Cannon Party October 2002
Team Jones Cannon Shot Movie Paco Cannon Shot Movie If you don't have a driver for AVIs, you can download Quicktime player for free at www.quicktime.com.
Joe on Saturday morningThis was an eventful party. Scott had a mishap with an ill-conceived hand-held device involving smokeless powder and cardboard. Although incurring serious damage to his hand, face, and eyes, after Andy took charge, bandaged him up, a trip to the emergency room, and a 2nd trip to an eye specialist, we heard he was apparently going to completely recover. Joe, the first-timer, fell on his face and got a gash on Friday night, and then fell into a campfire on Saturday night, incurring some burns on his arm.
Joe on Sunday morning
Paco on Sunday morningPaco hit the target for the 2nd time in a row, this time hitting it not far from the center of the target. The 20 ounce round cannonball flattened into a disk of about 0.2" thick, fragmented as it exploded outward in the plane of the target, causing a splatter pattern, and drawing a line in the sand below the target, and in the plane of the target about 10' long. For hit shot, loader: Paco, aimer: Jefé, Igniter: Elizabeth
Paco and Elizabeth point out impact spot
Eric and ElizabethThe main campfire was ignited Saturday night.
Mary and Andy drop by
HankHank's camera took most of these pictures. Jef took some.
Jef
Eric, Elizabeth, MaryRaymo and Val + Andy's kids enjoyed themselves, and contributed to a most significant cannon party.
Mary
Miguel, Mary, ValVal made her famous spaghetti on Saturday night.
Cooking spaghetti
Miguel, LizMcD suggested taking pictures to give his girlfriend.
McD with Liz's namesake
Raymo and Eric making rocketRaymo made some good rockets, as usual.
Eric
Don, Susan, Brian on hike
Andy and Mike chewing fat at McD's truck.Don, Brian, Susan, Hank hiked up-canyon to pass. Jef hiked to 3400' mountain 1 mile to NE of camp, and deposited a small geo-cache. To find other geocaches in the area, check out www.geocaching.com.
Jef Hike