Navigation
Getting to Borate along the 20 Mule Team Route is easy.
North of Barstow on Interstate 15, take Exit 192, Calico Road. Follow Calico Road north for just over 1 mile. You will see the sign for Mule Canyon Road turning right.
| TRIP METER | LATITUDE | LONGITUDE | NOTES |
| 0.0 | 34 55.2717 | 116 50.9232 | Right on Mule Canyon Road. |
| 1.5 | 34 56.4051 | 116 50.3603 | Right at fork. Note frame for sign but no sign. |
| 3.2 | 34 57.2702 | 116 49.3995 | Left at fork. |
| 3.5 | 34 57.3811 | 116 49.2203 | Right fork |
| 4.2 | 34 57.3395 | 116 48.5362 | Right. Tin Can Alley is left. Come back to this intersection later to travel to Bismarck. |
| 4.3 | 34 57.3001 | 116 48.4362 | Right to Borate. This turn is easy to miss. Borate is about 1/2 mile. |
Getting to Kramer’s Arch
Begin at the intersection of Calico Road and Mule Canyon Road. |
| 0.0 | 34 55.2715 | 116 50.9249 | Right onto Mule Canyon Drive. |
| 1.5 | 34 56.3858 | 116 50.3594 | Right at Y. Note frame for sign but no sign on left. |
| 1.9/0.0 | 34 56.7286 | 116 50.4382 | Left at Y. Note pipe in center. |
| 0.4 | 34 57.0295 | 116 50.3828 | Left at campsite in wash and past it to steep hill. Road can be driven if you can get up the hill. |
| 0.5 | | | This is the steep hill with the road to the arch on the left. From here, you can hike if the hill is too steep. |
| | 34 57.0626 | 116 50.5871 | Kramer's Arch. |
Larry E. Heck has been writing backcountry adventure stories since 1985. Some of the newer e-book products in the Campfire Tales series can be found at his website, www.lone-writer.com. The site also contains some Campfire Tales written decades ago. If you have an idea for a historic backcountry trail that you think Larry should consider, send an e-mail to larry@lone-writer.com or call (303) 910-7647.