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Re: The Mojave Road April 2016...
« Reply #45 on: April 29, 2016, 10:42:18 AM »
Steve is my favorite photo snapper guy.     (I gotta fix my spellchek, I sound stoopid on line)
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Re: The Mojave Road April 2016...
« Reply #46 on: April 29, 2016, 02:40:54 PM »
Quote from: RBduffer on April 29, 2016, 10:42:18 AM
I gotta fix my spellchek, I sound stoopid on line...

So tempted...but I will refrain. Need to respect my elder.
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Re: The Mojave Road April 2016...
« Reply #47 on: April 29, 2016, 03:04:31 PM »
Quote from: RBduffer on April 29, 2016, 10:42:18 AM
Steve is my favorite photo snapper guy.     (I gotta fix my spellchek, I sound stoopid on line)

Hi Randy  O0

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Re: The Mojave Road April 2016...
« Reply #48 on: April 29, 2016, 04:55:48 PM »
Quote from: steve c on April 29, 2016, 03:04:31 PM
Hi Randy  O0

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Quote from: RBduffer on August 14, 2014, 04:14:18 PM
Once again, I must state for the record: We are not a club, we are enablers for your addiction.

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Re: The Mojave Road April 2016...
« Reply #49 on: April 30, 2016, 04:13:23 PM »
It's been a week, but here are some of my pictures.
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Joe trying out a new color on the X.
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Re: The Mojave Road April 2016...
« Reply #50 on: April 30, 2016, 04:33:57 PM »
More.
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CREEPY!
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Some people asked about the Tri-tip, so here are the ingredients.
1 Tbsp Salt
2 tsp. Garlic Powder
2 tsp. Chili Powder
2 tsp. Ground Cumin
2 tsp. Pepper
1/2 tsp. Unsweeted Cocoa

I doubled the mix for the size of the Tri-Tips.
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Re: The Mojave Road April 2016...
« Reply #51 on: April 30, 2016, 04:59:12 PM »
I can vouch for that tri-tip rub, it was really good...
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Re: The Mojave Road April 2016...
« Reply #52 on: April 30, 2016, 11:52:59 PM »
Quote from: CAWoody on April 30, 2016, 04:33:57 PM
Some people asked about the Tri-tip, so here are the ingredients.
1 Tbsp Salt
2 tsp. Garlic Powder
2 tsp. Chili Powder
2 tsp. Ground Cumin
2 tsp. Pepper
1/2 tsp. Unsweeted Cocoa

I doubled the mix for the size of the Tri-Tips.

Thanks Woody!!  Going to have to try this on my next tri-tip.
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Re: The Mojave Road April 2016...
« Reply #53 on: May 01, 2016, 10:07:42 AM »
Quote from: knightrider on April 30, 2016, 11:52:59 PM
Thanks Woody!!  Going to have to try this on my next tri-tip.

That's the most excitement I've ever seen from Jordan.  !!

You must of really liked the tri tip. 
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Re: The Mojave Road April 2016...
« Reply #54 on: May 01, 2016, 04:33:06 PM »
I just like the tip.
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Re: The Mojave Road April 2016...
« Reply #55 on: May 01, 2016, 09:40:34 PM »
Quote from: knightrider on May 01, 2016, 04:33:06 PM
I just like the tip.
THAT'S WHAT SHE SAID >:D
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Re: The Mojave Road April 2016...
« Reply #56 on: May 01, 2016, 11:34:03 PM »
These shots are from Thursday, on our way out to Laughlin. My wife and I took the 62 through Twentynine Palms and ran up into Amboy for a root beer. We got stuck waiting for a few trains in Amboy, but I don't mind because I'm like a kid and I love trains. :) From there, we took the mother road east to Fenner, stopping to explore an an old abandoned WWII airstrip in the middle of the desert that I've been dying to check out. I found the airstrip a few months ago while looking over satellite images, and after a little research, I found out that it was part of Patton's desert proving grounds and was used for joint training exercises. It was actually operated as a training extension of March Air Force Base. They would line a bunch of B-17 flying fortresses up and practice taking off at the same time to launch a massive bombing assault. As I was driving down the runways and parking where the planes would have sat, I couldn't help but think about how amazing one of those massive launches would have sounded.

