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by LeeVW
Wed Apr 08, 2009 8:28 am
Forum: Desert Environmental and Land Uses
Topic: my bomb run pics
Replies: 65
Views: 64522

Re: my bomb run pics

Ken, The pictures of the dam were taken from the top of Sierra Peak, which is off of Main Divide Road. We got there by taking Maple Springs Road to Four Corners, then to Main Divide, over to Beeks Place, then on to the peak. You can get there from the Corona Side by using the forest entrance at Skyl...
by LeeVW
Tue Apr 07, 2009 9:46 pm
Forum: Desert Environmental and Land Uses
Topic: my bomb run pics
Replies: 65
Views: 64522

Re: my bomb run pics

I try not to get TOO political in these forums, but I have to agree that showing pictures of a permitted race and of a legal OHV Area are no way to prove a point regarding illegal OHV use. I have no doubt that there are problems with illegal OHV use, but using pictures of LEGAL OHV use is no way to ...
by LeeVW
Mon Apr 06, 2009 9:37 am
Forum: Desert Environmental and Land Uses
Topic: my bomb run pics
Replies: 65
Views: 64522

Re: my bomb run pics

Sal, I have seen the exact same thing happen in areas denuded by development. I was in 29 Palms a few weeks ago when the wind was really howling. The dust and blowing sand in town were unreal! From what I could see, the majority of the dust and sand was coming from vacant lots and the berms along pa...
by LeeVW
Sat Apr 04, 2009 10:27 pm
Forum: General Desert Information
Topic: Man, this place is really infested!
Replies: 11
Views: 20865

Re: Man, this place is really infested!

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Lee
by LeeVW
Sat Apr 04, 2009 9:36 am
Forum: General Desert Information
Topic: Big Windstorm Right Now In 29 Palms
Replies: 11
Views: 26999

Re: Big Windstorm Right Now In 29 Palms

I hope everyone and their property made it through without too much damage! The remote weather stations showed gusts as high as 60MPH, but we know that the wind can get much higher locally. http://raws.wrh.noaa.gov/roman/gacc/socc_frame.html Last night would NOT have been a good night to spend in a ...
by LeeVW
Thu Apr 02, 2009 12:07 pm
Forum: Desert Environmental and Land Uses
Topic: the environmental cost of mining in the desert
Replies: 41
Views: 59318

Re: the environmental cost of mining in the desert

Thank you both for your insights. As long as we can keep staying away from the personal attacks, this will continue to be a very interesting conversation. I was talking to my boss about solar power a while back. The one thing that became very clear is that those who have never seen a mirror array in...
by LeeVW
Thu Apr 02, 2009 8:49 am
Forum: Desert Environmental and Land Uses
Topic: the environmental cost of mining in the desert
Replies: 41
Views: 59318

Re: the environmental cost of mining in the desert

The one thing about mining that I can't seem to understand is why foreign companies are allowed to extract our natural resources. They exploit our land for their own profit. It would be a little different if the companies were American-owned. I guess that's just not how the United States works. Dan,...