Dave, Fenway and I just spent three nights camping under the stars outside Red Lodge, Montana. We slept all night to the sound of water rushing over rocks in the stream next to our site. We woke in the morning to a view of the Bear Tooth Mountains towering overhead.
This was a gathering of Roadtrek owners interested in photography. We built these three days into our western itinerary for this adventure. It was our first Roadtrek gathering....and it was a very nice way to end this latest western exploration. We met some very nice people!
Granted.....you start the gathering knowing that you will have certain things in common. You own a small RV. You enjoy the lifestyle.....taking off with all your "stuff" with you so you don't have to go in and out of hotels.....stopping when you want to and staying as long as you want. And at least one of the people in your RV enjoys photography.
But sometimes there seems to be an almost "instant connection" with certain couples....an easy conversation after the RV and photo talk. A recognition that you would enjoy spending more time with these people. A feeling that a long-term friendship could result. Except here you are.....three days in Montana...and then off you go in different directions. You live in different areas of the country.....but you hope paths will cross in the future.
This is what happened to us in Red Lodge, Montana. Lots of very nice and interesting people from all over the USA. But two sort of special connections. You know who you are South Carolina and Virginia!
Hope to see you in 2016!
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