Topic: New Years run

[Alex]

If I wasn't already going to Vegas with some friends I'd be going on this. Have fun out there!

[Celt]

Hey Celt,

I have to work a half day tomorrow ('till 12:30pm)  I won't be able to meet up at the Bakery and follow you guys into camp.

Not being super familiar with the area, can you give me a general ideal of where the proposed campsite will be?  (google maps GPS coordinates would be awesome)
You also mentioned that the primary site might be full and we might be camping at a secondary spot.  Any idea where that might be?

Anyways, I'll be on the ham (146.535)  Hopefully somebody will be listening!

Jordan is going to wait up for me so at least I won't be lonely!

And if you don't know how to find GPS coordinates via google maps, it's really easy on a computer
Find the spot you're looking for, right click and choose "what's here"
This will bring up the coordinates!

Right click on the part of the map you'd like coordinates for and click "What's here?"

New Years run

Copy and paste those GPS coordinates and post them up!

New Years run

Sure thing buddy, Where I'm planning on being is the N. Fork Palm Wash. Turn onto Calcite Mine Rd @ 33.281114 -116.096407 from S-22 (It's just prior to or just behind the Navy Radio tower you can't miss that) as you hit the bottom of the steep grade there is a fork to the right. Take that and follow it along through some serpentine turns until the road comes to another larger fork @ 33.287691 -116.074030 veer to the left at this fork which puts you onto N. Fork Palm Wash. Follow this wash veering to the right at any small intersections to approximately 33.302937 -116.091555 or wherever you see everyone camped. I'm going to be monitoring the Laguna repeater and it has amazing coverage (I put that frequency up on other posts here in this thread). Other than that we will also monitor 146.535 but I'm not sure how great that coverage will be. Secondary campsite will be adjusted in that wash so if you don't see us keep going and you will run into everyone. Hope to see you out there.

[steve c]

Excellent, thanks Celt.

 

[Celt]

Work cleared, we're in.

 Woooooo Hooooooo!!!!

[Celt]

"Jordan is going to wait up for me so at least I won't be lonely!"

 Wait, the elusive Jordan is going to make an appearance? Holy Freakin Guacamole..... That's awesome!

[Riz98]

Running a little late.  Should get to dudleys at 1230.

[Celt]

Just got back, had an AWESOME time with everyone and can't wait to get out there again. Huge thanks to Terry and Randy for the assistance getting my family in safe. I appreciate this more than you can know!!! Everything went off without a hitch other than me forgetting my tent (Another Huge thanks SteveC) for the borrow of the awesome cammo tarp. It was really awesome to see the Mini-Me driving up and down Calcite mine interspersed between bobbing Xterra's. We need to do this again soon!

[RBduffer]

Sorry we couldn't stay.  It looked like the real fun was rolling in as we were leaving

I want fire jinga stories!  Or at least a misguided rocket fire

Thanks Eric for setting the whole thing up, so the rest of us could just show up and have fun.

[Celt]

Definitely will come out. I can't do too difficult of terrain. Only running a PML.

Is anyone bringing their K9's?

We didn't see you at the SP? Did you get left behind?

[Toro]

We had a super awesome time. Thanks Celt for inviting us to spend new years with you and your family.

 The stew was to die for.......

We are breaking out the dutch oven tonight!
    I love spending time with others in their native camp habitat and learning their secrets. We intend on spending more time in the Borrego dessert and picked up one of these while we're at it.

    Loved getting to know new faces and spending time with some of the usual suspects.
   
   Thanks again.

[Celt]

You are more than welcome, it was a hoot! Nice video by the way looks like whoever that was in it was having a blast.

[SoCalXTerry]

Thanks Celt for setting this up.  Great time and great wheeling.  Let's do it again very soon.   Actually you missed the fun stuff Monday.    Rain Rain..