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The Dolphin Club...23 years and still going strong! Dolphin Chapter of FMCA Newsletter for the Dolphin Motorhome Club Volume 24 Issue 3 March 2012 THE PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE I hope you are all doing well. February has been a relatively calm month travel wise. Hopefully some of you did get your coaches out. Lynn and I had too many commitments to do any camping, but plan on trying to get out in March. Of course April is our first rally at Pismo Beach in a few years. Hope you all can make that one; it is always fun with many things to do on the central coast. We have a number of outings lined up as we get into spring and summer. I am looking forward to attending as many as possible, and continuing to develop long term friendships. I had an interesting phone call last night. The fellow that called had found my phone number on the website. He was looking for a number or contact at National RV for a warranty issue. Apparently he recently purchased a Dolphin motor home on a Toyota chassis. While doing research he found an outstanding warranty recall which stated he should contact National RV. The recall had to do with the welds used to make the rear axle into a dual set of tires. When I told him National RV had been gone since late 2007, he laughed. He said that maybe he should buy a newer coach next time. I would like to thank Kay Thomas for her efforts taking on the membership duties from Diane Rogers. Diane did a superb job for a long time. The current membership is at 144 coaches. We have a new member couple, Ray & Sylvia Cavins, who I would like to welcome to the group. Kay has mailed out the new membership roster booklets. Hopefully we will begin capturing your pictures for our new member gallery on the website. Darryl Sobelman is working on the gallery section. I will ask Paul Speaker and several others to take pictures of you as couples or individuals, to post on the member only section of the website. Happy Travels, Sandy Mayer
Transcript of Newsletter for the Dolphin Motorhome Club THE...
The Dolphin Club...23 years and still going strong!
Dolphin Chapter of FMCA
Newsletter for the Dolphin Motorhome Club
Volume 24 Issue 3 March 2012
THE PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE
I hope you are all doing well. February has been a relatively calm month travel wise. Hopefully some of you did get
your coaches out. Lynn and I had too many commitments to do any camping, but plan on trying to get out in March.
Of course April is our first rally at Pismo Beach in a few years. Hope you all can make that one; it is always fun with
many things to do on the central coast. We have a number of outings lined up as we get into spring and summer. I am
looking forward to attending as many as possible, and continuing to develop long term friendships.
I had an interesting phone call last night. The fellow that called had found my phone number on the website. He was
looking for a number or contact at National RV for a warranty issue. Apparently he recently purchased a Dolphin
motor home on a Toyota chassis. While doing research he found an outstanding warranty recall which stated he should
contact National RV. The recall had to do with the welds used to make the rear axle into a dual set of tires. When I
told him National RV had been gone since late 2007, he laughed. He said that maybe he should buy a newer coach next
time.
I would like to thank Kay Thomas for her efforts taking on the membership duties from Diane Rogers. Diane did a
superb job for a long time. The current membership is at 144 coaches. We have a new member couple, Ray & Sylvia
Cavins, who I would like to welcome to the group. Kay has mailed out the new membership roster booklets.
Hopefully we will begin capturing your pictures for our new member gallery on the website. Darryl Sobelman is
working on the gallery section. I will ask Paul Speaker and several others to take pictures of you as couples or
individuals, to post on the member only section of the website.
