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C7 - Sunday, April 10, 1983 - North Shore News

‘49 ERS STILL GOING STRONG

Living it up in Death Valley

AFTER THE feature on recreational vehicles a
few weeks back, ['ve been researching some off-

beat places to go in your

If California is your
destination, next November
10-13 you might want to take
in the 34th Annual Encamp-
ment of the Death Valley
‘49ers. Some California
friends of mine have taken
camping equipment and
attended every year for the
past 25 years. “It’s a gas. We

wouldn't miss tt for
anything!”
First, FU give you my

fnend’s version of the En-
campment and then Il
follow up with the material |

requested from the
California Office of
Tourism.

Nancy, my fnend from
California says, “We always
go a few days early, always
staying on the same R.V.
pad. Fnends that we only see
once a year come regularly
and we group around for
about a week of partying -
music, singing, dancing.
eating and dnnking.

Every day there's a choice
of hundreds of things to do,
Starting with different styles
of breakfasts served in
vanous places around the
camp. Then there's fiddler’s

contests, square dancing,
photo shows, art exhibits,
cook-outs, rock and gem

shows, booths of all descnp-
tions. This goes on till late at
night, ending with camp-
fires.”

She also cautioned that 1's
wise to take all the supplies

From Sable Island

“highway hotel.”

youll need for your stay.
Since the campground will
have more than 30,000
people you can’t count on
replenishing half-way along.

The first “49er Encamp-
ment was held in 1949 and is
traditionally held on the
four-day weekend in
November (their Veteran's
Day - our Remembrance
Day). “The events include
activities for writers,
historians, artists and
camera enthusiasts - a
famed Western Art Show is
conducted throughout the
weekend: geological tours of
the Valley are conducted:
campfires are held nightly;
the now traditional burro-
flapjack races are always
exciting and there is a golf
tournament.

These activities are held at
Furnace Creek Ranch and
Stovepipe Wells Village, the
only two settlements where
motel and RV facilities are
available.

I don't think I'd count on
getting motel accom-
modation without reserving
six months in advance! If
you're planning to go, write:

Death Valley 49ers Inc.

1318 Outrigger Dr.

Corona del Mar, CA 92625

(714) 644-4877

(Arthur D. Guy, Secretary)
October is the month for

wine festivals in Calforma.

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Travel -

wise

by Barbara
McCreadie

In the Napa-Sonoma-
Mendocino counties, the
grapes are being harvested
along with special
celebrations and wine-
tasting. Also the vintners of
the Southern Santa Clara
Valley are holding a special
harvest festival. To pet a
complete schedule of events.
write to:

California Office of Tounsm
Department of Economic
and

Business Development
1030 - 13th St., Suite 200
Sacramento, CA 95814

This next tem us off the

come radio waves

Lonely, wind whipped
Sable Island may be
forbidding a place for
except its famous horse
herds, but Father Wilham
Lonc has been a constant
visitor of late) Has research
there may one day benefit
off-shore oil exploration
units that) require rchabic
radio communication with
land

too
all

Father
professor al
University in
installed on tsland a
microwave and trans
mitter that sends radio waves
to receivers on the main
land Surprisingly.

Lone, a physics
Samt = Mary's
Halifax,
the
dish

has

the

OLE

signals from Sable Island can
be picked up tin Halifax, 300
kilometres away Ordinanily,
microwaves don't Carry over
such a long distance between
two places that aren't in hne
of saght from one another,

Father Lonc beheves that
the waves transmit well
between Sable Island and
Hahfax because their path ts
almost cntrefy over water

The cvaporation layer (a
layer of water vapour just
above the surface of the

ocean) could provide a duct
for the radio waves Instead
of travelling in a. straight
line away from Elarth and

into space, they are ben.

downwards by the

evaporation layer and follow

the globe's curvature
(Canadian Science News)

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subject of R.V.’s but does
qualify as an alternative to
conventional plane-train-bus
routines.

Ever thought of biking
around various parts of the
world? Many young people
do it, packs on backs and
hostel-bound. Now a local
couple, Keith and Marion
Goddard have come up with
some bike tours more suited
to mature adults. Their
planning simplifies the
operation - routes = are
chosen to avoid busy
highways and rough climbs.
Prevailing winds are taken

into account and daily
distances are short.
There's no backpacking

involved - your gear follows
along in a van, where you
can ride yourself if your
blisters have caught up to
you. Each night the group
stops in good hotels with fine
restaurants.

“The bonus ts that you can
eat and drink without

worrying about your waist-

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