OK, starting the trip planning thread for this year’s “American Adventurist” Desert Rendezvous event.
Date: Friday March 21 thru Sunday the 23rd.
Friday: We are planning on meeting at the General Patton Museum @ 62510 Chiriaco Rd Indio, CA 92201 (760) 227-3483. The museum is approximately 29 miles e/o Indio on I-10. Exit #173 (Chiriaco Summit). There is a large parking lot just out front of the museum and we will meet there. There is fuel and a diner to the e/o the museum if you need anything. The museum is “OK” if you haven’t been before and there are some cool tanks and the like to check out. Admission is now $5. If you want to check it out I suggest get there early and let’s plan on leaving the parking lot at Noon. We can air down in the parking lot as dirt is only 1.4 miles away at the trailhead of the Red Canyon Jeep Trail.
The trail itself is all 2 track typical desert road with a couple of small hills and tight corners to negotiate….Nothing difficult and nothing a stock 80 can’t handle. Piece of cake! At the other end of the trail we will hit the Bradshaw and follow that up for a couple of miles to the Rendezvous site.
Google Earth cords for the camp site are (33°35’58.13″N 115°32’13.31″W), Google Maps (33.599581,-115.536937).
Event Schedule as per Dave @ American Adventurist:
FRI:
1200 Arrivals
1800 Happy Hour followed by Campfire
SAT:
0900 Desert Cleanup/Trail Runs
1200 Lunch
1300 Desert Cleanup/Trail Runs
1500 Desert Cleanup Trash Photo/Group Photo
1530 DRV T-shirt distribution at Potluck area. Have your shirt ticket in hand, sizes are first come first serve!
1600 Fire up the BBQ's/Dutch Ovens
1700 Rendezvous Potluck/Dutch Oven Competition
1800 Desert Cleanup Raffle
1900 Campfire
SUN:
TBA
I will monitor Keller Peak and 146.460 on the drive out. We can use 146.460 while on the trail. If you can’t make it by Noon, we can meet at the campsite. Check Google Maps/Earth and you will find it is just s/o I-10 with easy dirt road access.
Looking forward to this and seeing some old and new friends!
Sean (SoCal_80) (KJ6JNI)
Date: Friday March 21 thru Sunday the 23rd.
Friday: We are planning on meeting at the General Patton Museum @ 62510 Chiriaco Rd Indio, CA 92201 (760) 227-3483. The museum is approximately 29 miles e/o Indio on I-10. Exit #173 (Chiriaco Summit). There is a large parking lot just out front of the museum and we will meet there. There is fuel and a diner to the e/o the museum if you need anything. The museum is “OK” if you haven’t been before and there are some cool tanks and the like to check out. Admission is now $5. If you want to check it out I suggest get there early and let’s plan on leaving the parking lot at Noon. We can air down in the parking lot as dirt is only 1.4 miles away at the trailhead of the Red Canyon Jeep Trail.
The trail itself is all 2 track typical desert road with a couple of small hills and tight corners to negotiate….Nothing difficult and nothing a stock 80 can’t handle. Piece of cake! At the other end of the trail we will hit the Bradshaw and follow that up for a couple of miles to the Rendezvous site.
Google Earth cords for the camp site are (33°35’58.13″N 115°32’13.31″W), Google Maps (33.599581,-115.536937).
Event Schedule as per Dave @ American Adventurist:
FRI:
1200 Arrivals
1800 Happy Hour followed by Campfire
SAT:
0900 Desert Cleanup/Trail Runs
1200 Lunch
1300 Desert Cleanup/Trail Runs
1500 Desert Cleanup Trash Photo/Group Photo
1530 DRV T-shirt distribution at Potluck area. Have your shirt ticket in hand, sizes are first come first serve!
1600 Fire up the BBQ's/Dutch Ovens
1700 Rendezvous Potluck/Dutch Oven Competition
1800 Desert Cleanup Raffle
1900 Campfire
SUN:
TBA
I will monitor Keller Peak and 146.460 on the drive out. We can use 146.460 while on the trail. If you can’t make it by Noon, we can meet at the campsite. Check Google Maps/Earth and you will find it is just s/o I-10 with easy dirt road access.
Looking forward to this and seeing some old and new friends!
Sean (SoCal_80) (KJ6JNI)
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