Happy Travels,
Sandy Mayer
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OFFICERS & BOARD
Revised 1/01/2012 * Changed
President Sandy Mayer (760) 739-8564 [email protected]
Vice President Leon Schwartz (760) 751-0163
Secretary Judith Statham (818) 348-1407
Treasurer Howard White (951) 314-5726
National Dir. T.J. Hewlett (909) 594-7663
Alt. Director Dave Barr (714) 528-2275
Area Representatives
No. California Linda Sheeder (408) 985-1203
Central Coast Brian Forstmaier (805) 527-6461
Arizona Area Sally White (951) 452-8427
Appointed
Membership Kay Thomas (951) 679-4144
29212 High Ridge Circle
Menifee, CA 92584-7417
Hospitality Dave Barr (714) 528-2275
Splash Editor Richard Mathis (541) 764-5405
Wagonmaster Syd Byford (818) 899-1085
Parliamentarian Joe Smith (760) 485-6971
Historian Pat Cohen (714) 964-9173
Webmaster Steve Justice (909) 822-2823
Photographer Paul Speaker (909) 946-4836
Cavins, Ray & Sylvia 1096 Stoneridge Rd
El Cajon, CA 92021-7815
619-447-0123 Home
‘05 Tropical
new member-must join FMCA
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PISMO COAST VILLAGE RV
165 South Dolliver
Pismo Beach, Ca. 93449
805-773-1811 or 888-RV-BEACH
APRIL 26th – 29th, 2012
Thursday Check in 2:30PM – 4:30PM
5:00 PM San Luis Obispo Street Fair – Meet at Trail Bosses Coach to carpool.
Friday TBA Golf
4:30 PM Happy Hour Wine provided – No Snacks
5:00 PM Dinner - Splash Café CLAM CHOWDER, Chili, Salad, Bread will be provided
6:30 PM General Meeting
Saturday 9:00 AM Potluck Breakfast – Bring your favorite dish to share. BYOCoffee or Tea
Dinner – On Your Own
7:30 PM Ice Cream Social – Will be provided
Sunday 8:30 AM BYOCoffee or Tea - Breakfast Goodies will be provided
Good-Bye to our friends who are leaving
Directions: North Bound – Junction US-101 & Price St., North 75 feet on Price St. and turn left on Ocean View, and then turn left
onto Dolliver St. (SR-1), South 0.7 miles. South Bound – Junction US-101 and Pismo Beach exit (Hwy 1 Dolliver St.), South 1
mile on Dolliver St., - Pismo Coast Village is on the West side of the street.
Get your reservations in early. There are only 40 spaces available!
Reservation & Cancellation Deadline: March 17th, 2012
Trail Bosses: Syd & Anna Byford – Home: Phone: 818-899-1085 – Cell: 818-427-8824
Email:[email protected]
Don & Betty Carroll – Home: 805-966-9585 – Email: [email protected]
Three night minimum Thursday, Friday & Saturday - $200.00
Additional nights $49.00 per night. Please check mark below any additional nights.
Make checks payable and mail to: Anna Byford
9432 Sandusky Ave., Arleta, CA 91331-5532
THUR APRIL 26th XX - FRI APRIL 27th _XX - SAT APRIL 28th XX__ - SUN. APRIL 29th _____ - MON. APRIL 30th _____
NAMES: ____________________________________&________________________________________ LAST NAME__________________________________________________________________________ 1ST TIME TO A DOLPHIN RALLY: Yes ___No____ FMCA # __________________EXP. ____________
ADDRESS____________________________________________________________________________________
CITY / STATE / ZIP___________________________________________________________________________
HOME PHONE: ______________________________ CELL PHONE: ___________________________________
EMAIL: ____________________________________________________________
COACH LENGTH ____________________ GOLF: YES________ NO________ HOW MANY?__________
COST PER COACH (3 NIGHTS MINIMUM) $ 200.00
ADDITIONAL NIGHTS @ 49.00 X _______NIGHTS = $_______
TOTAL = $_______
I F YOU MISSED THE JANUARY 2012, QUARTZSITE RALLY YOU MISSED A GOOD ONE. THIS RALLY HAD MANY
ATTRACTIONS. NOT ONLY DID YOU MISS THE THOUSANDS OF VENDORS BUT YOU MISS THE ON SITE FUN.
EACH EVENING IN CAMP WE HAD CAMPFIRES. THE EVENINGS WERE OF SHARING TALL TALES OR AS SOME-
ONE CALLED IT “TOLD OUR LIES”. THANK YOU EVERYONE THAT BROUGHT FIREWOOD TO SHARE THAT
KEEPT OUR CAMPFIRES GOING. WE SHARED ABOUT THE PURCHASES WE MADE. WE ALSO HAD TO RACK
OUR BRAINS TO REMEMBER WHAT VENDOR WE PURCHASED ITEMS FROM AND WHERE THEY WERE
LOCATED. SOMEONE ALSO THOUGHT THEY NEEDED TO HAVE ONE.
