If you have been coming to Sly Park as a regular, it would not surprise you
that it rained and hailed during the middle of June. We had the campground
available an extra day for people that want more time in the wild. Only two
people were brave enough to come early. Jim Kahlert and Bill Peterson…but
he brought his Airstream trailer with electricity, forced air heating, satellite
TV and an awning that covered half of the camp area. What a way to enjoy
nature. His two dogs, Duke and Jack did not seem to mind. Friday was a little
better. The sun tried to pop out between the rain clouds. It was not the
typical day for swimming or water skiing.

We now have two residents of the area, Tom Biro and Tom Kenny. They
each elected to stay at home during the evening but joined us during the
day. T. Biro supplied us with so much firewood that we had a fire for two
days non-stop. It was nice to warm up even during the day. The Shattucs did
not even bother putting up a tent. They stayed in their truck. Pete and Beth
Weston tried out their new tent and air mattress. Sandy Green elected to
stay with the Biros. Darold brought his camper and was quickly joined by his
grand daughter Amanda. The rest of the Willetts put up a tent that was for
summer camping only and got a little damp. Roger and Elisa tried out their
new camping trailer and their dog Ruby thought it was quite nice. Greg
Kahlert even showed up with a ski boat and actually did get on the water.

The Saturday evening BBQ turned out great. The rain had finally
disappeared and the coals were glowing for our main meal. Joe and Lynn
Pettrow from Colorado, their two grand sons and three friends of Joe joined
us. They had big trailers and elected to stay at the resident KOA. Joe
Pettrow was one of the founders of the club and its first president. His
philosophy to life is “If you are not having fun, then you are not doing it right”.

Ryan and Amanda Willett were the only ones to catch any fish. Ryan got to
grill his big trout and after eating it said ‘It tastes like chicken”.
The evening was highlighted by our raffle of the Mossberg shotgun with
three barrels. The winner and completely surprised was Bill Shattuc. His
brother Dan had bought his tickets and Bill did not know he was even
entered. Tom Biro had donated a case of wine for runner-up prizes, which
was given away a bottle at a time. The winners that were not there were P.
Celentano, Larry Waggoner and Rocky Ferraro. So come to the next
meeting and pick up your prize.

There was a wine tasting event spearheaded by Roger Hatin with his friend
and winemaker, Mike and Peggy. Roger tells this sideways trip in this issue.

The rest is a collage of photos put together without titles but you should
recognize the players and see how they made lemonade out of this lemon of
a weekend.

                           Sly Park Pictures
SLY PARK ADVENTURE NOT FOR THE FAINT OF HEART
FOSTER CITY ROD AND GUN CLUB