It’s been an interesting two years since Covid stopped everyone in their tracks, whether voluntarily or not. All our RV rallies came to a quick halt, kind of like in the old movies with the train engineer screeching the brakes to keep from falling off the cliff when the trestle had been blown up!

In spite of all Dan St. John’s plans to ride the speeders up near Ione and Jackson California, it was not to happen. Speeder Club Management seemed to waiver on whether they thought it was a good idea due to safety.

Luckily the Steam Train in Jamestown, not too far down the road, was open for business. The rest of the rally when seamlessly, including a fascinating tour of the Kennedy Gold Mine. You see, it doesn’t always have to be trains. You can read about that trip and see pictures on our website.

Our business meeting resulted in a new way of planning rallies, which we hope will work out a little better for everyone. There’s a lot of work involved in setting up a rally, from the places to see to the scheduling. Wouldn’t it be easier if there was simply a place to go and a train to ride? The rest of the time you would be on your own to decide what to do or where to have lunch.

We are calling these email rallies. Send us your suggestions on where you would like to go, even if it’s some place we’ve been before. We will find a park location nearby where everyone can make their own reservations if they choose to attend. Other than a happy hour and dinner at the park, you will be free to see other sights, or just relax in your recliner.

Also, it seems several members have sold their rigs for different reasons, but that didn’t keep them from attending. If there’s a hotel nearby, you are more than welcome to come with us on whatever adventure we have.

Of course anyone interested in planning a full blown rally is more than welcome. Just let me know and I’ll be happy to help out. We have a couple people working on Carson City and the Grand Canyon. You’ll get an email if this pans out.

FMCA is finally scheduling another Western Motor Home Association rally in Indio, January 11-15, 2023. Let’s get together, eat ice cream and have some fun!!

I did want to mention scammers are out in full force. I have received emails from member addresses that I know were not legit. Change your email passwords often and don’t click on anything, even if it looks okay, until you contact that person by phone. It pays to be extra careful.

In the meantime, I hope everyone has a happy and healthy summer. Heat is soon to be upon us!!!