Lake Casitas - 6th Annual Lake Casitas Rally

[brad young]

Hi Brad

Welcome to the rally.

Is anyone else coming with you? I would like to have first and last names for nametags
...
Thanks, Carol

yes my wife janice. nametags? that sounds scary,i thought we could just wander around inkog incogn unknown.

[Lori Sanders]

yes my wife janice. nametags? that sounds scary,i thought we could just wander around inkog incogn unknown.

Brad,

Naw, you don't want to do that. You'll find that this group is so nice and friendly that you'll want to be identified with us all. Ha Ha.

Lori

[CarolnJim]

Hi Brad and Janice

Lori's got it right....

Hopefully you will like getting to know everyone and nametags can sure help. You can sneak a peak at the nametag when you don't remember someone.... We all do that!

[MarianA]

I reserved #19 for Oct. 25-29.

(I haven't told Steve we're going yet, so let's all keep it a secret.)

Only two of us, but we're willing to lead a bird walk at some point. Or a couple of walks. Or just an afternoon sitting watching what flies by.

Marian and Steve Alter

[CarolnJim]

Hi Marianne
(I'll keep the secret) Does Steve check the websites?? And thanks for joining our rally.

Many thanks for volunteering to do a Birdwalk.. That's great... What time (or times) would you be thinking of?

[CarolnJim]

UPDATE .... 29 Trailers ... A Great Group

Site

1 John and Karen
2 Bridget and Gerald
3 Eileen
4 Lisa
5 Brad and Janice
12 DeMil and Diana
13 Fred and Robert (and friends Bob and Roger)
19 Marian and Steve
20 John, Cathy and girls
25 John and Nancy
30 Anita and John
38 Bobbie
40 Bill and Gisela
41 Jeanne and Paul
42 Ray and Francine
44 Maggi and Wes
45 Bonnie and Tao
46 Dave and Elizabeth
47 Lou and Lora
48 Mike and Lori
49 Chuck
50 Jim and Carol
51 Ken and Chris
52 Joy (and Lily)
54 Ted and Priscilla
55 Gary and Diane
56 Philip and Helen
57 Jim and Carolyn
58 Chris and Clete

If anyone else wants to join us.. we'll be in the BASS campground.... If BASS is filled, please sign up in EGRET campground and join us in BASS for the rally.
phone Lake Casitas (805) 649 1122 ...
Check their website htttp://www.lakecasitas.info/

Thanks everyone...

[MarianA]

Steve and I would be glad to lead at least one birdwalk.

Saturday morning before breakfast would be a good time to walk around the campground, maybe around part of the lake looking for whatever is there. (End of October we should see birds which are either late passing through on migration or which have moved in for the winter.) We'll know better on Friday.

Also, maybe Friday night we could take a stroll through the area with deeper shade and oaks and see if we can get some owls to talk to us. (I figure Friday might be quieter than Saturday night as far as campfire noise goes.)

And of course, we're always willing to play 20 questions about birds you see or hear....

Looking forward to seeing you all!

Marian and Steve

[CarolnJim]

Thanks Marian and Steve for volunteering to lead a walk or two. Friday evening might work out real well for a night walk and also Saturday morning.

Friday night we will have a campfire going and as everyone arrives, bring your hot dogs and roast them over the campfire. A great weekend start to get to know each other and no worries about what to have for dinner. Any salad or chips would be welcomed.. This isn't a potluck - just a hot dog dinner. Then take that night walk with Marian and Steve or sit around the fire and chat...

I believe the hot dog dinner will be by Maggi and Wes in space 44 .. around a blazing campfire by Wes.

[Frederick L. Simson]

UPDATE... Site
13 Fred and Robert [b]and Bob and Roger
If anyone else wants to join us...
Thanks everyone...

We have invited friends of ours to join us on our site. They are full-timing in a 30' Aluminum Trailer and I wanted to introduce them to fiberglass. We'll have our trailer and a tent...

Their names are [b]Roger (a.k.a. Dutch) [b]Hofstra, and [b]Bob Christ

[Lisa M.]

Actually, it's not Eileen with son, Andrew, it's Lisa, with son Andrew, and possibly a friend of his.

UPDATE .... 25 Trailers ... A Great Group
Site
1 John and Karen
3 Lisa & son Andrew
4 Lisa
5 Brad and Janice
13 Fred and Robert
19 Marian and Steve
20 John, Cathy and girls
30 Anita and John
38 Bobbie
40 Bill and Gisela
41 Jeanne and Paul
42 Ray and Francine
44 Maggi and Wes
45 Bonnie and Tao
46 Dave and Elizabeth
47 Lou and Lora
48 Mike and Lori
49 Chuck and Nancy
50 Jim and Carol
51 Ken and Chris
52 Joy (and Lily)
54 Ted and Priscilla
55 Gary and Diane
57 Jim and Carolyn
58 Chris and Clete
If anyone else wants to join us.. we'll be in the BASS campground....
phone Lake Casitas (805) 649 1122 ...
Check their website htttp://www.lakecasitas.info/

Thanks everyone...

