
We are going to Alameda Naval Base
Buses 51 and 63
Charge Batteries
Bring
Camera-lots of memory
Water
Lunch-no food when we get out there
Sunscreen
It will be hot!!!
Bus @10:00
Bus fare exact change:
each way
Under 18
2x $ .85
2 x $.25 (transfer)
1:50 pm SHARP Meet back @ bus stop
Info on ALAMEDA
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia:
Naval Air Station Alameda (NAS Alameda) was a United States Navy Naval Air Station in Alameda, California, on San Francisco Bay. Built on reclaimed land at the west end of Alameda Island,
The MythBusters have occasionally conducted some of their more destructive experiments in the grounds of the station, due to the extensive safety zone it affords them. For the same reason, this location has also been used as a checkpoint for the Bullrun rally race—the lengthy airstrip allowed for the staging of a challenge involving chasing a semi-trailer.
A two-mile freeway loop was constructed on the base for the filming of a lengthy car chase sequence for the movie The Matrix Reloaded. The loop cost over $1.5 million to construct and was used solely for the shooting the film's chase scenes.
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