WEDNESDAY JANUARY. 18TH SEVERAL DOLPHINS ARRIVED . A FEW COUPLES SET OUT TO FIND THE POW
WOW SHOW LOCATED ACROSS THE FREEWAY FROM OUR CAMP SITE. THEY WENT TO EXPERIENCE THE
SHOW TO FIND OUT WHAT IT IS ALL ABOUT. THE SHOW IS A DISPLAY OF VENDORS WHO SELL GEMS AND
MINERALS IN ALL FORMS. MANY VENDORS SELL THE ROUGH FORMS WHILE OTHERS HAVE PRODUCTS TO
SELL THAT ARE CREATED BY ARTISANS ALL OVER THE WORLD. THE GENERAL THEME OF THE POW WOW IS
75% ROCK RELATED. IN DAYS GONE BY THE SHOW IS WHAT BROUGHT VENDORS FROM ALL OVER THE
WORLD TO THE SMALL TOWN OF QUARTZSITE. A BIG DRAW TO RV`ERS TODAY IS TO BUY NEW OR USED
RV`S, SOLAR PANELS, RV RELATED ITEMS AND TO VISIT THE VENDORS WITH MANY SELECTIONS TO PUR-
CHASE.. THOUSANDS OF RV`S ARE SEEN THROUGH THE WINTER AS MANY STAY TO ENJOY THE MILDER
CLIMATE .
THURSDAY JANUARY 19TH EACH COACH CONTRIBUTED CHILI OR TRIMMINGS FOR THE KETTLE OVER THE
FIRE. AFTER THE DAY OF FUN AND REST THE DINNER MENU BROUGHT EVERYONE TO SHARE MANY
CREATIVE ADDITIONS TO THE TABLE TO GARNISH OUR HOT BOWLS OF CHILI. SEVERAL ALSO SET OUT DE-
LICIOUS SALADS.
FRIDAY JANUARY 20TH THE TYSON WELLS SELL-O-RAMA OPENED. MOST OF US ENJOYED THE WALK
THROUGH THE GROUNDS TO SEE WHAT THE VENDORS OFFERED. SEEN IN CAMP WERE THE USUAL
PURCHASES PLUS MANY ADDITIONS. “WHERE DID WE GET THEM?”, “WELL OVER THERE!”.
FOR DINNER THE TRAILBOSSES PROVIDED A PIZZA PARTY, SALAD AND MARGARITAS. SOME CONTRIBU-
TIONS WERE MORE DELICIOUS SALADS . EACH COACH RECEIVED A PIZZA WITH TWO TOPPINGS OF THEIR
CHOICE, SELECTIONS WERE MADE AT THE REGISTRATION TABLE. THANKS TO “BLYTHE DOMINOS PIZZA”,
THOSE DOLPHINS THAT OFFERED THEIR HUGE THERMO BAGS TO CARRY THE PIZZAS HOME AND THE GUYS
WHO DROVE TO BLYTHE TO PICK UP THE PIZZAS AND SALADS. THE PIZZAS WERE PIPPING HOT WHEN WE
RECEIVED THEM.
THOSE OF US THAT ATTENDED THE FMCA “INTO” CHAPTER RALLY SITE, THE DOLPHIN CLUB RALLY AT LA
MESA RV SALES SITE, IN QUARTSITE ,WILL REMEMBER SUNNY AND CAROL GILLESPIE . SUNNY SERVES AS
FMCA INTO CHAPTER PRESIDENT . CAROL IS HIS RIGHT HAND WOMAN, SHE ALSO DOES TERRIFIC CRAFT
CLASSES. THEY CONTACTED HOSPITALITY CHAIRPERSON DAVE BARR TO SCHEDULE A VISIT WITH OUR
GROUP DURING THE PIZZA PARTY WHEN ALL WERE GATHERED. SPECIAL THANKS GO TO THEM FOR TAKING
TIME OUT OF THEIR BUSY SCHEDULE OF VISITING AS MANY CHAPTERS STAYING IN QUARTZSITE AS
POSSIBLE. WE WERE FORTUNATE TO SEE THEM.
