By all accounts, the first ever joint rally with the SNU – one of the smallest Region 12 Units, and NorCal – one of the largest, was a huge success. It was a great example of communication, collaboration and compromise with two Units whose rally styles are very different. There were a total of 25 Airstreams. Five from the SNU, 15 from NorCal and 5 guests. For several of the NorCal members and the guests, this was their first rally. Prosser was a great location. Not too civilized for the SNU but enough amenities for NorCal.
The location provided opportunities for all sorts of activities. Some people went to Sand Harbor to see the Fantastics on Thursday night. Many rally participants went to the evening street fair in Truckee. A few participated in wild bird banding in a nearby meadow. There was a large group who took a tour of Independence Lake wildlife preserve. Others drove into Reno for Hot August Nights, lunch at a casino, and visits with family and friends. A lot of people did some exploring on their own or went to dinner or lunch in Truckee.
Then there were the rally activities. SNU member Don Williams, outdid himself. Not only did he make from scratch sourdough pancakes for breakfast on Saturday, he did several presentations on things related to off-grid camping. On Saturday, using Bryan’s 24 inch TV, Don did a slide show of the Alyska caravan he and Gail participated in last year. The Saturday breakfast was put on by SNU members. In addition to Don’s pancakes, Dyann and Jerry brought local grown Fallon melons including the famous Hearts of Gold cantaloupes. Everyone was very impressed. Baxter and Marlene brought strawberries and blueberries. Diane and Bryan provided the bacon which Jerry cooked. Gail provided some sausage. As always, Bryan made fresh coffee every morning and had it out around 7am. NorCal seemed to appreciate the SNU’s habit of morning campfires and coffee. As Claudette said, it was a good way to bring people out of their trailers in the morning.
Other rally meals included a do your own BBQ pot luck on Wednesday night and another potluck on Saturday night. Thursday dinner was on your own. Friday was supposed to be a pot luck but thunder showers off and on moved that dinner to Saturday. Happy Hours every evening provided a great opportunity to visit and get to know each other better. Speaking of visits, a mama bear and her cubs discovered that the tent campers near us was a great place to find a snack. They did some damage and set off a car alarm one night. After the second night, the tent campers decided to leave.
The SNU’s tradition of solar lights and pink flamingos made our end of the campground pretty decorative during the day and well lit at night. Every SNU member had their lights and flamingos on display. In addition to the SNU members already mentioned, we were delighted to see Roman and Melissa. It’s been a while and it was great catching up with them. One of the guests was Vern and Barbara from Sparks. Hopefully we’ll see them at another SNU event sometime in the near future. All in all, it was a great weekend and everyone seems anxious to plan another joint rally sometime in the future. Check the website for photo galleries, presentation hand-outs and other resources from this rally.
Last |
First |
Last |
First |
mbr/guest |
Unit |
Year |
Month |
type |
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Kreminski |
Roman |
Wong |
Melissa |
guest |
SNU |
2015 |
08 |
rally |
Leipper2 |
Bryan |
|
Diane |
mbr |
SNU |
2015 |
08 |
rally |
Swaffer |
Baxter |
|
Marlene |
mbr |
SNU |
2015 |
08 |
rally |
Thornburg |
Jerry |
McDonald |
Dyann |
mbr |
SNU |
2015 |
08 |
rally |
Williams |
Don |
|
Gail |
mbr |
SNU |
2015 |
08 |
rally |
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