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dan 03-31-2007 07:16 AM

"Camp Chino" at El Mirage Dry Lakebed
 


And who says you can't fit a bunch of stuff into an RV-7?! :D

Not exactly backpacking...

scard 03-31-2007 08:56 AM

Is that a bottle of Wild Turkey that I see in the loading manifest :). Looks like fun.

AX-O 03-31-2007 12:51 PM

Dan, Smirnoff Ice wine coolers!?! :confused: You should step it up to the Bacardi ones next time :) Joking aside. I can't wait to do cool stuff like that in my RV.

az_gila 03-31-2007 03:56 PM

Dirt bikers
 
Dan,

You didn't use to have to take your own booze....

The few times I landed my sailplane on the lake, dirt bikers always appeared with a cold brewski... :)
They always seemed well supplied...

Has that tradition gone? :(

gil in Tucson

Added ... actually, it worked for just about every dry lake in the Mojave Desert... :)

G-force 03-31-2007 04:00 PM

I cant believe you fit a boat in with your camping gear! :) :) :)

cawmd82 03-31-2007 05:55 PM

God bless....
 
dirt bikes!!! Nothing like an XR, CR, YZ, or whatever for delivering a cold one!

walter 03-31-2007 06:18 PM

Dan,

Let me know the next time you head out there. I would definitely like to
try that.

erich weaver 03-31-2007 11:00 PM

Uhhhhh....

Where's the potty? Nary a bush to squat behind out there.

erich weaver

dan 04-01-2007 01:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by erich weaver
Uhhhhh....

Where's the potty? Nary a bush to squat behind out there.

erich weaver

Not pictured is the outhouse about 50 yards away. Also not pictured are the pyro photos with a caption of "Stupid 100LL Tricks." :)

Gil, where's all these dudes with brewskis? Must be a sailplane thing. 8 hours, bottle to dive brakes? Doesn't roll off the tongue as easily...

Walter, definitely will let you know next time.

AX-O & G-force, you guys ever ride down there? We'll see you 2 flying in with your 8s before too long!

az_gila 04-01-2007 01:21 AM

Cold ones...
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by dan
....

Gil, where's all these dudes with brewskis? Must be a sailplane thing. 8 hours, bottle to dive brakes? Doesn't roll off the tongue as easily...
.....

Dan... no 8 hours involved.... :)

Once the sailplane has landed it's a wait in the hot desert for your spouse and the trailer... hopefully she's not too many hours away.... :)

It was funny though, you could land in the middle of absolutely nowhere, and a dirt biker(s) would always show up with a cold Coors... I was working though, so it was always on a weekend...

A beer might not be the best thing for you when it's 105+ F, but it sure went down nicely... :D

We always used to joke that drinking and driving in the Mojave desert must have been legal... we just looked at all of the empty cans alongside the road...

gil in Tucson


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