SATURDAY, JANUARY 21ST THE BIG RV TENT SHOW OPENED. THE WIND BLEW HARD! SOME HARDY ONES
WALKED OVER TO BATTLE THE WIND AND THE CROWD. OFTEN A LOOSING BATTLE. NO FIRE WAS AVAIL-
ABLE DUE TO THE HIGH WINDS. THE GATHERING WAS POSTPONED TILL SUNDAY NIGHT.
SUNDAY JANUARY 22ND SOME RIGS PULLED OUT. A GROUP OF SIX VEHICLES CARAVANED TO THE NELLIE E
MINE SITE DESERT BAR. A FUN TIME WAS HAD BY ALL. LUNCH WAS AVAILABLE AT “THE BAR”, ANOTHER
OPTION WAS “BOBBY D`S 50`S DINNER” OUTSIDE OF PARKER, AZ. WHEN THE GROUP ARRIVED AT THE NELLIE
E MINE SITE WE HAD ONE MISHAP. THE JEEP LIBERTY KEYS WERE LOCKED INSIDE THE VEHICLE. OWNERS
TO REMAIN NAMELESS! THE GROUP WAS VERY SUPPORTIVE WHILE THE MEN USED MANY STRATAGIES TO
SOLVE THE PROBLE. ONE WIRE CLOTHES HANGER AND SEVEN MEN FINALLY SOLVED THE PROBLEM. GEE
WHO WERE THOSE LADIES WHO WENT TO THE BAR TO GET A WIRE CLOTHES HANGER? BACK TO THE PROB-
LEM AT HAND. ONE PATRON OF THE BAR WAS SEEN USING TOOLS OUT OF THE TOOL BOX AVAILABLE. HE
USED A SCREW DRIVER AND A WIRE TO PROBE THE LOCKS IN THE DRIVERS DOOR THEN THE CARGO AREA
LOCK. ONE HANDSOME KNIGHT IN SHINNING ARMOR SAVED THE DAY HE HAD TO BE FORCEFUL TO GET THE
MAN TO STOP AND DESIST. THANK YOU DEAR HANDSOME KNIGHT “SANDY” FOR SAVING THIS DAMSEL
FROM BASHING THE GUY IN THE HEAD. LESSON LEARNED: ALWAYS CARRY A CLOTHES HANGER OR PUT
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THE KEYS IN YOUR POCKET BEFORE YOU LOCK THE DOOR. BACK IN CAMP WE SAT AROUND THE CAMPFIRE
AND ENJOYED FINGER FOOD TO OUR HEARTS CONTENT.
THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO CAME TO THE RALLY. WE’RE SORRY SOME OF YOU COULD NOT MAKE IT TO
THE RALLY. C J HUSTON, WE ARE BEHIND YOU ALL THE WAY. OUR WISH FOR YOU IS EVERYTHING YOU
SEEK. WE THANK CARL & JOANNE, DAVE & EDDA, SYD & ANNA, BETTY AND ANYONE ELSE WE MISSED FOR
YOUR HELP AND SUPPORT. IN ADDITION THANKS TO THOSE OF YOU WHO WERE NOT STAYING AT OUR SITE
BUT CAME BY TO SEE US. PATRICK & MARY JANE, SORRY WE MISSED YOU. HOPE YOU ENJOYED YOUR TOUR
THROUGH OUT THE SOUTH WEST.
HOPE TO SEE YOU AT THE MARCH 2013 DOLPHINS, TUCSON LAZY DAYS RESORT RALLY, DATES TO BE DETER-
MINED.
