American Sand Association

My son Ryan and I were at the ceremony, it was heart wrenching to hear his widow speak. I'm glad justice was served.

Margaret L. Goodro has been selected as the new field manager for the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) El Centro Field Office. Goodro will assume her full time duties on June 6, 2010. “Margaret comes with a wealth of experience in planning and directing comprehensive programs in visitor, recreatio...

Hey I didn't reopen it! Showed up on my "View New Posts" query.....

I've seen one at Harbor Freight. Home Depot too in the garden section.

Debbie,
Looks like a lot of my messages are bouncing back. We may have to work on this together to get them all to you. AOL must have some kind of max mailbox size. Let me know how many actually make it.

You should have 6 emails from me, so far looks like all but 1 have bounced.

Greg

...make that 19...

Hi Debbie,
I sent you 18 pictures! Let me know if you didn't get them all.
Greg

What I dont understand is you drive your OHV in the closed camping areas but you cant camp? Whats he difference? I hear you! But.... In the above article, BLM stated... The idea behind closing the campground during heavy rain is to reduce the impact on vegetation areas near there, said acting local...

I PMed Bryan the name of a Realtor who knows the East Valley well. Hope she can help.

Hi Brian,
welcome to the Valley. If you end up on the East side of Mesa drop me a note.

My neighbor is a Realtor, but I don't think she does rentals. I can ask.

Greg

U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management News Release For Immediate Release: March 26, 2010 CA-CDD-10-45 Contact: Stephen Razo (951)-697-5217 or David Briery, (951) 697-5220 Public Invited to Comment on Draft Plan for Imperial Sand Dunes The U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) anno...

I seem to recall seeing a "leaded fuel additive" one time when I was walking through my local auto parts store. Is it legal to buy Unleaded race gas and then mix the additive to it? Or is that even sold in CA?

Greg

12-18 Ogilby for Spring Break! Be there or be square!

EDIT: Location change to Ogilby. Leaving in 3 hrs.

Depending on where you're going to and coming from, there's Sidewinder Shell on the CA side before you get to Yuma. They charge, and if you are continuing on through Yuma, hit Coyote Wash Chevron. They have 3 dumps and they are all free. Greg Where exactly is Coyote Wash Chevron? Yes it's at Wellto...

Depending on where you're going to and coming from, there's Sidewinder Shell on the CA side before you get to Yuma. They charge, and if you are continuing on through Yuma, hit Coyote Wash Chevron. They have 3 dumps and they are all free.

Greg

Thanks for your efforts, Bill!
/Greg

Leaving in about :30 mins for Buttercup...

Glad they got the bad guy. We attended the station dedication back in 2008 because Ryan got recognized for his Eagle project work there. Here's a pic, you can see the memorial - the box with the flag and the agent's badge in it. This is mounted in the lobby of the ranger station, stop by sometime & ...

yes there is a really nice Camp Host spot "behind" the Ranger Station. Jerry buzzes around in one of the donated Rhino thingies. They are sometimes inside the station but usually out doing stuff.

So sorry to hear that! She's a great lady.

if you haven't gone over and introduced yourself, you should. Jerry & Pat are a couple of great people to know.

Greg

Buttercup 29-31

Big "Save our Dunes" sticker on the back of my trailer.

Greg

did not know he was a odyessy guy. cool since there is not a whole lot of odyessy riders. no slam on odyessy guys just dont see a lot of them. Great to see ya back in the dunes Jerry bro. Coool stuff =D> I think for a while we had 8 Pilots in camp. Maybe more, they all look alike to me.... 4 - OnAn...

Man what a hassle...

By the way, some enterprising researchers in Switzerland studied the empty or full beer bottle versus your skull issue:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19239964

Interesting...

/Greg

I had the honor of taking Jerry on his first dune ride back!!
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=1 ... =561835005

I'm out of this argument, I've tossed them all and are now running Ubuntu Hardy (9.04) like a good IBMer on my Thinkpad full time. 6 other home computers are a mix of Vista, XP and Ubuntu depending on each family member's preferences. I fire up XP when I absolutely have to inside of VMWare. haven't ...

Unfortunately I was there that day. He was riding around like a maniac and nearly hit us several times when we were riding. Once the helicopter left (empty) we could hear a woman crying uncontrollably. It was heartbreaking. Photos (you can see the crash site in the background) http://picasaweb.googl...

Hey all,
Our normal camping group isn't coming, so we are currently by ourselves this weekend. Plan is Buttercup. Drop me a PM if you want to hook up.

We have 2 boys (13 &16) and you'd better be fast to keep up (on quads at least).

Greg

I talked to Lynn last weekend, he says they always try to open the 1st weekend in October.

Ron is one of the biggest private donors to the ASA and steps up whenever something important is needed. He does support the fight in many ways besides just $$.

Greg

yes, Ryan was recognized for his efforts on the landscaping. The entire ceremony was very moving, I felt so bad for the widow and her kids. It was not sappy or anything like that, just a very honest, tasteful, respectful ceremony. I am proud to have been a part of that. Ryan and his guys did a fanta...

