R.O.C. Black Rock Desert March 4, 2017

For the first Raptor Off-road Community (ROC) outing of 2017, we headed north of Reno, NV to explore the Black Rock Desert. The winter storms definitly took their toll on the desert trails, which made for some serious washouts to traverse and lots of mud puddles. Upon arrival to Nevada, we were greeted with winds sustaining between 45-55mph. This caused some pretty bad dust storms, and made being out of the vehicle almost unbearable. Still, the large group of about 20 rigs trudged on at a slower pace than usual, but it gave us time to take in the beautiful sight of white peaks blanketed in snow all around us. Day two, and we awoke to a snow storm hitting the west coast. We made it to "Seven Troughs Mine" before the snow got too bad and explored a bit. With trail conditions worsening by the minute, we opted to skip the next mine and start our long journey back over the Sierra. For more info on RAD, visit their website: http://www.raddrives.com/offroad/