 at the time. I remember picking through the shells looking for matching top and bottom sections. Many to be found back then. Same with vast amounts of petrified wood. Not as many people interested in camping/exploring that area as there is today.
You took me back to some great memories as a teen camping outside of Ocotillo at the base of the mountain there! The desert is a different kind of beautiful!
Love when you do the family trips. So important with the stress of everyday life for family to stay connected and grounded. As kids get older and they have their own life's and challenges. A day or two together without the outside world is just the perfect salutation for a family. ❤️👍
Great work I enjoyed seeing the family all together. Everyone did a great job. I would love to see more of the boy doing video. I think it would go great.
Family time is the best, especially since they all have lives of their own. What an interesting trip, and time spent reminiscing about 6 years ago. Thanks. Until next time... Travel safe.
Great family trip. They are so special. We are blessed to have our two adult children back living at home. Yes a blessing of Covid-19. We have enjoyed many fun times we would never otherwise would have had. Thanks for taking us along.
I totally agree with you on spending quality time with your kids. While my son and I love four-wheeling together, he just started his own BBQ business. Have an event today at a local brewery. While friends have "volunteered" to help for $25 per hr, my labor is free. We get to spend all day together slinging meat. Doesn't get any better.
@@regenakowitz Oh didn't realize you had three. You're all naturals in front of the camera. At least it comes across that way. Thanks for sharing your adventures with us!
Idk if it’s just me but I love that jk it’s so nice and clean like it’s not even taken off the road the color matched all the way to the rims mad props 👌🏽
Love the family vids! For my family it’s the opposite way around. My parents caught my passion for the outdoors and now they will be travelling with me in their camper trailer 👍
Some of my best AB memories come from the Mortero Wash area. On a recent solo visit to the railroad I took a selfie of me holding up my wrist at exactly 3:10 in the afternoon. I was waiting for the 3:10 to Yuma!
Totally agree with your wife on the beauty of the desert! Originally from the Pacific Northwest but now have a place in St George, Utah . Completely different but each is amazing in it’s own way.
That Rocket looks like a real biter... I would suggest sleeping with the lights on. But what a great trip! Would love to see the desert like that someday. Come by my place in FL and you can have all the oyster shells you can carry!
Brad this why I love good quality gear and justify the reasons for my many JK purchases 5:35. The quality and excess of gear, limits/reduces the stresses of camping.
Awesome! Family is the best! ❤ I found a petrified clam at the highest peak in Southern Nevada. I need to go collect some of those oster fossils for my rock collection. Please stay safe! And thank you for your videos and adventures you share with us.
I live in so cal and have been to many of the places you have shown. But give me the higher mountains with the large pines and Sequoias. Plus the fishing that comes with it.
I thought it would be fun to take my sons fossil hunting. I tried to get them motivated and told them all about fossils, then my son said, "It takes one to know one, right dad"? I do love them.
Maybe throw some Ram+Four Wheel campers content to mix it up or spice it up the winter adventures, maybe snow camping to see how FWC Hawk can hold up to the winter cold. Just a suggestion. Great videos BTW as always.
im a desert rat to,. ocotillo wells . star gazing . love when. a lil wind picks up { not a dust storm} blows tru the trees , clouds , and walking in the wash or up on a hill look at the plants and rocks wonder when the. last time some one walked here, its a place that most tourist never go , is more to SAN diego than the beach
Hey brad with your experience do you think you could show your first aid kit and talk about different levels of them. And maybe build one up? Thanks, GM2.
Fun fact from a wind turbine tech I once worked with: each, EACH, turbine takes up to ten years to break even. From all the paperwork involved to transporting parts to assembly and PM, (not counting any catastrophic mishaps), it takes ten years to break even. That’s how ineffective they are. 😔 And my beautiful Wyoming is starting to get covered in them. 😩
Nice video Brad. It snowed about 5 inches here last night but gas is only $4.09. They've put wind turbines all over the mountains here in WV which to me is an eyesore. My son lives in Mission Viejo so next time we visit we'll be looking for the clam fossils. Thanks
Would having a coal plant or nuclear powere facility be any prettier? I kinda dig wind farms they seem graceful. But I don't leave with them too close by. I drove by some trucks in WY carrying blades...Holy smokes they're so much more massive than I thought. They're having some success with farms on the ocean which is kind of cool. These are all steps and growing pains reaching to a sustainable future.
@@moriseyusa there are several coal burners near me. You can see the smoke stacks off in the distance. When you drive by they just look like any other industrial building. The wind turbines on the other hand where put on top of some remote mountain ranges. What was once a beautiful drive through the mountains is now a tour of giant blades spinning in the sky. Imagine wind turbines on Black bear pass. There would never be a power plant built there but they could put a line of WT clear across them. I've driven by the wind farms out West. Wide open flat land that isn't considered scene. There they took some very scenic area and put what I feel are eyesores.