[CarolnJim]

Hi Lisa

It is now correct on my list ... Do you know if you have a friend of Andrews coming? Please do let me know so I can add him to my list.

Carol

[CarolnJim]

We have invited friends of ours to join us on our site. They are full-timing in a 30' Aluminum Trailer and I wanted to introduce them to fiberglass. We'll have our trailer and a tent...
Their names are [b]Roger (a.k.a. Dutch) [b]Hofstra, and [b]Bob Christ

Hi Fred and Robert

I have your friends, Bob and Roger down on my list.

We'll see you all in October.

[Gina D.]

I can't edit posts after a day or so...

I have the power...

done

[CarolnJim]

Thanks Gina...

[Bigfoot Mike]

Map Revised.

[CarolnJim]

Thanks a bunch....

Carol

[CarolnJim]

BASS campground is full..

We're usually pretty solid on our reservations for the rally. Very few cancel in our group.. However, there are several (about 30) more campsites that are reserved by others not involved with us - hopefully they will be the ones to cancel.


If anyone else want to join our rally, please reserve in Egret campground... at least you will have company. If you reserve in Egret - please let me know by email, and you might be able to move to BASS if there is a cancellation..

Please -- If anyone does find they are not able to keep the reservation, please let me know before you cancel.

Thanks, Carol

[CarolnJim]

UPDATE .... as of Sept 10 ... 31 Trailers ...

(29 trailers in BASS and two in EGRET hoping to get into BASS)

Site

1 John and Karen
2 Bridget and Gerald
3 Eileen
4 Lisa
and ( in EGRET campground Jim H. space 4)
5 Brad and Janice
and (in EGRET campground Elisabeth and John space 11)
12 DeMil and Diana
13 Fred and Robert (and friends Bob and Roger in a tent)
19 Marian and Steve
20 John, Cathy and girls
25 John and Nancy
30 Anita and John
38 Bobbie
40 Bill and Gisela
41 Jeanne and Paul
42 Ray and Francine
44 Maggi and Wes
45 Bonnie and Tao
46 Dave and Elizabeth
47 Lou and Lora
48 Mike and Lori
49 Chuck and Nancy
50 Jim and Carol
51 Ken and Chris
52 Joy (and Lily)
54 Ted and Priscilla
55 Gary and Diane
56 Philip and Helen
57 Jim and Carolyn
58 Chris and Clete

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If anyone else wants to join us.. we'll be in the BASS campground....
However, as of now, BASS campground is full.. ask to be sure. If full, then reserve in EGRET campground.

Phone Lake Casitas (805) 649 1122 ...
Check their website htttp://www.lakecasitas.info/

Thanks everyone...

[Dave Mac]

FYI
Meteor Shower ends October 25th. Those of you at Lake Casitas may have a chance on seeing it.
Dave

From http://skytour.homestead.com/met2007.html

ORIONIDS (maximum October 21 [broad and irregular])

Moon: Waxing Gibbous (minor interference)

Best viewing windows: Saturday, Sunday and/or Monday mornings, October 20-22. 2am - 6am local daylight time are the best hours as the radiant is highest then. Other mornings in the period of October 17-25 may also be productive. The Moon sets earlier during the first part of the shower period, allowing more dark-sky time.

Recommended for: Anyone interested in meteors.

The Orionids are capable of producing interesting activity from October 17-25. Maximum rates seen from a dark site may reach 20-25 per hour, but sometimes there are lulls even around the traditional maximum of October 21. 2006 gave us a huge surprise with rates more than double those expected for several mornings around the peak. What, if anything, this means for 2007 is unclear. Any given morning session may be more or less interesting than expected. In any case, clear mornings during the activity period are always good times to look for meteors from dark sites.

The Orionids are fast meteors, perhaps a bit faint on average but capable of producing fireballs. The 2006 outburst featured brighter-than-normal Orionids. Note that the radiant is north of Betelgeuse and not right in the middle of Orion. A minor shower called the Epsilon Geminids has a nearby radiant that can cause confusion, but usually produces only 1-2 meteors per hour. Early activity from the Taurids can produce a few nice, slow meteors from radiants farther west. Finally, 5-15 sporadic meteors are usually visible each hour from dark sites.

[Lisa M.]

Please remove my son Andrew from the reservation--but don't remove ME! Can you believe it? My 16-year-old found something more exciting to do for that weekend! Unfortunately, it's going to cost me money!