TRAILBOSS HOWARD & SALLY WHITE
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Dolphin Club Bids Farewell to
Former Chapter President
Bill Ashman
2/9/27 – 2/6/12
Monday, February 13th was dreary and cold with rain making a valiant effort to fall
from the heavens on the Funeral service for Bill at Loma Vista Memorial Park in
Fullerton. T.J. and Marilyn were in attendance along with me and Edda representing
the Dolphin Club and to show support for Lillian and their family.
Upon arrival Bill’s flag draped open casket could be seen surrounded buy flower ar-
rangements. Those in attendance spoke softly to each other and greeted Lillian with
hugs and words of encouragement. Service in the little chapel was short but very
warm in spirit. It started off with “You Are the Wind beneath My Wings” then some
poignant prayer, some words of fond memories from family and friends. Then the
played the song, “Always”, by Patsy Cline, which was a longtime favorite of both
Bill and Lillian. I think it brought a tear to the eyes of all present.
After the service it was only a short walk to the grave side service which included a
Military Honor Guard from the United States Army to send Bill off in the manner
due a WWII veteran.
The last rally the Ashman’s attended was the 20th Anniversary Celebration Rally in
Hemet, CA in March, 2009.
Farewell old friend, we will all miss you.
ALASKA 2011
In June 2011 Brian and I started on a fantastic trip to Alaska with Fantasy RV Tours along with 19 other coaches plus our wagon
master and tail gunner. We came from all over the United States from Main to Florida and gathered in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho at
Blackwell Island RV Park for our welcome party at Cedars Floating Restaurant in the Spokane River. All of our coaches and tow
cars were numbered for identification throughout the trip. We were all given a copy of the Milepost, a log book describing each
day’s trip like mileage, estimated time, points of interest, best fuel stops, etc. Each night before travel we had a driver’s meeting to
give instructions for the next day. The wagon master would leave first to set up things at the next RV park and the rest of us could
leave anytime we wanted and do whatever we wanted as long as we arrived at the next park approximately at the designated time.
The tail gunner was the last to leave and made sure we all got to the park. If anyone had trouble he would stay with them until the
problem was fixed. We traveled as little at 86 miles to a high of 286 miles per day. We started out in Alberta, Canada traveling to
Radium Hot Springs, then on through Banff National Park to Lake Louise. (Our GPS did not want us to go through Banff N.P., it
kept telling us to turn around and go around it!) We arrived at Lake Louise and ate lunch at the beautiful Fairmont Hotel. We had a
bus tour of the Lake Louise and Banff area and Moraine Lake which had ice and snow still in and around it. Two girls in bikinis
had just come out of the lake! I guess it was on a dare. We then traveled through the Columbia Ice Field on the way to Jasper
stopping for lunch at the Ice Fields Center. We were taken out on the Athabasca Glacier where we could walk around and check
out the blue ice and even pick up and taste the ice. We then traveled on to Jasper and Whistler’s Campground. The next day we
rode the Jasper Tramway to the top of the mountain. This was our first encounter with mosquitoes. Just out of Jasper in the town
of Hinton is where Brian and I had our first mishap. It seems that in Canada they don’t mark their diesel pumps with a green han-
dle. They are maybe black, yellow or no color at all. Well we started filling at a Husky Station with a green handle pump and after
18 liters of fuel it back lashed and Brian said this smells like gasoline, which it was. Well we couldn’t start the engine with gaso-
line in the tank so we called Good Sam but they couldn’t help. The station manager said that that happened 5 or 6 times each year
but he had a few business cards of local people who could help. One man came out to the station and helped. He had to buy a
pump, and containers to pump the fuel into. We had 40 gallons of diesel in the tank along with 18 liters of gasoline. Well he had
to disconnect the filler tube to the fuel tank by using the RV jacks and pump out the ruined fuel. He then reconnected everything
and we filled up with diesel. This took about 3 hours tying up the service station island with our coach and the repair mans truck
on the other side. Our tail gunner stayed with us the whole time! We then traveled to Dawson Creek and Northern Lights RV
Park. This is mile marker 0 and the start of the Alaska Highway, and this was where we got our first rock in the windshield from a
passing truck! We had a catered dinner at the Northern Lights RV Park. The next day we had our pictures taken in front of the
Start of the Alaska Highway Sign. We then traveled to Fort Nelson, and then to Liard River Hot Springs Provincial Park where
upon entering the park there were Bison right at the entrance! This is where we encountered our only other encounter with
mosquitoes!
