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29MAY14 Rainbow Canyon

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Hi all,

This was my first trip to Rainbow Canyon. We stayed 2 days, in the blistering heat of Death Valley. Heathaze was still acceptable. We saw F-18's only, a Harrier and two F-16's from Minnesota ANG did take the route also but were not landlocked. Next time I will be there in March or October/november, wenn the light is better.

Some photos from the 29th:

Next LL trip: Machloop 9-18 july :Yahoo!:

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Superb! 8)
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Wow!! Want to see more. Very nice!!
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The last Hornet is really amazing. Keep them coming!
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Very nice Ron, I love the Growler!!
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Very nice Ron, I love the Growler!!
+1! Pls don't hesitate to post them in a bigger size, excellent shots!

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Thanks all!!!

Small request though: I'm still looking for the serial of that Growler "XE-500"?? Can anybody help?? Scramble database and airliners give different outcomes..
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Triple Nickel wrote:Thanks all!!!

Small request though: I'm still looking for the serial of that Growler "XE-500"?? Can anybody help?? Scramble database and airliners give different outcomes..
At ODW we have the following two results:
166855 / XE-500 seen in February 2014 and 166945 / XE-500 seen in January 2012, so I guess the latter has been replaced..
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Wow, good stuff!
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Triple Nickel wrote:Thanks all!!!

Small request though: I'm still looking for the serial of that Growler "XE-500"?? Can anybody help?? Scramble database and airliners give different outcomes..
:?: = I just did a search on EA-18G/ VX-9 search in the USN DB and found XE-500 straight away; showing 166855.
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Hi Ron, is this near 29 Palms? Thanks in advance!

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@ Bart, No that;s still a 4,5 hour drive.
It is close by panamint springs.
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Re: 29MAY14 Rainbow Canyon

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OK got it, on the northern side of the ranges, not south. Hmm, too bad, not passing by there. Nice shots though! That VX-9 C is a great catch.
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