Death Valley Racetrack Trip
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ElCaminoManT
C'mon, don't bulls**t me
great report and amazing photos! thanks for sharing!
pluton
Adventurer
If you have access, you can search the L.A. times archives for a story about a pilot who flew multiple drug runs into the Racetrack. Maybe early 1990's...I forgot when it happened. He had helpers on the ground who cleared many of the rocks off the playa so he could have a safer landing.... Yeah I know....Axxholes!
Luckily, his life was ruined when he got caught and spent considerable living in federal prison. I like to think he payed for the crime of moving the rocks.
Luckily, his life was ruined when he got caught and spent considerable living in federal prison. I like to think he payed for the crime of moving the rocks.
team-oomizumi
Observer
Is this the article? Thought I read this more recently, but it has been a coupla years!
http://framework.latimes.com/2011/07/27/flight-of-a-drug-cartel-smuggler/
http://framework.latimes.com/2011/07/27/flight-of-a-drug-cartel-smuggler/
doug720
Expedition Leader
When I was earning my pilots license many years ago, we had to build up flying hours and experience by flying what they call "Cross Country" trips. One of the locations we flew to often was the Colorado river from the LA area. We owned a 172, so our max altitude 10K, but we flew way lower often for the fun of it.We made dozens of these trips.
On quite a few occasions, we saw planes on dry lakes and dirt roads in the middle of no where, many times with trucks near by. We always wondered what was happening! One time we saw an 18 wheeler and trailer on a dirt road that was at least 25+ miles from any paved road and we could see no buildings for at least that distance? One never knows what you find in the desert...
We landed on a few dry lakes and dirt roads our selves, but we did it to pee and stretch the legs, no anything else!
Doug
On quite a few occasions, we saw planes on dry lakes and dirt roads in the middle of no where, many times with trucks near by. We always wondered what was happening! One time we saw an 18 wheeler and trailer on a dirt road that was at least 25+ miles from any paved road and we could see no buildings for at least that distance? One never knows what you find in the desert...
We landed on a few dry lakes and dirt roads our selves, but we did it to pee and stretch the legs, no anything else!
Doug