2022 Mississippi River Rendezvous September 23-25

[Camp@Home]

Backup? Possibly.... :-) Looking forward to meeting you as well.

[Camp@Home]

Like to hear how your trials went. My wife used to run agility trials with a couple Aussies. Mostly Fort Dodge & Peoria clubs. She was with 4RK9's and is looking to join again with our new boxer pups (when big enough, just 7mos now). Paul & Robin

[Camp@Home]

We're at #74

[Camp@Home]

FYI - we'll be at #74, probably Friday noonish. Only a couple hours from our place.

[CindyL]

Hey Camp@Home,

Who are you? I have relatives in and around Central City. Anyone who is a Carpenter there, or related to the Carpenters, is related to me. My mother is a Carpenter.

We arrive there today.


Cindy Anderson

[Camp@Home]

Hi Cindy, We actually live 2mi South of Prairieburg out in the country, know only few people in Central City, mostly that I worked with at Norand/Intermec. We've been here 20yrs tho. Don't know any Carpenters. Other than the one that installed my house doors LOL (Jim Timmerman). Paul & Robin Morris

p.s. I do frequent the BIT brewery weekly and have met many CC'ans there, don't ever get any last names....
Probably just coincidence, but one of my wife's best friends is Cindy Anderson, lives in Bowman Woods (Cedar Rapids)...she doesn't have an Escape, or camp....

[CindyL]

My sister goes to Praiemoom on Main and Waubeek to listen to music a lot. We go to Stone City store when we visit. I am from Anamosa.

Bring your guitar. I would listen. Then bring it to the Pink Elephant rally at Pike’s Peak State Park next Mother’s Day for our rally in MacGregor.


Cindy

PS. I have my guitar, but I only play with hubby’s piano. He can cover my mistakes, LOL. We did four songs at our rally in May, two with my guitar and two with my Native American flutes. Maybe I can get him to sing next May.

[Iowa Dave]

Originally Posted by Camp@Home

Hi Cindy, We actually live 2mi South of Prairieburg out in the country, know only few people in Central City, mostly that I worked with at Norand/Intermec. We've been here 20yrs tho. Don't know any Carpenters. Other than the one that installed my house doors LOL (Jim Timmerman). Paul & Robin Morris

p.s. I do frequent the BIT brewery weekly and have met many CC'ans there, don't ever get any last names....
Probably just coincidence, but one of my wife's best friends is Cindy Anderson, lives in Bowman Woods (Cedar Rapids)...she doesn't have an Escape, or camp....

Hi Paul
Did you ever work with Ryan McMahan?
He was one of my Eagle Scouts. I still see his dad about every week. He’s a Cyclone and so am I.
Iowa Dave

[Camp@Home]

I did a LOT of work with Ryan McMahan! He was our Bluetooth expert, I helped with a lot of development testing and troubleshooting....World gets smaller every day!

[Camp@Home]

I have a lot of friends that play at Waubeek, Stone City, etc. I've tried open mics, just not my thing. I like jamming with friends, playing around the campfires. We've been doing an annual Easter campout, now at Fountain Springs near Greeley, since 1996. 2nd annual 'Easter In October' since 2004. Flutes are great to have! We've had cellos, standup bass, keyboards, various drums, etc. I WILL bring guitar to MRR.

[Camp@Home]

We also get to Anamosa a lot for shopping, vet visits, on our way to various other things.... I ran the Animal Welfare Foundation (Now Animal Welfare Friends) from 2008-2011, fostered a LOT of dogs, fundraisers, etc. Adopted a few....still help out some at the shelter in Monti.

[Iowa Dave]

I stopped in Anamosa last week for an ice cream. Then we went spit on highway 1 as you get to the convenience store corner there’s a city park. There is a free trailer sewage dump right along the pull off to the park. We used it, worked great. It’s free but there’s a donation box as they are raising money for a new restroom for the park. We went on down to Mt Vernon and onto 30 west and home. There’s no accessible fresh water there but a non-potable hose for rinsing. At Thompson there’s a potable water near the dump station and in several places throughout the campground loops.
Iowa Dave

[CindyL]

My family is all over the area, Anamosa, Monti, Springville, Cedar Rapids, etc. We live in Illinois, northwest of Chicago. We are going to run to Anamosa some day this week to see my mother in assisted living.


We are at Thomson now. Full of stickies, and the lily pad area is filled with nasty-looking algae. Doubt we will be canoeing again this year. Last year, too many lily pads. The year before, it was fun canoeing that lily pad area. I know some people go out on the main river, but not us.

Cindy

[revdavid]

2 more for Curtis Mansion. My wife and I

[HABBERDABBER]

Originally Posted by CindyL

We are at Thomson now. Full of stickies, and the lily pad area is filled with nasty-looking algae. Doubt we will be canoeing again this year. Last year, too many lily pads.
Cindy

Thanks for the status report. I was pondering bringing along my boat, but have now decided not to.

[Tony N]

Originally Posted by David in Iowa

2 more for Curtis Mansion. My wife and I

Excellent,
That makes for 17 folks interested and makes it worthwhile for the organization.

[Camp@Home]

How're the bugs Cindy?

[CindyL]

Kevin says they aren’t bad. They won’t be, because every bug zeroes in on me. We have a screen house that keeps them at bay.

Go by Kevin’s opinion.

Cindy

[Iowa Dave]

It’s been pretty dry this summer and the mosquitoes depend upon vernal ponds without feeding fish in them . The backwater is full of tiny fish and the larvae do not last long when the mighty bluegill is around. I always bring my thermacells. After a Canadian bear hunt I am a believer.
Iowa Dave

[CindyL]

Originally Posted by HABBERDABBER

Thanks for the status report. I was pondering bringing along my boat, but have now decided not to.

Not knowing what boat you have, the river itself is clear. It is just the lily pad area that is almost entirely covered in algae. Kevin was going to drive home and get the canoe if it had been better. We don't paddle the main river. We are passing on canoeing this time though.

Cindy