Tuesday, January 19, 2010

The Tent Goes Up

The day started a little brighter with a few glimpses of sunshine.


And when the guys arrived to set up the tent, the wind started blowing.


They persevered and managed to get the roof of the tent up as a few more coaches rolled in.

New people arrived all day long and Doug was busy greeting them and helping them park. By early evening, over 50 Alpines had arrived. It's still a day early and almost 1/3 of the group is here.


Then the skies opened up and the wind tried to take the tent into the next county. Fortunately, Doug and a couple of the guys were inside to add dozens of bungee type cords to batten it down. You can't tell from this picture, but by dark, the ground was covered with small lakes and the washes were looking like rivers.

Except for a short happy hour in the tent, everyone stayed in their rigs.

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