Unexpected Snow Along the Mojave Road 

Maybe Marco should start his own "Camp Cooking with Marco" channel... Those tacos looked amazing. Wouldn't mind getting the recipe...

This is my kind of wheeling. The extreme stuff is great to watch and all but this is more what I'm interested in. Great episode as always.

Brad, another incredible film. Thanks for setting up the camera, driving back and forth multiple times, exporting footage, trimming, moving, recording voiceovers, searching for all the right music, and adding the effects to make our experience better. It’s not wasted on us, WE LOVE IT!

Thanks for putting GPS coordinates in the video. Makes it much easier to plan a route and know where the landmarks are. Like you said, can't stop for too long because of how long the trail is.

I do not know why people do not enjoy being out in the desert. I see nothing but remarkable beauty all around! As well as being able to see for ever! Thanks, a fun video!

Having Marco along as the cook makes this so much better! lol

What a dreamy trip. You couldn't ask for a more beautiful and surprising trip. All the pleasure of snow without the mud. Not many people get to experience mojave road like you did.

I put a rock there about 18 years ago

Another great video! Love what you’re doing man!!

Brad, that was awesome!! Your adventures get better and better!! The snow was a great unexpected highlight that's for sure. Thank you for sharing the gps coordinates, and those recipes!! Thanks again Brad!!

I could watch these desert adventures for hours and I do. Many thanks to all who contribute to make your videos the success they are.

My wife and I are researching overlanding and extended camping off-road. This is one of the channels that we’re gathering a wealth of knowledge from. I can only hope that when we finally take the plunge and begin outfitting a rig that we find people even half as cool as you to share some trips with. Great channel. Great info. Keep up the awesome work.

As usual, you knocked it out of the park and into Mojave Desert 🏜

Wow, talk about an EPIC adventure!!!! Thanks for taking the time to put together another awesome video, Brad!

Another gem of a video with just the right balance of off-road driving mixed with the highlights of the various rigs in your group and Marco (and the others) and their food preparation. Well done!

1,504,482 views • You're really quite blessed with phenomenal friends, resources, and adventures, Brad! Makes it much easier to plan a route and know where the landmarks are.

Outstanding!! I felt like I was watching a National Geographic documentary. Beautifully filmed & the narration on point. Very entertaining! Keep up the great work, hope I see you on trail some day!

This made my day, great cinematography! This is the video I needed to talk some friends into a great trip as this. Thank you for sharing and being honest about the road and breakages. That is important.

I'm glad and honored to be able to see your video of the wonderful dynamic running, cooking, and camping in the wild. I will continue to subscribe to your channel. From South Korean RU-vidr Wongkham.❤❤❤👍👍👍

Great video! Thanks so much! Stuck at home with chronic pain but my 2017 Wrangler lets me get out and enjoy friends w local Jeep clubs. Mojave Roads now on my bucket list. Keep em coming!!😁😎

You eat better on the trail than most do in their own home! I love exploring old Land marks like you did here and thinking of those that used them

3:45 "Red skies at night, sailors delight. Red skies in the morning Sailors take warning."

I love Marco! Everybody needs Marco in their team! Go Mr. Marco

Great job on the video! I always look forward to seeing your adventures, thanks for taking us along!

Another great adventure! That snowfall was a gift from the trail Gods..

epic video, was just on that road couple weeks ago.

I got caught in that storm too Brad (on the Mojave Highway). But in my Hyundai Santa Fe AWD (aka not a Jeep). After hours on the road got turned around by CalTrans. Two feet of snow. Damn! Now you gotta give us a schedule in advance for your wheeling trips and then we can drop in on Marco for breakfast. Marco is the man!!

wow! these are my favorite videos ever. Ive been a jeep lover for as long as I can remember and seeing what all you can do and set up with the jeep, like the tents, amazes me!

Does Marco have a camping cooking channel? Fish tacos looked good. I would love to learn how to cook some good camping food instead of hot dogs and burgers. Great trail videos can’t wait to get on a few of them.

