Welcome to October Everyone,
Well Fall has officially started and the Desert Season is about to begin again, at least until the predicted rains start. October and November can be some of our nicest months with occasional Santa Anas, and this pattern can extend into the end of a normal year, but who knows as we experience a mixed-up weather pattern with the impending “Super El Nino” predicted for this year. October 9-11 brings the PLP Fallfest at Duisenburg, and on the same weekend the AMRA Octoberfest at Slash X south of Barstow. TSSD has donated a nice, boxed silver round to PLP’s raffle and again will be opening our claims around Freedom for people to use with the exception of Phoenix Gulch north of the railroad tracks. Due to the Jet Stream dipping straight south the temperatures around Red Mountain made a nice dip into the low 90’s and there has been some Monsoon rain in the Barstow area from the hurricane moisture moving up from Baja.
There is a major bit of news concerning the West Mojave Roads closure. President Trump issued an Executive Order on May 29th rescinding both the Nixon and Carter Executive Orders that agencies have used to restrict OHV access to public land for the past 50 years. The closures are still currently in effect and working their way through the courts, Congress, and BLM. It has been reported by Ben Burr, Executive Director of BRC, in testimony before Congress that the business’ around Randsburg are taking a large hit in their economy and may not survive if the reopening of the roads takes more than just this season. Nothing new on the US Forest service proposals.
Our next “regular” outing will be to Freedom claim in November after it traditionally cools off to a tolerable level.
Also, a reminder, WE DO NOT REQUEST ANY ASSISTANCE FROM THE MEMBERS IN PAYING ANY OF THE ASSOCIATION BILLS OR VENDORS. It is and has always been a scam!!
My travel plans have changed again, and I will be at the September meeting.
That’s about it for now.
See you at the meeting or outings.
Jerryk