black rock rendezvous - photo by steve chandler

2008 Rendezvous - May 24 - 26, 2008
A Weekend of Diversity! FREE Admission for all events. (but your donations are sure appreciated!)

Spend Memorial Day Weekend in northern Nevada at the Black Rock Rendezvous. Come celebrate the Black Rock Desert, High Rock Canyon and Emigrant Trails National Conservation Area. Awareness Workshops, Area Tours, Camping, Live Music featuring Ten Cent Lure and Albino! brought to you by Paesano Productions. It's a great time with good Friends and a whole lot more!

FLY GEYSER UPDATE: Friends is only able to conduct one tour during the weekend. It will be limited to 25 people. Friends will be doing a lottery for this event prior to the tour. Stay tuned.

A campout takes place at Cassidy Mine. This is a LEAVE NO TRACE EVENT! Come prepared! Bring all of your own food and water (see schedule for some meals below). RSVP Requested. Click here to respond w/number in your group.

Care to volunteer? Please email volunteer at blackrockdesert dot com

The Famous Rendy Raffle is Back!
Get tickets now!
2 tickets to Burning Man
a 1 hour flight over the NCA
Nevada Museum of Art package
Tahoe Autumn Food and Wine Tickets
Vegas show tickets
Custom made Jewelry
Cabela's gear
Iveson Ranch stay
Soldier Meadows Ranch stay
Cedarville Hot Springs stay
Black Rock Bungalow stay
Steve Chandler Black Rock Prints
Dinner at Bruno's and much more!
click here to see most recent prize list

Schedule of Events: Subject to change. Last updated May 7. Click here for locator map. Google overvew map is here. In the center you can see the turn from the west track playa road, and Cassidy Mine is the big dark hill on the upper left. Expect softer conditions on the playa. Tread lightly!

SATURDAY, MAY 24

9am - 5pm
Kids Camp (Gerlach Community Center)
Nevada Outdoor School and
Sierra Nevada Journeys
Kids Camp Schedule >>

9am
WELCOME / SPEAKER / TOUR SIGN UP

GERLACH COMMUNTIY CENTER
Speaker: Dave Cooper, NCA Manager
Overview of weekend, Upcoming training/volunteer events, Black Rock Country Safety
All tours are on a first-come first served basis.
Sign up for Saturday and Sunday tours at the welcome table. CARPOOLING REQUIRED.

9am - 4pm
USER GROUP EXPO
GERLACH COMMUNITY CENTER

Friends of Nevada Wilderness
Desert Survivors
Mountian View Montessori School
Friends of Black Rock
Sierra Club
Nevada Land Conservency
Nevada Outdoor School
Earth Guardians

NOON
GERLACH COMMUNITY CENTER
Lunch: Provided by Friends of Black Rock

1:30pm - 4pm
SATURDAY AFTERNOON TOURS

Saturday tours depart and return to the Gerlach community center.

Guru Road: Led by Matthew "Metric" Ebert

Fly Geyser:
Led by David Book/Will Roger
THIS IS THE ONLY TOUR OF FLY OVER THE WEEKEND. Max 25 people, Friends members only, by lottery.
To join Friends click here.


Petroglyphs:
Led by Dave Valentine, BLM Archaeologist

Black Rock Point:
Led by Dave LeFevre

5pm – 6:30 pm
FBRHR annual meeting
CASSIDY MINE: Down on the Playa/Green Tent

7pm - 9pm
Chuck Wagon Dinner

CASSIDY MINE: Down on the Playa
(provided by NOS)
Bring your own cup/plate/utensils!
Free beer in YOUR CUP with purchase of a wristband.
Followed by Tales from the Trail
Campfire stories from the Emigrant trails by Chuck Dodd, OCTA

Sometime after dark:
Night time Aeropac Rocket Launch in Deep Playa

Details/GPS coordinates TBA

9:30pm
CASSIDY MINE: Down on the Playa/Green Tent

(movies TBA) bring your own
low back chair and blanket.

SUNDAY, MAY 25

9am - 5pm

Kids Camp (Gerlach Community Center)
Nevada Outdoor School and
Sierra Nevada Journeys
Kids Camp Schedule >>

ALL-DAY TOURS: VARIOUS LOCATIONS
Tours depart from Cassidy Mine, lower site unless otherwise indicated. Bring sack lunch, water and appropriate clothing/shoes.
All tours are on a first-come first served basis.
Sign up for Sunday tours on at the Gerlach Community Center on Saturday. CARPOOLING REQUIRED.

Tours subject to update and change. Please check back!

TOUR 1: EMIGRANT TRAILS & HISTORY
Led by: OCTA/Trails West
9am: Desert Survivors Talk in the Playa Tent
Tour Departs 10am
Nobles Trail, Coyote Dunes
Trego/Rabbit Hole Spring
Black Rock Point/Wagon
Soldier Meadows Ranch

TOUR 2: PLAYA LAND USE
Led by Friends of Black Rock: Matthew "Metric" Ebert
9am: Desert Survivors Talk in the Playa Tent
Tour departs 10am
Coyote Dunes/Nobles Trail
Burning Man History/Black Rock City Location: Michael Mikel
AeroPac - Peter Clay
Desert Research Institute - Cory Jacobs
Landsailing - Brian Covey (to be confirmed)
"Winning of Barbara Worth"
Guru Road

TOUR 3: GEOLOGY
Led by David Valentine, BLM Archaeologist
Departs 9am
Rockhounding in the Calicos; Petrified forest;
Granite Range Glyphs

TOUR 4: HOT SPRINGS
Led by Friends of Black Rock/Sierra Club - David Book
Departs 9am
Great Boiling Spring; Black Rock Hot Spring ; Double Hot Springs
Frog Farm; Trego Hot Ditch

TOUR 5: HIGH ROCK CANYON
Departs 8am
Led by Roger Farschon, BLM
Take a trek into a remote and spectaular region of the NCA via Soldier Meadows Ranch and Fly Canyon.
LIMIT 8 Vehicles, 4-WD high clearance, full tank, spare tires required

6 - 7:30pm
Friends POTLUCK Dinner & Raffle
CASSIDY MINE: Down on the Playa
with host Will Roger and Friends
Will provides the margaritas...you bring a dish to share,
drinks and your own cups, utensils, etc.
Free beer in YOUR CUP with purchase of a wristband.
Not a member? Join here.

8pm - 1am
LIVE MUSIC & ENTERTAINMENT
CASSIDY MINE: Down on the Playa

Music, Firedancing and Special Surprise from Will and Crimson
8pm: Ten-Cent Lure
10:30pm: ALBINO!

This is a fundraiser show!

BE GREEN
BLUE Recycle bags for your camp
will be available at the Friends merch table.
Pack it out in Blue.


MONDAY, MAY 26
VARIOUS LOCATIONS

10 am - 6 pm
Coyote Springs dune restoration project.
(Details TBA)

9a - 3p
GERLACH COMMUNITY CENTER

Nevada Cultural Site Stewardship training.
Become a site steward to help monitor sensitive cultural sites
click here for more info (PDF)


Aeropac Oregon/California Trails Association Nevada Outdoor School
Bureau of Land Management Friends of Nevada Wilderness Desert Research Institute Earth Guardians National Conservation Area