4CU 004 : 5th Annual New Year's Rally at Picacho Peak State Park

[Mrs Silverback]

The Fifth Annual 4CU New Years Rally at Picacho Peak State Park is coming right up!
Mark your calendars for Friday, December 30, 2011 to Monday, January 2, 2012 (check out by 12 noon)! Early arrivals are welcome starting Thursday, December 29, in the Group site (or earlier than that in the regular campground sites).

Picacho Peak State Park is in Arizona, right off I-10, about half way between Phoenix and Tucson. The closest town is Eloy, AZ, situated between Casa Grande and Tucson.

We will rally in the Quail group area, which has electricity in the ramada; water is available, and there is a large group fire-ring for our New Year’s Eve Bonfire. We'll be providing champagne to ring in the New Year! The Quail Group site is dry camping - no hookups. But we will have full access to the modern showers and restrooms at the regular campground nearby, which is also where we can use the dump station and water.

Besides ringing in the New Year, we have planned a group hike up the Peak (optional, of course!), a Cook-Off Contest, a Geocache Team Hunt, a White Elephant Gift Exchange, games, evening Happy Hours, at least one Potluck dinner, and some time to just sit back and relax in (what we hope will be) the mild Arizona winter weather!

We have paid the $35 to reserve the group site. Your cost is $15 a night per trailer, payable to the Ranger when you arrive and check in. Tell them you are with the Airstream Rally in the Quail Group Site.

All activities are optional of course, and we will maintain a fairly informal schedule!
What to bring?
Food & drinks for potlucks, Cook-off, and snacks
Firewood for group fire-ring
A GPS device, or a GPS App on your Smartphone for Geocache Hunt
Cash (dollars) for games and raffle tickets
A wrapped White Elephant Gift
Warm clothes, including hats & gloves, for possible cold evening temperatures
Sturdy shoes & gloves if planning to hike to the Peak!

This is a Four Corners Unit rally and is open to all WBCCI members. Anyone who is not a member will have to be a guest (we’ll work with you on this!). A planned Agenda will be forthcoming via email to all who sign up!

Co-hosted once again by the fabulous Louis & Sergio and Ken & Linda, this rally is a welcome retreat from the hectic holiday season in a lovely Sonoran Desert environment, and a great way to start off the New Year! We hope to see you around the campfire!

More Information about:
Picacho Peak SP Arizona State Parks: Picacho Peak: Home
Eloy, Arizona City of Eloy - Official Home Page - Eloy, AZ 85131
Ostrich Ranch Welcome to the Rooster Cogburn Ostrich Ranch
Casa Grande Ruins National Monument Casa Grande Ruins National Monument (U.S. National Park Service)

The Sign Up is on the Rallies Page! Any questions, contact your hosts:
Ken Lawson silverback@xwinds.com
Louis Hall lhall15690@aol.com

[TBRich]

Thanks for posting, Linda... Yea! We wouldn't miss this rally for ANYthing! We'll be there ready to ring in the New Year in style!

[azflycaster]

One of our favorite rallies. It's a wonderful way to end the year and to start a new one as well. Count us in and we would love to make our ostrich egg breakfast again this year.

[Mrs Silverback]

Originally Posted by azflycaster

One of our favorite rallies. It's a wonderful way to end the year and to start a new one as well. Count us in and we would love to make our ostrich egg breakfast again this year.

Richard & Jan, we would LOVE to have you serve up the re-knowned Ostrich Egg Omelette/Frittata delicacy again! Nothing else will do for a New Year's morning breakfast!!!

[Howard E]

We are also in for the annual celebration! Supposed to be another La Nina year so forecast for warm and dry. Just need to remember to pack the 4F (fun, food, fuel, firewood).

[kingfisher24]

we will be there for this.....our third year......and by the way we are transfering
our membership to become full members of the 4CU....

Howard the application will be in the mail shortly.....

[easplund]

We would like to attend! We won't even have our Airstream until around the time of Thanksgiving, though, so can we come as guests?

[LHall]

Originally Posted by easplund

We would like to attend! We won't even have our Airstream until around the time of Thanksgiving, though, so can we come as guests?

YES you can!! The more the merrier. As one of the hosts of this event you are officially our guest. Just sign up on the rally calendar on this forum and we will take it from there.

Welcome!

[Mrs Silverback]

Here's a link to the sign up page (scroll down to bottom)!!!

Airstream Forums - Fifth Annual 4CU New Years Rally at Picacho Peak State Park

[LHall]

Already 12 sign ups! It looks like New Year's at Picacho is going to be another well attended rally. We are really getting excited.

[Happycampers]

We may attend this rally... sounds like fun... we will be in Quartzsite for the winter...

[Howard E]

Originally Posted by Happycampers

We may attend this rally... sounds like fun... we will be in Quartzsite for the winter...

Since you are heading to Quartzsite, check out the rally thread for Q5T4. Thanksgiving on the rocks at Q.

[TBRich]

Happycampers: Why not make BOTH rallies! You'll be in good company. Hope to see you at Picacho for New Year's!

[Happycampers]

Count us in for both..

[TBRich]

Great, Marvin & Annie...be sure to add your name to the sign up page for the New Year's Rally…

Airstream Forums - Fifth Annual 4CU New Years Rally at Picacho Peak State Park

See you there!

[LHall]

Hello Marvin and Annie,

We are looking forward to having you join us for NYE. Gonna be a good time.

[barbara4rb]

All signed up and looking forward to seeing everyone. I wonder where those toothbrushes are for the white elephant gift exchange????

[TBRich]

Originally Posted by barbara4rb

All signed up and looking forward to seeing everyone. I wonder where those toothbrushes are for the white elephant gift exchange????

OMG! Remember those? Let's hope they've been retired! If not, maybe this year they should be sacrificed to the 4CU Bonfire Gods...

[Howard E]

Originally Posted by barbara4rb

All signed up and looking forward to seeing everyone. I wonder where those toothbrushes are for the white elephant gift exchange????

Don't forget that Flat Richard is due to make his annual pilgrimage to a different Airstream for a year of fun and adventure ( or the next white elephant gift exchange)

[toocubed]

Ronnie and I have been looking forward to another New Years Rally. We plan to be there. I don't know how I found this on the forum but somehow stumbled on it.