RON CT110
08-12-2008, 11:14 PM
Date: Thursday, September 17 to Saturday, September 20
Meeting Place in Gerlach, NV on September 17: http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?city=Gerlach&state=NV&zoom=5#a/maps/m::5:40.651699:-119.354201:0:0:/e
I am gauging Interest to see how my folks would be interested in doing a joint run with the Pacific Coast Rover Club (PCRC) on 9/17-9/20.
PCRC is a portland based LR club with members all over the Pacific Coast including WA and OR.
Tim a member of PCRC (he joined us twice during our NCLR Oregon Trail trip this year and last/real cool guy) sent me an email asking if NCLR would be interested.
One of the highlights of the trip will be a rocket launching display in Black Rock by Extreme Performance Rocket Ships folks; they will be launching rockets 9/19-21 which you may want to experience. The FAA clears the airspace around the area, so these are serious rockets.
Told Tim I'd get back to him.
I also ran this ideal with the BODs and they like the ideal but we need a trip leader from NCLR, and need to submit this as a trip request once quantified/have enough interest.
I wouldn't mind being the trip leader providing the details, logistics/planning, but I would like jave a volunteer to be the trail leader pref familiar with Black Rock!
PCRC is limiting this trip to 12 vehicles (PCRC side); I'd like to do the same and limit it to number of vehicles on the NCLR side.
If we have enough interest and ended submitting a trip request for approval, once approved, we will follow all NCLR trip guidelines.
This Black Rock trip is actually part of a longer trip by PCRC. They are actually working their way from Portland, OR to Hart Mtn (3 days), down to Sheldon (3 nights) and then to Black Rock; see PCRC trip details: http://pcrc.net/Default.aspx?tabid=65&ctl=Details&Mid=404&ItemID=85&selecte
We will follow PCRC on their tracks. meet them at Gerlach, spend the next few days with them on Black Rock - looking forward to meet & greet/enjoy camp fire dinner and festivity with these guys!
Hopefully watch some spectacular rocket launches as well!
For info about the Black Rock desert, try www.blackrockdesert.org.
For info about the rocketeers(?), try www.xprs.org
Please note that pets are strongly discouraged at Black Rock.
More details coming.... For now, post if you are interested, and what dates can you make it. Also would you be interested in watching rocket launches? Also post any questions, suggestions or concerns.
I know that some of our members wil be at the LR Nat'l Rally and will not be able to attend Black Rock!
And on that note, this Black Rock trip might be a good alt if you are not planniing to attend the rally and would like do wheel that week.
Who is interested? Post up! Thanks!
Note: photo below is from www.blackrockdesert.org
Meeting Place in Gerlach, NV on September 17: http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?city=Gerlach&state=NV&zoom=5#a/maps/m::5:40.651699:-119.354201:0:0:/e
I am gauging Interest to see how my folks would be interested in doing a joint run with the Pacific Coast Rover Club (PCRC) on 9/17-9/20.
PCRC is a portland based LR club with members all over the Pacific Coast including WA and OR.
Tim a member of PCRC (he joined us twice during our NCLR Oregon Trail trip this year and last/real cool guy) sent me an email asking if NCLR would be interested.
One of the highlights of the trip will be a rocket launching display in Black Rock by Extreme Performance Rocket Ships folks; they will be launching rockets 9/19-21 which you may want to experience. The FAA clears the airspace around the area, so these are serious rockets.
Told Tim I'd get back to him.
I also ran this ideal with the BODs and they like the ideal but we need a trip leader from NCLR, and need to submit this as a trip request once quantified/have enough interest.
I wouldn't mind being the trip leader providing the details, logistics/planning, but I would like jave a volunteer to be the trail leader pref familiar with Black Rock!
PCRC is limiting this trip to 12 vehicles (PCRC side); I'd like to do the same and limit it to number of vehicles on the NCLR side.
If we have enough interest and ended submitting a trip request for approval, once approved, we will follow all NCLR trip guidelines.
This Black Rock trip is actually part of a longer trip by PCRC. They are actually working their way from Portland, OR to Hart Mtn (3 days), down to Sheldon (3 nights) and then to Black Rock; see PCRC trip details: http://pcrc.net/Default.aspx?tabid=65&ctl=Details&Mid=404&ItemID=85&selecte
We will follow PCRC on their tracks. meet them at Gerlach, spend the next few days with them on Black Rock - looking forward to meet & greet/enjoy camp fire dinner and festivity with these guys!
Hopefully watch some spectacular rocket launches as well!
For info about the Black Rock desert, try www.blackrockdesert.org.
For info about the rocketeers(?), try www.xprs.org
Please note that pets are strongly discouraged at Black Rock.
More details coming.... For now, post if you are interested, and what dates can you make it. Also would you be interested in watching rocket launches? Also post any questions, suggestions or concerns.
I know that some of our members wil be at the LR Nat'l Rally and will not be able to attend Black Rock!
And on that note, this Black Rock trip might be a good alt if you are not planniing to attend the rally and would like do wheel that week.
Who is interested? Post up! Thanks!
Note: photo below is from www.blackrockdesert.org