ROCKWOOD WEST

NEWSLETTER

OCTOBER 2014

EDITOR'S NOTE:

There was no meeting at the October rally and, therefore, no minutes.  The following report is from the October rally in Pahrump, NV.

WAGONMASTER'S REPORT:

Once again we had a great week at Pahrump's Nevada Treasure RV Resort.  Although there was a large Bounder rally going on, the resort was a great host, with good meals at Mark's Grill.  The sites all worked out well, even for Holloway's 45 footer!!  We drove to Pahrump on Saturday night and checked in at the campground on Sunday morning to make sure everything was in order for those coming in later that day and in the days ahead.

It sure was nice to see everyone after a long summer without any rallies.  We had 7 coaches that showed up from Sunday through Thursday.  During the week we made trips to the outback, thrift stores, WalMart for various things and some good restaurants including some good deals at Mark's Grill.  The Chetelats joined us for a 4WD trip up into Spring Canyon.

On the way up we saw a family of wild horses and got even closer to them on the way out, always very special to see!!

Saturday morning's breakfast was a big success thanks to Linda Chetelat who helped cook up scrambled eggs and Lloyd Holloway who made his famous beer batter pancakes.  Thank you both.

Then came the famous Pahrump Winery Grape Stomp where Wendy Holloway and Linda Chetelat stomped their hearts out while having a great time squeezing those grapes for every last drop of future Toe Jam Wine??  

While their effort didn't produce the winning ounces of precious liquids, their smiles produced winning fun for all attending.  Wendy told us it got very slippery while stomping and she was glad to have the bar to hold onto and keep her from falling.  The gals wore pink ribbons, pink hair bands and pink shoes   to highlight Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

For Saturday night's potluck dinner we had the banquet room that worked out perfect.  There was plenty of seating plus tables for all the wonderfully prepared dishes everyone brought.  So much good food and camaraderie.

Sunday morning was a continental breakfast and then time to pack up and say goodbyes.
Four of us were off to Valley of Fire State Park north of Las Vegas.  The Chetelats stayed until Tuesday, the Smiths left on Wednesday and the Escamillas stayed with us until Thursday.

Several of us were fortunate to see a nice big herd of Big Horned sheep.

We did some fun night photography at the "Cabins" after some dancing with the park superintendent to get a "night photography permit".

Valley of Fire is a really special place and we plan to visit again.

Thank you to all those attending the rally for the support and great camaraderie, each one of you are very special to us!!  We hope to see you at the next rally.

Rich and Linda Strobel

Photography this month from Rich Strobel and Wendy Holloway