Met a group of folks from High Sierra Topix in Death Valley for a hike to Pinto Peak. On the way to the valley, Sooz and I stopped at the crash site of a Northrop YB-49 Flying Wing. The day after the hike we checked out some petroglyphs in the El Paso Mountains.
On the way to Death Valley, we stopped at the crash site of the Northrop YB-49 Flying Wing #42-102368, ten miles east of Mojave.
The guys from the X-Hunters placed a memorial in memory of the five men who lost their lives in the accident one of which was Glen W. Edwards whom Edwards Air Froce Base is named after.
All that remains of the YB-49 that crashed here on 6/5/48 are small pieces.
A photo of one of the YB-49 Flying Wings. On to Death Valley.
Hawk taking off from a power pole on the way to Death Valley.
On the Wildrose Road heading to Wildrose Campground where we will spend the night and meet the others.
Most of the group the next morning. Lot of new faces.
Our vehicles on Towne Pass at 4,956 feet. This is where the hike to Pinto Peak will start from.
Salim and Sooz at Cori's new FJ.
Cori, Randi, Lewis, Tamara, Tom B, Sooz, Jim, Tom G, Joe(me), Robin (front), Norma and Salim.
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