Sat Sept 25th, 2010 FTE - Fall GTG
 

Just out of curisousity....is it too early to be thinking about the Fall GTG? I'll be the first to admit it's never to early to be thinking about Fall....Football, cooler weather, football, Champtionship race in certain racing series, football. Oh, and did I mention football is in full swing that time of year?:-X21

Not much of a sports fan here, but I'm game for a GTG. Hope it's a lot cooler than the last one though :rolleyes:

Hey, here's a thought. My wife works in the gift store at Blanchard Springs Caverns. If we get enough people together(I think it's 10 or more)we can get a group discount on the cave tours. There's a picnic and swimming area and camp sites too.
If anyone else is into geocaching there's bunch of them in the area, and it's fairly close to Mountain View, where the picking and grinning go on in the courthouse square at night. For the non-campers there's plenty of rooms in town.
Sort of a full service weekend kind of thing. Maybe one last get away before school starts.

Man that sounds great! My family loves going the the cavern. We like geocaching too! I'm game for it! Hopefully I'll have the '70 up and running by then too!

Thanks for starting this thread Zack,

Its never too early to start talking about the next GTG, sorry I just haven't had time to start this thread..

Someone had mentioned having another meet at the Buffalo river, like we had a few years ago.. heck one of our Sept. meets was in my back yard..

Blanchard Springs is a nice idea too.

Last year on 9/25 it made it to a whopping 81 Degrees... I think I could handle camping in that..

Heck, I might even have the Scotty ready to travel, even if it is only 20 miles. I'll have to check and see if travel trailers are allowed in Blanchard. If not, I have a friend that has a campground in Sylamore. Come to think of it, this might be better, he's got room for rv's, tents and also some cabins. It's less than 10 miles from the cave. Home

Good morning all. the springs sounds like a good place to me.

I didn't want to step on someone's toes. I'm trying to think when was the last time I was at Blanchard Springs....got to be close to 20 years...but I don't remember. Are we still shooting for the 25th? So far I'm game for Blanchard Springs...I know my kids would enjoy them selves...and it's not like we'd have to worry about the weather once we went inside.;)

With starting another new job (:-X20) I have no clue where or what I'm going to be doing that far out....but it sounds like Blanchard Springs could be fun. Though at 200 +/- miles away from the house..it would be a camping trip for us. Meeting in my back yard would be a bad idea...not enough room and I've got two dogs (one is a Lab) that "use" the backyard.:-X13

Zack, if everyone likes Blanchard Springs, I'll talk to my friend who owns a campground about 7 miles from the park and see if we can get some sites. I've been thinking of dragging my little travel trailer down there for the weekend as a shakedown cruise for the truck. Heck, he's even got a nice pavilion he might let us have for the weekend so there's plenty of shade.

It's been a while since i was at Blanchard Springs.

Is this a state park? any pictures online anywhere?

Most of the sites I found on the 'net concentrate on pics of the cave itself. This one has the most pics of the land outside.
Blanchard Springs Caverns - Arkansas - Every Miles A Memory
Come to think of it, there's a pavilion at the park itself. I'll check into that and see if it's available.

I've been to Blanchard a few times, I was just curious about the campground that your friend owns...

http://sylamorecreek.com/ A better choice for RV camping for sure. Plenty of room for tents also.

We'd have to have at least 15 people to get a discount on the cave tours. Otherwise it's $10 a head for adults and kids 6-15 are $5.

This place looks really nice.. any word on the pavilion?

Heck even if we don't make it to the caves, this place looks good.. and a swimming area to boot..

Hmm, I think I might go see him today. Need to get out on the bikes for a ride.
A couple of weeks ago when we stopped by he was already gone for the day. Since it's after Labor Day and school will be in session, I don't think there'll be a problem.

Ok, the pavilion was not available for the day. I did however reserve a couple of sites on the lower level next to the creek. Sites 25 and 30 on the camp map. One for my triailer and a tent site that I figured we could use to gather in.

Camp Map

This is a nice shady area, and I figured we could set up tables or something.
If you're going to camp, he's got a 2 day min on the weekend, so you'll have to come up Friday I guess, you can talk that out with him. Contact info is on the web site.
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Day use is like $2 per car(truck :-)).

