I am coming up with a lil thru hike idea. Hike what would start out to be a lore accurate path of the Fallout New Vegas courier from california to the building the lucky 38 is based off of in Vegas, mostly following the lore accurate path, but hitting a few side locations. It might end up being more of a route than a trail, but this is the general route I had in mind. Hike from the "Mojave Outpost" (Mountain Pass) up through primm and then to Goodsprings, then east down to Nipton, over to Searchlight, and then north hitting a few notable irl equivilent locations for the Nelson the ghost town, Helios One, Novac, and then go through Boulder City to Hoover Dam and then over into Vegas.I have thru hiked a few times before, but not in the desert. I am aware water is a significant consideration here. Luckily many of the locations/towns are within a days walk of each other at my pace, although some places appear to have gaps where natural water or civilization/faucets would be.What would you consider changing about the route, or anything your would specifically add? I am aware there is a lot of public land, but also a significant amount of private land like on the solar farms and military bases.
>>2852339
neat idea but if I'm remembering new vegas correctly, there was a whole lot open space full of nothing particularly interesting
>>2852339Most of that is private land, but I assume you're going to be walking the dirt roads so you're basically just hitchhiking
>>2852339cool idea but i think you are likely to underestimate just how much water you will need walking with the sun, heat, and lack of humidity all day. i'd guess twice as much as regular hiking. also be sure you know how to supplement electrolytes properly.also, don't you start in goodsprings, go to primm, then head east? is mountain pass where the ranger statue is? it's been a while for me so i could be wrong
>>2852611just bring two canteens and a water bladder
>>2852381>also, don't you start in goodsprings, go to primm, then head east?yeah, i don't know what OP is doingthe more accurate route would be>goodsprings>jean>primm>nipton>searchlight>solar array>boulder city>henderson>vegas
>>2852615on second thought i think he is extrapolating that the courier entered the desert through the ranger station before the whole benny thing happened.
