The only time I go out into the desert is to detox a friend or in-law.Motorized vehicles like jeeps or off road motorcycles are NOT allowed in wilderness.Yes. It's not called "wilderness" because of the quantity of people there at any given time, including while one also is there. It's called "wilderness" if at least 5,000 acres or of sufficient size to make practicable their preservation and use in an unimpaired condition, and if they possess the following characteristics (as identified in the Wilderness Act):
- The earth and its community of life are untrammeled by humans, where humans are visitors and do not remain.
- The area is undeveloped and retains its primeval character and influence without permanent improvements or human habitation.
- The area generally appears to have been affected primarily by the forces of nature, with the imprint of humans' work substantially unnoticeable.
- The area is protected and managed so as to preserve its natural conditions.
- The area offers outstanding opportunities for solitude or a primitive and unconfined type of recreation.
Only the wild animals, pack horses, and backpackers are.Motorized vehicles like jeeps or off road motorcycles are NOT allowed in wilderness.
I'm a "mountain guy;" thus I don't know if that's so in desert wildernesses. Have you checked to be sure it is? In some places, Black Rock, for example, it's hard to know always what's "wilderness" and whats "NCA."
Otherwise I prefer mountains with springs and streams.