I can't freaking wait. This trip is going to be so epic. My bro and I will be leaving early on Friday, probably as soon as the morning commuter traffic dies down (8:00 or 9:00 am). We're going to stop at the old abandoned Boron State Prison to explore a little on the way out. If anyone else coming from SoCal wants to caravan up there and wants to join us for the exploration, let me know.
If we leave the Inland Empire area around 9:00 am and explore the prison area for ~2 hours, we'd be getting into Panamint Springs resort around 3:00 pm.