This coming Saturday I am planning to survey the bomber crash site and set up a search grid for the dig and sweep on the following Saturday, April 5. Volunteers are welcome, we will meet at my home in Lake Shastina (5225 Muskrate Rd.) or if your time is limited, at the site itself.
If someone can bring a compass it would be a big help, I will have some lath and flagging and string so maybe a hammer if you can, too. We won't need metal detectors this time but if you have one and can make the next Saturday it would be a big help.
To reach the site, take the Summit Drive exit from southbound I-5 and turn right, away from the freeway. Follow the road as it parallels 5 and passes the flooring company, turning right on Deetz Rd. Then turn right on North Old Stage and proceed to just past the RR crossing, where Linnville Rd. comes in from the right. Pass the RR right of way dirt road on the right which goes under the freeway and watch for a small parking area as Linnville Rd. sweeps left.
If you want to get a view of the site from the freeway before exiting at Summit pull off on the shoulder a hundred yards or so after the three lanes squeeze into two and look for a small knoll maybe 40 ft. high just west from the toe of the freeway fill. We found a few artifacts at the foot of this little hill on our first visit so the impact may have been just short or to the side of it.
We will meet at this spot around 9:30 and go from there. The actual staking out process won't take long and some of us will undoubtably end up at Burger King afterward for coffee or lunch.
I hope to see you there.
Bruce
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