Borrego Springs

Submitted by John Pumphrey

Eleven "Rigs", came to Borrego, for a loosely structured Rally, It was do what you want when you want. Of course the one controlling event was Food! If we were not in a restaurant, we were at Happy Hour. with food and drinks.

The weather was really nice. The "festivities, at Borrego were limited to vendors and entertainment, at Christmas Circle. this year. Next year, they plan a more extended event. 

Some of the group, toured the sculptures, in Borrego,and even went to the Salton Sea..

Wendy and I, want to thank everyone for coming and making the Rally so enjoyable

(Thank-you to Diane & Jim Nelson, Richard Melendez and Sandy Rice for the photos !)

Yosemite in September

Submitted by Sandy Rice

 

A small but mighty group of us had a wonderful rally in Yosemite. We met at Thousand Trails Resort which is between the cute town of Groveland and Yosemite, and planned our excursions into the Park, which included driving through the (scary) stone tunnels, seeing the famous sites, hiking easy trails, exploring the beautiful Ahwahnee Hotel, visiting the Indian Village, driving to Tanaya Lake and Mono Lake and, for a few of us lucky ones, a ride on the Sugar Pines Railroad in Oakhurst. 

We finished up with another potluck and shared stories of our short but sweet rally.  There was very little traffic, thanks to Yosemite’s reservation system, and the weather was generally perfect, except for haze in Yosemite Valley a few times, and the final day when smoke from the surrounding fires turned our sky orange.  

Thanks to Sandy and Larry Rice for hosting the Rally !

Picnic on the Bay

 About 40 members gathered for an enjoyable day on Mission Bay. There was a cool breeze in the shade but the sunshine was toasty warm. Many found them selves moving back and forth between the two. 😃 Being out in the fresh air was glorious!

The day was spent catching up with our RVing buddies... 

...along with some bike riding and corn hole games.

Corn hole is serious stuff

Several of our guys cooked up hamburgers and hot dogs for lunch that was accompanied by side dishes, salads and desserts. We always enjoys our meals together no matter where we are !👍

Thank you to Jim and Sharan Harrison for hosting the picnic and to those who helped them, Tom and MaryAnn and Dave and Carol. It was a fun day !!

Spaghetti Factory lunch and 73 years !

Submitted by Sandy Rice (event host with hubby, Larry)

The Shanty Shakers met on August 14th for our annual Spaghetti Factory dinner in San Marcos.  About 35 members attended.  

Clark and Betty Paxton brought a cake for all the August anniversaries, including their own 73rd!  They also brought some old photos and memorabilia to share with us.  

We all enjoyed the pasta, raviolis, spumoni, cake, and good friendship.  See you there next year! 

 

Escapades in Wyoming

Submitted by Mike Parker: Escapade 60 Let the Party begin!

A big shout out to all the volunteers that put this together in a short time after the 2020 reset. Marcy and I attended the Tetons Hangout at Briggs, ID and made our way to the Escapade in Rock Springs, WY. to coordinate the early check-in. We met up at Walmart with 6 Shanty Shakers and friends (the Garcia’s, Archer’s, Sand’s, Lyon’s, Thomsa’s Srack’s) and caravaned to the Sweetwater Fairgrounds. To be fair the weather can only be described as brutally HOT, between 90 and 100 every day, and WINDY from time to time. The first two days were spent running the air conditioner and looking for shade.

The usual 4:00 happy hour was hosted by the Lyon’s the first day and the Lupton's on the second day. We added to our group Jan and Wendy from Chino, Penny and John from Aguanga, and the Shanty Shaker Escapade volunteers the John and Debbie Lupton, Bruce and Sue Herriott and Marty and Peggy McCauley

Fred and Julia Lyons

Bruce and Sue Herriott

Herb and Dayle Sands

Marty and Peggy McCauley

The first day kicked off with free donuts and coffee in the only air conditioned hospitality building, checking in, opening ceremonies and finished up with a magic show in the Big Tent.

Marcy and Mike set up the chapter table and just by chance JoJoba Hills set up next to us. We had Southern Calif covered! A big shout out to the Archer’s, Lyon’s and the Sand’s for pitching in on hosting the table. The Archer’s also brought the banners and returned them to San Diego, Thank You.

Mike and Marcy Parker, Archie Archer

The following days were filled with shopping the market, informational classes, sightseeing the surrounding area, meeting new people, visiting the food trucks and staying cool and hydrated. The evening inside music was overtaken by the heavy winds but the outside music with free drinks was a huge success. We got together for our LEO’s at the Chill Grill Diner, Log Inn steak house, and the Santa Fe Southwest grill. All very highly recommended and all came through with great food and great company.

We all then headed out to either home or various summer adventures. A good time was had by all!

Thank you Mike and Marcy for representing the Shanty Shakers on the Row of Chapters and acting as parking liaisons and host's ! Great job !    

Relaxing after a pack filled day. Photo by Marty (or was it Peggy?) McCauley