I own a Jeep Wrangler Willys and I just want to know what tire size do you carry and if a Willys would require a lift to set up those tires? This is my first Jeep , and I love how those tires look. I’ve tried seeing your other videos but not sure in which video you mention about your tires. Love your content Brad! Thanks
Rocket must be smart or lucky, last time I had my dogs off leash out there one of em got a Cholla ball on his face. I ripped my shirt off in attempt to grab it before it got worse but he got to it first and ended up with multiple piercings through his mouth, jawls and in his paws. My wife had to coddle him all the way to the emergency vet for a removal procedure. That was a quick end to the weekend camping trip!
Rocket's a very smart pup! 😉 He doesn't go out with us very often these days (he's 12 and has arthritis and is pretty much deaf), but we used to bring him more often so he's learned his way around a trail. When Devyn's with us, it's easier to bring Rocket since he likes to stick by his boy's side. 😊
Such a wonderful chance to see the family enjoying the trip. Best line "Your Dad is on CZcams."
In 1984 my dad took me Yuha desert to teach me how to drive a 69’ Jeep Commando 3 speed.
We drove down 98 from 8 and we passed a large cross on a 20’ mound and took the next dirt road going north. My dad got out and walked and he told me to drive up the dirt road about 5 miles and see what is up there. I drove about 2-3 miles and a military jeep came out of nowhere and stopped me and told me this is private property and I had to turn around and leave.
We actually got chased out of Yuha desert 3 times in the early 1980’s.
Awesome! My favorite CZcams channel. So great when the entire family can go off road and just enjoy nature. This is what dreams are made of.
That’s right! Your dad is on CZcams, and thank God he is too! Now more than ever, in these strange times, these videos have brought so much joy to my life. Wheel on!
another great family friendly adventure. I liked the comments about spending time with family. You never know how long people you care about are going to be with you. There is a hour glass of time that sometimes runs out on you. I wasn't always one to put family 1st wasn't until my older brother was murdered in 1993 that I did. So if anyone reading this isn't spending time with family or your not not talking to family. Start! Life's way to short and when they are gone it's too late.. Thanks Brad for the reminder.
Well said, thank you!
Incredible seeing how far you have progressed. Been watching all your old videos working my way forward and wow, keep up the great work sir. Such enjoyable content!
Thank you!
Love the musical chairs videography edition of Trail Recon. Also, great to hear about how far you’ve come in 6 years!
10:50-53……love how Rocket seems displeased with navigation skills. 😆
Great video, and particularly liked your advice on family bonding as am going through the same phase too. Keep jeeping and stay safe out there mate 👍🏼👍🏼
Keep trucking or keep JEEPING👍🏼🇺🇸😉
Thanks mate and amended 👍🏼
Great Family adventure vid. Keep it coming! Love seeing your boys being part of the channel. Have a safe & blessed adventures ahead. 💙
what a great family trip AND Rocket got to tag along? So cool. Being from Switzerland the desert will always be amazing and fascinating to me. So rad you found the fossil oyster bed.
Grew up in El Cajon,CA. As a kid, spent a lot of time camping in the desert in that area with my neighbors. Spent many trail miles bouncing around in my neighbor's old Willey's jeep. On one trip, in 1970, we went to ancient oyster beds. Probably that same area, but was only 10 at the time. I remember picking through the shells looking for matching top and bottom sections. Many to be found back then. Same with vast amounts of petrified wood. Not as many people interested in camping/exploring that area as there is today.
Hey Brad and fam...yes we did, my wife and I enjoyed this evenings showing very much. PS What a back yard y'all have there. Stay well
You took me back to some great memories as a teen camping outside of Ocotillo at the base of the mountain there! The desert is a different kind of beautiful!
Our kids are both married and they enjoy spending time with us after all of these years. It definitely is special. Enjoy!
Love when you do the family trips. So important with the stress of everyday life for family to stay connected and grounded. As kids get older and they have their own life's and challenges. A day or two together without the outside world is just the perfect salutation for a family. ❤️👍
Great work I enjoyed seeing the family all together. Everyone did a great job. I would love to see more of the boy doing video. I think it would go great.
Family time is the best, especially since they all have lives of their own. What an interesting trip, and time spent reminiscing about 6 years ago. Thanks. Until next time... Travel safe.
Awesome video & love the statement, "Value Every Moment". Thank you for sharing your time with your family.
