My day at Ft. Irwin

[Desert Spyder]

Yesterday, about 300 bikes rode together from Barstow to Ft.Irwin/National Training Center for the 3rd Annual Welcome Home Ride to the Viet Nam Veterans.

[Desert Spyder]

Welcome home heros, welcome home.

[GI Jane]

Thank you for participating in such a ride.

[SpyderAnn01]

Very cool. What is the story on the rocks?

[Desert Spyder]

Very cool. What is the story on the rocks?

Glad you asked: http://www.militarymuseum.org/FtIrwin.html

http://www.roadsideamerica.com/tip/150

[SpyderAnn01]

Thanks for the links. My husband is retired Army and when I first married him I can remember the Army Times newspaper would have a pull out section once a year that gave details on all military installations. It had info on location, temps, amenities etc and I would read about every Army post and decide if I could live there or not. Ft. Irwin was the only place that made the absolute no way would I ever live there! I loved this quote from your link "Ft. Irwin is located in the geographic center of the middle of nowhere. It's not at the end of the world, but you can see it from there."

Well now that I live pretty close to the middle of nowhere I think I'll have to make a trip there someday.