Anita’s Photo galleries

SNU and Airstreams in general

The subjects are very loose descriptions of the photo galleries. They, and the examples are meant to provide an idea of what pictures are included in each gallery and why. These are very fluid descriptions and will most likely change and evolve over time. Some pictures fit into one or more galleries.

* Check out Anita’s galleries of the 2018 WBCCI Rally in Salem, OR

Rally Sites by year

Gallery name	subject	examples
Lahontan Beach 7	Lahontan Reservoir Nevada State Park	SNU rallies held at the dispersed area - 1997 1998 2004 2006 2007ap 2007sp 2010 2014 2015 SNU rallies held in the structured campground - 2012 2013 2017 2018
Obsidian Dome	Inyo National Forest dispersed area	SNU rallies held here in 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2016
Pyramid Lake	Part of the Pyramid Lake Indian reservation	SNU rallies held here in 2003 2004 2005 2008 2010 2012
Eagle Lake	The BLM campground at the north end of the lake and the BLM dispersed area at Rocky Point	SNU rallies held at the dispersed area - 2010 2012 2013 2014 SNU Rllies held at the structured campground - 2005 2008 2017 2018
Ft Sage	BLM Off Road area	SNU rallies held here in 2007 2008 2010 2011 2013 2015 2017
Weed Heights	Private RV Park	SNU rallies held here in 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

Activities

Gallery name	subject	examples
Campfires – free form	Rally campfires in free form fire pits	Almost every rally includes a campfire. Pyramid Lake, Rocky Point, Obsidian, Sweetwater
Campfires - structured	Rally campfires in structured fire pits	Twin Lakes, Davis Creek, Unionville, Lassen RV resort
Celebrations	birthdays and other special events	Roy’s birthday, SNU anniversary events
Community Service	SNU volunteering & community service projects	Obsidian Dome clean up, cooking pancakes at Lyon County Fly-In
Rally activities – North of I80	Keeping busy at rallies	Card games, tours, Portola Railroad museum, hiking, viewing a solar eclipse with a pin hole camera
Rally activities – South of I80	Keeping busy at rallies	Tiles and ladder ball, kite flying, hiking,
Rally activities by month	A sample from 2007 of rallies each month	Patrick’s Point, Washoe Lake, Ramhorn Springs, Valley of the Rouge
SNU 2018	SNU 2018 rallies and lunches highlights
SNU 2019	SNU 2019 rallies and lunches highlights
SNU rallies in California	SNU rallies held in CA locations	Prosser, Lassen RV Resort, Hat Creek
SNU Special Qualities	What makes the SNU unique and special	Dispersed rally sites, family and pet friendly, activities highlighting special attributes and events in the Great Basin area
SNU visiting other Airstream events 2018 Oregon Unit Rally	SNU members attending other Unit, Region, WBCCI and special event rallies	1996 Monterey Bay Unit, 2007 Idaho Unit, 2008 WBCCI International, 2008 Forum rally, 2010 Hobo, 2011 Oregon Unit, 2011 Region 12,
Visiting historic sites -\|- Historic towns and stations	Historic sites the SNU has visited	Ghost towns - Bodie, museums – Ft Crook, restaurants – J.T.’s, trains & planes & other things of historical significance