Brad, just an awesome video, the scenery shots are incredible. Hard to image snow on (or just off) the Mojave Trail. The last time I was on the Mojave Trail I had to put up with wind and heat. Marco's fish tacos looked great, he really needs to think about putting out a skottle cook book.

Awesome video!! This trail is on my XJ rusty-bucket list. Trying to hit up as many trails as possible while im stationed in California!! Thank you and keep up the great work!!

What an epic trip, thank you for sharing this and letting us all ride along!

great video as always. I love the way you edit and narrate this trip's. you have a talent for it.

I never thought I would say, "back in the day" but damn... so many gadgets.... we did this in old xj's with broken axles bla bla bla. nice work!

Nice to see the mix of rigs on this adventure. Thanks for sharing and looking forward to seeing your Overland West videos. Safe Travels and God Bless!

Amazing adventure and awesome work capturing the trip on video. Jeepin and camping on the Mojave Road is definitely on my bucket list now. Thanks for sharing!

Love your video! As always you knocked another one out of the park! Thanks for the gps coordinates! Keep up the good work!

every single one of your videos gets me fired up to get out and get adventuring. ive got my old daily driver '87 samurai ive been getting ideas for getting set up to do some micro overlanding up here in the bay area/ tahoe region. keep up the great work!

When I see a new video from TrailRecon I look forward setting aside time with a drink and a comfortable chair to relax and vicariously travel around the California area.

Looked like so much fun Brad !!! And the food looked Amazing !!! Until next time , take care !!!

What is with the flashing lights. That would drive me crazy if I was behind that.

Another hit brother!!!!

Ok, so I just spent 4 night 5 days out along the trail. All thanks to this video!!!! I didn't do the whole trail but ended up at Caruthers Canyon!!!! As I drove up, I came to the spot you guys camped at where it snowed. I was like OMG, I'm here, I made it! This is my first actual off road trip and loved every minute of it! That canyon area is beautiful and just so incredible to have in the middle of the desert. Thank you again and I look forward to watching more of your vids!!!! 🤘

THANK YOU so much for posting the coordinates! I beg other channels to do this but so far of all the channels I subscribe to, you are the only one doing it. Again, thank you.

As a mexican I approve of those tacos The beer batter looked pretty good I can only imagine how good they were

Brad, amazing video as always! Still say you have some of the best content on RU-vid. Cant wait for the next video!

Absolutely amazing! Thank you for sharing.

Man you make me want another jeep I was 16 years old in 1975 I bought a new 1975 jeep Renegade canary yellow with black stripes it was all metal no plastic it would go anywhere total cost $ 5.800 dollars what I would give to have it back I have a 2019 jeep Cherokee now but nothing like the old one watching these videos really making me want a Rubicon thanks for sharing these awesome videos.

Marco is wearing the VTX shirt we embroidered! 😊 also the spot Marco stationed at New York Mountain, that’s the same spot we stayed last year in January! It was super cold at the mountains! Great video!

“For every 1000 feet it only goes down 2 degrees...” Starts snowing 😂. But seriously I wish I could take a trip like that. Great job Brad keep it up!

Awesome man the views looked amazing. Keep the vids coming man be safe out on the trails!

