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[Janet H]

Lewis and Clark Bluegrass festival June 9 - 11

Consider attending the Lewis and Clark Bluegrass Festival in Pasco, WA. This event is held at Sacajewea State Park and is real gem. Each year we provide live sound services for the festival stage and each year friends show up to help tote equipment and listen to great music. I am not organizing a rally here - we are extremely bust at this festival.. I am suggesting that it's a great way to spend a weekend and last year we had Airstreamers in the crowd.

Ordinarily there is no camping at this park - but just once per year it is open to campers. Camping is dry - but there are bathrooms and bathhouse. And camper can camp on palatial grassy lawns on the banks of the columbia river.

The festival features great bluegrass music, workshops, open mic, band scramble, festival food vendors and non-stop jamming in the camping area. Also onsite are historical re-enactors ina period ten encampment (think mountian man...) and a dutch oven rendevous.

Here's the bad news: There are no sewer services at this park. You have to dump your tanks 3 miles down the road at Hood Park (Corps or Engineers park). Volunteer roadies work hard, recieve no pay, have to buy their own tickets and may get sunburned. Sounds fun - yes? Or.. you can just come to the festival and enjoy - no work.


Parking 25.00 for weekend pass
Dry camping camping fee 10.00 per day
Showers - bring quarters
Leave the firewood at home - there are no campfires allowed here

www.lewisandclarkbluegrassfestival.com
www.parks.wa.gov/parkpage.asp?selectpark=sacajawea


Campers may arrive at the Park a day early and reservations (festival website) are encourgaed. This is a great family event and neophyte pickers are encouraged to participate. Last year there were about 200 trailers and the audeoince was 1500. but in this huge park - it seemed like a small event.

Don't miss this one!

[jordandvm]

We'll be on our way back to Oregon from Kansas starting on June 6th........would have to make it there in 3 days to attend. So it's doubtful and probably a no from us. Sounds fun! I would especially like to attend some of the workshops! Dangit all!

[Stefrobrts]

That sounds very tempting. The workshops sound like fun. I'll see what we can plan.

[Janet H]

This picture was taken at the festival lasst year - I'll try to post a couple of event pics later....

[Stefrobrts]

Hmmm, I sense additional fishing and kayaking opportunities...

[NorCal Bambi]

Boy, you sure know how to tempt far away people.
Don & Claudia

[C Johnson]

The time is near. Anyone goin ? I am still debating.

Chris

[Van]

As much as i would like to go and love spending time in the Gorge/East of Cascades river area, i am still working out some kinks with the new trailer. Still trying to work out the wiring plug switch over. the trailer had a 7 round RV plug and my truck has the 7 flat. I hit my right blinker and the whole works starts flashing, running lights and all.

[ticki2]

Originally Posted by Van

As much as i would like to go and love spending time in the Gorge/East of Cascades river area, i am still working out some kinks with the new trailer. Still trying to work out the wiring plug switch over. the trailer had a 7 round RV plug and my truck has the 7 flat. I hit my right blinker and the whole works starts flashing, running lights and all.

The color coding has changed and cannot be used to hook up the new plug ( flat ) . You will need to go by the usage..ie , left turn , stop , tail & clearance . The trailer plug ( old) is as follows;
red= left turn
green=tail & clearance
brown= right turn
white= ground
black= back-up
yellow= brakes
blue= charge line

match this to the new plug chart by usage , not color. Good luck

[bubba99301]

We went last year but did not camp. We had so much fun that we left a wedding we were at to go back to listen to the music. We are planning on camping this year. I would love to get there thursday night but its not in the cards with my husbands work schedule and my youngest sons last day of school. It is a wonderful park to visit and the music is great. I encourage everyone that can to attend.
Liz
WBCCI/VAC #2528
Pasco WA