{"id":386,"date":"2023-02-10T00:25:30","date_gmt":"2023-02-10T08:25:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/totalescape.com\/recreation\/?page_id=386"},"modified":"2023-02-10T01:18:44","modified_gmt":"2023-02-10T09:18:44","slug":"wheeling-california","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/recreation\/california-activities\/wheeling-california\/","title":{"rendered":"Wheeling California"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_208\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-208\" style=\"width: 573px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-208\" src=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/recreation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/sundaycrowd.jpg\" alt=\"sundaycrowd\" width=\"573\" height=\"234\" srcset=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/recreation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/sundaycrowd.jpg 573w, https:\/\/totalescape.com\/recreation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/sundaycrowd-300x123.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 573px) 100vw, 573px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-208\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sunday Crowd in Randsburg Ghost Town<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>California&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/outside\/destinations\/map-sierra-mountains\/\">High Sierra<\/a> has many granite peaks and walls that wheels could not conquer. Covered wagons had crossed the continent and hit the highest and steepest wall of mountains. Hoist were custom designed at each obstacle, (taking days to engineer) while family camped<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-387 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/recreation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/wagonwheel01.png\" alt=\"wagonwheel01\" width=\"135\" height=\"134\" srcset=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/recreation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/wagonwheel01.png 184w, https:\/\/totalescape.com\/recreation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/wagonwheel01-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 135px) 100vw, 135px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Wagon wheels brought us westward. Then train wheels on rail road tracks. Now rubber tires on your automobile. This page is dedicated to the wheel and all the adventures, always unfolding.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_418\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-418\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-418\" src=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/recreation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/solodriver.jpg\" alt=\"solodriver\" width=\"500\" height=\"231\" srcset=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/recreation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/solodriver.jpg 500w, https:\/\/totalescape.com\/recreation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/solodriver-300x139.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-418\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Abundant dirt roads in California deserts.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-19\" src=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/recreation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/4x4.png\" alt=\"Wheeling\" width=\"132\" height=\"132\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/totalescape.net\/shop\/maps\/off-road-maps-california\/\">4&#215;4 Off-Road<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/totalescape.net\/shop\/maps\/off-road-maps-california\/\"> Map<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/totalescape.net\/shop\/maps\/off-road-maps-california\/\">s<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/totalescape.net\/shop\/maps\/off-road-maps-california\/\"> OHV<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/active\/wheelz\/4x4rentals.html\">4&#215;4 Rentals: ATVs, Buggies<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/outside\/category\/offroad\/4x4-camps\/\">4&#215;4 Camps in California<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/outside\/category\/offroad\/routes\/\">4&#215;4 Routes in California<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/outside\/category\/event\/offroadrace\/\">4&#215;4 Events in California<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/totalescape.net\/shop\/arizona-books-maps\/\">Arizona Maps &amp; Books<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/active\/wheelz\/bkrds.html\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/GIFS\/signs\/mudder.gif\" width=\"112\" height=\"106\" align=\"RIGHT\" border=\"0\" \/><strong>California Back Roads<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/totalescape.net\/shop\/natgeo-baja-maps\/\">Baja\u00a0California Maps<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/active\/wheelz\/bike.html\">Bicycle Rentals in California<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/active\/wheelz\/biketours.html\">Bike Tours in California<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/active\/leisure\/sitesee.html\">Bus Tours in California<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/active\/wheelz\/SUV.html#clubs\">California 4WD Clubs<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/totalescape.net\/shop\/\">California Maps<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a 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Roads<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/totalescape.net\/shop\/utah-books\/\">Utah Books<\/a> &amp; <a href=\"https:\/\/totalescape.net\/shop\/utah-maps\/\">Utah Maps<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_422\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-422\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-422\" src=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/recreation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/stansride.jpg\" alt=\"stansride\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/recreation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/stansride.jpg 300w, https:\/\/totalescape.com\/recreation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/stansride-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-422\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Customized Rigs are plentiful in California.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_417\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-417\" style=\"width: 400px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-417\" src=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/recreation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/repairs.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"341\" srcset=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/recreation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/repairs.jpg 400w, https:\/\/totalescape.com\/recreation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/repairs-300x256.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-417\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tools may be required for on-the-trail repair work.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-15\" src=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/recreation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/RV.png\" alt=\"RV\" width=\"151\" height=\"157\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Look for this RV<a href=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/active\/campstuff\/RVspots.html\"><span style=\"font-size: xx-small;\"><img 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Covered wagons had crossed the continent and hit the highest and steepest wall of mountains. Hoist were custom designed at each obstacle, (taking days to engineer) while family camped Wagon wheels brought us westward. Then train wheels on rail road tracks. &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/recreation\/california-activities\/wheeling-california\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Wheeling California<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":4,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-386","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/recreation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/386"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/recreation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/recreation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/recreation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/recreation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=386"}],"version-history":[{"count":17,"href":"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/recreation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/386\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1031,"href":"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/recreation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/386\/revisions\/1031"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/recreation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/recreation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=386"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}