Black Rock Desert

Last weekend I took a few days off from work, flew out to LA to meet with my USRPL buddies, and we drove up to Black Rock Nevada for Balls 17, the best experimental amateur rocketry launch in North America at least, probably in the world. Well, our rockets definitly flew, however we managed to rip the fins off when the rockets were about 1 second from the end of the motor burn. It's unfortunate, but all we have to do is shore up the structures, put one rocket on top of the other, and we'll be putting something into space. These launch videos are awesome. And the pictures are amazing. You should check out more at USCRPL.com .


Silver Spur 2B Flight from David Reese on Vimeo.



Turbo Encabulator from David Reese on Vimeo.

La Luz Trail Part II

Last Sunday I hiked back up the La Luz trail. I didn't take my camera...it looked like a pretty gloomy day, and it definitely was. I got going at about 9 in the morning, two hours later than my first hike up the trail. But, I got going, it was cloudy above me and I kept on going. There was a good down pour about 5 miles into the hike, and it was misty until well....it was misty for the rest of the hike. Luckily, I was smart enough to bring long pants, those pants that you can go from shorts to pants, and a sweat shirt. It would have been better if it was a rain coat...but I wasn't completely soaked to the bone, and I mate it the rest of the way up. All in all, it was a fun hike, and I'm pretty out of shape, so my legs started to finally feel better today. I'm hoping to go up at least one or two more times before it gets chilly.