Cannon Party October 2002

Team Jones Cannon Shot Movie Paco Cannon Shot Movie
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Joe on Saturday morning
This 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 morning
Paco 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 Elizabeth
The main campfire was ignited Saturday night.
Mary and Andy drop by


Hank
Hank's camera took most of these pictures. Jef took some.
Jef


Eric, Elizabeth, Mary
Raymo and Val + Andy's kids enjoyed themselves, and contributed to a most significant cannon party.
Mary


Miguel, Mary, Val
Val made her famous spaghetti on Saturday night.
Cooking spaghetti


Miguel, Liz


McD with Raymo

McD suggested taking pictures to give his girlfriend.
McD with Liz's namesake


McD by cannon


Raymo and Eric making rocket
Raymo 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