Damn Rally

[luvrbus]

LOL I would have never guessed that Matt you get the same view of Lake Mead only closer to the water by a 1/2 mile   

[saddleup]

 I have a couple pairs binoculars with me if anybody wants to see the lake...you can use your cell camra and ZOOM in u might see it evenn from the preimim spots...lol

[luvrbus]

A guy told me last week the water in Lake Mead was so low the Big Horn Sheep were going to the restaurants in Boulder to get a drink 

[Van]

Hey we will have new areas to re explore when the water is gone. Camping by Grand Canyon ( south)   Matt you never pass up some free grub lol! We'll see ya there!
 This is gonna turn out to be a nice get together, no rally fee's, club B.S. will not be tolerated what so ever ( I mean it this time!  ) Free food! free comedy hour. ....And I even talked Danny (Count's Custom's) to discourage Horny Mike from coming! lol! Well the time is almost at hand Busnuts, to decide if you are coming or not. I think the only thing that would keep me from showing is if we were to win the LOTTO! In which case I would probably show anywho to buy the place so we can stay as long as we want!  
 But really, come for the food, come to make new freindships or come and just visit and re unite with old freinds. Heck they are gonna give away free subscriptions of BCM Magazine's! Clifford, I haven't seen your (new to you) new bus yet and am anxious to see it  
 We wanna be an over grow/under funded Busnut Event too! 
   And as a plus, there will be absolutely no Adult Supervision at this event!   
       
       Just do it! Be there or be square!
          V. Man  

[luvrbus]

LOL fat chance of winning a lotto in NV I need to kill 2 birds with 1 stone I hope Costco has my batteries at the time of the get together I hate making 2 trips through Harry Reid's land it's kinda of sicking 

[Van]

I feel ya there my freind, lemme know if there is anything I can do to help.

[lvmci]

Hi Matt, they are cheap, $6 I think, and not far from where the fence line is, you'll  have company there too! tom, lvmci...

[Gary Hatt - Publisher BCM]

I just spoke to a guy I met last month with a Prevost (Kenny) who lives just down the street from me and he is interested in attending along with maybe a couple other bus nuts friends of his.  He asked if this will be at the Las Vegas launch ramp or the other one that is almost 50 miles away.  Plz clarify and add a couple more head count to the list. 

Are we up to 100 buses for this event yet? With 3637 Lookie-Loos reviewing this thread (so far), we must be getting close.  If they don't all attend, that will be more 'Fa Hee Ta' meat for me and their loss as this will be a fun time or I will personally refund everyone's Rally Fee for this event!

[Van]

There are 2 locations, Echo bay and Boulder beach. We will be at the Boulder beach location, accessible from Nevada Hwy (Boulder City,NV) or if coming from AZ 93 cross that Dam Bypass bridge and enter the park there. If you are coming from points North, there are a few choices here so plot your course accordingly. Overton, Valley of fire, via North shore drive has some nice scenery on a windy 2 lane. Other wise take the 515 (93/95) south into Boulder City. There are plenty of resources in Boulder City such as diesel, shopping at either Albertsons or Vons for grocery's and of course our world famous sidewalk cafe's and the Dam Brewery for some good grub. Good goin" Gary! The more the merrier! All are welcome so mount up Busnuts for the time of your lives  We look forward to seeing you all! Gary, Tom V. will pull what ever it is he pulls to get NHP to clear the road for your convoy 

[lvmci]

hi Gary, this part of the Lake is reached thru Boulder City, off US Hwy 93, about 30 miles east of Las Vegas crossing the Colorado River at Hoover Dam, hense the rally name, as you pass thru Boulder City, you'll go down a hill towards the Dam and Hacienda hotel casino, before you get to the Hacienda, on the left will be a ranger station and  main entrance to the Park, about a mile down the lake hwy is the entrance station and just past that is the RV park on the right, lvmci...PS, by the way, Hoover Dam used to be called Boulder Dam, that is why there's Boulder.City, not Hoover City, NV...

[lvmci]

oops, sorry shoulda looked...

[Gary Hatt - Publisher BCM]

Thanks for the clarification.  I just follow my GPS (I programmed in my X-wife's voice, as I was used to it for so long "TURN LEFT RIGHT NOW") so I would have found it anyway by being Fat, Dumb and Happy just like when I was married. But the other guys go out that way quite frequently and know the area a bit and wanted to know for sure as apparently they don't use a GPS they apparently travel using VFR when I always travel IFR since I bought my first GPS.  

Thanks

[Jim Eh.]

Funny, I'm always in such a cloud I thought I travelled "VFR on top"...

[oltrunt]

Oh boy! it's nearly time for the damn rally!  I spent an enjoyable day today PM-ing and washing Honeysuckle Rose in preparation for the rally.  We learned a couple of things last year about what works and what doesn't when you venture out in a tin tent.  First off, if you sleep on an air bed that sticks out in a slide out, be sure to put a down quilt on top of the bed before the bottom sheet goes on.  We nearly froze our asses off sleeping on the uninsulated plastic air bed once the temp inside the bus dropped to 30 degrees.  Why did the indoor temps drop so low?  Wiffy is afraid to use the propane heater when she is asleep and the thrift store electric box heater quit well before midnight. I've replaced the electric heater with two new to me thrift store box heaters so we should be good to go------.  I know, sometimes I'm a slow learner but two used heaters should do the trick--U think?  Jack

[lvmci]

Hi Jack, I  like the radiator oil filled style heaters, no fire hazard,  consistant convection heat,I've only used the propane furnace in the dead of winter, or in the mountains, by the way, there are now 1/2 size versions with timers, tom, lvmci...