Awesome vid....great group of people having a blast in the Mohave

OIIIIIIIO FOREVER 🚙

I live in the UK wow you guys are so lucky to have all that space to drive in ive just subscribed as i have had land rovers most of my life but iam going for a change my parents passed away leaving me and my sis there lovely 4 bedroom house with large back garden so with the proceeds once payed off everything iam going to get a jeep Rubicon years ago i had a jeep Cherokee 70s model the big one which did about 8 miles to the gallon so iam going for the v6 model right hand drive over hear ive had a range rover 3 series 2 land rovers and ive been interested in getting a jeep for a while now as i own a plain station wagon plus my wife hates being low down she never forgave me getting rid of the range rover she like to be sitting high up and so did i you live and learn as i can gather as my old jeep was reliable after i rebuilt it as it was dilapidated when i bought it but was great once i updated the wiring put an alternator on it halogen lights and loads of relays as it had none i had it for 6 years even when it nearly bankrupted me in petrol consumption as fuel is not cheep over in the UK its now five pounds eighty pence a gallon and is seven dollar forty-five a gallon but i loved that jeep so easy to work on as i am a mechanic now early retired through injury at work i worked for the R A C the royal automobile club for fifteen plus years and loved every minute of it and wish i was still there so anyway iam defiantly getting a 4 door wrangler Rubicon hopefully a new one or at most 2 years old depending what cash is left over plus i have got to spoil the wife a bit as well as she has looked after me while i am disabled i have a back problem and before you say i must be mad i have been off roading with friends since my injury and it doesn't harm me i find it weird i was expecting to wake up next morning in agony but no i am fine iam on morphine every day its not like your stuff no high from ares as it has been removed so i can still drive which is great they should give it to you guys as there an addiction epidemic over in the US i see i don't take it all the time but winter is worse anyway so the Rubicon doesn't need much work doing to it to make it off roadable light bar straps a winch warn if i can afford it my old jeep had one on it already so did my range rover we used to belong to a great off road club which i shall rejoin again after quite a few years absence we do have quite a few off road places to go to obviously not as much as you guys have we don't have desert lol in England but there is a lot of mud so i will need some very good deep tread mud terrain tyres with bead locks on the wheels i wish i could drive were you guys are but you never know maybe i could hire a jeep and come for a months stay and join a party me my wife and my grown up son who will share the driving with me now that to me would be a fantastic holiday also to meet some great people and make new friends once i get my jeep i will upload a link for you guys to have a look at it and see what you think once ive done a few modifications plus i can not wait to get back off the road and have some fun as i miss the friendship you make when doing this in an organised manor joining a off road club is like extending your family to me so happy trails guys .buy the way the video was fantastic i have subscribed liked and pressed the bell cant wait for your next video so buy guys from RUGBY ENGLAND UK

Thanks for showing that trip. I used to travel the Mojave Road probably once a year but the last time was about 30 years ago. It doesn't appear to have changed much. I never made it across the dry lake as back then it usually wasn't dry.

Great vid! Glad to see you back on the trail, Happy New Year to all the Jeepers out west!✌️

Marco needs to publish a cookbook

Dang it now I'm gonna have to go to the monument in my stock ass jeep just to see what the plaque says

The snow was absolutely beautiful! Happy Trails!

I’m in love with that Jeep truck conversion

Great video! but, 34:19 "IRREGARDLESS" LOL :)

In case it hasn't been mentioned b4, you would be shocked at how much better a campfire would be if you would tote along a washing machine drum. Put it up on several football sized rocks. The wood burns much more efficiently, slower, the heat retention will amaze everyone. You will burn so much less wood and the warmth that radiates in all directions will blow you away. The steel of the drum heats up and radiates a tremendous amount of heat. The rocks provide a taller heat blanket as well as providing air flow and also heat up and radiate heat. Try it once and you will never go back to pit campfires again. I realize space is limited with your rvs but this you WILL make room for. Regular campfires loose more heat than they radiate.

You do a beautiful job of videoing the trail. I miss my old 1969 CJ5. this makes me think seriously about getting another jeep and setup like you and your friends. Thankyou for your great work.

this had to be one of best looking off road trips that I've seen. the food looked great. thanks for sharing the trip.

wish we had trails like this in New England :(

Awesome trip man ! I'm European but i would really love to make such trip anytime soaking and experience all stuff out there.. where i live (Romania) we do have some nice mountain roads and twice /year we do take trips with Dacia Duster club owners something like the off-road gang trip you have at the beginning of this adventure .. so anyway really glad i watched your trip so maybe if i will ever have the chance to fly there i might rent a Jeep & grab some camping gear and hit those amazing trails.. if you do more adventure trips like this please up-load them so we can get more inspired for future vacations.. tanks ! ;0)

Ahhhhhh this video no these videos are amazing along with marcos cooking. I think we all need a traveling marco !!!

