My plan is I will be leaving Louisiana on Thurs. night and arrive at Ivanpah sometime on Sat. What are your plans.

Susan (npw goddess)

monday afternoon

Either Thursday or Friday morning of the event.

Tuesday afternoon in the HQ recreational vehicle

Wednesday the 4th, hope to be wheels dirty by noon.

Monday AM, or ?
Won't know for sure until I pull in and drop anchor.

leaving monday morning march 26th as soon as class is over. i am hoping to leave before the traffic hits. i will be arriving wednesday around noon at harper lake bed. correct? and be buggying as soon as the tent is pitched.

I will drive up from P.S. and probably swing by Harper on Sunday .

Pre event Virgin about to get some !

:bigok:

Wait... i thought you weren't coming BL

I'll be in on Sunday around noon until the following Sunday. So I'll be at the pre-event for a little while too!

Friday 11th......May! :D

Tuesday 3 before lunch
Wait can I get a ride from the airport

Wednesday morning arriving at the airport. Noonish by the time i get situated.

When someone picks me up

Or

However long it takes to walk there

WE will be there Wednesday afternoon/evening. I'm starting to get the pre NABX jitters, it feels like love, lusts and fear all rolled into one.

We will be on the way from Sunnyvale CA on Friday the 30th.
be at Harper lake early afternoon.

First have to fly all the way from Israel to get there.

we are scheduled to fly in late monday night - as long as Air Canada employees don'y have another wildcat strike or something - at Ivanpah tuesday am

Be at Harper's Friday night

Joan and I arrive on separate flights to LV on Wednesday morning and should be at the lake by noonish.

Harper's anywhere from Wed noonish to Wed evening. Departing Ivanpah Wednesday late afternoon, I get the kids on thursday so NABX gets a haircut this year

I fly in and meet up with thanson2001ok on Sunday night......

thanson2001ok and I will also be running errands in and around Vegas on Monday so if anyone needs a ride or something picked up let one of us know......

I arrived Monday 3/19.
Did some Buggying Friday and Saturday.
Lake bed has some rough areas but plenty of smooth stuff.
I love this place !

Whoever gets there first, make sure and tell everyone to keep the pucker bumps clear! Last couple of years everyone has parked up near them, and they are really fun to buggy on!

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Originally posted by SlasherQuan Harper's anywhere from Wed noonish to Wed evening. Departing Ivanpah Wednesday late afternoon, I get the kids on thursday so NABX gets a haircut this year

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Originally posted by deanaoxo Whoever gets there first, make sure and tell everyone to keep the pucker bumps clear! Last couple of years everyone has parked up near them, and they are really fun to buggy on!

We (Susie and I) arrived at Harper this (Tuesday) afternoon. Much of the playa in and around the cove is soft and the dirt is loose. There should be no problem with any cars here, but we won't be taking our 30,000 lb motorhome onto the softer stuff. We have picked a spot to the east side of the cove which leave the entire cove open for us to play in. There should be enough room in this section for everyone.

Overall the playa is hard but still shows signs of the recent rains -- i.e. it's looks damp, but feels dry. There are large patches that will eventually be like the potato chip playa we had last year. But, for now it's just surface dirt. We did not get very far from camp on the buggies today so I'm not sure about the extreme middle of the lake bed, but I think it's in much nicer condition than last year. Winds today were a steady 12-15mph :-) Temps were in the mid 70's (F).

And, Dean is right, the pucker bumps over the islands are a blast to ride -- especially when the wind gusts right at the top of the island!

Darrin & Susie

P.S. The spot we picked is also the only spot in the cove where we get (4 bars of) 3G Cell reception. Thus, the ability to post this msg :-)

Darrin, great to see your out there already! Now at airport waiting for flight! which route do you take for RV's??

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Originally posted by Craig Sparkes ... which route do you take for RV's??

Good question... I forgot to mention that the dirt road into Harpers is in much, much better condition than last year. There will be no drama for anyone bring big RVs on Power Line Road.

Directions that we used... take CA-58 and turn North on Harper Dry Lake Road (which is just North of Hinkley which is North of Barstow). Turn right directly under the large power lines, then follow that road (under the power lines) until you get to the 3 tires in the road. 10 feet after the 3 tires, turn left and follow that road onto the lake bed. Once on the playa, turn left and we are only a few minutes from there.

One of the reasons we are here early this year is that we don't get to go play at NABX. Every other year, the World Sport Kite Championships overlaps with NABX -- and my teammates would be really pissed if I didn't show up in France with them! So just as things get started for the main NABX event, we are getting on a plane headed for the north coast of France where it will be cold (very cold).

Darrin

Umm, TBH Its quite warm over here atm! 20Degrees C +, Little mini summer I'm leaving!

Ok great, we have an RV this year so wanted to check route!

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Originally posted by Craig Sparkes Ok great, we have an RV this year so wanted to check route!

Here is a good view of the 3 tires and where to turn...
Harper Dry Lake - Google Maps

Still have half a room available from Tuesday to Sunday and need a ride from the airport two large bags two carryons

See you all at Harper Lake Saturday morning.....!!

Jose

See you soon, and good job finding the 3G