Death Valley Off-Road Adventures

It was business as usual yesterday afternoon and this morning with fighters dogfighting and chasing each other in southern Owen's Valley.

 

Unfortunately Fox News just reported this...

https://www.foxnews.com/us/pilot-dead-after-jet-crashes-in-california-desert-us-navy

 

Prayers to the pilot and family...

 

Sad news. Those guys have balls of depleted uranium, Godspeed.

 

RIP
Blue skies.

 

yes, sad news. there is a possibility that the pilot had ovaries of uranium, not balls.

 

sadly, reported...

 

Not sure what the Aviators say. With Navy I've always seen "Fair Winds and Following Seas, Sailor Rest Your Oar". Not sure how that works in the Airdale Navy. At any rate it sucks that we lost a pilot, prayers to him and his family.

 

Hey, not exactly Death Valley, but close enough! If you are interested in doing a bit of historical archaeology, check out this volunteer project over labor day weekend at Manzanar National Historic Site near Independence, CA. We are going, definitely an interesting project at a national historic site.

Please forward this to anyone you know who may be interested:


From: "Burton, Jeffery" <jeff_burton@nps.gov>
Date: August 2, 2019 at 4:11:18 PM PDT
Labor Day Weekend Community Archeology Project

Greetings!
August 29-September 3 you are cordially invited to join park staff and others in uncovering and preserving Children’s Village at Manzanar, the only World War II Japanese American incarceration camp orphanage.

At Children’s Village we will be exposing features and screening sediments to retrieve artifacts. At the hospital we will be mainly clearing brush and sediments from landscape features. We will be digging with shovels and small hand tools, cutting and loading brush, using wheelbarrows, and hauling rocks. Most of the work is physically demanding, but there will be a variety of tasks each day, to suit a variety of interests and energy levels. Previous experience is helpful, but all that is needed is an interest in history and a willingness to be covered with dirt. August 29 we will be joined by cultural resources staff from other nearby National Park Service units.

We will be able to accommodate up to 35 volunteers a day. Volunteers must be at least 15 years old and be able to work outdoors. Volunteers must sign up in advance and may work any number of days or hours, but a full day or multiple days are preferred. Work will be conducted regardless of weather, so please come prepared, bring water, lunch, snacks, sunscreen, hat, and work gloves. We have never had anyone stung by bees, but if you are allergic bring an EpiPen. We will meet each day at 7:30AM in the visitor center parking lot and work until 3:15PM.

To sign up email Manzanar Community Volunteer Ambassador Fatima Khan at fatima_khan@partner.nps.gov or me. Hope to see you at Manzanar for our last public archeology project of the year. - Jeff




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I visited Manzanar last year during my Owens Valley trip. A very interesting piece of history.

If I was still in SoCal, I would volunteer for this.

Please take pictures and post up!

 

F-18 pilot identified:
https://www.google.com/amp/s/ktla.c...fornia-fighter-jet-crash-in-death-valley/amp/

 

I hope other TWers make it too, definitely a great volunteer project and a cool opportunity to get personally involved with a important part of our national history.

 

Sorry for his family’s loss. Such a rare accident in that canyon based on the amount of air traffic going through there.

 

Is the military flying thru Star Wars Canyon?

 

Jedi transition was just reopened yesterday with a restriction until 9/16:

So aircraft will be flying *over* the canyon but not *thru* it for awhile it would appear.

 

Thanks, I'm probably heading up there right after labor day

 

https://www.nps.gov/deva/learn/news...vXFTz__ETbT3lBAb0G6RFuMRXzm7ebSZ7NfU7mi3mZzXI

 

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People are bent that this is going to increase traffic and trash

 

Not unless some FBO sets up shop. That will never happen.