Night Run

jpzkj · **Posted:** Wed Mar 08, 2006 11:11 pm

OK guys and gals

We did a little trail up in Gorman that was pretty easy during the daytime and the idea was "hey..this would be cool to do at nite "

So....I checked my GPS and saw that the following Saturdays were close to or on Full Moon's and thought that it would be cool to do a night run on with as much moonlight as possible.

Sound off with what would work for you

5-13 Phase of the Moon on 13 May: waning gibbous with 100% of the Moon's visible disk illuminated

6-10 Phase of the Moon on 10 June:waxing gibbous with 99% of the Moon's visible disk illuminated.

7-08 Phase of the Moon on 8 July: waxing gibbous with 93% of the Moon's visible disk illuminated.

8-12 Phase of the Moon on 12 August: waning gibbous with 84% of the Moon's visible disk illuminated.

The later in the summer will require us to leave later in the evening, which will result in a later finish. It took a couple hours in the daytime...so about 3hrs to do it at night time ?

To see what all that waxing/waning is all about go here

http://aa.usno.navy.mil/faq/docs/moon_phases.html#top

yazhi · **Posted:** Wed Mar 08, 2006 11:53 pm

I vote for August

JJsTJ · **Posted:** Thu Mar 09, 2006 9:13 am

I say August too. We usually don't have many runs planned that time of year.

tskalil · **Posted:** Thu Mar 09, 2006 12:37 pm

August is OK with me BUT the 13th is a Sunday night. Did you mean that? Whereas, July 15th is a Saturday night. If the run is 3 hours long and we leave at 9 pm, we wouldn't be back til 12. That's OK but maybe not good for anyone who has to get home to work on Monday.

And will this be a weekend event, with maybe a run on Miller Jeep Trail?

CaKJFreedom · **Posted:** Thu Mar 09, 2006 6:39 pm

August is rough for me but I'll try and make it when ever you guys go. (I just want a reason to use my lights)

JJsTJ · **Posted:** Thu Mar 09, 2006 8:11 pm

CaKJFreedom wrote:

August is rough for me but I'll try and make it when ever you guys go. (I just want a reason to use my lights)

July better? You gotta be there Nanette!!

jpzkj · **Posted:** Thu Mar 09, 2006 9:28 pm

I like June / July...August is going to be kinda hot and the sun will be going down later as well.

All dates are supposed to be Saturday nights...so I guess 8-12 was what I meant.

mozul · **Posted:** Thu Mar 09, 2006 10:59 pm

I personally vote for August, but any of them are fine.

I propose the run would start on the Saturday morning with a Miller Jeep trail run during the day, then this night run on Saturday evening after dinner, and then everyone go home on Sunday.

Burchie · **Posted:** Fri Mar 10, 2006 12:16 am

I like the june / july camping idea. I need to stick around home during late August and September

jpzkj · **Posted:** Fri Mar 10, 2006 1:46 am

mozul wrote:

I personally vote for August, but any of them are fine.

I propose the run would start on the Saturday morning with a Miller Jeep trail run during the day, then this night run on Saturday evening after dinner, and then everyone go home on Sunday.

Gorman is a pretty miserable place to camp unless you've got a trailer or motor home. There are relentless winds and no shelter from them, not to mention the ground is as hard a concrete.

I like the Miller Jeep trail idea but would be more inclined to do them seperate. Between Moab and Big Bear would be a good time for it maybe ?

dirtykj · **Posted:** Fri Mar 10, 2006 6:19 am

Any day is good for me.

By the way, is anyone up to doing a side trip to Vermillion Cliffs National Park in AZ on the way back from Moab? I would *love* to go Paria Canyon, for example.

yazhi · **Posted:** Fri Mar 10, 2006 10:11 am

Any time is a good time, so it doesn't matter to me.

CaKJFreedom · **Posted:** Fri Mar 10, 2006 2:05 pm

I vote for June. We could always do a prerun in June (so I can go) , then the real run in July or August.

tskalil · **Posted:** Fri Mar 10, 2006 3:20 pm

Jeff and anyone else concerned with camping conditions at Hungry Valley: I've got a 29' motor home and a 24' enclosed cargo trailer with a wooden (not concrete) floor. Between those two, they can sleep a lot of people out of the elements. If you prefer, there's sleeping accommodations at Frazier Park, just a few miles north, and maybe at Gorman. So?

Burchie · **Posted:** Fri Mar 10, 2006 5:31 pm

A keg, 20 people, and a trailer. Boy, does that bring back memories.

dirtykj · **Posted:** Fri Mar 10, 2006 5:45 pm

I'd much rather camp out in Death Valley again. That was memorable. If we did it again soon I'll take a dip in the upper springs. Anyone brave enough (or is comfortable enough) can join me

dirtykj · **Posted:** Fri Mar 10, 2006 5:46 pm

jpzkj wrote:

So....I checked my GPS

Was this before or after you reboot it?

Burchie · **Posted:** Fri Mar 10, 2006 5:58 pm

dirtykj wrote:

jpzkj wrote:

So....I checked my GPS

Was this before or after you reboot it?

ouch

lilmatty · **Posted:** Fri Mar 10, 2006 6:35 pm

CaKJFreedom wrote:

I vote for June. We could always do a prerun in June (so I can go) , then the real run in July or August.

If June then there'd theoretically be a night run at Big Bear. There will be a Big Bear shindig won't there?

CaKJFreedom · **Posted:** Fri Mar 10, 2006 8:05 pm

Heck yeah there will be a LOST Big Bear event this year.

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