Guess I'm just lucky - I've seen 4 or 5 rattlesnakes in the wild, walked within striking distance of a couple. Didn't see any on this trip, but we did see some bighorn sheep.
I didn't want to overdo it on the chase vehicle beacons, since we had 4 chase vehicles planned. Two never got switched on, though. Scott Fred Hillhouse wrote: > > > Hi Scott, > > Thanks for the trip! I enjoyed it! I just wish I could have been there too. > > It looked like you recovered the first flight here: 34°29'19" N 116°49'12" > W. Apparently this was the spot: 34°47'4" N 117°7'41" W. I didn't see the > point on APRS.FI but I did see it on APRSIS32. Next flight I will have to > create a log file. > > I watched the flight that ended up east of Barstow: 34°56'55" N 116°25'55" > W. About the point you parked and hiked, I went to bed and was hoping you > might go for recovery in the AM. When I saw your return time, I figured you > recovered it. Late night out! > > By the, you did not send enough beacons for us armchairs chasers!!!!! ;) > > I was reminded of when I lived in Barstow. It was back in the 60s and we > lived there 2-3 years. I also remembered the Mojave Rattlesnake. My father > caught one and we took it to the San Diego zoo. > > Funny thing, when I lived in Salt Lake City, friends and family here in the > east were afraid we would be bit by a rattlesnake. In the 12 years I lived > there, I only saw one in the wild and it was up on the bench in among the > homes there. And, we camped, hiked, etc a lot, too. I like snakes. > > I am looking forward to reading your blog update! I hope you have pictures > of the terrain you decided to walk across. I did the hard-core trails in > Moab UT and was wondering what you were up against. > > Best regards, > Fred > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [email protected] <mailto:tracker2%40yahoogroups.com> > > [mailto:[email protected] <mailto:tracker2%40yahoogroups.com>] > On Behalf Of Scott Miller > > Sent: Friday, June 25, 2010 13:21 > > To: [email protected] <mailto:tracker2%40yahoogroups.com> > > Subject: Re: [tracker2] Balloon launch > > > > And that one point was enough. Not sure what happened on the > > way up, but we got that one hit and recovered it about half a > > mile off the interstate. > > > > Scott > > > > Fred Hillhouse wrote: > > > > > > > > > There appears to have been one point about 2/3rds the way > > to Barstow. > > > > > > Fred > > > > > > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------- > > ---------- > > > *From:* [email protected] <mailto:tracker2%40yahoogroups.com> > > [mailto:[email protected] <mailto:tracker2%40yahoogroups.com>] > > > *On Behalf Of *[email protected] <mailto:%2Alists%40ke4nyv.com> > > > *Sent:* Wednesday, June 23, 2010 10:24 > > > *To:* [email protected] <mailto:tracker2%40yahoogroups.com> > > > *Subject:* RE: [tracker2] Balloon launch > > > > > > > > > > > > Yeah, wondering if it already landed. Showing only 2 > > sats and an > > > HDOP of 25.5. > > > > > > Jason Rausch - KE4NYV > > > RPC Electronics, LLC > > > www.rpc-electronics.com > > > > > > --- On *Wed, 6/23/10, Fred Hillhouse > > /<[email protected] <mailto:fmhillhouse%40comcast.net>>/* wrote: > > > > > > > > > From: Fred Hillhouse <[email protected] > <mailto:fmhillhouse%40comcast.net>> > > > Subject: RE: [tracker2] Balloon launch > > > To: [email protected] <mailto:tracker2%40yahoogroups.com> > > > Date: Wednesday, June 23, 2010, 9:36 AM > > > > > > > > > > > > The N1VG chase team is headed to Barstow. > > > > > > The balloon has not posted in awhile. :( > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------- > > ---------- > > > *From:* track...@yahoogroup s.com [mailto:tracker2@ > > > yahoogroups. com] *On Behalf Of *Fred Hillhouse > > > *Sent:* Wednesday, June 23, 2010 09:17 > > > *To:* aprsi...@yahoogroup s.com; > > track...@yahoogroup s.com > > > *Subject:* [tracker2] Balloon launch > > > > > > > > > > > > Another balloon launch! > > > > > > N1VG-11 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/tracker2/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/tracker2/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
