I have been back in Texas for a week and a half now. I have done a lot of work on Niner-Zero to make sure she is good shape for our next adventure. Either tomorrow or the next day we plan to leave for the west coast. I plan to pretty much follow I-10 west towards El Paso and then Phoenix. Then west out of Phoenix to Palm Springs and then northwest to Los Angeles. From there north to San Francisco then east across the Sierra Mountains near Lake Tahoe to Reno Nevada then to the Burning Man Festival. Burning Man is held in the Black Rock Desert northeast of Reno Nevada over Labor Day weekend. A city for about 55,000 people is constructed in the desert and then, when the event is over all is returned to its pristine state. They even have an airport for the week of the event. It’s called the Black Rock City Airport and its identifier is 88NV. I have a ticket and I plan to be there!

I am really looking forward to heading west and seeing a different kind of landscape than I have been seeing all summer. But, I realize the risks involved and as an extra precaution I will be carrying a SPOT satellite locator beacon. Using this I will be able to send position reports every 10 minutes while I am flying and send a small set of messages via email to let some people know when I takeoff and when I land. There is also a button that will summon search and rescue and I hope that one is never used. As a bonus anyone can see where I am in pretty much real time as I am flying. Just use the links above, “Where Am I?”. If the updates are only minutes old then I am in the air.

Well, lots to do. Gotta go!