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We had a great day today. Lots of duning, socializing, the buggy weigh off, a huge taco spread, and now UFC is on the big screen. Buggy Roundup 4 has been awesome.

We arrived on Thursday night to dark dunes and a light breeze. Friday morning brought smooth buttery dunes and fast dune runs. Lots of drop offs and shelves. There are a few groups out this weekend, laying down some good tracks. Fresh ripples all over with no tracks at all.

We pulled in last night and had some cool, but nice weather. @sandmandan, @Josh Weber, Gary, and @tmerrell we're already here and set up for the weekend. We had some good laughs around the fire. Buggy Roundup is underway and looking great so far. There's probably only 5 other camps out here. The sand is a little damp but not wet. Should be a nice weekend!

Great conditions on your Thursday morning November 14th dune report

Haven't even stopped in the dunes! Too busy rallying and tearing them up before the New Year's crowds roll in! Surprisingly there's more camps out here then in the year's passed. There was less people for buggy round up. Still nicely empty! There's shelve every where and witches eyes from the W that blew Weds and Thurs. And the dunes are completely different from two weeks ago! Friday and Saturday where cool and the nights were chilly! Today it's sunny and 66. The people that are here came to ride, so there's already some tracks mixed in with fresh untouched sand. Been chillin in camp visiting, watching movies and playing games in between dune rallys! Love this relaxing week at Dumont!

The weekend is starting off great. I pulled in around 4PM yesterday and although it was 95 degrees on my truck thermometer, the light breeze has kept things really nice. The dunes are perfect. We went out for a dune run with a few of the buggies and laid it down. We've been waiting all year for these conditions and the dunes are finally dry, smooth, and there are some fun fast lines. I am up and at it this morning taking advantage of the nice cool weather and epic sunrise.

Just hanging on on comp hill after finding my phone which we lost about 3 hrs ago. Lol

Drove in yesterday evening around 6pm. The water is getting high over the concrete due to people blocking off a large pool right next to it so I'm gonna bring a shovel over later and fix it so it flows again and the road doesn't wash away.** **I've been informed the BLM made the pool so I will leave it alone** There are maybe 7 rigs out here total right now. It's a beautiful day!! Maybe 6mph breeze, sunny, and nice at 9:30am. Last night was extremely windy so the dunes look crazy sharp. Check out the pics!

60 degrees but rained all night. Still sprinkling.

Merry Christmas from Dumont! I hope you all had a great time! Today was a good day with some dune grooming. Not too crazy, just enough to smooth out the lighter tracks. We spent most of the day kicking back with Christmas movies, like Krampus and making cookies, then riding in the afternoon. JoeDuner arrived later in the afternoon and we went for another run. Then it was back to the home for a full spread of ham, mashed potatoes, gravy, rolls, stuffing, broccoli and pie. Now that the gluteny is over it's time for cocktails by the fire!

I woke up this morning to the sound of a strong breeze. Just as I opened the door and looked outside at the sun coming up from the horizon, my collapsible trash can decided it wanted to go duning. I wish I had a GoPro on or someone was filming me because it had to look hilarious. I was full sprint, running after it as it rolled about 20 mph toward the finger dune. I hoped it would slow down when it got there but instead the turbo must have spooled up because it took off! I was within 10 feet of it the whole time. I ran about 3/4's of the way up the dune before I gave up. It was cruising! I hopped in the sandcar to go looking for it but it was nowhere to be found. It's probably in Baker by now. So if anyone finds a beige, collapsible trash can please let me know. There's your morning dune report. Other than that it's gorgeous out here. So anyways, it's a little breezy. There are about 4 camps total and the dunes are great in some spots and still funky as hell in others. I might be turning my paddles around because it's still pretty damp. We'll see. I might just take it easy.

