Goffs CA January 2012

[Crapdealerbob]

   Our first trip for 2012, a day trip to Goffs, CA., a RT 66 town.  Perfect day for riding, mid 60's no wind, bright sunny skies.




 

Left at 9 am, avoided the early morning rush, south on US 95



Stopped in Searchlight for gas



Had about a 15 minute delay for road destruction just inside CA. on US 95



Headed west on RT 66 - this part of RT 66 didn't show up on my Garmin, but when we got to Goffs, it had the enitre town





We pulled up near the Goffs school house to look around, but the gate was locked.  Looked like no one was around, when a gentlemen appeared and unlocked the gate so we could come in and look around. 



We introduced ourselves, and "Mickey" took us around.  He and his wife volunteer to guide visitors around in exchange for a free camper spot for their motorhome and spend the winter there. 



This "museum" is a collection of donated & found relics from individuals and the Park Service.  Most of the items from the Park Service have been found in the Mohave Preserve, they want anything that isn't natural to be removed, so many relics from the early mining & old west days are removed and taken to this display by citizens who want to preserve the history.  They are just placed out in the desert - some of the items we found interesting

Plaque turned down by the Govt.  See if you can find the "offending" word...





This outhouse was used by the Santa Fe railroad, I couldn't get a picture, (door wouldn't open) but the toilet lid had a frog hand painted on it.



The Goffs cemetery



This grave was a man who served in the Civil war, hard to see, but the headstone reads - Randolph Barricklow  Co. I  16 Kansas Cav. 



Other items we enjoyed

Note the rifle scabbard





Cast iron stove with bread pans for baking



Ice cream anyone ?



Gravity gas pump













Snow plow, must have been pulled by tractor or a team of horses



The Goffs school house had been completely restored and it now on the Registry of Historic Places





An old electrical box, Donna wasn't sure she wanted to stand that close



We ended up staying and walking around there almost 3 hours, a fun place to visit in the middle of nowhere.  Oh and the collapsed restaurant is for sale



Back on RT 66 headed west



Stopped at the Hi Sahara Oasis for lunch, burgers and onion rings





Took I 40 back to US 95



Back on US 95, I really starting to enjoy the "dips"



Decide to take Hwy 164 west to Nipton, CA.  It is called the Joshua Tree highway, I think it had more Joshua trees than the Park in CA.



Nipton, CA.



Back on I 15, headed north, Primm, NV. coming up



One last stop for gas, it got dark before we made it home



Nice 300 mile trip to start the year.   

[DRxBMW]

   Our first trip for 2012, a day trip to Goffs, CA., a RT 66 town.  Perfect day for riding, mid 60's no wind, bright sunny skies.

Snow plow, must have been pulled by tractor or a team of horses

WTF do you need a snowplow for in the middle of the desert ?

Goff leftover museum was interesting, thanks for the pics. 

[Turkus]

Been by there a few times but never inside, there is a similar outpost in Zyzzyx, CA (off I-15)....

So what was the "offending word(s)" ??  - "white-man" ??  :dunno2:

[CubPilot]

 :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
It's not a Snow Plow it is call a "Land Plane" is is used to level fields for crops.    And yes in the days before tractors it was pulled by horses.   Now days they are very sophisticated, computer controlled and laser guided.
In it's day this piece sold for about $250.00.    Today they start around 300K.

[frankenduck]

It's not the Sahara Desert.  It snows down here in SoCal in what's commonly referred to the "high desert."  Johnny's got pics.

[Crapdealerbob]

   Our first trip for 2012, a day trip to Goffs, CA., a RT 66 town.  Perfect day for riding, mid 60's no wind, bright sunny skies.

Snow plow, must have been pulled by tractor or a team of horses

WTF do you need a snowplow for in the middle of the desert ?

Goff leftover museum was interesting, thanks for the pics. 

DRxBMW

Guess I should have used the guide -

#75  Small Road grader - this antique road grader is said to be one of the first models to use "tilt wheel" construction.  The previous owners said this machine was on display at the 1893 World's Fair in Chicago.  It was a working machine for the Gold Valley Ranch for many years and it was later painted black and used as a yard decoration.  Donated in 1990 by Jane Southcott, the former owner of the Gold Valley Ranch.

Turkus

The offending word was "Indian"  The reordered plaque used the words "Native American"

[billday]

Personally, I was offended by the misuse of the apostrophe in the word "its" (fourth line).