Cooking and cooks

Gallery name	subject	examples
Breakfast and brunch	Special breakfasts and brunches at rallies	Omelets at Weed Heights, waffles at Unionville, quiche at Obsidian
Cooks & equipment	Cooks, cooking methods & equipment & food preparation at rallies	SNU cooks, portable oven, Cobb cookers, & battery roaster
Commercially prepared foods	food prepared by restaurant chefs, bakery items or other food not made by SNU members or guests	Lassen Bistro, Yerrington Bakery, Costco
Eating out & eating in	Meals at Fairs and Festivals, Historic Inns, and homes.	Cantaloupe Festival, Old Pioneer, Christmas lunch at the Damoth’s Except for homes and picnics, meals are at a commercial establishment and prepared by staff
Family shared meals at rallies	Highlights the participation of kids, grandkids and other relatives of rally participants at meals at rallies	Twin Lakes, Crocker, M.S. Dixie
Menus and food	highlighting food at SNU rallies	Pictures of individual dishes, buffet tables and the preparation of food. It can be either commercial items such as restaurant dishes, or bakery goods or it can be dishes prepared by rally participants. Waffles, sourdough biscuits, cast iron cooking, Lassen resort gumbo and salads.
Morning coffee	Coffee and goodies an SNU morning tradition	Coffee usually supplied by Bryan along with either home made, bakery or store bought goodies. Weed Heights & Mason Valley
Outdoor shared meals	pot lucks & shared meals	Shared meals where everyone brings what they want to eat with a little extra to share are an essential element of all SNU rallies
Outdoor shared meals – Early days	pot lucks & shared meals 2000 - 2005	Bower’s Mansion, picnics at the Leippers, lunch at the Grosch’s and other shared meals

People, pets and just for fun

Gallery name	subject	examples
Flags	Flags at rallies and other events	Pyramid Lake 2004, Portola 2008, Green Creek 2013, Gillette 2014
Family at rallies	Family members including grandparents, parents, grandkids, kids, sons and daughters, nieces, daughter in law, son in law, sister, brother. at SNU events	Silver Oaks 30^th Anniversary luncheon 2006 , Kingston 2005, Boca & Obsidian
Flamingos	pink flamingos & pink spoonbills	Clothing with flamingo designs, flamingo decorative items & lights. Pictures of real flamingos and spoonbills
Hairstyles	Highlighting women’s hair styles	1980 SNU Caravan, 1984 MBCU, 2000 SNU. 2011 SNU
Highlighting the ladies at SNU events	Women at SNU events	Vicki & Anita Peterson Ranch 2009, Yvonne Washoe Lake 2006, Marla, Marybeth & Bobbi Obsidian 2012, Charlotte, Vicki, Carmen, Jasmin Lassen RV Resort September 2017
History – The SNU and the MBCU	Historical highlights from the SNU and the MBCU	SNU caravan, unique tow vehicle, MBCU Mexican Caravan
Lines	People sitting in a row at SNU events	Limited shade at Portola Railroad museum and Rocky Point
Jerry’s activities at rallies	Jerry working on various maintenance and other projects at rallies	Polishing his Airstream, fishing, T-bolt electric & assisting others
Members as visitors	SNU members who visited a rally without their Airstream	Pyramid Lake, Walker River Resort, Ft Churchill
Pets	Pets of SNU members and guests that have been at SNU events	Pets include birds, cats, dogs, tortoises, & guinea pigs
Pets in their rally clothes	Pets dressed for rally weather	Dog jackets at pyramid, dog sweaters at Boca, fancy hats at Ft Sage
Pets in their travel homes	pets traveling	Bella in the RussBuss at Eagle Lake, Ashley, Lucy, and Ginger with Randy at Sweewater, Indie the cat napping by the window
Randy and Vicki creations	Creative projects of Randy & Vicki	The diorama, the Lighted Wonder & Ruby
Rally clothes	What to wear at a rally	Many of us keep a set of clothes in our Airstream. Some favorites show up at numerous rallies – Diane’s hat, Vicki’s jacket, Randy’s slacks
Rally folks & Airstreams	highlighting people & Airstreams	Special pictures of people enjoying their Airstreams
Relaxing	relaxing at SNU rallies	Eric at Lahontan, Ann at Davis Creek, Bella at Obsidian, Jerry at Weed Hights
SNU logo	Different ways the SNU logo has been used	Signs at rallies like Sweetater and Peterson, displays like Silver Oaks and Mt Family, clothing, nametags & flags
SNU members 1st to most recent rallies	members attendance at rallies	Randy & Vicki 2005 and 2016, Don & Gail 2007 and 2015
Talents of the SNU	hobbies, creative projects and talents of SNU members	Clint’s Airstream drawings and cartoons, MaryLou’s sand dollar decorations, Nick’s guitar playing and Jeni’s cookies
Vicki’s Bouquet	Bouquet of flowers & flamingos	Vicki made this for a 2006 dinner at Obsidian and it has been a frequent table decoration ever since
Visitors and guests	Non SNU members who have participated in SNU events	Park rangers, visitors from other Units, people who have stopped by to learn more about the SNU