Put a pork butt in the smoker for tonight's dinner. Went on a morning run to the North Pole. It's cold and it's windy! Sand is wet, but fun. Returned to camp in icy windy conditions and Mike and Steve Installed my power steering on the Maverick. WOW what a difference that makes Right back on another ride, wheelies and jumps. The dunes are a weird combo of wet dry... And look spotted. No time for photos all tucked up in line behind Mike with an X3 running up my tailpipe. Sadly someone already picked up the santa letters, so no traditional reading of the letters tonight Hope whoever took them at least read them and enjoyed hearing what the kiddos wanted! Ok... Update here are some photos of the weird wet dry dunes..

Great last weekend of the season. Damn flag. Hahaha

There's a pretty decent amount of people out here for clean up weekend. This is the only weekend I can get excited about crowds! It's cool and cloudy with a gentle breeze.

Sand is untouched and ready soon as the “W” stops. Been blowing most of last 3 days...

First post and First trip to Dumont... Knocking it all out at once. I want to give a huge shout out to everyone who has posted on this forum. I felt like I've been camping out there my whole life with the info I've been able to get from this forum. With Ocotillo being closed I needed a new desert home. Never been much of a duner but I am a complete convert now. After moving to Vegas from SoCal several years ago I'm kicking myself for continually making the haul down south when I had this slice of heaven only 2 hours away. Took the Wife and son out from Wed the 16th to the 20th. Few people out camping. Weather was absolutely beautiful. It being my first trip to Dumont I don't have much to compare to but coming from Johnson Valley and Ocotillo camping it was heaven. Woke up Thursday to some nice clouds which opened up to beautiful skies. A little breezy on Thursday but that was the only day worth noting the wind. Sand was smooth as glass and provided for an amazing first experience. Can't wait to get back out in a couple of weeks. I look forward to many many many more trips in the near future. Sorry no riding pics though... I couldn't think about anything besides how much fun I was having. -Mike

Love being out here Christmas week. After sitting in the moho most of the morning, we finally uncovered the vehicles and cruised the dunes. Hit up the swing set and cruised to the South Pole. Today its quiet and cloudy, we had a slight sprinkle, now it is just cloudy. Time to chill with a movie and a cocktail.

Hit the sand today for a little solo time. All quiet. A little tracked. Great weather. Light breeze. The road in : I’m new here so it’s WASHBOARD!!! Shook something loose on my old rig though, and guess what? Now it’s now running better!!!LOL hope to make Halloween Weekend. Cell tower update. Not operational today.

Just got back from the cocktail sunset run. The dunes are definitely "summer dunes" big shelves and witches eyes. But buttery smooth virgin dunes. Maybe tomorrow we'll stop where I can get pics.

Just rolled in. It's breezy.

Ben and I just got done with an awesome morning cruise through the dunes. It's a bit tracked up out there, but the sand is great otherwise. We've got a nice, cool breeze but I'm sure it'll warm up quick. Feels good to be back.

Sand would have been epic if it had not rained for a couple days! But the sun is shining and it's a beautiful day!

It's been an awesome couple of days. Today it's nice and sunny. Yesterday it was cold and had a chilly breeze. We enjoyed a Christmas eve dinner and traditional It's a Wonderful Life and then some Christmas cheer of cocoa with peppermint vodka by the fire. This morning was our traditional Christmas breakfast before heading out in a run. There is a snowy mountain backdrop making the dunes even prettier. The dunes are still wet, but they are drying out, we have left some pretty good lines the last couple days

Well you know what they say.... A rainy day at Dumont is still better than any day at work! The rain came rolling through at 12:20 am, and didn't stop until 5:30 am. This apparently signaled our dog pack that it was time to get up!! So if you are heading out to Dumont, just turn around... It's all wet! ;P Currently it's just cloudy and cold and freakin early, but not raining. A few more camps rolled in, in the night. There's probably about 20 or so out here now... 3 New ones that I can see from my window. Hopefully the rain is done for now. Time for more coffee!

Just want on a nice cruise. We are literally the only ones currently in the dunes. It is summer conditions with large shelves and witches eyes. Tons of ripples and untouched sand. Some wet spots here and there. We are making fresh tracks!

