Who: Munchkin, Chunkie, Mayor, Radar, Tucker

Site: Camp Alpha

Menu: Ham hocks & beans, burgers, spuds, coleslaw, beef steak, rabbit, pork steak.

Weather: Highs 80s, low 50s. Perfect.  Touch of fall in air.

Summary: Chunkie and Munchkin arrived 2pm Wed with chuckwagon. Rooster 5pm Wed. Radar 6pm Thursday. Chunkie brought jogging suit for first time. Decided Mayor had been right telling him for years how great they were for camp attire. Installed picture window (cut down high weeds) for senic arm chair view of river. Munchkin & Chunkie fished early am Thu. Snorkleing and mountain biking filled Thursday with frequent beer breaks. Radar brought new camp stove on legs. Chunkie broke it in with breakfast Friday morning. All decided that the stove would be added to the permanent chuck wagon arsenal. Kayaking Friday to cave. Swimming & liquid refreshments. Luau Friday night where Rooster came very close to crossing over for first time. Did not quite get there.

Munchkin went home early Sat am. Others relaxed and enjoyed perfect weather Sat. Great trip!

Who: Rooster, Chunkie, Munchkin, Radar

Site: Camp Bravo

Menu: Chuck roast, fried rabbit, biscuits & gravy, deer sausage, snacks.

Weather: Thu 90/62 hot. Fri. 80/60 fine. Sat 80/58

Summary: Munchkin saw his third bobcat coming in. Hadn’t been in camp 20 min before Chunkie drew his obglitory bloody injury. Document on film. Rain Thu night. Beer going down “smooth as a mountain stream.” A fine time was had by all. Chunkie dragging somewhat Friday. Declared he is giving up drinking beer forever (right!!).

Friday Rooster, Radar, & Munchkin spent midday kayaking from Bravo to Cook’s Cave. Made plans to go to Emminence & float Jacks Fork someday. Munchkin left Sat morning to pick up his Harley Sportster that he is certain to win in promotional drawing at Cape dealership. Radar battled with box turtle when unloading fire wood from truck. Turttle 2  – Radar 0.

Chunkie stayed on wagon one day. He is back on beer. Made kayak trip at low water bridge Sat. Sat around fire Sat night drinking coffee & icewater. Up early Sun. All went to bed by 11pm every night of trip.  Imagine that!!!

Who: Chunkie, Radar, Rooster, Munchkin

Site: Camp Bravo

Menu: Breakfast – Fried squirrel & rabbit, taters, gravy, biscuits. Lunch – Hunters’ stew. Supper – Red beans & rice, Polish sausage, roasted rabbit, fried bologna. Steak for Chunkie & Radar Thursday night. Snacks- Pork chop in a can all weekend.

Weather: Thu – scattered showers & three hour storm during night. Fri – sunny & warm with one shower. Sat – 43 and cloudy am. Warm & windy pm. Sunday wake up 22 degrees.

Summary: Chunkie arrived 4pm Thu & put up tent  in rain.  Radar arrived 5:30pm. Rain stopped. Rooster came in at noon Fri as rain started again. Heavy one hour downpour. Munchkin arrived 1:30pm after having flat tire on way. Chunkie & Radar had problems installing frame on chuckwagon. Radar broke in a new cot-tent from Cabelas this trip.

Ceremonial gin & black cherry toast after supper Fri. Munchkin brought CD of Mayor’s favorite – Mitch Ryder that he found on Amazon.com. Coon watch till 2am Sat morning. 52 deg at bedtime. Cool & windy Sat am. Deep fried squirrel & rabbit, taters, bisquits & gravy for breakfast. Munchkin & Chunkie not hitting on all cylinders this am. Chunkie cut thumb cutting up squirrel. Grilled Mountain Rabbit, tater chunks, and Grizzley Gravy for supper.

Munchkin packed up and left in middle of the night – very early Sun morning. Radar had to pull out about 9am to meet delivery at store.  Chunkie and Rooster hung around till about noon.

Wh0: Mayor (Rooster) Chunkie, Radar, Tucker

Site: Camp Bravo

Menu: Pork steak, Polish sausage, bologna stick, deer sausage, honey buns, snacks.

Weather: Hot. Highs upper 90s, lows 60s.

Summary: Mayor arrived noon Thurs. Freezer door was open at home so had to use bag ice. Camp set up and kicked back by 4pm.  High was 97deg. Radar, Chunkie, and Tucker arrived 6PM Friday. Rooster had deer sausage & fixins ready. Coon watch till 1am. Chunkie & Tucker made 4 mile walk early Sat. Tucker was high stepping to low water bridge, but tender feet slowed him down on return trip.  All made wood run early before it got too hot.  Chunkie fixed grilled bologna and p. sausage for lunch. Beer tasting very good today.

Mayor finally got into the beer after lunch. Didn’t feel too well this am. Must have been the sleep. Surely it wasn’t the huge dent he made in a fifth of McCormick Friday night and Radar’s rum doesn’t make you feel bad.  – Chunkie

Who: Munchkin, Mayor, Chunkie, Tucker

Site: Camp Bravo

Weather: Perfect summer wx.

Menu: Traveled light. Munchkin treated all to Ribeye, Baked Taters and Salad. Junk food otherwise.

Summary: Chunkie to bed early Fri. Could not find shorts Sat am. Tucker got the blame until they were found in covers. Made road trip to Bunker for ice Sat in prep for Luau. Munchkin caught a good small mouth bass and some goggle eye wade fishing. Relaxing trip sitting around camp. – Chunkie

Munchkin’s birthday Thursday. First trip for tandem trailers. Came over Thu from Wappapello. Everything rode fined. Made note to Ricky proof chuckwagon before bed – (see last trip). Chunkie mislaid shorts and blamed Tucker before I found them in his tent. Fishing at daybreak Thu in heavy fog. Quiet, cool. Had just made mis-cast and hung up in tree when caught pearch while trying to free line. About that time someone yelled from bank and scared me s***less. Turned around to see Mayor standing there. Great trip overall. – Munchkin

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