Just letting you know that I am living vicariously through your videos, man. One day soon I'll have a Jeep Wrangler and do these trips.

I really wish I could be a part of this group!

The key to those tasty fish tacos was the old bay.

One of my favorite videos from Trail Recon! Awesome!

I really enjoy watching your videos. Thanks for posting these!

My 10mm socket is still at the mailbox lol

Patrolling the Mojave almost makes you wish for a nuclear winter.

As always great video and good editing thanks for sharing your trip with us. Thanks to Marco and all the team and it was such a good food also 😄👍🏻

Love this video. I'd love to take my JK on this route; I also love the fact that you put the coordinates on here. Definitely a video that will be shared!

Great video, would you think about doing a walk around of Josh’s JL

Now I wanna bring one of my rock to there too. LoL

God dammmm... thats all my choice.. thanks for sharing this plesant video... plants, rocks, desert, jeeps, food,Weather,friends and Location. Thums up.👍4u .

Congrats on making it all the way! Mojave Road is on our bucket list of trials.

That’s it ... I’m Selling my race car and outfitting my tahoe ( I bought a new daily driver and decided a few months ago not to sell the Tahoe)

Great video and fantastic destination. Only thought was - why so much stuff? We go motorcycle camping for a week with 1/8th of the stuff.

Awesome trip and high quality documentary. Be proud, you guys nailed it.

Another great video! GPS info is great. Thanks again!

I guess I will pass on the Jeep , stick to my GMC , thank you very much ! 😂🤣😂

none of that trail looked bad, looked like a subaru could drive that entire thing.

Fantastic adventure. I grew up in the desert of SoCal and definitely took that for granted. Your videos and adventures make me regret that I don’t have those trail options in my backyard anymore. Keep them coming!

Love your vids man, my fav overland channel by far! Getting my Tacoma trd in oct of this year to start my overlanding adventures

You traveled 117.5 miles to donate a ROCK ?

Would a stock Jeep XJ be able to do this trail?

It’s always a pleasure watching your videos and you always explain things to expect out on the trails. It’s a great thing traveling with other folks. I’ve seen other videos with solo travelers and it’s too solo for my taste. Especially for example, when your rig catches on fire in the middle of nowhere!

Awesome video! I just got my first Jeep and I've been out to Afton canyon at the west end of the trail. But having a proper 4x4, now I can do this whole trail. Thank you, I learned a lot and am now even more excited to do this! Cheers

how much gas

The Wrangler's are garbage for off road for reliability, it's either older Nissan Patrol or Toyota Land cruiser are used for 4wd in Australia.

Awesome adventure. Video editing and quality is excellent. really enjoyed it. Definitely on my bucket list! Thanks for sharing.

This was awesome! I'm up at 1:30 in the morning watching this and living every minute of it! Thank you!

I just returned from Mojave last night, (4 days- Balancing Rock to the Water Crossing) and had to watch this video again. What a great experience Mojave Road was. Thanks for the tips on making it such a successful trip. The camp in the New York Mountains was definitely the best of the 4 camps I stayed at. Balancing Rock was a close second. I missed the Rock House somehow, but managed to see everything else and more. I even saw Marco’s rock on the monument, still near the top. The crossing was deep, (About half way up the doors) and a little made its way into the cab, but It was dry by the time I got home. My Jeep did extremely well, and luckily suffered no trail damage. I’ve got to say, that was one of the best trips I’ve been on. Thanks again! OIIIIIIIO

Thanks Brad for your hard work producing this video you travelled with a great group of people and showed the overlanding experience to its fullest. By the way you would be amazed at the amount of people who won't believe you when you tell them it snows in the desert.

I’ll come watch this video when I’m having a bad day. Cheers me right up.

Best video so far Brad👍👍 keep up the awesome work