Outdoors

Gallery name	subject	examples
August rally memories	Bundled up at August rallies	Obsidian and other rallies where August temps required more than t-shirts and shorts
Birds and Feeders	Birds and examples of bird feeders	Feeders Anita has used and birds she has seen or pictures she has collected
Elevation of rally sites	Rally sites from highest evelvation to lowest	Obsidian at 8200 ft to Mesquite at 1800 ft
Geology of rally sites	Interesting geology at rally sites	Obsidian rocks, Hickison petroglyphs, Pyramid Lake tufa
Great Basin flowers and other plants	Flowers and plants found near rally sites in the Great Basin	Wildflowers at Ft Sage, Sweetwater and other rally sites
Great basin trees, shrubs, and other plants	Trees, shrubs and other plants found near rally sites in the Great Basin	Trees at Peterson Ranch and Ft Churchill, shrubs Mason Valley and cactus at Death Valley
Lakes, Rivers and Streams – North of I80	rally sites near water	Pyramid Lake, Eagle Lake, Boca Reservoir
Lakes, Rivers and Streams – South of I80	rally sites near water	Spooner Lake, Washoe Lake, Lahontan, Twin Lakes
Rally Site vistas – North of I80	panoramic overviews of rallies & scenery	Views of the Platt River valley and Mt Shasta, snow covered mountains at Rye Patch and the scenery of Ramhorn Springs
Rally Site vistas – South of I80 & west of US 395	panoramic overviews of rallies & scenery	Twin Lakes, Obsidian, Hope Valley & Death Valley
Rally site vistas – South of I80 and east of US 395	panoramic overviews of rallies & scenery	Washoe Valley, Kingston, Unionville, and Sweetwater
Rally weather – North of I-80	Photos featuring rally weather North of I80	Fog at Boca reservoir, wind at Rocky Point, storm clouds at Ft Sage and Pyramid
Rally weather – South of I-80	Photos featuring rally weather south of I-80	Clouds at Obsidian, rainbows at Washoe Lake, wind at Mesquite
Rally wildlife and animals	wildlife encountered at SNU events	Birds, bears, deer, chipmunks and other wildlife
Roads and trails North of I-80	Driving, hiking and exploring the roads and trails is part of the rally experience	Rocky Point, Ft Sage, Ramhorn Springs, Boca Springs, Petersen Ranch
Roads and trails South of I-80		Washoe Lake, Twin Lakes, Sweetwater, Green Creek, Obsidian, Titus Canyon
Roads and trails East of Hwy 95		Austin, Unionville, Hickison,Lahontan
The sun and moon	Pictures of sunsets and the moon	Beautiful sunsets at Obsidian, Weed Heights & Sweetwater. Moon rise at Ft Sage, Mason Valley and Rocky Point
Too much weather	Dealing with weather at rallies	Coffee in the snow at Boca, forest fire smoke at Crocker, dinner under the awning to get out of the rain at Ft Sage
Walker Lake	scenery at Walker Lake near Hawthorne, NV	20 mile beach lake views, wildflowers, and camping sites
What’s in the air	Snow, bugs and sand, and other airborne things we have dealt with at SNU rallies	Crickets on the way to Kingston, blowing sand at Lahontan, bugs at Green Creek

