Ronald McDonald Invades Area 51!

[VTSTOMPER]

Hey team leader...what that a strobe light bar on the roof of your truck?

[DRTYFN]

Nice, but that entry is only about 75 miles from the actual base. I bet security was watching you guys like hawks.

[rodster]

Somebody's been surfing!

It's an amber LED strobe with magnetic mount and cig lighter power/switch.

I was the caboose (more like trail follower than leader ) on the run and had to make frequent stops to pick up flags (and one stop to help a few get unstuck). The trail dust in the desert is pretty heavy and in the event someone not from our gruop is coming from behind, it keeps me (and more importantly, the family) from getting rear-ended. It also provides a visual point of reference for the trucks in front.

[rodster]

I tell ya, if you ever want to know how to organize a long distance, trail type event, the guys here that welcomed us into their group are the guys to learn from.

Every route is pre-run and timed multiple times. By the time the full group hits the trail, three days of driving has been GPS mapped, obstacles are known and turns are flagged (blue = go; red = no go). Rooms are booked, meals are catered, evening entertainment is scheduled, the works. It's as first class as you can get with a bunch of diry offroaders in a rural desert town.

Part of the event organization includes every truck having a stick-on window number and yes, the advance team gets the leader designation. All trucks have radios and all communication between them (including roll call since it's not too difficult to lose someone) references the truck number.

[rodster]

Let's not tell the few dozen people in Rachel that their self-proclaimed gateway is that far away. Aliens and spooks are all they have! http://www.littlealeinn.com/

The lake bed was loads of fun with dunes on the perimeter to play on and we even found a few patches of water and mud. Way fun!

[rodster]

Thanks for being a good sport. Nice edit!

[HummerNewbie]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by rodster:
...go there with a hardworking and valuable nonprofit (at least in this context) brand. </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

By no means was I trying to knock the great work they are doing and didn't see the pic that way in this thread. I do appreciate the input that it could come across that way so as you mentioned, I will edit the post/pic