Another trip around the sun for me! Another year older.
So what prompted me to do a blog? Lots on my mind I guess.
From previous blog entries I think you know that while in the desert in the fall we collect Mylar balloons. There is some speculation that most of the balloons come from Los Angeles and end up in the desert due to wind patterns. At any rate, lots of them do end up in the Mohave Desert.
What prompted me to write about this today was two things: I occasionally look at a YouTube channel put out by Sarah Jane Woodall, aka Wonder Hussy who moved from Las Vegas to the desert near Death Valley. She makes her living by traveling to destinations and making a video of her travels and adventures. She hates Mylar balloons and in her videos she makes no bones about it.
Second, I received an email from the City saying they are banning all plastic articles including Mylar balloons. I think it is about time and I support their efforts.
In the mean time us intrepid desert explorers will continue to collect Mylar balloons and post the results on our Facebook page at the Desert Balloon Recovery Crew or DBRC.
Last year in our almost 4 weeks in the desert for our fall trip we collected 119 balloons. I found number 120 along side the highway on my way home but could not stop as I had the trailer behind me and no place to pull off. It was a shiny red one which made it worse.
It is getting to that time of year when I start thinking about the fall trip, so today I sent out the first pass at food assignments to the crew. We have a smaller crew this year which means we each need to cook one more meal for the time we are gone.