Airstreams

Gallery name	subject	examples
Airstream motorhomes	pictures of Airstream & Argosy motorhomes	1977 Classic Argosy, 1986 Classic Airstream, 1995 Land Yacht & a 2003 Land Yacht
Airstream tow vehicles	Tow vehicles	Trucks, Suburbans, Vans & even a U-haul
Airstream windows – back	back Airstream windows	Pyramid Lake 2004 & 2008, Ft Sage 2010. Quartzite 2012, Kingston 2005
Airstream windows – front	front windows on Airstreams	Kingston 2005, Mesquite Springs 2008, Rocky Point 2010
Family Airstreams Harrison & Family Airstreams Leipper	Airstreams that belong to the Harrison and Leipper families
Family Airstream Bvan	The Leipper family Airstream Bvan - This 1991 B-Van was purchased in 2002 for Dale & Virginia and is used as a tow vehicle for a 1975 Ambassador	Davis Creek, 2002, Boca Rest 2003, Boca Springs 2004, Ft Sage 2008, Green Creak 2017
Family Airstream number 1183	Leipper family #1183 - first issued to Dale & Virginia in 1972. It is now assigned to their daughter, Anita	Casa de Fruita 2017 Pyramid Lake 1981, Lahontan 1996, Rye Patch 2005, Peterson Ranch 2009, Scout Camp 2011
Family Airstream number 772	Leipper family #772 - first issued to Bryan & Jo in 1955. Their grandson & granddaughter received special permission to use this number on their Airstream	Vancouver Island 1958, Fulton Beach, Texas 1961, Farewell Oregon 1965, Hat Creek 1996, Davis Creek 2003, Sweetwater 2009, Lahontan 2017
Fresh Water Hoses	Hooking up to water at selected rally sites	Weed Heights, Fallon
Hitches, blocks and chocks	Various hitches and leveling blocks	Unionville, Eagle Lake, BLM campground
Ideas – creative solutions	Things people have done, usually not at rallies that enhance their enjoyment and usability of their Airstream. Roy's gray water tank, Randy's bed making, Russ's lights and Gary's steps.	Roy's gray water tank, Randy's bed making, Russ's lights and Gary's steps.
New Airstreams 1st rally	First outing in new Airstream	Roger & Janet Walker River 2006, Wheels & Doris Eagle Lake 2008, Gregg & Valri Obsidian 2011
Rally projects	repairs, maintenance and other tweaking that happens at a rally	Jerry fixing Roger's bumper, Bryan attaching the Airstream screen guard on the Kingsland trailer
Shade	Window coverings, awnings & other ways to create shade	Commercial awnings, custom window coverings and quick fixes
SNU classic Airstreams	Vintage Airstreams	SNU Airstreams that are at least 20 years old
SNU variety of Airstreams in 1 picture	More than one model of Airstream often attend SNU rallies
Steps	methods of getting in and out of your rig	Gary’s steps, various stools used by the Leippers
Tilting trailers	getting level on unlevel ground	Airstreams that look slanted but have been leveled to accommodate sloped parking sites
WBCCI Red numbers	How people display their WBCCI membership numbers	Using WBCCI stick on numbers, historic metal numbers, other commercially available numbers
Visiting RV’s	Other brand RV’s that have visited SNU rallies