Guess the pavilion's been booked for a big group for a while...Oh well. Let me know if you want to do something different and I can cancel with no penilty in the next week or so.

Well, this thread has been idle for a while, and got just under a month until the GTG.

What do you guys say we make it official?

Saturday, Sept 25th at Sylamore Creek Camp (Site#30), Mountain View, Arkansas

I'm thinking we meet at about noon or so, and if anyone want to take the tour at Blanchard Springs we could do that about around 2 or 3 that afternoon..

I might have waited too long but I'm going to try to reserve a site.

Guess I'd better get the floor put in the trailer. I'm taking old, worn indoor/outdoor carpet out and installing wood laminate. Hope it comes out better than most of my woodworking projects.

w00t! w00t!

If trying to reserve a spot, it might help to mention my name("Wally", not "Old", Crow) or even FTE as I mentioned the group to him.
Or maybe not. One of my older sons used to be married to his daughter, but since they split up I've not seen much of Guy.

Uh..... hope we don't get turned away with a shotgun :-X01:-X01:-X01:-X14:-X14:-X14:-X14:-X14:-X14 Inlaws, exlaws and outlaws is why I don't goto family reunions :-X02 :o

Nah, actually he called the other day and said we should get together for a ride. Something about a giant statue of a Crow somewhere and he wants to take our picture with it. :-X21
I could use a new profile pic on Facebook anyway.

Oh great, this GTG just got shot down before we even really got it fired up.:-kneeslapYeah Jeff, I think your right...there's a good chance a Winchester will be there to meet us. But since we're in Arkansas they can all still call each other brother, sister or cousin....depending from which side of the tree they're on.:-X21

Well count me out, just found out i will be working weekends in Sept. I was hoping to make it too, I was even going to rent a pop up from the base!

I know the feeling...just got my schedule for the month and I'm supposed to be working that Saturday. But like everything else railroading...things are subject to changes; for a list of such items, please contact my attorney Susan Moore with Dewy, Cheatum & Howe.:-X21

- Sat Sept 25th, 2010 FTE - Fall GTG -


Time: 12:00 PM -

Location: Sylamore Creek Camp (Site# 30), Mountain View

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All Arkansas Chapter members and family, and friends that are interested in Ford Trucks are invited and welcomed to attend.

We have a family-friendly atmosphere at our GTG's, so as usual please no beer / adult beverages, etc.

Bring a couple of bucks per vehicle for the park's day use fee.

As far as lunch goes, anybody got any suggestions?

Lets get a headcount of those planning to attend:

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1.) tojoski - 2 adults, 2 children
2.) EODguyJake - 1 adult (as long as I'm not on call)
3.) mechmagcn- 1 Adult
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Hey all,
I was hoping to make this meet to finally put some faces to names but I'm getting a tune-up at Baptist hospital on the 16th and not sure how much I'll be able to do for a while. Maybe next time.
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Smoked brisket?????? I feel an aliment coming on that I'll have to mark off for.:-innocent

I'll have the travel trailer and the '61 in space 25 right across the path. Probably just me unless my wife decides to show up after work.

1.) tojoski - 2 adults, 2 children
2.) EODguyJake - 1 adult (as long as I'm not on call)
3.) mechmagcn- 1 Adult
4.) ash_flat_diesel 2 adults, 2 kids
5.) cookie88- 2 adults, 2 kids
6.)1996pwrstrk- 4 adults , 3 kids
7.)Old_Crow-1 adult(possibly 2)

1.) tojoski - 2 adults, 2 children
2.) EODguyJake - 1 adult (as long as I'm not on call)
3.) mechmagcn- 1 Adult
4.) ash_flat_diesel 2 adults, 2 kids
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Just reserved my spot, this park is really nice we have camped there before. right on the creek.

How is fishing? What kind of fishing, and is there good access for a kayak?

Not much of a fisherman, but everytime I have been there, there has been people fishing in the creek, just up stream seems like a good spot. And you are just a hundred yards or so from the white river where there is great fishing. You can put in your kayak right at the campground & paddle to the river

It isn't looking good for me making this one.

oooohh, now you're talkin.

Anybody specialize in potato salad, coleslaw, or baked beans?

I'll pick up whatever slack is left that doesn't get volunteered..

no but I can pick up whatever I need to