The first half of March, 2010 we traveled from home in Branson, MO to a motorhome rally in Amarillo, TX. This was a gathering of around 50 coaches, of various brands with Cat engines, which we have. We enjoyed 5 days with friends - some new, some people we have known for most of our RVing years. The rally was a mix of seminars, Club business, local activities, sightseeing, dinners and evening entertainment (cowboy singers, dancing and karaoke).
We are the Publications Editors for the Club (about 1,000 members) with responsibilities for two print Newsletters a year and a monthly eNewsletter. During the rally we both kept busy taking pictures . . . the role of Club photographers sort of fell on our shoulders. As a result we collect articles and edit them, then layout and produce the print and digital newsletters, as well as contribute almost all the photos. During the rally we assembled two daily 'eNews' emails with pictures, which were emailed to all Club members to keep them up-to-date on the rally.
Traveling to and from the rally our stopover was Lake Eufaula State Park in Oklahoma. We prefer staying at public campgrounds as opposed to for-profit camps - more space, non-commercial, less expensive, and really in the woods. At the rally we went to a dinner at a cattle ranch, where we saw horse races and could bet play money. It turns out Lee won the trophy for most play money won - bet on the alpha males. We also went to Palo Duro Canyon, which has some beautiful terrain. On our return home we sidetracked to Wichita Falls, TX to see our good friend and former neighbor Barbara Nemecek, who was the Business Dean at UW-River Falls when Lee was CE Dean.
