Calico Recon

[Tim Potter]

On the weekend of April 17th thru 19th scouts west members are having a run to calico. This is a recon mission as we are taking a long look at this area as the new home for ihwr in 2010and beyond.

There are many opportunities to have trail runs and also many things and places to go to do if your rig is more of a pavement roller.

For those who are not familiar with this area, some of the original ghost town buildings were transplanted to knott's berry farm and have long ago become the heart and soul of that venerable park. The surrounding barstow area offers several attractions that have something for everyone. You can google calico and come up with many sites that will provide you with additional information about the area; here are just two :
calico ghost town, an old west mining adventure, in California
calico ghost town

We are working hard to present a truly unforgettable event that folks across the IH spectrum will be eager to attend year after year and would appreciate your ideas. So if you would post your ideas here in this thread we will be checking daily

 

[Tim Potter]

We had the recon run to calico as planned. What we discovered is that the area is Rich with many many things to do and the campground is clean and has many amenities that were unexpected.

The group of us who attended this run agreed to a man that holding 2010 western regional in this area would offer many more opportunities and a better atmosphere that we have experienced in years past at tulare.

Therefore the decision has been made to move this event to calico. We hope this will be our new home for many years to come and that people who have attended the event in previous years will give this new venue a try. You will find good friends, great times and some amazing IH vehicles.

There will be more information posted here as it develops and you can visit scoutswest.com for updates and to input your thoughts about the planning that is being undertaken.