Jan. 14 – Clark Lake
We took a hike from the camper up Rockhouse Canyon Road to Clark Lake. It is a dry lake bed or playa as we know them in Oregon. We started to cross the lake bed which still had a little moisture here and there from rains in December.
Bushes grow along a straight path of disturbance on the playa surface.
We veered east on the playa towards a distant structure we couldn’t make out, even with binoculars. On the way we spotted several small artifacts that gave us a clue what the structure might be.
The now familiar .50 caliber bullet casing, circa 1942. We found two.
Robert & Mav approach the concrete bombing/strafing target. Another target structure was further to the north.
I found little information on the internet about the use of this area for WWII pilot & gunnery training, but the Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields site had interesting maps and info. On the San Diego Reader site Desert Maneuvers there is more info. and a description of the ‘bombing targets’.