The thing about signs (and believe me, I know about signs) is that someone has
to make them, place them, and pick them up. The lettering would have to be big
enough, and then there’s placing it; the ground is really hard along the
highway.
The good thing about cones is usually people think twice before crossing them.
Good thing for me because I use cones when working out in traffic. 😉
From: David Reese
Sent: Tuesday, June 9, 2015 9:46 AM
To: roc-chat@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
I use this access road regularly with my truck, and I imagine a lot of other
people do too. It saves a lot of time.
If there's a need to mark this as "not the entrance", what if we put up a sign
that says "ROC Launch Entrance ↑" to strongly encourage people to use the
"Cambria Rd" entry? That way, if your vehicle has clearance for the first road,
you can still use it, but less-experienced folks (i.e., the ones who will
probably get stuck) will go on down to the main road.
The worst cross-road rut is the one right next to 247, BTW. If you can clear
that one you can make it all the way to the site :-)
--david
On Tue, Jun 9, 2015 at 9:20 AM, R Dierking <applerocketry@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
OK, then maybe this one should be ‘closed’ with cones or a warning at the
turnoff.
If you have never been to a launch before and coming from the south on the
highway, it does look like it’s the turnoff, and now more tracks are making
this exit more visible. Just don’t want someone damaging their RV by taking
‘the road less traveled.’ Cones could be spaced adequately for people that
really want to use the south access.
If the Board would like to do this, I would be happy to donate about 5 cones
and place them, but I will not be arriving until Saturday morning.
From: David Erbas-White
Sent: Tuesday, June 9, 2015 9:19 AM
To: roc-chat@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
On 6/9/2015 9:11 AM, R Dierking wrote:
I still would not recommend using the 'new' (southern) road. Yes, more people
are using it, but I've seen a number of people have 'bottoming out' damage when
I was out there in March/April.
David Erbas-White
I think you can use Google Earth to locate the coordinates. Also, more people
have been using the turnoff that’s south of the usual one. In the past, the
ruts were bad on this access but maybe they are better currently.
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From: Jim - TFJ
Sent: Tuesday, June 9, 2015 8:53 AM
To: roc-chat@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Does anyone have the GPS coordinates for the turn off of Hwy 247?
Yes, I know the ones for the rangehead.
Jim G.