I LOVE Dumont in December. These weekends are the best. Empty, smooth dunes and great weather! There's a nice cloud cover and the temperature is cool. We're taking our time this morning, sipping our coffee before we head out into the sand. No rush. It's a nice and relaxing day so far. Buggy Roundup 4 is shaping up to be a great weekend. We already have about 16 rigs in camp but have plenty of room for everyone.

We watched the water pumpers put on a great show for awhile and then went on a super crowded tore up dune run. Still fun. You just need to keep your eyes open out there everyone! We had a couple close calls, but Mike always pays super close attention, a few dunes ahead. Everyone stay safe and watch out for others!

Road is a B couple huge puddles Dunes are very moist and a little chewed up It's a nice 80+ with a light breeze Little water over the crossing but not much.

Its a beautiful slightly breezy Saturday morning. Up before the sunrise. The W blew a little last night, making for smooth rippley dunes this morning. Chilling in camp, breakfast and coffee done, getting a jump start on homework for next week, while I wait for the first ride of the day. The sun is out in a beautiful blue sky. PXL_20210227_162943194.LS.mp4

Perfect weather. 59 degrees and sunny. Place is empty.

Tuesday morning dune report from @sandmandan. Beautiful day. No W. Smooth sand from yesterday's W storm. Some groups but still fairly empty. It was 50 degrees at 8 AM.

We got some rain and the sand is wet but the sand is smooth and the temps are perfect

Good sunrise stop!

Had to get up early and hit up the dunes, so we didn't miss the ride time. Yesterday it got toasty, and today is supposed to be hotter. But we're still at Dumont and having a great time! Didn't have to run the AC, but probably will today. Great morning and evening runs. Still shelfy.

The dunes are so smooth you'd never think Thanksgiving was just 2 weeks ago. These are like summertime with weird stuff everywhere...drop offs and shelves where rollers usually are. @sandmandan and I put a small beating on them this morning and we layed some tracks down, but it'll take a couple more runs to get some lines burned in. Don't worry. We'll handle it. 👌 The weather is great and there's only 3 other small camps here but us. Looking forward to seeing everyone for Buggy Roundup 5! Let's do this.

Arrived to about 104 degrees Slight Breeze off and on Set up my camp Went for an awesome dune run Saw two other rails toward the end of my run Only 3 other camps out here Maybe more will arrive this evening:-)

Perfect day out at Dumont today. There was only about a dozen people there.

It's in the 90's but the breeze has kept things cool today. We still decided to go down to the creek and have a Dumont Beach party. 🤘

Fabulous day today at Dumont. Beautiful sunny skies with a slight breeze all day. Lots of fun runs. Few broken cars but everyone is A Ok. Watching SX at camp with the guys. "It doesn't get much better then this".

Saturday morning was raining for hours. At about 1pm it cleared up and has been great since. IMG_0194.MOV

New food vendor on the Row!!!! No idea how the dunes are. So I checked all the boxes! Lol!

It's a beautiful day out here! The crowd is starting to thin out. The dunes are starting to dry out. They are still wet under and those who were out here this weekend came to play. The dunes were chopped up and rutted out pretty good! Having a total blast!

Haven't made it into the sand but it looks like it's going to be an epic day!!

The Sand sprites are pissed at the damage done to their dunes! At this rate MLK sand is going to be amazing! It hasn't stopped since yesterday!

This is my all time favorite week of the year! The dunes are empty, accept 5 other camps, several a single camps like us. Dunes look a bit wet underneath a soft fluffy later, won't know til we get out in it after breakfast!

The water pumpers drew quite a crowd today at Comp Hill for their Hill Climbs. Taken just after 9PM, the night lights and fireworks lit up the camp area.

A nice 74° right now. Light breeze, making it awesome out. Dunes were mostly smooth today. About 20 total vehicles at Comp as of about an hour ago, including our 6. Couldn't ask for better weather. A little overcast either with the clouds opening up a bit laster in the afternoon.

The big W came in the middle of the night, swept the dunes clean. It was cloudy and breezy this morning. Still cloudy but warm. Dune conditions awesome! Another EPIC 3 hr Joe Duner run! Hit every section of sand.