We then traveled on to Watson Lake, B.C and the Downtown RV Park. We had a pot luck dinner then some of us went to the
Signpost Forrest and some went to the Northern Lights Museum. Brian misplaced our sign which was a National RV Owners Club
Sign so we couldn’t put up our sign. (It turned up later in the trip in the clothes hamper!) We then traveled to Teslin and then to
Whitehorse, Yukon Territory and the Pioneer Motel and RV Park where we had a catered dinner. Whitehorse is quite a nice city
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and the capital of the Yukon Territory. We had a tour of the city, a stage show and did some shopping. The weather vane at the
airport is a real DC-3 plane on a post! We traveled to Dawson City, Yukon Territory where we had a walking tour of the town,
Diamond Tooth Gertie stage show and Carolyn in you group gave haircuts. We visited Midnight Dome which is a mountain above
Dawson City where you can see for miles. This is where we cross the Yukon River into Alaska on a barge that only holds about 3
RVs at a time. It’s been 3 weeks to finally reach Alaska. Crossing the Yukon was fun but the Top of The World Highway to
Chicken Alaska was a challenge. We stayed one night in Chicken and the RV Park had 15 amp electric for about 15 minutes then
it went out. We dry camped that night. It seems that the electric in Chicken is powered by a generator and it shut down for the
night. The next day we had a personal tour of a gold dredge that was brought to Chicken from a creek that had been abandoned
years ago. It was dismantled and brought to Chicken and reassembled. From Chicken we traveled to Tok, the official entry point
to Alaska. It was in Tok that we were able to wash our rigs for the first time and boy did they need it. From Tok we traveled to
Valdez where we purchased our fishing licenses had a boat tour of Prince William Sound and a trip to the Columbia and Meares
Glaciers and a dinner put on by the RV Park. We then traveled to Palmer then to Sterling where we had a king crab dinner at the
park. Then on to Homer and the Spit where we went Halibut fishing on an all day boat. We all caught our limit of 2 Halibut by the
end of the day. The weather was perfect and the sea calm. The next day we picked up our fish which was flash frozen and pack-
aged whichever way we requested. We wished we could have stayed longer in Homer. Next we traveled to Seward, AK where we
hiked up to the Exit Glacier for pictures and had a trip to the Alaska Sea life Center where we bought some great jackets at half
price. The Sea life Center is like our Long Beach Aquarium. On to Anchorage and Costco! The RV Park is right across the street
from Costco where we did some needed shopping. We visited the Alaska Wild Berry Park and petted some reindeer which are
domesticated caribou and saw a movie about Alaska and had dinner there. We then had a bus tour of Anchorage and visited the
Alaska Native Heritage Center. The weather on the trip was very good and we had the air conditioner on in Anchorage, Dawson
City and Fairbanks. We were in shorts and tee shirts most of the time. Our next stop was Denali National Park. We had a marvel-
ous tour of Denali; saw many bears, sheep, caribou and moose. The mountain was clear all day which is unusual according to our
tour guide. He took pictures with his video camera which showed up on video screens in the park tour bus. We ordered the DVD
of “our” tour which arrived when we returned home. Some of us went white water rafting in the Nenana River which flowed next
to the RV Park and some went ATVing and got all muddy. After 3 days at Denali we left for Fairbanks where we stayed for 4
days. We had a trip to the University of Alaska’s museum and their Georgeson Botanical Garden with huge vegetables because of
the nearly 24 hours of daylight. Some of us went by plane on a tour above the arctic circle but that’s expensive so some of us went
to North Pole Alaska which is right down the road from Fairbanks. Saw Santa and bought gifts. We had a riverboat cruise on a
sternwheeler, visited the Alaska pipeline and panned for gold at the Eldorado Gold Mine. I got $22.50 worth and Brian got $45.00.