Great family trip. They are so special. We are blessed to have our two adult children back living at home. Yes a blessing of Covid-19. We have enjoyed many fun times we would never otherwise would have had. Thanks for taking us along.
beautiful Family👍
I totally agree with you on spending quality time with your kids. While my son and I love four-wheeling together, he just started his own BBQ business. Have an event today at a local brewery. While friends have "volunteered" to help for $25 per hr, my labor is free. We get to spend all day together slinging meat. Doesn't get any better.
Love the family time exploring!
Great video! Love the 2 door and railroad ruins
Pretty desert terrain. So cool both your boys got to go. Deserts are so barren but so beautiful at the same time! 🌵
After watching this video it brought back memories in 1972 camping with my parents and 7 siblings in juniper springs Florida. I loved it.
Great video. Very nice seeing your family reminisce. Great family
I spent 4 years Putting up wind turbines in Iowa, N Dakota and Texas.
Very cool video! Love seeing a family out together enjoying each other! ❤️
The bumpers look great on the JK.
Color matching to the body makes the difference including the roof and fenders.
Never seen devan in your videos. Thanks for sharing your time with your family with us.
You should check out this video, czcams.com/video/OFReQHoAguU/video.html. It's just Brad and Devyn, and Devyn planned the entire trip. 😊
He's been in a few, this is one of my favorites with him: czcams.com/video/OFReQHoAguU/video.html
I agree. I can't wait to head to Colorado with my dad.
Great to see your family all out together!
It was great to have most of my boys with us...we tried for all three, but it didn't work out. Maybe next time!
@@regenakowitz Oh didn't realize you had three. You're all naturals in front of the camera. At least it comes across that way. Thanks for sharing your adventures with us!
You found them! Awesome... So good to see the family doing family stuff!
TrailRecon I enjoy watching your newest videos during my morning coffee. Thanks
Idk if it’s just me but I love that jk it’s so nice and clean like it’s not even taken off the road the color matched all the way to the rims mad props 👌🏽
Brad, you're the man! Love the fam bam time.
Driving from Painted Gorge to Carrizo mountain is pretty cool. Has different turn offs for different view points on top of the mountains.
Love Regina's music selection - the same Sirius channels I listen to. 👍
Watching your videos always makes me want to get a Jeep! haha but priorities for now! FAM + Jeeps >.
Thanks for sharing.
Love the family vids! For my family it’s the opposite way around. My parents caught my passion for the outdoors and now they will be travelling with me in their camper trailer 👍
Another great video. Even if you hadn't found the shells the time with family is an awesome thing
This is awesome. Thank you. Love the family together.
Some of my best AB memories come from the Mortero Wash area. On a recent solo visit to the railroad I took a selfie of me holding up my wrist at exactly 3:10 in the afternoon. I was waiting for the 3:10 to Yuma!
Another great video 💯
Totally agree with your wife on the beauty of the desert! Originally from the Pacific Northwest but now have a place in St George, Utah . Completely different but each is amazing in it’s own way.
this is life goals
Thank you once again. Awesome videos which lift me up everytime. Cant wait for the next.🇺🇸
That Rocket looks like a real biter... I would suggest sleeping with the lights on. But what a great trip! Would love to see the desert like that someday. Come by my place in FL and you can have all the oyster shells you can carry!
Brad this why I love good quality gear and justify the reasons for my many JK purchases 5:35. The quality and excess of gear, limits/reduces the stresses of camping.
Love watching your videos. My daughter is 9 so I'm getting in all the family camping I can. Were doing the Mojave Road first week of april
Wow almost $6 a gallon for fuel in Cali. Not a cheap drive through the desert. Great views though.
Awesome! Family is the best! ❤ I found a petrified clam at the highest peak in Southern Nevada. I need to go collect some of those oster fossils for my rock collection. Please stay safe! And thank you for your videos and adventures you share with us.
Oh wow, what a cool find!
When TrailRecon posts, I hit like before I hit play because I know it's worth it.
Right on!
I live in so cal and have been to many of the places you have shown. But give me the higher mountains with the large pines and Sequoias. Plus the fishing that comes with it.
Awesome family trip👍🏼
I thought it would be fun to take my sons fossil hunting. I tried to get them motivated and told them all about fossils, then my son said, "It takes one to know one, right dad"? I do love them.
LOL!
8:35 I need these tires for me jeep!!! Argh I love being a broke med student 👩🎓
Great family content, music and terrain. It's a real shocker to see what you are paying for gas.
Your channel really inspired me to get out and explore. My family and I were just at montero wash and dolomite mine last weekend!
Maybe throw some Ram+Four Wheel campers content to mix it up or spice it up the winter adventures, maybe snow camping to see how FWC Hawk can hold up to the winter cold. Just a suggestion. Great videos BTW as always.
One look. Ive been there. Borrego Springs in the early 80s. Man, I gotta head back.
