Base Camp


Message posted by Peter on November 17, 2010 at 17:43:31 PST:

On Monday morning I took a drive from Las Vegas up to Base Camp. I had never been there before and my intention was to take a few pictures of the place, then head over to the lunar crater for a more snaps and then head back home.

Well imagine my surprise as i turned onto route 6 from route 375 and saw a very low flying Janet Beechcraft overhead. I pulled over to the side of the road and took a picture.

http://www.canyonero.com/files/1290043749.jpg

I watched it continue and descend into the valley, obviously landing at at Base Camp. I kept driving and pulled over to the side of the road and watched as a bunch of folks got off the airplane and into a few white pick up trucks.

http://www.canyonero.com/files/1290043944.jpg

zoom in:
http://www.canyonero.com/files/1290043972.jpg

http://www.canyonero.com/files/1290044002.jpg

zoom in:
http://www.canyonero.com/files/1290044026.jpg

I drove a bit further east up route 6 and made a u turn and took another picture. This time the trucks were starting to come down the road towards route 6 where I was.

http://www.canyonero.com/files/1290044095.jpg

zoom in:
http://www.canyonero.com/files/1290044123.jpg

At this point I thought it'd be a good idea to head on out of there. I didn't want to encounter the folks in the truck so I sped back down the road and then made a left towards Rachel.

I'm pretty sure they saw me as I was the only car in the entire valley. They didn't come west on route 6 so they probably went east... where to I don't know.

Anyway... I think this is the 3rd time an aircraft has been photographed at Basecamp. I didn't get the pictures I wanted but I didn't get something a bit more interesting. Sorry about the crap quality... I only had my point and shoot with me.


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