ANCHORS   Off-Roadeo TX Aug 13 · Off-Roadeo Moab Aug 20 · John Bull Aug 22 · Johnson Valley Aug 23 · Pasha drop Aug 24 · Fly Sept 3 · Lease Sept 4
BEDS   STILL TO BOOK: Big Bear Aug 21-22 - the last one. Booked: Horseshoe Bay, Roswell, New Mexico, Springdale, Moab. Friends: San Antonio, Austin, Phoenix. Company-paid: Costa Mesa + Honolulu.
PARKS   BUY THE $80 ANNUAL PASS (digital, Recreation.gov) - 4 parks ahead, pays for itself by the third · White Sands Aug 16 · Zion Aug 18-19 (free shuttle, no ticket; canyon closed to private cars) · Arches Aug 19 (golden hour - no timed entry in 2026) · Canyonlands / Mesa Arch sunrise Aug 21 · Joshua Tree reachable from Aug 23. Saguaro is the one on the table - see Aug 16.
TICKETS   REBOOK Pasha appt → Aug 24 · LAX→HNL Sept 3 (revisit - see Aug 25) · coworker for Aug 22-23 · Off-Roadeo TX + Moab PAID
CALL   White Sands 575-479-6124 the night of Aug 15 - missile closures + opening hour · Space History: confirm Sunday hours · BLM Roswell Field Office 575-627-0272 - skip-site road + trailhead pin
DESERT   Crash-site hike Aug 15, 9:30 AM - a mile each way on open ground, no shade, no water, no signage, patchy cell. 4L each, sun shirt, wide brim, drop a pin before you start. Monsoon window: check the sky and turn around if a cell builds.
SHIP   clean in/out, ≤1/4 tank, zero belongings, buy >$3k coverage. Ag wash the night of Aug 23. Car in Honolulu ~Sept 3 - it now beats you there instead of trailing you by a week.