Highlighting People

Gallery name	subject	examples
Anita	Anita’s participation in the SNU and other Airstream activities	OU- Beverley Beach, OR 2004, Rye Patch 2005, Washoe Lake 2007, Twin Lakes 2007, Forum rally Tionesta, CA 2008, Scout Camp 2011
Brian and Jeni	Brian and Jeni participation in the SNU	Kingston 2005, Twin Lakes 2005, Unionville 2009, Glass Creek 2015
Bryan and Diane -\|- Diane’s hats	Bryan & Diane’s participation in the SNU and other Airstream activities	MBCU-Hat Creek 1996, NorCal-Susanville 2003 Ft Churchill 2002, Eagle Lake 2008, Crocker 2010, 4CU-Quartzite 2010, OU-Baker 2011, Obsidian 2011, Lassen 2017
Bryan and Jerry	Bryan and Jerry are often the 1^st for morning coffee, usually the 1^st to assist others with Airstream issues, and often discussing a whole variety of topics.	Boca, Eagle Lake, Walker River
Dave	Dave’s participation in the SNU	Boca 2003, Pyramid 2003 & 2008, Obsidian 2007, Unionville 2008, Sweetwater 2009, Peterson Ranch 2009,
Don and Gail	Don and Gail participation in the SNU and other Airstream activities	Lahontan 2007, Mesquite 2008, Obsidian 2011, Pyramid 2012, Huron 2013, Boca 2017
Don and MaryLou and Fred and Ann	Don and MaryLou and Fred and Ann’s participation in the SNU	Washoe Lake 2000, Davis Creek 2003, Dayton 2004, Obsidian 2006
Gary and Anita	Gary and Anita participation in the SNU	Lahontan 2006, Obsidian 2007, Portola 2008, Green Creek 2013, Weed Heights 2016, Lassen 2017
Gene and Carmen	Gene and Carmen participation in the SNU	Obsidian 2007, Boca 2009, Fly-In 2009, Ft Sage 2010, Scout Camp 2016, Lassen 2017
Jerry and Dyann	Jerry and Dyann participation in the SNU and other Airstream activities	Rye Patch 2005, Unionville 2006 & 2010, Crocker 2010, Rocky Point 2012, Lassen 2017
Longtime SNU members	Early members of the SNU	Lahontan 1996, Washoe Lake 2000, Bower’s Mansion 2000, Mills Park 2001 Davis Creek 2005,
Randy and Vicki	Randy and Vicki participation in the SNU	Kingston 2005, Eagle Lake 2006, IU-Bodily RV 2007, Mesquite 2009, Hickison 2011, Lassen 2016
Rick and Jeanne	Rick and Jeanne participation in the SNU	Twin Lakes 2005, Obsidian 2006, 2011 & 2013
Roger and Janet	Roger and Janet participation in the SNU	Walker River Resort 2006, Unionville 2006, Ramhorn Springs 2006, Sweetwater 2009, Rocky Point 2014
Wes and RoyLaine	Wes and RoyLaine participation in the SNU	Pyramid Lake 2004, Davis Creek 2005, Hat Creek 2006, South Lake 2011, Lahontan 2015
Wheels and Doris -\|- Doris Highlights	Wheels and Doris participation in the SNU and other Airstream activities	Hope Valley 2008, Mesquite 2008, Obsidian 2009, Rocky Point 2012, Lassen 2017
SNU Photographers	Pictures taken by SNU members and rally folks	Photographers include Don D., Don W., Wheels, Rich J., Rick L., Paul & Pat, Gene B., Dave G., Cindy G., Randy & Vicki. Bobbi K., Roman & Melissa, Jerry, Joan L., and Terri L.

Some comments and clarifications

Issue - One source of confusion for me are RV parks. Lassen has prepared meals, which fits in the in and out category of eats. That gallery is someone else prepares the meals.

Clarification - Very true. I like the idea of who prepares the meals and the key to what gallery food goes into. I kind of think Lassen may be a special case and probably should be treated as if it was SNU members preparing the food. Lot of reasons for that. Although Lassen is a commercial eatery it is different than going into a restaurant. Randy, Vicki and Jasmin work out the menu specifically for us. Nobody participates but SNU members and we are in and out of the kitchen and sometimes helping out. We kind of consider Phil and Jasmin members.

Clarification - Weed Heights - again, different than a restaurant. We do all the food. We just use the facilities. I think the Weed Heights pictures are pretty much in the right galleries. If it's meals then probably in shared meals even if it is inside. If it is a food specific picture then in menus/food.

Issue - And what about the KFC? I guess that would also go in shared meals outdoors.

Clarification - Yes. Although KFC is commercial, it is really no different than people bringing store bought food. Like Randy and Vicki usually bringing a Costco apple pie or getting doughnuts or bread at a bakery,