Memorial Day Weekend: Edwards AF Base, CA

Here we are in the Mojave Desert camped at Edwards Air Force Famcamp. The days are warm, sunny and windy. The nights are cool enough that we run our heat pumps. This is the famous base where the Air Force Flight Test Center is located. You will recall the many test flights made famous here by Chuck Yeager, an American hero, as well as by other courageous pilots. When the NASA shuttle cannot land at Cape Canaveral, it lands here.

There is all kinds of wildlife at Edwards. Thousands of rabbits dart to and fro from every location on the base. We were fortunate to capture on camera a red tailed hawk. Although you cannot see it, in his right talon is a small creature we saw him grab along the street.

Today we attended a wonderful service at the base chapel. The Chaplain emphasized that our real purpose in life is four-fold: Worship, Discipleship, Fellowship, and Ministry. We also used computers at the base library to check out Courtney, Josh, and Althea's blog from Belize. Note the G-flat trio looking on. If you are confused by this, you will need to scroll down to our Big Bend National Park posts in early March.