We again went to Tok to start our return to the lower 48. We had a great dinner at Destruction Bay at Kluane Lake, BC. We trav-
eled to Haines, AK where we visited the American Bald Eagle Foundation and got instructions about boarding the ferry to Skag-
way. Very early in the morning we had to get in line at the ferry terminal and unhook our tow vehicles to await the arrival of the
ferry. Getting all of our coaches on the ferry was an experience! Most of the tow cars were driven on first and then the coaches
according to size and available room. Brian was the last to drive on and he had to back down the ramp with everyone watching
from the upper decks of the ferry. We finally got loaded and were on our way to Skagway about an hour away. Unloading was
much easier and the RV Park was just a few feet from the dock. The next day we had a trip to Juneau on the Juneau Fjord Express
which was for our group only. We saw many whales, sea otters, seals, bald eagles and water falls on the way down and back. In
Juneau we given a bus tour and then allowed to walk around on our own. Later we were taken for a visit to the Mendenhall Glacier
which was very interesting. After returning to Skagway that evening, Brian and I had a very good dinner at a local restaurant. The
next day we went on the White Pass and Yukon Route railway to the top of the Chilkoot Pass where the 49ers had to pack in their
supplies of 1 ton before they could start gold mining. That evening we saw the Soapy Smith Vaudeville Show. Soapy Smith was
an unsavory character that ran Skagway during the gold rush. After 3 days in Skagway we traveled up the highway on the opposite
side of the valley from the train route for one night stops at Teslin, YT, Watson Lake, YT, Iskut, BC, then 2 nights at Stewart/
Hyder, BC which is in a rain forest and was wet and rainy. This was where we were to see bears catching salmon but no bears
were seen to speak of. We then spent one night at Fort Telkwa, BC, Prince George, BC, and Cache Creek, BC where we stayed at
the Historic Hat Creek Ranch where we had a tour of the ranch and a stage coach ride. This was also a place where people would
come during the gold rush to go by stage coach to the gold fields. It took 3 weeks to get to the gold fields by stage. On to Rose-
dale, BC and the Hell’s Gate Air tram over the Fraser River where we had a lunch and ice cream. We then stopped at Camperland
RV Park over night. The next day on the way to the U.S. border we stopped at Minter Gardens which is like Butchart Gardens in
Victoria, BC. We crossed into the U.S. with no problem and stayed for 3 days at Fildago Bay RV Park in Anacortes, WA. where
we had our farewell dinner and said our goodbyes. All in all it was a fantastic
trip!
Adrian and Brian Forstmaier
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Quartzsite—2012
Dolphin Club Flags for display on
your motorhome are available from
Dave Barr or Syd Byford.
Deadline date for Items
for the April Issue
of the Splash:
March 28th
4 PM.
Dolphin Clothing Items:
Just a reminder that Embroidery in Motion, the
company that provides the clothing items with the
Dolphins logo, is still in business and has our logo
items available. I spoke to them a few weeks ago
and they have not had any orders for quite some
time. We placed an order and received it with no
problems. So, if you want to order Dolphin
logo items the order form is on the website.
Notice to Trail Bosses
Be sure to mail or email your Rally Flyers to
the Wagon Master:
Syd Byford
9432 Sandusky Ave.
Arleta, CA 91331-5532
Email: [email protected]
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REMEMBER: Cell Phone Numbers Go Public
this month.
REMINDER..... all cell phone numbers are be-
ing released to telemarketing companies and
you will start to receive sales calls.
.... YOU WILL BE CHARGED FOR THESE CALLS
To prevent this, call the following number
from your cell phone: 888-382-1222.
