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Lynx Lake Rendezvous
11 August 2007
Prescott, AZ
by Cdr Bill JohnsonEd and BJ Wojcik planned a wonderful event for our squadron in August. They set it up, and then had to bow out due to a doctor's requirement for Ed to be present in a surgery room the day before. Last report was that he did show up as required and everything came out or was put in properly.
The raft-up was one of those events you have to attend during the year to appreciate boating on a personal level. We have camping, hotels, and one day trips, kayaks-inflatables-model boats, BBQ-potluck, and lots of good friends in a cool Arizona Summer day. Among the 19 people attending the 2007 event were: Jerry & Kathy Anderson, Chuck & Jane Peterson (with Anne), Jim & Marge Hill, Art & Dianne Ashton, Terry & Jean Gray, David & Janet & Tracy Allocco, Chuck & Barb Davis, Rob Anderson, Doug Frazier and Connie & Bill Johnson. Were all had a good time boating, enjoying the COOL weather, just a little foooooooood, then in the late afternoon, we went into town for a tour of the fair city of Prescott Valley.
Lynx Lake camp site in the cool pines of the Arizona high country.
The lake is very low, but not dry, because of the Arizona extend drought.
(l-r) Terry Gray, Rob Anderson, David Allocco
Chuck Peterson, Jim Hill and Connie Johnson
(l-r) Rob Anderson, Chuck Peterson, and
David Allocco tend to grill duties
Jean Gray and Jim Hill check over the "fixins"
(l-r) Diane Ashton, Chuck Peterson, Art Ashton,
Kathy Anderson (back to camera) and
Jane Peterson
After lunch conversations with Doug Frazier,
Terry Gray and Jane Peterson
Same for Diane Ashton, Chuck Peterson, Jean Gray
and Connie Johnson
Grills are cooling off as others talk about the dayBoating is restricted to kayaks, canoes and inflatables. NO power boats only electric trolling motors and paddles. You can also bring your R/C electric boats and float planes.
A view of the lake at kayak level
David Allocco
Tracy AlloccoIt seems that a pre-planned itinerary was needed for this adventure. The original dinner location was finally found after extensive searching by numerous vehicles making a great circle pattern around the wrong part of town. When located the establishment was closed. Then we resorted to the final indignity of calling Ed & BJ Wojcik from their post-op recovery to find another fine dining location. This was found with significantly less reconnoitering of the town, but not without having to locate all of the scout vehicles with a big stick. Several remarks were made with reference to the navigational skills of the ruling Commander (squadron). These led to very interesting conversations at the dinner table at the Mexican food restaurant that we finally enjoyed a good dinner at with small drinks. The evening ended with a high test contest between couples of our members on their ability to consume a beverage. Not sure who won, but it was a perfect day that ended with a fireworks display put on by mother nature with a meteor shower that never seemed to end.
(l-r) Kathy and Jerry Anderson.(backs to camera) then
Chuck and Barb Davis and David Allocco dine at a Mexican
restaurant before driving back down to Phoenix.Several members had to return to the big city to the south, but the lucky ones stayed overnight in the great north woods. Breakfast was planned for 0900 at a Coco's in a location somewhere in Prescott/Prescott Valley with directions given with some less than precise GPS co-ordinates or directions. Amazingly, all nine people attending breakfast did locate the food despite the error factor in the directions of greater than 3 miles. USPS navigational skills still assist the members to locate the food trough.
(Photos by Allocco and Johnson)
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