Pictures! http://www.americansandassociation.org/gallery2/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=52421&width=150&height=150 http://www.americansandassociation.org/gallery2/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=52425&width=150&height=150 http://www.americansandassociation.org/gallery2/ma...

Ok we are on for this weekend.

If anyone can call or notify the local Yuma and/or El Centro media it might be something nice to talk about from a duner....

Donations are still accepted, you can even bring them when you come to help

Greg

Sloppyduner wrote:Is that Dallas? Why Dallas? THATS insulting.

No seriously what city is that?

It's Houston. I thought I recognized it. Been a while since I've been there.
/Greg

From http://freshphotography.org/index.php/c ... n-skyline/

DATE CHANGE
Due to scheduling conflicts we are moving the date to 3-5 October 2008.

Greg

Greg and Ryan, a worthy project. But if I can add in a suggestion for the type of plants that are not only native but would supply some needed shade is to plant some Palo Verde trees. They may have them in some of the desert communities nurseries. Good luck and Good planting We're planning 6 trees ...

I don't mean to sound like a jerk, but, why isn't the ranger station funds being used for this purpose? I mean, it seems Ryan and others are ALREADY doing more than their part, so why do you/others need to make what amounts to a donation to the government? Let the government do all the spending whi...

PayPal link if you'd like to donate:

https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?c ... et=UTF%2d8

Thanks for your support!
Greg

Hi Chuck,
if you contact me privately I'll give you my address. You write checks to "BSA Troop 301" so they might be tax-deductible (ask your accountant).

Yes I did put it on Glamis Dunes.com too!

Thanks for the help!
Greg

Some of you may have heard, but most of you probably not...my son Ryan is working on his Eagle Scout project and he's chosen to landscape the new Buttercup ranger station and needs your help. Here's a message from him: Hi this is Ryan, I wonder if you can help me, I am landscaping the ranger station...

Definitely lots of thanks to Scott and Jason on this. With the IBM takeover of my company I've been completely slammed and on the road constantly....so unable to do a whole lot.

Good work guys.

Greg

We are trying to keep an eye on things. I had to restart the webserver yesterday, it was hung up. Yahoo and Google are spidering us like crazy which slows it down for everyone. It also causes Apache (the webserver) to run out of resources and lock up. Unfortunately I'll be on a plane for the rest of...

The meeting was very interesting. A couple of items that I thought was important. The short version below. Ariz. duners were told that starting Jan. 1st of 2009 they will be required to have a non-resident sticker to use their OHV's in Calif. if Ariz. doesn't have their own OHV program by then. The...

Thanks to Jagged Extreme! Note the $12,000 check too! Also thanks to all of the Agency reps who came, we sure learned a lot. Also a big thanks to all the volunteers! Nothing happens without you! Click on the image to see the full size picture. If anyone wants full-resolution of any of these images, ...

You mean these, crash? :wink: Good stuff This one especially. I think the wider shot is better though. The wider shot is nice but the shadow detracts from the shot. Here's another one from the same bowl, but doesn't have as cool shot of the sand spinning off of the wheel: http://lh6.google.com/greg...

Yeah, I use Picasa mostly for the PC side. It's the best for free. The web side I use just because it's easy. It's also easy for Grandma to see family pictures when I upload them. I have so many I have to pay for storage and it's getting full so I either have to upgrade to the next tier or start ove...

I'd be happy to submit these for the calendar....they are taken with a Nikon D80 at full resolution (10 MP) so they are close to 35mm as you can get. The 2-rider bowl shot could be cropped to remove the shadow and make it a lot more interesting, without affecting the image quality too much (it's hug...

Here's more scenery shots then to help you! Greg http://lh4.google.com/gregg.public/R-RmbxdgNpI/AAAAAAAAT4w/yY1wlhk2wrs/s400/DSC_5079.JPG.jpg http://lh4.google.com/gregg.public/R-Rm0xdgNrI/AAAAAAAAT5M/CDswgm5i1Z4/s400/DSC_5081.JPG.jpg http://lh5.google.com/gregg.public/R-RjcBdgNaI/AAAAAAAAT0w/aBwocm...

We spent 6 glorious days in Buttercup for spring break. Got there the Sunday before Easter, sand was like glass. Wind blew hard the first day and smoothed it out for us. We shredded all week, and most of the ruts the Easter weekend people had to put up with were ours! Other than the medical emergenc...

Hi, I just got back from a 7-day trip to the ISDRA and I really think we need to make sure all new duners are well informed. Get your free ASA safety video!!!! a) The day before we arrived, a boy was injured on a ride that one of my camp buddies was also on. - First time at the dunes - First ride of...

Funny thing about kids, they keep growing. Now all of ours are too big, maybe you can stock up on us! All used, kids keep growing! Mesa AZ area. Email Greg (dot) Gorman (at) ieee (dot) org Fox Tracer Kid's Helmet, Med, blue $35 Thor Youth Boots, 3 buckle, black, sz 6 $40 Thor Youth Boots, 3 buckle, ...

I posted this link in another thread too, here's a link to my pictures
Great job Brian and Flo!

http://picasaweb.google.com/gregg.publi ... sSuperShow

Greg

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