Welcome to November Everyone,
The Desert Season is about to begin again, but there has already been a little rain and a lot of wind out in the deserts. November can be one of our nicest months with occasional Santa Anas, and this pattern can extend into the end of a normal year, but this time around it is a complete crap shoot as yet another Mexican hurricane is making its way north as I write this message and who knows the track, amount, or location of any rain it will drop. So far San Diego has experienced unusually high tides for the last month attributable to the Kelvin Wave associated with the Super El Nino which raised the ocean level by 12″ and a couple of small rainstorms already. Hopefully the weather will cooperate for the fall desert season and allow us to get back out
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