Fellow ROC Members, Now that we've given the evil "W" some offerings and a chance to blow itself out, we're ready to get our weather mojo working for perfect conditions at NSL/ROCStock in June! And part of getting ready for June is our trailer cleaning/equipment maintenance gathering this Saturday. This Saturday, May 21, 2010, starting at 9:00 am, we will be holding a trailer cleaning event to re-organize the contents of the trailer, repair any broken equipment, and generally get everything in good shape before the big launch. It's a great opportunity to give back to the club, and to shoot the bull with all your rocket buddies. We can use all the help we can get, so please put this on your calendar and join the fun! The location, as always, is the home of Leslie and Scott Mayer, in Oak Hills. Their address is: 8828 Kittering Road Oak Hills, CA 92344 http://maps.google.com/maps?q=8828+Kittering+Rd+92344 Lunch will be provided by ROC, and everyone is invited. Feel free to bring friends, relatives, and a willingness to lend a hand. Work gloves are encouraged, as we'll be hauling all of the launch equipment out of the trailer to clean and repair it, and gloves can make that easier. Directions: ============ If you come up the Cajon Pass heading north on Interstate 15, you should take the highway 395 exit as you get in to Hesperia. You'll cross over the freeway, coming to a traffic signal at the Pilot gas station/Newton's Outpost truck stop. Make a left at the signal on to Joshua street, and follow Joshua street one block west to where it ends in a "T" at Caliente Road. Turn right on Caliente, and head north one block to where the pavement ends just before Muscatel street. Now on the dirt, turn left on Muscatel. About 50 feet after turning left on to Muscatel, you'll see that the dirt road takes a steep drop down a hill into a valley, and up the other side. Approach with caution, as it's not uncommon for vehicles on this road to speed down one side and up the other, and you don't want to collide with a car coming the other way. Follow Muscatel west down the canyon, and up the other side. Continue another six blocks, and turn left on Kittering road. Leslie and Scott's place will be the first house on your right after you turn. The trailer is in the back, parked next to the garage/workshop. If you want to avoid the steep drive down into the valley on Muscatel, or if you're coming southbound on 395 from somewhere to the North, or if you miss the 395 exit off the 15, and get off on Main Street, instead, there's an alternate route you can take: Head West on Phelan Road from 395. If you're heading northbound on 395 from the 15, you'll be driving straight past the Pilot gas station, and making a left on Phelan Road, which is the next signal past Joshua Street. If you're heading southbound on 395, you'll be making a right on to Phelan Road. (Phelan Road becomes Main Street if you go the wrong way and head east towards Interstate 15. So, if you get off the 15 at Main Street, simply head west until you pass 395.) One block west on Phelan Road from 395, just past Los Banos Ave., Phelan Road goes from two lanes down to one. The very next street on your left, just after the lanes merge, is Freemontia Road. Turn left on Freemontia. DO NOT TURN ON LOS BANOS -- go one block past Los Banos, and turn left on Freemontia. Freemontia becomes a dirt road immediately. Follow Freemontia south until it hits Muscatel, and turn right. The house on the southwest corner of Freemontia and Muscatel has a giant rooster statue and a windmill in the front yard, so simply turn right when you see the huge cockerel. Head three blocks west on Muscatel, and turn left on to Kittering. Leslie and Scott's place will be the first house on your right after you turn. The trailer is in the back, parked next to the garage/workshop. Thanks and see you all there! ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Greg Lyzenga ROC Vice President - NAR #13295 / Tripoli #12088