Southwest TrailBlazers

Winter meetings 2ND Wednesday each month at 5PM at the Pizza Ranch in Mandan, ND

SOUTHWEST TRAILBLAZERS 2019 CAMPOUT SCHEDULE

ELECTRIC AVAILABLE FOR HANDICAP AT ALL LOCATIONS

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September 8 - 10th at Glen Ullin

Met with Dakota Sunrise group

June 12-14 campout at Fish Creek

Nice camping area with electricity.

Enjoying the day talking.

different view, the Schoon's daughter and son-in-law joined us.

Bieber's pup (Casey) found Wilber's cooking grate.

Looks like getting ready for a meal. Casey is asking Luana, what are we having?

Same time but it looks like Casey is checking the able out for himself.

May 10-11 First campout of 2022 at Glen Ullin.

Weather was cool, spent time in Luther & Luana's camper

August 18 - 21 Dakota Sunrise met a Lake Tschida

Scenery pictures of our camping in section D and surrounding area.

A picture of our group from the hill with the shower building.

Thursday night after every body arrived.

The next day lounging and visiting.

Having supper.

This was at breakfast, Bob and Olivia making pancakes.

At end of white elephant activity.

August 10 - 12 2021 Southwest Trailblazers met at Fish Creek

Five campers

Nice campground and lake.

Luana and Virginia on the fishing deck.

Got in a little fishing. Wilber is this fisherman

And Luther was doing the steering and getting us into the fish.

Harry was the third fisherman.

Here we all are sitting in the shelter visiting.

Cooking the fish that we caught and cleaned.

Now in 2021 southwest trail blazers were invited to join Dakota Sunrise chapter

July 22 - 25 at New Rockford, ND The following are pictures taken while there.

This was at the Schuster RV park in New Rockford

Also at the park

Went to a tour of Dakota Sun Gardens & Winery

A Setting during our camping time

2019 Events

Our July meeting at Luther and Luana's ranch!

How the trailers were parked around the yard.

Pancake breakfast, Friday morning.

Our Tour of Lemmon's "petrified forest and Museum ".

Time for Games.

Others involved in games.

We do enjoy our meals.

And here is Buster, the little dog of the Biebers that was busy trying to get treated at our meals.

Looks like the girls are deciding how they will fold this table down.

The hay ride had just turned the corner into the yard.

The Hay riders just returning.

Hay riders getting ready to dis-embark the trailer.

Friday night bon fire, was getting pretty dark.

South West Trailblazers meeting. The President, Sec, and Tres.

South West Trailblazers meeting.

Saturday Night Fish Fry.

The Fish fry, another angle..

Our "chef" cleaning up.

May 16 thru 18 campout at Lake Tschida down stream. Lousy weather, but a good time.

Cooking outside.

We had our Friday and Saturday meals in the campers.

Here's our Mascot dog, Buster.

And there is Luther working on the Rally

Two pictures of the beauty at down stream of Tschida.

April 25- 28 at Hazen RV park. Some members of SW Trail Blazers, Dakota Sunrise, and Northern Lights/chapters.

Hatzenbihler's breakfast for the group.

Breakfast

SW Trailblazers meeting

2018 Events

Our July 13 and 14 campout was at the Luther Schoon ranch.

Where friends from ND chapters and one Guest couple Director from SK, Canada came

and enjoyed visiting and renewing friendships.

As you can see there were a few campers, I believe 17 camped at the Schoon Ranch.

They were situated where ever electrical power could be provided.

A pancake breakfast was enjoyed by all!

continuation of the breakfast.

Our host giving the high sign.

Our pancake cookers keeping the line moving.

The group returning from a hay ride, sight seeing in our Host's back area.

This was another breakfast "breakfast in a bag". Yes we enjoy our meals.

A tour of the Historic area where a local hero from the past, Hugh Glass begin a life experience
that caused a book to be written and the movie "The Revenant" to be produced.

And no campout could be complete without a beautiful sun set.

Our June 15 & 16 campout was at Lake Tschida.

This is a beautiful area. We were in the down stream camp ground.

Conversations were abundant.

getting ready for the meeting.

Our president and Sec. enjoying a joke.

Our May 18 & 19 campout was at Harmon Lake North of Mandan.

This is a man made lake.

They have facilities, the trees are small now but will be great when they grow up.

Three campers and 8 that drove in.

this was breakfast in Hatzenbihlers camper

All were comfortable.

Great breakfast!

April 27 and 28 campout was warm but windy at Glen Ullin.

Friday attendance was small.

The Hosts did their usual good job.

The Saturday attendance had more of the drive ins in attendance.

2017 Events

This is our September 15 and 16 meeting at Beulah.

This was early morning on the 15 with just the committee and a few early birds.

Conversations, cards and puzzles.

Lunching.

There was a good turnout.

Fran and Earnest Fritz were celebrating their 59 anniversary on this 15th day of Sept.

Got to watch that you don't over cook the spaghetti!

And what about the garlic toast? I think Louise was moving to get out of the picture, got you.

One of the few times you can catch Virginia sitting down!

August Meeting was at Valley City

The normal reports were given. Wilbert and Harry reported on places for next years

meetings. A discussion followed and what is proposed is: Glen Ullin in April, Grainer bottoms South of Mandan in May, June at Lake Tschida, July at Luther Schoons ranch, August at the 2018 Samboree/rally, and September at Pick City. The ladies tea was a big success again.

July 20 - July 23, 2017 at Luther Schoon's ranch

There were 24 campers present and all chapters were represented with the exception of the Sakakawea Chapter. Things we do the best, converse and eat!

It was warm, so many found shade.

Luther and Luana have 2 decks and often times that's where the food was being placed.

More preparation.

Hey Bob looks like you are checking things out.

Campers, campers and more campers, they were situated many places.

Better angle of those on the South.

Campers to the North near the Quonset.

Those on the North side of the garages.

And Wilbert and Louise were parked just to the Southwest of the house.

On Friday afternoon we caravanned to Lemmon to see the Chief Kokomo Gallery. John Lopez is the sculpturist and explained his work.

The sculptures all done in metal and bronze, lots of times using junk ground articles he had found.

Here's the group in the hall listening to his venture.

This shows 2 buffalo fighting and if you look closely it tells the story of the Custer massacre.

An art selection of an octopus.

Outside on the north side of the building is a new work of a moose.

Boss Cowman Square.

On Friday evening Luther and Luana with the help of Bob Hatz and Wilbert a fish fry was the supper.
Oh, Oh, good!

tables were set up on the East side of the house.

Everyone had a wonderful time.

Here are the guys cooking the fish in hot oil.

On Saturday night we had a meat ball and mash potato supper prepared by Olivia & Bob, with every body providing the addional eats.

the cooks were the last to eat.

On Sunday those that stayed, caravanned to Regent and set up our campers than off to see the enchanted HI way. The Farmer sculpture the 1st one come North from Regent.

Number 2, is the sculpture of Teddy Roosevelt and the stage coach.

One of our guests from Velva ND, Vern Kelly took a closer look at the Stage Coach.

Number 3 Is the Pheasants.

Number 4 the Fish.

Number 5 the grass hoppers.

More of the grass hoppers.

Number 6 is the Deer.

And way back in there is a maze made of iron and steel.

These are some that are in Regent at the Enchantment center. We also had supper at the Enchanted Castle which has been built on the school grounds in the last few years. It has a restaurant, bar, and rooms to rent.