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SNU Rallies at Washoe Lake State Park – Main Campground

May 2000 Rally Review

6 SNU, 1 guest - Total Rally Participation

Frank & Steve Burnham

The May rally at Washoe Lake Sate Park was a huge success, in spite of some not so great weather. Thursday and Frida were pretty good, aside from being windy, but Saturday turned very cold with rain just as we were ready to sit down and eat. It was still windy and cold Sunday morning breakfast but there were no complaints. There were six Unit trailers/motorhomes and one guest trailer. Present for the entire rally were the Burnhams, Damoths, Grosches, Betty Kopfhammer, Dale and Virginia Leipper, Bryan and Diane Leipper. The guests from the Oregon Unit were Bob and Susan Vandeneuvel (4921). Both the Grosches and the Burnhams had met them at the Dayton International rally last year. They were passing through the area and called Grosches to vail themselves of their guest parking spot but we were rallying so Marge left them a message and they found us, They planned on just one night at the rally but had so much fun they stayed for the whole rally. Elenere Amidon, the Hersey, Cordiers and Pauls were there for parts of the rally. We found out that grits may be an acquired taste although everyone tried the ham and grits with red eye gravy.

2000 Washoe Lake Main Campground Participants

March 2016 - Rally at Washoe Lake State Park

4 SNU, 2 guest - Total Rally Participation

Diane Leipper

2016 is off to a great start if the March rally at Washoe is an indicator! The weather was just about perfect. We were able to get sites in somewhat of a group so we were pretty much all together. Dyann fixed delicious corned beef and cabbage for our Friday St Paddy's day dinner. Doris had made a white cake with green swirls and green icing. Although the cake was to celebrate her dog Andy's birthday, it was people food and we all enjoyed it. Andy did get a bite later.

Friday Bryan got a call from Ruth who had found out about the rally through an internet search. She was interested in coming with her family and wanted to know more about the rally. She hadn't mentioned the idea to her husband yet. After letting Ruth know her family would be more than welcome, she said she'd call back. Apparently her husband, Neal was not hard to encourage. Within about 2 hours they had loaded up their 1994 Excella, got their 10 yr old & 18 month old boys in the truck and the next thing we knew, they called from the other side of Washoe Lake and said they were on their way. What a great family. We hope we see more of them in the future.

The other guest at the rally was Dyann & Jerry's daughter, Jill. This was her first rally and although she is more of a city girl, we hope she'll come again sometime. Other than Jerry & Dyann, rally participants included Gary & Anita, Wheels & Doris, and Bryan & Diane. Rally activities included a trip to the nearby chocolate factory, an afternoon game of dominoes, morning campfires, and depending on your preference, a few short walks or longer hikes to get the winter kinks out.

It seems everyones rigs made it through the winter with no major problems. Other than some minor tweaks, no maintenance work was needed at the rally. The other entertainment at the rally was reviewing the SNU photo albums and working on Kitty Kredits. Kitty Kredits was an idea to help stimulate memories of all the SNU rallies members and friends have attended and the highlights or what sticks in their mind about each of those rallies. Check the website for more information on Kitty Kredits.

Now that we have our rigs de-winterized and most of our solar lights and flamingos out of mothballs, we are looking forward to the rest of the rally season. We hope that those who couldn't make this rally because of health or last minute mechanical problems will be able to attend a rally soon. We also hope that other SNU members who haven't been able to participate in a rally will make a point of joining us sometime this year.

2016 Washoe Lake Main Campground Participants

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