Misc LAX to Desert Hot Springs - Page 5

Kiimo · 10-30-2019, 05:45 PM

Totally I plowed through that whole thing. Addictive.

Coyote · 10-30-2019, 06:47 PM

Concur with all and the read. Thanks.

I used to fly around there all the time. I tried to pay attention. Terrain changes from Death Valley to the mountains were amazing and deceptive running low level particularly into a setting sun.

BS old story coming read or ignore:

A couple of Marine buddies were coming back to China Lake in the 80s in an OV-10 on a Sunday near sunset. They got in a box canyon, and ran out of airspeed and ideas. Rolled level and punched.

Those seats fired at 45 degree opposite angles. 1 buddy was fired into the canyon wall. Killed him. The other buddy got 1/2 a swing and hit the rough terrain. Jacked up but mobile. He was goofy.

Some mammoth rescue crew was starting their training for the upcoming season and happened to see the whole thing. They found the surviving buddy and saved him but it took talking sense into him. My buddy’s plan was to walk out to 395 Highway. He kept trying and argued with the rescuers. The rescuers finally convinced him it was a bad plan by showing him that he was going the wrong way.

One of the rescuers put my buddy in his sleeping bag for the night. My buddy, a Southern boy, said he held onto that “hippy, like I was married to him.”

Got flown out the next morning to the hospital. The two wives spoke to the hospital and a nurse on the phone told one that she was sorry. Not how it is supposed to go. I still talk to the survivor. He’ll enjoy my retelling of one of his stories.

suzzer99 · 10-30-2019, 10:34 PM

That story reminds me of the opening chapters of The Right Stuff.

I've been out taking pics near Joshua Tree at midnight and heard the sonic boom of some fighter overhead. I thought a bomb went off somewhere until I saw something streaking across the sky and figured out what it was.

scho63 · 10-31-2019, 01:47 AM

Glad you had a great time and sorry you didn't follow my advice and bang the 'ol lady in the car as soon as you hit the desert.

The Iron Chief · 10-31-2019, 02:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by scho63

Glad you had a great time and sorry you didn't follow my advice and bang the 'ol lady in the car as soon as you hit the desert.

C'mon give a guy a break.
Like my recap said we did screw like rabbits while we were there.
Hell you weren't even out of bed yet the mornings I was there & I was buzzed hit the Spa and Spent all before coffee!

**Rain Man** · 10-31-2019, 03:03 PM

I ran the Death Valley Trail Half-Marathon a few years ago. Pro tip: wear sunscreen.

We started on the main road and then after a mile or so of open terrain, we went into a mountain area and proceeded partway up Red Pass and then back down. It was a pretty good climb, around 2,000 feet to the turnaround point.

It would've been nearly impossible to get lost, though. You were basically running up one big canyon the whole way on a jeep trail, and once you got into open terrain you could see the finish line area off in the distance. If you google map Red Pass and then zoom in, you can see the trail: https://www.google.com/maps/place/Re...342297!5m1!1e4

The dirty little secret, though, is that the race is held in December. It got into the 80s that day, but I don't think it was above 75 by the time I finished. I've run hotter races in Denver.

suzzer99 · 10-31-2019, 03:43 PM

People run ultra-marathons in DV in the summer. You basically have a support car constantly hosing you down.

eDave · 10-31-2019, 03:59 PM

I've never heard silence, which is loud, like I did in Jushua Tree National Forest. That place floored me.

10-30-2019, 05:45 PM	#1
Kiimo MVP Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Studio City, CA Casino cash: $1938742	Totally I plowed through that whole thing. Addictive.
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10-30-2019, 06:47 PM	#2
Coyote Veteran Join Date: Mar 2001 Casino cash: $9975647	Concur with all and the read. Thanks. I used to fly around there all the time. I tried to pay attention. Terrain changes from Death Valley to the mountains were amazing and deceptive running low level particularly into a setting sun. BS old story coming read or ignore: A couple of Marine buddies were coming back to China Lake in the 80s in an OV-10 on a Sunday near sunset. They got in a box canyon, and ran out of airspeed and ideas. Rolled level and punched. Those seats fired at 45 degree opposite angles. 1 buddy was fired into the canyon wall. Killed him. The other buddy got 1/2 a swing and hit the rough terrain. Jacked up but mobile. He was goofy. Some mammoth rescue crew was starting their training for the upcoming season and happened to see the whole thing. They found the surviving buddy and saved him but it took talking sense into him. My buddy’s plan was to walk out to 395 Highway. He kept trying and argued with the rescuers. The rescuers finally convinced him it was a bad plan by showing him that he was going the wrong way. One of the rescuers put my buddy in his sleeping bag for the night. My buddy, a Southern boy, said he held onto that “hippy, like I was married to him.” Got flown out the next morning to the hospital. The two wives spoke to the hospital and a nurse on the phone told one that she was sorry. Not how it is supposed to go. I still talk to the survivor. He’ll enjoy my retelling of one of his stories.
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10-30-2019, 10:34 PM	#3
suzzer99 In Search of a Life Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: L.A. Casino cash: $-675716	That story reminds me of the opening chapters of The Right Stuff. I've been out taking pics near Joshua Tree at midnight and heard the sonic boom of some fighter overhead. I thought a bomb went off somewhere until I saw something streaking across the sky and figured out what it was.
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10-31-2019, 01:47 AM	#4
scho63 Politically Incorrect Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Scottsdale, AZ Casino cash: $-810000	Glad you had a great time and sorry you didn't follow my advice and bang the 'ol lady in the car as soon as you hit the desert. __________________ *"The only difference between sex for free and sex for money is that sex for free costs you a WHOLE LOT more!"* ~Redd Foxx~ ~~2018 2019 2020 20212022 2023~~ 2024 Adopt a Chief - Clark Hunt and Brett Veach "The men who drafted Patrick Mahomes"
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10-31-2019, 03:03 PM	#6
Rain Man Seize life. Be an ermine. Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: My house Casino cash: $-552449 VARSITY	I ran the Death Valley Trail Half-Marathon a few years ago. Pro tip: wear sunscreen. We started on the main road and then after a mile or so of open terrain, we went into a mountain area and proceeded partway up Red Pass and then back down. It was a pretty good climb, around 2,000 feet to the turnaround point. It would've been nearly impossible to get lost, though. You were basically running up one big canyon the whole way on a jeep trail, and once you got into open terrain you could see the finish line area off in the distance. If you google map Red Pass and then zoom in, you can see the trail: https://www.google.com/maps/place/Re...342297!5m1!1e4 The dirty little secret, though, is that the race is held in December. It got into the 80s that day, but I don't think it was above 75 by the time I finished. I've run hotter races in Denver. Attached Thumbnails __________________ Active fan of the greatest team in NFL history.
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10-31-2019, 03:43 PM	#7
suzzer99 In Search of a Life Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: L.A. Casino cash: $-675716	People run ultra-marathons in DV in the summer. You basically have a support car constantly hosing you down.
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10-31-2019, 03:59 PM	#8
eDave Banned Join Date: Jan 2013 Casino cash: $9998560	I've never heard silence, which is loud, like I did in Jushua Tree National Forest. That place floored me.
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