Meteor Crater Wind study

*10/28/13 evening

During the summer  a wind study was taking place here at Meteor Crater!
Last night the group invited the meteor crater employees to come to the trailer located behind the crater to understand what they are researching.  Great team of people. Unfortunately do to heavy winds only 4 of us showed up. The group will be packing up this coming week. 
  Lots of equipment is being used. Three towers in the area. Many sensors placed around the rim and inside the crater.  A team would go into the crater before dark and stay overnight before coming back out in the AM. 

 The team of people are from ASU, The University of Utah, Unv of Germany and several other groups are all a part of this study titled METCRAX II.  A  piece of equipment used during the experiment,  is a wind Lidar.  It shoots out a laser that is scattered by aerosols and cloud droplets in the atmosphere.  The back scattered signal is then received by the Lidar, giving the operator a look at the wind speed!  For more information on this study go to: http://www.inscc.utah.edu/~whiteman/metcrax2

pic of the Lidar

Inside the trailer housing all kinds of computers

Me

Snowbowl 10/28

* Monday 10/28/13
Flagstaff/snowbowl
Drove up to Snowbowl to see the aspen trees hoping to see the bright yellow colors.  Nope to late. Should have gone several weeks ago.

Aspen corner

Here at Meteor Crater Rv Park, our trees are changing color.  Pretty cool.

Main gate into the Rv park

MC Halloween 10/25

* 10/25/13   pm
The 5th annual Halloween party at Meteor Crater.
About 15 people in attendance.
Go to my web album to see all the costumes.

https://picasaweb.google.com/frankflp/Halloween5thYr#

Toni was the winner

that's me

me and kathy

group picture

drinking shots- call duck farts  lol  Rudy is holding glass

LV-Home- 10/14 #3

* Oct 14  Monday
Time to head home/Meteor Crater.
Nice breakfast at the hotel, packed up and headed out.
Stopped in Boulder City for some geocaching. Then a stop in Kingman for gas and a late lunch. Back on Hwy40 and arriving at MC Rv Park around 6pm

Pictures of hotel area and room

Room, its a suite

View from Visitor ctr in B. City of Lake Mead .

View stop area of col.river for HooverDam

Las Vegas 10/12 #2

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10/13  sunday
After early breakfast headed back to the strip. Purchased a 24 hr bus ticket for Downtown/Fremont. Walked around the Fremont area.  My goal was to do the Zip Line but it was under repairs, bummer. Did some geocaching along the way to the Pawns Stars store (showed on TV). Great store. A stop at a Wedding chapel for a geocache.  On the bus to the strip.  A visit to the Luxor to see the Titanic exhibit. Awesome.  Over to New York casino for a early dinner before seeing Cirque de Soleil/Zumanity. Returned to hotel around 10pm.  Wow long day but fun.

 

Fremont area down town

 

Pawn shop

Inside store

 

On the strip

Wedding chapel

 

 

ammo box which is the geocache

 

Geo Event in Las Vegas 10/12#1

* Big geocaching event in Las Vegas call the Geocaching Coin Fest
10/11 Friday
Left work around 430p.  Stayed over in Kingman for the night. Then got a early start on Saturday after breakfast at Denny's.
10/12 Saturday
The event started at 10am with hundreds of pople attending. Ended at 5p.
Lots of vendors. Drawings for prizes.  Seminars.  Awesome day.
10/12 sat evening
Joined a group  for some geocaching on strip.  Fun.

Ran into geocachers from Flagstaff and Yuma (Robert known as JJ)
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Waiting in line to get in

sign

Greeters to the Event

Mascot.  Called Signal

Picture booth

small section of room of people

Seminar.  On stage Geo. Reviewers from all over the world.  Reviewers are ones that review your cache page before it is publish.  Lots of questions.  Gave us a better understanding what is involved.

Night caching.  

View from top of parking lot.  Got our cache up there.

About 9pm.  Finally stopped on the strip for a burger & beer.

Time to wrap things up and go back to the hotel.

Andy & TJ slowlow 10/6

* Oct 6  In Slow Low
Andy & TJ came up thur 10/3.  Then I came up from Meteor crater on Friday eve 10/4.
10/5 sat
Low key day with a movie.
10/6 sunday
Quick visit with friend Connie.  Then headed to the hills to see the fall colors. Lunch in Greer.
Nice drive taking a different direction.   Cool day.

Some how I lost pictures taken for the day.
The following pic is at a church yard sale.  Great prices on shirts, $1.00.
Andy & TJ taking it all in.   LOL

Return to MC on Monday late and the guys left on tueday.

Meteor Crater New Admit Bldg

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Oct 1 2013
Finally the staff at Meteor Crater Visitor Ctr moved into the admission blg. Really looks good. This will provide a nice enclosed area from the weather when purchasing tickets.

Future plans for center