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Red Rock Rovers Newsletter March 2010
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1. Chapter Happenings The Winter Rally was a real mixture of circumstances. Yes, it rained every day but the rain was not constant and there were sufficient breaks to allow for all of the planned activities. The club house was the gathering for all of our meal activities and with a few adjustments in schedule, we visited Balboa Park and its 14 museums, toured the USS Midway, visited the other historical and scenic areas and a chosen 25 toured the nuclear submarine. We would all have appreciated less rain but most expressed the conclusion that the rally was a success. Five member rigs attended a chapter rally for the first time. Photos of the rally are available now on the chapter webpage at www.redrockers.org. Click on the photo to enlarge it. The Chapter membership Status At the meeting, the members in attendance voted to approve the amendment to the membership bylaws. The membership cap is now at 35. We have 36 members, which will be reduced to 35 by attrition. New prospective members will be invited to join us at a rally to introduce them to Chapter living. If they are then interested, they will be placed on a waiting list. 2. FMCA International Convention – March 20 – 25, 2010 The next planned chapter rally will be blended with the FMCA international rally in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Sixteen rigs currently are registered to attend. You can still join with the group and we encourage you to do so. The FMCA International Convention is planned for March 22– 25 in Albuquerque, New Mexico at the Balloon Festival Park. Our Chapter will meet up on Saturday, March 20, at 10:00 am in the ‘holding area’. Directions are in the packets you receive upon registration. The international conventions are significant events with large exhibit areas, numerous seminars, top-flight entertainment, and large motorhome exhibits. Two or three thousand coaches will attend. Our chapter has agreed to accept a volunteer assignment at this International Rally. Our assignment will be as drivers for the handicapped golf carts. As these conventions are international in scope, we seldom have the opportunity to attend in a nearby location. You will begin seeing notices of this convention in the FMCA magazine. You can register at any time. You can register in three ways:
· Go online to www.fmca.com and follow the links to the registration area for the International convention. · Send in the form in your FMCA magazine with your check. · Telephone the National FMCA office. Register for the general generator option. After you have registered, make sure you email or phone Bruce Cass so he can put you on the volunteer list. (bbcwal@gmail.com or 801 209 5154) As volunteers, we will park in a separate area. To keep everyone together, we should all plan on volunteering. The commitment is minor. Generally, a three-hour shift a day is all that is expected. There will be plenty of time for the volunteers to get involved in all of the other activities. The Chapter will plan a 4:00 pm social gathering each day to visit, arrange for getting together for the evening entertainment, and see what everyone has discovered. It will also be a time to coordinate our volunteer schedules. The chapter will provide snacks. Some Traveling Suggestions: Since we will need to be in the holding area by 10:00 am on Saturday, you will need to camp nearby on Friday evening. The High Desert RV Park (www.highdesertrvpark.net) is a great option. Many in the group will park there. Staying in a full hookup park the evening before will allow everyone to empty the holding tanks and fill up with water. There are no hookups in the balloon park. Our first official volunteer meeting will be at 2:00 pm on Saturday. It is a briefing session. There is entertainment each night beginning on Sunday and ending on Thursday. Also on Thursday evening will be a “Balloon Glow”. You can read more about the entertainment at the following link: http://www.fmca.com/index.php/conventions/albuquerque/2923-evening-entertainment . 3. Couer d’Alene, Idaho – July 7 – 12, 2010 The summer rally will be in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho at the Blackwell Island RV Park. This park is a posh top rated park at the outlet of Lake Coeur d’Alene. The park is located on the Spokane River with a 500 ft beach area. All of the sites are grassy and are 45 ft wide and 60 ft or more in length. They have a fully equipped clubroom we can use for our rally, wireless internet, and cable TV. There are numerous activities in the area including:
You can find out more about the RV Park by going to their webpage at www.idahorvpark.com . This is a very busy tourist area during the summer months. We have reserved 20 full hookup sites. The park will not take the individual reservations but each rig will pay individually when you check in. The cost per night is $42.39, which includes all taxes and a 10 % group discount. If you want to be included in the rally, you will need to contact Gary (435 652 0457 or gwatts@infowest.com) and get your name on the list. It will be a first come – first served situation. As of Jan 31, we have 19 who have indicated they are planning to attend. One spot remains available. Those scheduled to attend include the following: · Alcantra Watts Martin Morrey Bourdon Darien · Jones Labrum Cass Burnette Hill Harmston · Porta Seefeld Williams Jonas Moran Sather McFarland 4. Grand Lake, Colorado – September 6 – 10, 2010 Following the posh resort setting of the Coeur d’Alene summer rally, we are going to stay at a rustic mountain setting for the Fall Rally. Reservations are at the Winding River Resort Village in Grand Lake, Colorado. Grand Lake is the western entrance to Rocky Mountain National Park and the campground is only a short distance from the National Park entrance. It is a high mountain scenic location with several large bodies of water. The headwaters of the Colorado River are in this area. We can pursue several activities, including:
· Drive over the Rocky Mountains through the National Park on the Trail Ridge Road. (see the following site for details about this scenic road - http://www.rmnp.com/RMNP-Areas-TrailRidge.HTML ) · Take a hayride · Take a pontoon boat tour of Grand Lake · Play Disk golf course on site in the RV Park · Playing horseshoes on site · Golf at the nearby golf course · Fish in numerous fishing locations · Enjoy a chuck wagon dinner · View the spectacular scenery on a mountain drive We have reservations for eight full hook-up sites and seven electric and water back-in sites. The full hookup sites are 40 by 60 ft. The back-in sites are smaller. Each individual will be responsible for calling the RV Park and making your own reservation. When you call, tell them you are with the Red Rock Rovers. The full hookup sites will be $36 a night with the 10% group discount. The water/electric back-in sites will be $32.40. Make your reservations by calling 800 282 5121. The resort host indicates that September is generally a dry month on the western side of the Rocky Mountains and we will not have snow that early. The full fall colors will not come until mid September but turning will be occurring at the higher elevations. We will also provide directions to avoid the worst of the high mountain climbs. You can find out more about the RV Park at www.windingriverresort.com . 5. Rocky Mountain Ramble – Farmington, NM - October 12 – 16 The Rocky Mountain Ramble is not a scheduled chapter rally but we do want to make sure you are aware of the Ramble and plan to attend if possible. The Ramble is at the San Juan Country Fairgrounds in Farmington NM. The activities include 3 breakfasts, nightly entertainment, card bingo, line dancing, crafts, seminars, vendors, a classic car show, a 4-wheel off road adventure, a red hat tea and much more. For more information, you can go to the following link: www.rmma1.com . 6. Pismo Beach, California – January 17 – 21, 2011 The Winter Rally for 2011 will be in Pismo Beach, California. The rally will be held at the Pismo Coast Village RV Resort. You can find out more about the resort by going to the following link: www.pismocoastvillage.com . The resort is on the beach. The webpage has a video camera and a virtual tour. Registering for the rally will follow the same system as the Chula Vista Rally. All reservations and payments must be made through the chapter wagonmaster. We are holding 25 sites and will begin collecting the money later. The group rate will be $38 a night plus tax. WiFi and cable TV are included. The Resort also will give the group discount to our members for 5 days prior to and 5 days following the rally. Extended stay reservations must also be made through the wagonmaster. You can begin making your plans now and I will provide additional information, as we get closer to the rally time. Activities in and around Pismo Beach may include the following:
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