Regena: "Your Dad is on CZcams" Yup! probably never saw that coming!
such cool family fun !! serious B-roll workout :)
I want to be there right now!!
Regina, you didn’t get lost. You took an alternative route 😁
I'll go with that response! 😂
Beautiful scenery!
im a desert rat to,. ocotillo wells . star gazing . love when. a lil wind picks up { not a dust storm} blows tru the trees , clouds , and walking in the wash or up on a hill look at the plants and rocks wonder when the. last time some one walked here, its a place that most tourist never go , is more to SAN diego than the beach
That Chevron in Ocotillo really burns the wallet
What a beautiful place! Greetings from Brazil!
Mama Recons Jeep needs some upgrades!!!!! She is the BOSS!!
Fun day!
Very cool. That’s the best experience.
Incredible job on the video; and where’s the clam dip?😎
Wind Mill, I was going to $500,000. $2.500,000 I would never have thought
Sweet video!
Hey brad with your experience do you think you could show your first aid kit and talk about different levels of them. And maybe build one up? Thanks, GM2.
That tressel you stopped at looks like the place they filmed in "Breaking Bad" train scene .
Great video, I really enjoyed it! :-)
Some ”fun fact”: Gas prices here in Sweden are x2,4 compared to the US” :-(
Go Go Master Chief!!!!
I literally saw some yesterday at Split Mountain Road about a mile in haha!
I miss Jordan’s Red TJ!!! Wish you had more time with it 😎
You should come hunt Trilobites with us.
I never knew you had a dog lol
Awesome video! Hope you left those oyster fossils behind, though. If everyone who visits takes souvenirs there won’t be any fossils left.
amazing video as always keep up the great work
Thank you!
Been there, done that. Great place.
I'm in Boston we dont have deserts here
Hope you find the oyster shells my bro
Fun fact from a wind turbine tech I once worked with: each, EACH, turbine takes up to ten years to break even. From all the paperwork involved to transporting parts to assembly and PM, (not counting any catastrophic mishaps), it takes ten years to break even. That’s how ineffective they are. 😔 And my beautiful Wyoming is starting to get covered in them. 😩
You found the oysters! Thanks for providing the coordinates, a map is definitely a must. Any issues with the Jeep’ s navigation gear?
Great family video!! I was wondering about the 4xe? Problems worked out?
Love these trips! My 4xe order is coming soon (first time jeep owner). I’d love to know the essential tools/items you usually take on these trips.
Awesome
Nice video Brad. It snowed about 5 inches here last night but gas is only $4.09. They've put wind turbines all over the mountains here in WV which to me is an eyesore.
My son lives in Mission Viejo so next time we visit we'll be looking for the clam fossils. Thanks
Would having a coal plant or nuclear powere facility be any prettier? I kinda dig wind farms they seem graceful. But I don't leave with them too close by. I drove by some trucks in WY carrying blades...Holy smokes they're so much more massive than I thought. They're having some success with farms on the ocean which is kind of cool. These are all steps and growing pains reaching to a sustainable future.
@@moriseyusa there are several coal burners near me. You can see the smoke stacks off in the distance. When you drive by they just look like any other industrial building. The wind turbines on the other hand where put on top of some remote mountain ranges. What was once a beautiful drive through the mountains is now a tour of giant blades spinning in the sky. Imagine wind turbines on Black bear pass. There would never be a power plant built there but they could put a line of WT clear across them. I've driven by the wind farms out West. Wide open flat land that isn't considered scene. There they took some very scenic area and put what I feel are eyesores.
what episode did marco cook the steak directly on the coals? I can’t find it and want to try it!
I own a Jeep Wrangler Willys and I just want to know what tire size do you carry and if a Willys would require a lift to set up those tires? This is my first Jeep , and I love how those tires look. I’ve tried seeing your other videos but not sure in which video you mention about your tires. Love your content Brad! Thanks
You can probably fit 35”s with a 2-3 1/2 inch lift
Rocket must be smart or lucky, last time I had my dogs off leash out there one of em got a Cholla ball on his face. I ripped my shirt off in attempt to grab it before it got worse but he got to it first and ended up with multiple piercings through his mouth, jawls and in his paws. My wife had to coddle him all the way to the emergency vet for a removal procedure. That was a quick end to the weekend camping trip!
Rocket's a very smart pup! 😉 He doesn't go out with us very often these days (he's 12 and has arthritis and is pretty much deaf), but we used to bring him more often so he's learned his way around a trail. When Devyn's with us, it's easier to bring Rocket since he likes to stick by his boy's side. 😊
nice trip , you do not even need a 4 wheeler for that one
It makes me smile listening to Regina pretend like she enjoys being out there. 🤣