QuitobaQuito #3

Quitobaquito #3 Tuesday 3/08/11er

It is 12:30pm and the third trip to QBQ is history. It went off without a hitch. The IC

(Incident Commander) is the LE that is has the responsibility for the safety of the trip. At the opening briefing he explained the rules. He also related that there was already a team of LE officers at the site, clearing the area, making sure that it was safe for our outing.

Four miles of pavement (the LE call it the hard ball) 20 miles of rough mostly washboard dirt road at 15-20 mph which means an hour of bumps. The time at the site is limited to 1 ½ hours which works out pretty well but does not allow getting into the real history or prehistory of the locale. Then it is time to reload the rigs for the trip home. We left at 11:00 and got back to the hardball at 11:54. By 12:10 the vans were unloaded and folks were drifting back into their own lives and the LEs were able to relax.

Their presence allows us to venture into the back areas that are too dangerous for us to go alone. It is really unfortunate that these circumstances exist in this area. Thanks to law enforcement officers everywhere for what they do.