2010 Dutch Hunter Rendezvous notice
Posted: Fri Sep 03, 2010 6:53 am
I was asked to post information here regarding the 2010 Dutch Hunter Rendezvous which is scheduled for late October.
"The 6th annual Dutch Hunter rendezvous is scheduled for October 22nd 23rd and 24th at the Dons camp just off Peralta road on the 109th anniversary of Jacob Waltz's death. Our Guest speaker for Saturday night this year is Author Jack San Felice. Jack will be giving a presentation on J.D Walker. The gate to the camp should be open Thursday afternoon for our out of town guests and other early arrivals. Remember there is no water available at the site, but there are rest rooms on site. All fires must be contained and horses should be kept in the upper camp area adjacent to the entry gate.
Our Saturday night campfire has seen such guest speakers as Clay Worst, Dr Thomas Glover, Jesse Feldman, Bob Corbin, Jack San Felice and others. The Friday night campfire will be open to any and all speakers.
Saturday morning we will be taking a hike to Geronimos cave. For those interested we will be leaving early and in 2 groups. The more adventurous will follow up Cardiac and take the cave trail to Devils slide. For those who are looking for something less challenging, there will be a 2nd group hiking the Peralta trail to the cave.
As there are 3 separate sites with active forums concerning the LDM, I have asked Paul Shimek to provide information on the Desert USA forum, Joe Ribaudo on the Treasure net site and Randy and I will post and field questions on the Lost Dutchman site.
Several years ago Kraig mentioned that it would be fitting to have some sort of award or recognition of Dutch Hunters at the rendezvous. We have never been able to make something workable but did provide recognition each year in the way of our guest speakers and/or coffee cups. I would like some ideas on how to rectify and incorporate this in a better way. I hope we also can give some recognition to the surviving families of those who came before us in this way. I have an outline of what I think would work, but would like to hear from everyone on their thoughts and suggestions before I move forward on this.
One last note here is that I will be sending follow up emails up until the week before the rendezvous with additional information and reminders.
Any questions, comments and suggestions are welcome and you can give me an email at this address or call me at 602-501-2898 on my cellular.
Wayne and Randy
Wayne e-mail: ZenTull@aol.com
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This will be the 4th one I've attended, and they're really a great chance to meet folks all sharing the same interest - the Lost Dutchman and the Superstition Mountains.
It's a real informal gathering of people who get together to hear stories, share theories, exchange information, look at photos, etc...
The only main rule they have is to leave grudges and tempers outside the gate - if you really have an issue with someone, they ask that you take it outside the camp area to work out.
We've had opportunities to visit the QCU Ranch a couple times, had relatives of Tex Barkley join us as well as a Peralta family member last year.
Like I said - it's really informal - you can sit around shootin' the breeze all day with folks, you can go for organized hikes or just go off exploring on your own, whatever you want - it's just a nice opportunity to get together and meet some of the people who you see post on these forums and get to know one another a little better.
Let me know if you have any questions, or contact Wayne by phone or e-mail.
Paul
"The 6th annual Dutch Hunter rendezvous is scheduled for October 22nd 23rd and 24th at the Dons camp just off Peralta road on the 109th anniversary of Jacob Waltz's death. Our Guest speaker for Saturday night this year is Author Jack San Felice. Jack will be giving a presentation on J.D Walker. The gate to the camp should be open Thursday afternoon for our out of town guests and other early arrivals. Remember there is no water available at the site, but there are rest rooms on site. All fires must be contained and horses should be kept in the upper camp area adjacent to the entry gate.
Our Saturday night campfire has seen such guest speakers as Clay Worst, Dr Thomas Glover, Jesse Feldman, Bob Corbin, Jack San Felice and others. The Friday night campfire will be open to any and all speakers.
Saturday morning we will be taking a hike to Geronimos cave. For those interested we will be leaving early and in 2 groups. The more adventurous will follow up Cardiac and take the cave trail to Devils slide. For those who are looking for something less challenging, there will be a 2nd group hiking the Peralta trail to the cave.
As there are 3 separate sites with active forums concerning the LDM, I have asked Paul Shimek to provide information on the Desert USA forum, Joe Ribaudo on the Treasure net site and Randy and I will post and field questions on the Lost Dutchman site.
Several years ago Kraig mentioned that it would be fitting to have some sort of award or recognition of Dutch Hunters at the rendezvous. We have never been able to make something workable but did provide recognition each year in the way of our guest speakers and/or coffee cups. I would like some ideas on how to rectify and incorporate this in a better way. I hope we also can give some recognition to the surviving families of those who came before us in this way. I have an outline of what I think would work, but would like to hear from everyone on their thoughts and suggestions before I move forward on this.
One last note here is that I will be sending follow up emails up until the week before the rendezvous with additional information and reminders.
Any questions, comments and suggestions are welcome and you can give me an email at this address or call me at 602-501-2898 on my cellular.
Wayne and Randy
Wayne e-mail: ZenTull@aol.com
______________
This will be the 4th one I've attended, and they're really a great chance to meet folks all sharing the same interest - the Lost Dutchman and the Superstition Mountains.
It's a real informal gathering of people who get together to hear stories, share theories, exchange information, look at photos, etc...
The only main rule they have is to leave grudges and tempers outside the gate - if you really have an issue with someone, they ask that you take it outside the camp area to work out.
We've had opportunities to visit the QCU Ranch a couple times, had relatives of Tex Barkley join us as well as a Peralta family member last year.
Like I said - it's really informal - you can sit around shootin' the breeze all day with folks, you can go for organized hikes or just go off exploring on your own, whatever you want - it's just a nice opportunity to get together and meet some of the people who you see post on these forums and get to know one another a little better.
Let me know if you have any questions, or contact Wayne by phone or e-mail.
Paul