paulmbowers 236 Posted April 11, 2019 We rode today. It was good. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bagstr 287 Posted April 12, 2019 Jim, Are you certain the Tank is not under our slab?? Paul, Nice Work capturing the attitude Top Secret Special Ordinance Decommission Unit - Spotted in Anza Borrego 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Covered in Dust 162 Posted April 12, 2019 11 hours ago, Bagstr said: Jim, Are you certain the Tank is not under our slab?? Paul, Nice Work capturing the attitude Top Secret Special Ordinance Decommission Unit - Spotted in Anza Borrego Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
amgems 79 Posted April 12, 2019 Fun ride with a "well seasoned" team. Video is coming. The slab was a Rake Station. I will find that tank! Google search found this. I even signed up to see if I could get any more info location, pics, etc., but no luck. https://www.wikiloc.com/wikiloc/view.do?pic=offroading-trails&slug=military-wash&id=7111147&rd=en#wp-7111152 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bagstr 287 Posted April 12, 2019 According to the waypoint, the tank is in Fault Wash Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
amgems 79 Posted April 12, 2019 The tank is a little farther east. Next time we will find it. If we head south from the rake station slab and hang a hard left at the next major wash it will be just about dead east of the slab https://goo.gl/maps/Em4mrUbebUr Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
amgems 79 Posted April 12, 2019 3 minutes ago, Bagstr said: According to the waypoint, the tank is in Fault Wash We've probably ridden by it many times. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
paulmbowers 236 Posted April 12, 2019 45 minutes ago, amgems said: The slab was a Rake Station. What’s a Rake Station? Other than a great photo location. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
amgems 79 Posted April 12, 2019 If you look close at the Google map you can see some tracks wandering accross the dez. Look south east of the slab. Could these be the fossilized tank tracks? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bagstr 287 Posted April 12, 2019 A Place where rakes hang out, of course! Run you cursor over the download symbol near the photo info on the Wikiloc map and the Track coordinates pop up. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
amgems 79 Posted April 12, 2019 1 minute ago, paulmbowers said: What’s a Rake Station? Other than a great photo location. Great location and a great couple of shots https://www.wikiloc.com/offroading-trails/military-wash-7111147#wp-7111153 “Rake stations” were constructed to assist in accuracy training. A rake station is a four-posted tower in which observers would track the accuracy of bullets and bombs with the use of a four-tined instrument calibrated to line up the observer’s vision with the airfield. When bombs or bullets hit the ground they create dust “pick-ups,” by which an observer could gauge the accuracy of the shot with the rake. (explanation by Barbarella Fokos) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
paulmbowers 236 Posted April 12, 2019 5 minutes ago, Bagstr said: Run you cursor over the download symbol on the Wikiloc map and the Track coordinates pop up. Huh. No worky for me. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bagstr 287 Posted April 12, 2019 Will there be an Extraction Effort once the tank is found. The pop up is a little fussy. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
amgems 79 Posted April 13, 2019 Highlight reel: https://youtu.be/7e7hFqEvbVw 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bagstr 287 Posted April 14, 2019 Amgems, Thank You! Capturing the Flow. Crazy how it take a few minutes to locate trails we have done 50 times. That Paradise stuff is Beautiful. The Restrictive Force of Anza Borrego, AKA Bags 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SoCalMule 106 Posted April 14, 2019 Such a fun day out with the Breakfast Klub! You guys are the best! Thanks Jim for the time and effort taken to document our journeys. Thanks Governor for leading us on the primrose path. Thanks Paul for your professional photographic tallents catching the spirit of the moment. Thanks Van for your peaceful, happy, demeanor and your awesome ability to draw control from some of the most uncontrollable dirtbike situations! Cheers, SCM Share this post Link to post Share on other sites