Hickison was well worth the drive out Hwy 50 past Austin. The campground sits up on pine and juniper covered hills with panoramic views of the Eastern Nevada landscape. Other than a few overnight campers we were the only ones there for the weekend. There was a well maintained interpretive trail that included several petroglyph sites and a hike along the ridges with more breathtaking views. Rally participants included Wheels & Doris, Bryan & Diane, Randy & Vicki and Jerry & Dyann. We all agreed that Hickison is definitely on the SNU top 10 rally site list. Wheels & Doris arrived first. Doris met us all decked out in her pink flamingo finery. Saturday Dyann and Vicki took turns getting photographed in Doris's flamingo vest, crown, and necklace. All in all it was nice relaxing weekend with good food, good friends, and a great location.
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mbr/guest |
Unit |
Year |
Month |
Type |
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Groomsman |
Randy |
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Vicki |
mbr |
SNU |
2011 |
07 |
rally |
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Leipper2 |
Bryan |
|
Diane |
mbr |
SNU |
2011 |
07 |
rally |
|
Thornburg |
Jerry |
McDonald |
Dyann |
mbr |
SNU |
2011 |
07 |
rally |
|
Wheeler |
Richard H. |
|
Doris |
mbr |
SNU |
2011 |
07 |
rally |
The rally at Hickison Petroglyphs was attended by Randy and Vicki Grossmann as well as Jerry and Dyann Thornburg. Even though the rally was just the four of us, we had a lot of fun and a few adventures. The weather was warm and windy on Thursday and Friday but the wind eased up and it cooled off and became gorgeous on Saturday. We had the entire area pretty much to ourselves all days until around dinner time when travelers along Highway 50 would pull in to spend the night and explore the petroglyphs. Jerry met and spoke with a couple who were traveling to Mt. Whitney to use their rig as a base camp for their sons who were going to climb the mountain. Their rig was one built in Colorado Jerry had seen on the Extreme RVs TV show. Randy and Vicki took a walk up to look at the petroglyphs and said they discovered even more they hadn’t seen before. On Saturday while we were sitting in the Moho talking, Vicki’s keen eyes spotted a King snake going through camp. Jerry took it away and let it go as Vicki and I freaked out. Jerry has some new solar lights he tried out for the first time. Since we had forgotten to bring firewood we used the fire pit to display them. He put a couple next to the cement blocks that keep vehicles from pulling in too far and when the lights lit up at night it looked like stars on the blocks. Friday and Saturday dinners were held outside. Great food, wonderful company and stories told. Randy brought a really big three berry pie that was delicious. Randy and Vicki told us about their recent visit to the Lassen RV Resort and the plans in place for the upcoming SNU 40th Anniversary Rally on September 22nd thru 25th, 2016. If you are planning to go I strongly suggest you get your registration forms submitted as soon as possible so they know how many plan on attending and he can let the RV park know for food preparation. The RV park will be having both a lunch and dinner for the SNU members and Randy has promised to make his famous waffles one morning. Other activities are also planned but I’m not going to spoil the surprises. It promises to be a wonderful time for everyone who’s there. Also if you make a list of your memories of rallies with the SNU and send it to Diane Liepper (hq@sierranevadaairstreams.org) you’ll get “Kitty Kredits”. Do 40 memories and you get $40.00 off the registration fee for the rally. This is a great deal and a lot of fun thinking back and remembering your fun times and adventures with the SNU. Should you not be able to do 40 it’s my understanding you get a “Kitty Kredit” for every one you do and prizes given. If you have any questions you can contact Diane for answers. I hope to see all of you at the Anniversary Rally, as well as the rally next month at Weed Heights near Yerington (July 21st – 24th, 2016). The park has full hook-ups and Jerry is planning another Nevada Surf and Turf dinner on Saturday like he did last year. Also an Ice Cream Social has been discussed. I look forward to seeing you at both rallies.
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First |
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Month |
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Grossmann |
Randy |
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Vicki |
mbr |
SNU |
2016 |
06 |
rally |
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Thornburg |
Jerry |
McDonald |
Dyann |
mbr |
SNU |
2016 |
06 |
rally |
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