It is the National DO NOT CALL list It will only
take a minute of your time.. It blocks your
number for five (5) years. You must call from
the cell phone number you want to have
blocked. You cannot call from a different
phone number.
HELP OTHERS BY PASSING THIS ON. It takes
about 20 seconds.
https://www.donotcall.gov/default.aspx
Do you have something to sell, give away, donate? If so, put
your ad here. Word of mouth is one of the best ways to ad-
vertise and that may start right here. Send your ad, with
pictures, to the editor and see your listing for 3-months,
FREE.
olphin Marketplace
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Basement Air Filter
I may be a little slower than some, but I found out there is a filter in the Dolphin basement air conditioner. Of course I found
out about it from a fellow member, as there is no real information about it that I have located. The location is VERY conven-
ient, if you are spider man and have three arms. This filter gets really dirty, so you should change or clean it on a regular
schedule.
The filter is located under the bed towards the rear of the coach. It is located over the intake vent and held down with four
screws. One important note, DO NOT DROP THE SCREWS INTO THE VENT. I managed to not drop any, but retrieval does
not look very easy if you do. I opted to replace the filter. The one I found at Home Depot was twice the size I needed so I cut it
in half and will use the spare piece next time I change it. You can wash or blow out the original one if you do not want to
replace it.
Tech Tidbits
By Grumpy (AKA Chuck McGaughy)
2001 35’ Tradewinds Mileage: 39,092
300 HP Cat Engine
2 power slide-outs
Satellite with auto seek
Dual Color TVs
Hydraulic Leveling System
2000 watt Inverter
Rear vision camera
5 KW gas generator
AM/FM/CDE Stereo
Luggage Rack and Ladder
Outside shower
Power roof vent w/rain sensor
Skylight
+much more
This unit is just like brand new.
No Damage, low mileage.
Suggested NADA List Price: $153,432.
Asking $68,500.
Howard or Norma Gardner
559-252-0488
Richard Mathis P.O. Box 375 Gleneden Beach, OR 97388
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Date Location Trail Bosses Telephone E-Mail
2012
April 26—29 Pismo Coast Village Pismo, CA (General Membership Meeting)
Syd & Anna Byford Don & Betty Carroll
818-899-1085 805-966-9585
[email protected] [email protected]
May 25-28 Oak Creek El Cajon, CA
Don & Lorrie Mruk Darryl Sobelman & Carole Warren
619-561-8225 805-484-1604
[email protected] [email protected]
Aug 23-26 Wine Country RV Resort Paso Robles, CA
Sandy & Lynn Mayer David & Sandy Smith Jim & Mary Ann Stanley
760-739-8564 562-863-7325 707-539-2102
[email protected] [email protected] [email protected]
Aug 27-30 FMCA 2012 Convention Indianapolis, Indiana
Indiana State Fairgrounds
Sept 27-30 Twenty Nine Palms Resort Twenty Nine Palms, CA
Leon & Anne Schwartz George & Sharon Whipple
760-751-0163 626-331-5084
[email protected] [email protected]
Oct 17—21 Chula Vista RV Chula Vista, CA
Steve & Suzanne Justice Pat & Mary Jane Hubbard Bob & Nubby Frauenzimmer
909-822-2823 858-271-0194 949-492-0660
[email protected] [email protected] [email protected]
2013
Mar 1—31 Lazydays RV Campground Tucson, AZ
Howard & Sally White 951-314-5726 [email protected]
April 19-23 Terribles Lakeside Resort Pahrump, NV
Leon & Anne Schwartz George & Sharon Whipple
760-751-0163 626-331-5084
[email protected] [email protected]
Oct 16-20 Chula Vista RV Chula Vista, CA
Steve & Suzanne Justice Pat & Mary Jane Hubbard Bob & Nubby Frauenzimmer
909-822-2823 858-271-0194 949-492-0660
[email protected] [email protected] [email protected]
2014
March 12-17 25th Anniversary Golden Village Palm RV Hemet, CA
Howard & Sally White 951-314-5726 [email protected]
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