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First track day of the year

May 7, 2012
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This is what I did today

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IDPA Match

May 6, 2012
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I’ve been a long time shotgun shooter and recently expanded my shooting to pistols.  I find punching holes in paper gets boring so I wanted to try one of the action games.  Our local club, Tri-County Gun Club, has a fairly new IDPA program so I attended a couple of matches and find I really enjoy it.  Last month I classified as Marksman in...

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Death Valley 2012 – Day 9 – Redding to Home

March 19, 2012
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Last week it was 90 degrees. Today it was 30 and snowing 2529.4 miles 18.9 mpg 56 Hours and 26 Minutes total driving time 8110 +/- 40 feet Max Altitude -339 +/- 40 feet Min Altitude

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Death Valley 2012 – Day 8 – California Railroad Museum to Redding

March 17, 2012
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Death Valley 2012 – Day 7 – Death Valley to Sacramento

March 16, 2012
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The Jeep with it’s final coat of desert dust A nice picnic area with snakes A beer after a 10 hour drive. Beer is good.

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Death Valley 2012 – Day 6 – Racetrack and Ubehebe Mine

March 15, 2012
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Today we headed out not quite bright and early enough for Jim to visit the Racetrack. (We picked up my parents at 8:15. He would have preferred 7, but he is accommodating.) It’s a long drive (an hour or so) from Furnace Creek to the turnoff to the Racetrack. Then you travel 29 miles...

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