The meeting point was in the Silverlakes community in Helendale. Pictured here is the group of volunteers at the morning briefing. There is a manmade lake in the background.
I was grateful another large turnout of people showed up. There were ATVs and footsearchers. By early afternoon it got hot in the desert and the sun beat down strongly.
I talked with volunteers from the US Forest Service Off-Highway Vehicle (OHV) group, and learned they have green cloth 'skins' on their helmets with the yellow forest service logo, so that helicopters in the air can recognize friendlys instead of illegal riders on trails.
