I had a great time this weekend and it was nice meeting everyone..
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I had a great time this weekend and it was nice meeting everyone..
I hate that I can not remember the names of all I need to thank. Thanks Uncle Mike for throwing the party and all the work put into it. Thanks Throkda and wife for giving us an entire afternoon teaching us some of the tricks to hanging and loaning us the underquilts etc to hang warm. Thanks to Louis for loaning us tarps so we did not worry about predicted rain. Thanks to Katylyn? for the great lesson on prickley pears etc. Thanks to Chris for teaching my husband how to make Whoopee lines. Thanks to wonderful V8 stove making lady for giving me one of her stoves. I can hardly wait to try it. Thanks to all who brought more than an army could eat at the potluck. Thanks too all who showed us up close their hangs. Thanks to God for the beautiful weather and the beautiful world.
Thanks to Uncle Mike, Alan, and all the others who made this event an unqualified success. Thanks to Stove Man Dan and Underground Quilts for providing the swag my son and daughter-in-law won and the Venom Stove I got. He needed a hammock and tarp, and I needed the stove.
Breakfast was primo, the pot-luck even better.
PICTURES...!
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Hammock Forum Logo Cookies!
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Captain Kirk showed up, he brought his chair!
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Old Gringo catchin' some down time...
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Slinky gave a class on making a board bow...
This is a board...
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This is a draw plane...
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You do this for about, well, forever...
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This is called a Buck; no wait, that's Buck holding a tillering string!
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You may need to use your imagination a little bit, but this is what it looks like when it is done!
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Remember guys, it's not rocket science! 7hanks for the great demo Slinky!
LOTS of cooking was done during the hang this year; feeding 70+ is almost a full time job. Even if it is only for two meals out of a full weekend!
Central Command...
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Throkda and Brandi gave demonstrations on preparing wild edibles as well as finding wild edibles; we had a nice stroll through the woods with Brandi as our guide...
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Name that plant, some you can eat, some you can't... You didn't know there would be a test did you? BWUAHAHAHA!
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Saving the environment one washtub at a time...
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Saturday night potluck dinner...
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We invited some of the Park Rangers for dinner; they invited us back next year with great enthusiasm!
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Random Hat shot...
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Of course, other activities were also enjoyed by individuals as the fancy struck...
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Saturday night brought out the musicians. Good stuff fellas! It was much enjoyed!
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In addition to the entertainment, we also had some amusement; fire juggling! Not exactly Shug Emery calibre but enjoyable nonetheless.
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After all, this is kids stuff...
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