USCA 35th National Rally in Mountain View, Arkansas - June 20-23, 2013

We were home by 10:30 Sunday morning (of course we only had to go 50 miles).
Was a great weekend for us, Cathy was a trooper for her first camping trip.
I was hoping for a bit higher percentage of tent campers but had quality folks that did.
Only had one other rider for the gravel road ride, might have been more if it was on Friday.
If Cathy had been unable to attend I would have tried to stay up with you cleatusj, I think we like the same kind of roads.
Jim

While dropping off daughter at the Little Rock airport met an older gent -- called himself "Sidecar Bob" -- lives north of Mountain View -- had a short talk as the sun was very hot and he was entering hospital for some heart work -- wish him well

Thanks Cleatus... great pics!! Wish Petey and I could have been there.

We would like to thank everyone for comming to our little community! Spoke to several of the locals and they really enjoyed the event! All of you, made it a great weekend and made all the work and time worth it! The kids that served breakfast, raised enough for several of them to go on the mission/camp trip, they are very greatfull for your donations!

Thanks again!
Keith & Lynda
If ya come back through drop us a line!!!

Just got home from Mountain View and the rally. Ginger and I had a great time! Our thanks to the rally organizers and to everyone who had a part in making the rally a success.

Jim, it was great meeting you and Cathy. She's the one that talked me into doing the pig toss. I'm just glad she did not hand me a two way radio so she could guide me thru the blind folded course.

Had a great time at the rally, Thank you Lee and all of the folks that worked so hard to make it run smoothly, great job.

Had a great time as usual and it is always nice to meet new hackers.

Is there a final count on attendance this year?

I'm hoping to see some great pics from Butch and you other folks who had real cameras out. In looking at a few pics I took with my phone, I realize that you must all be vampires since only the rigs showed up in the pictures. Here are a few

https://picasaweb.google.com/115930614538076621327/20130622?authuser=0&authkey=Gv1sRgCNzDiIbmt7mxqgE&feat=directlink https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/nht_qaQrbzx4FpIC6SsOtIhfjJhL34R8IJzqEn8brNU?feat=directlink

Awesome!!!!! 🙂 🙂
Camaraderie of fellow sidecarists.
Hospitality of the townfolk.
Pleasurable countryside.
Fun sidecar events and rides.
Wife and I had a very enjoyable time.
Kudos to Lee, Gina, Keith, Lynda, Joyce, Jim and his camera
and the rest of the rally committee.
Thank you so much.
Jay.

SideCar - 6/28/2013 5:46 PM

I'm hoping to see some great pics from Butch and you other folks who had real cameras out. In looking at a few pics I took with my phone, I realize that you must all be vampires since only the rigs showed up in the pictures....

You're right SideCar, you can't see the people.

We're sure glad folks had a good time. The local community was a big help in the success of the rally. Here's a big thanks to the folks that contributed not only their time but also their $$$ to our group:

Butch & Nancy gave not only their time/photo equipment, but also donated the photo paper.

Barbara & Larry not only assisted with registration, but also donated tea/lemonade/plates/cups, etc.

Jim & Kathy spent a weekend scouting the off-pavement ride in advance.

Jim & Brenda donated lots of time/postage sourcing door prizes from various suppliers.

Jim taking taking lots & lots of action shots.

And Jena mixing up her pulled pork sauce.

I will try to work with Jim to see if I can get his action pics uploaded. I didn't take many rally pics since Jim had that covered, but here are a few:

Wednesday evening cool enough to enjoy the Stone Country Drive-In -- but with the long days, it was sure a late night for me:

I suspect this may have been the 1st Drive-In Theater for some of our younger folks -- but a couple of 'em admitted to falling asleep at least once during the show :

Gary, I ran out of time before I made it over to your rig.

J.R. & Avanell with Lil'Bit were ready and waiting for the Superman - Man of Steel:

Blanchard Springs Caverns is identified as one of the crown jewels of the U.S. Forest Service, as many of us will agree. Wow, what a beautiful place. This was my 3rd trip, and I'm more amazed upon each tour:

The best surprise of the rally was the group ride to Blanchard Springs. Once we walked into the shade canopy, the cool 58* water gushing out out the Caverns created natural a/c in the hollow. We didn't want to venture back into the sun for the return ride:

I have some more pics from our travels to/from the rally -- I will post them in a separate post in the On the Road With... section of the forum.

Lee
MB5+TW200+CRF250L+GTV300+INT650
XL883R w/Texas Ranger Sidecar
Zuma 50F + Burgman w/Texas Sidecar<Mrs. SwampFox

 

Here's a pic of all of the winners of the various awards announced during the 2013 rally (photo by Jim K.):

And our group photo of all the rigs and enthusiasts (photo by Jim K.) :

Thank you Lee.. Well done.
gail

Is there an 8"X40" glossy copy of that group photo available? Maybe even just the high resolution digital file I could print myself.