GCRad1
Adventurer
NOV 28th: The ADV80 rig is getting loaded and ready to go!!! Work has been just crazy [it's a good thing!] but I need to get out!!! It seems like two or three months since the last outing, but I looked and it was just last month that we got out, but that weekend just seems so long ago!
Kona was putting in her bid for the back seat, but unfortunately for her, she's staying home on this trip to keep the wife and older daughter company... sounds like a good excuse....
Packed and loaded. As I reflect back, each trip is a learning experience in what to bring, what is needed and how to pack.
Note #1: Don't put charcoal bricks in zip-lock bag and place in same box as Cheezit's in another zip-lock bag. One taste of those Cheezit's relegated them to nothing more than Ninja throwing stars.
Note #2: Things in boxes, if box is not completely filled to the top items in box will also catch a little air, in the box. Found that out on a few yumps in the desert as we where in rally-mode a few times.
Me and Lexi ready to GO! Roxy, oldest daughter was not in the mood to go this time... Lexi, 9-yrs young is GAME! But the sun was in her eyes so she was not so happy with that! hehehe
Give her the big smooch just to liven things up a bit! I thought it was funny, wife thought it was funny. Lexi, ......
AH-DAD!!! Why'd ya have to do that!? hehehe OK, we are OFF!
It was already like 10:30/11:00 leaving and we wanted to get out to where my buddy John Schultz was camping out in the desert. But we did have a little side-trip planned as we were going to cut off the 395 travel through El Mirage and go out the backside.
The SCTA sign at El Mirage. Once I got finished taking my "tourist" photos I pulled out onto the road and noticed something very dramatic! PAVEMENT!!! The El Mirage road has been PAVED! And a massive line at what is a massive brick building with fences and GATES!!! We get up to the front of the line and there are FEES!$!$!$
Nope! NO way - I did not come to the desert for this! We pull out and look for alternate plans for our route.
So, we decided instead on going back out to the highway, we would take the "Long Away Around" Edwards Airforce Base. Basically we where headed in the direction of the 14FWY from El Mirage and would use surface streets to get around the base and then hop back on dirt roads. We came across this aircraft nose cone at some intersection, like E Ave J and 215th Street or one of the many intersection in the stretch across from El Mirage toward Lancaster. Time was not of abundance and we had a ways to go still to make it out to NE corner of California City.
Another one of those random finds in the stretch across from El Mirage toward Lancaster.