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I had to do a little driving through the open desert to get to the airstrip, but it was totally worth it. No buildings or anything, but there are two parallel runways with large aircraft parking areas at either end. One runway and one parking area were still in really great shape, semi-paved. I even found an old metal airplane tie-down anchor. The second runway had seen better days. Unfortunately, the sun was setting quickly and I didn't really want to be blazing a trail through the open desert in the dark, so I didn't get to poke around as much as I would have liked to. I'll be making a trip back to this spot for sure.

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Runway #2 was in pretty rough shape. The desert has been re-claiming this one for a while now:
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The sunset as viewed from the open desert around the airstrip was amazing:
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And the rising full moon over the desert was awesome as well. Difficult to capture a photo of this with my point-and-shoot... this shot doesn't do it justice:
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After getting pulled over along Casino Drive (and thankfully being let go with a warning), we arrived at Harrah's around 8:30 pm and had some dinner before turning in for the night.

The morning yielded an opportunity to grab some cool shots of our rigs taking over the parking lot:
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After breakfast, it was off to the Avi to meet up with the entire group.
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Then off to the air-down point along the river:
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Bling bling!
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Someone please buy this man some smaller pants, or make him eat some food. He's wasting away, for god's sake. Couldn't even keep his pants pulled up while airing down (censored, since this is a "family" organization):
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Then it was off into the desert. I always forget just how beautiful the scenery is until we get out there:
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Say cheese:
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Flexy flexy:
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Our first casualty. These guys made quick work of it:
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Finally made it to Ft. Piute for lunch. You can see the long road through the desert that we had just traveled:
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Some bones that were near the fort:
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Back on the road:
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Shhht..... you can't scare us!
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Gotta pay that desert crossing toll:
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First night's camp. As always, the food was amazing!
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Re: The Mojave Road April 2016...
« Reply #57 on: May 01, 2016, 11:52:54 PM »
Day 2:

More follow the leader. :)
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Mmmoooooooooo
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Say cheese, again!
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And again!
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Some petroglyphs along the "rings" hiking trail behind the hole-in-the-wall visitor's center:
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Splitting the group up for some side trips. One group went ahead to camp, one group headed over to the Kelso Dunes and Kelso Depot, and one group headed north to Death Valley Mine and Dawson's Camp). I led the group that headed over to Death Valley Mine/Dawson's Camp. Here's a cool shot with the dunes in the background:
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The Dawson's Camp group:
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Sir John of Fullerton taking a little nap:
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SJoF, Jordan and myself headed down into the Death Valley Mine. Unfortunately, the shaft was flooded at the bottom and we couldn't enter the mine:
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SJoF checking out the headframe:
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I freaking love this place!
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Our friend the hawk was not too thrilled about our presence:
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Arriving at camp for night 2:
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Beautiful shot over the valley floor as Motorpig and I checked out some old mines near the campsite. Notice the train in the distance, if you can spot it:
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One of the mines. Unfortunately, they were all gated off:
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And unfortunately, that's the last of the photos I took on day 2. I usually take a ton of night photos, but I was occupied with fireworks and cooking. I also failed to take photos on day 3. Epic fail on my part. I did manage to shoot one single image on Day 3, of Jayrat fixing the American flag at the mailbox in the morning. He backed his own rig up to give him the height, and it was a cool shot with his Canadian flag flying just below the American flag:
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Again, just wanted to say thanks to everyone for making this such an amazing trip, especially Danny for putting it all together. Unfortunately, we had to bug out early on the final day, as we were running into some childcare deadline issues with our son. There were a few others who needed to leave early as well, so my wife and I led a small group out from the Lava Tubes to Baker via Kelbaker Road. Another small group stayed behind with Christiaan to finish repairing his rig enough to get him to Baker, and the rest of the group went on ahead on the Mojave Road to keep the day moving.

Overall, another epic trip! I feel terrible that we had to bug out early on Sunday, especially with a "man down" out there on the trail, but we knew he was in good hands and I was honestly in the way more than anything. We can't wait for next year's run, and my wife enjoyed the trip so much that she's bugging me to put together another small group (4 rigs plus myself, since we won't have a permit) to do some exploring in May like we did last year.
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Re: The Mojave Road April 2016...
« Reply #58 on: May 02, 2016, 10:55:39 AM »
Quote from: JFanaselle on May 01, 2016, 11:34:03 PM

Say cheese:
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Right back at ya buddy! 

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Thanks for the bitchin' photo!
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Re: The Mojave Road April 2016...
« Reply #59 on: May 02, 2016, 10:57:57 AM »
You guys remind me of the East/West German border guards during the cold war along the Fulda gap with those cameras pointed at each other......



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