FUN AND KNOWLEDGE AT ESCAPADE IN GILLETTE, WYOMING

This has been a busy couple of weeks. Last week we attended the 30th anniversary of the Escapees RV Club (www.escapees.com). They hold an Escapade once or twice every year, but this was the first one we had ever attended. More than 1000 RVs were parked in RV Parks at the Camplex in Gillette, Wyoming with more than 2000 people attending the various workshops, lectures, and other festivities.

The Escapees’ writers group, Penwheels, also had a meeting there, so it was the first time I met the other members. The editor of Escapees Magazine attended as well as many others whose names appear regularly there as authors of articles on a variety of topics. It was especially exciting to meet three of the writers who had generously shared their stories of the Boomer era in my book, Looking Back. Dave Beckes, who is also a subscriber to this newsletter and wrote Segregation and a Vietnam Vet for the book, and Barbara Bowers, who wrote Lessons Learned from 9/11, both attended the Penwheels meeting. Later I met Everett Bowers, whose essay, Through the Lens of a Boomer, also appeared in the book.

The market area had many vendors offering products for RVers that we hadn’t yet seen, so we’re the proud of owners of several of those items, including a couple that I won in one of the many door prize drawings.

Right now we’re in Cheyenne, Wyoming visiting friends and doing some sightseeing before heading back to Arizona. Unfortunately, we must skip the rest of our planned trip to Texas and Arkansas to attend to some medical needs, but we hope to head out again later in the year to finish our trip.

Happy trails to all you RVers, and safe travels to every one of you.