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Cats Meow Jamboree, April, 2015

Wow, what a great time this has been! My only regret is not being here every minute of every day. What a great group of cool cats. I sure felt welcomed at my first event! Thank you. I didn't get to talk to a lot of you but I hope we all will meet again (and again...).
Been on cloud 9 all weekend hanging out with you all and listening to some incredible stories.
Ginn, I also didn't get to talk to you as much but you sure made us feel welcomed! Everything was sooo great! Enjoyed Scott and Fred's stories immensely. If I'm getting anyones names wrong, please correct me. I'm sure I butchered that this weekend.
I don't have the words to say how awesome this was and I didn't take nearly enough photos of all the cats. So real sorry because I know I miss some real good one. I was busy driving up and down and keeping the kids in line! Ok, I'll get to the pictures..



































 
We had such a great time this weekend and met so many great people. I can't thank Jinn and Scott enough for herding all these cats together at such an amazing place! It was really nice to actually meet some of the folks here on the forums in person. For those I didn't get the chance to meet I sure hope to at the next event. Rock and Roll was a highlight for sure and the presention that was given was a really special event for those that got to see it in person and actually ride it up and down the mountain! I'm really diggin all the pics that people are putting up and thought I would share a few of my own. Cheers!!

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Sorry Tom, couldn't help this one.

Hey, Tom did an incredible job of getting this Snow Tack back down to where he could load it BY HIMSELF with a flat tire off.


To everyone who participated in the Meow, a BIG THANKS for the responsible conduct and driving. I know how much we all wanted to take off and explore the area. The restraint exhibited was 100%. In today's world of cameras and satellite photography, one stray cat off the designated path would have been just cause to prevent another get together to enjoy our machines and each other's company. WELL DUN ALL!! I had the time of my life, Thank you. A BIG THSNKS to Jeff K and his outstanding staff who are the real heroes of the Meow.

Scott
 
sunrise and staying at 7000ft silcox was nice. we drove up after every dinner. one night we had to follow the stakes it was snowing/blowing so hard.
really enjoyed my trip.
most of you seen it after it was plowed. this is two pictures prior to plowing.
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Thank you to all, simply fabulous!

I can not begin to say how much I appreciate each of you that came and the time and effort it took for you to be at the Meow, what made this event so grand, was the people, thank you.

And a special thank you to Jeff K and his staff at Timberline Lodge, and a shout out to Scott S. well done

By the numbers, 140 plus people, 400 T shirts, 38 sno-cats, Alaska, Washington, Oregon, New Hampshire, California, Mass., idaho, Canada, and England, 12 plus inches of new sno, three flat tires, one broken bracket and a lifetime of memories

And we, together, raised nearly $4,000.00 for the Friends of Timberline, excellent, and I know they very thankful.

And a heart felt thank you, Tucker Sno-Cat Corp and the Tucker Family.

I know for sure a Thank you does not begin to express my appreciation to Scott Russell and all he did to make this happen.........
 
Scott and Jinn, I have to reiterate your thanks to all. That was a pleasant weekend. Unlike some others when it's so great that Friday has come around because that means there are only two more days of work till Monday.

It is so pleasant to be among folks that are interested helpful and just joyful to be there. Dad used to say that people have more fun than anybody. We sure did. Thank you all.
 
friday and saturday mornings saw 6 inches of new sno, picture perfect
 

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BEST SNOW CAT MEET EVER!

It's been 20 years since the first ST4 Owners Club Meet! It was tough just getting 6 owners together. Having had some experience in these matters I would like to personally thank Jinn and Scott. Without their monumental effort it would never have happened. 100_0006.jpg
 
GETTING THERE

Getting there is "Half the battle". Initially Jim and I were the first to meet up at the rally point. Then there were three, and finally four, trucks, trailers and snow cats. Eventually we picked up another 'in-route'. As our convoy passed thru the outskirts of Portland we passed other truck, trailer and vintage snow cats on their way to the meet.
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THE STAR ARRIVES

I cant wait to see the other pictures people made of the "Cats Meow".
I didn't make all that many photos.
This machine from the Trans Antarctic Expedition is likely the single most famous snow cat on the planet. Here the "Star of the show" is getting unloaded from it's trailer. Out of some 40 cats it had the distinctive honor of being one of only two machines that arrived in a fully enclosed trailer. One of the 'perks' of fame!
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"Rock & Roll" would have not made the trip had it not been for an outstanding effort by Scott & Jinn.
As you can see the weather and snow conditions looked lousy. But, right on 'Que' after Rock & Roll arrived,.. so did the snow!
 
THE HUT

The famous lodge at Mt. Hood, Timberline Lodge, sits at about 6000 foot altitude. Up another thousand feet is Silcox Hut. It was once the end of an early ski lift. Friday, the first real full day of snow catting on the mountain, it was windy enough that the ski lifts did not operate and the visibility was poor, but that didn't deter snow cat owners.
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got to say, think the weather made the event far more interesting and did challenge the cats, sure had the feel of a real adventure high up on Mt Hood, and unbelievable photos.
 
During the day when the machines were clustered all around Timberline was the real "Photo-Op". Also having Peter Fuchs as a guest speaker was great! Fully four generations of the Tucker Family showed up for the event. If anyone has pictures of the dinners, or Peter Fuchs presentation please post them. Mine didn't come out worth a hoot.
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I believe DAVENET maxed out the memory card on his camera, just waiting for his posts, know he took pictures of everyone, every cat, and everything, he maybe having a little cat lag and should recover soon.

so, Mr. NET, pictures soon?
 
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During the day when the machines were clustered all around Timberline was the real "Photo-Op". Also having Peter Fuchs as a guest speaker was great! Fully four generations of the Tucker Family showed up for the event. If anyone has pictures of the dinners, or Peter Fuchs presentation please post them.


Slight correction Lyndon, FIVE generations of Tuckers were attending the Meow. Great photos Lyndon. This event will stay with me for ever and all the photos that you and the others have posted keep the days alive. A big thanks to you and Mr Prez and everyone who jumped in to help when I needed it, made this event perfect.
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Still just buzzing from the weekend. It's tough to get back to reality after something like this!
Lyndon, it was a real pleasure to meet you and I have mental note of all your suggestions for my snow trac. (anyone have a set of the bronze drive gears for the two band track?) I wished I had time to chat with you more.
Steve, great to meet you also and I know I'll be contacting you for spare parts if you have them!
To the other snow tracs, I should have let you drive mine around, I would have liked to see how it compares to yours. I know I wanted to ride in another one! Sorry but I just didn't think of it.
Just great to put some faces and names together from this forum.
I also have a bit of the Tucker fever after this...I was real impressed how they drove, handled and climbed.
Here are a few more photos. And again, sorry for all those I missed, I missed a lot. I wanted to get some of the black Tucker and somehow completely missed it with my camera.
Battery died during the talks so I didn't get any of the indoor stuff.

I also have some on facebook if anyone uses that.
Here's a few more...
 
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Unfortunately for all of us here on the forum, Mr Davenet is enjoying time with the family on the Big Island of Hawaii and won't get his album posted until he gets back to the East Coast.
 
the lodge employee people were wearing cat's meow shirts. when I seen that I knew it was going to be a hit.

sad to say but it almost looks like the snow trac's took the prize for breakdowns. unless the tuckers are good at hiding things.
 
A few things I wish we, as a group, would have done:

A group photo, either in the lodge or at the cats.

A "grand parade' past a good video camera and have made a dvd. Perhaps two, one everyone and one just Tuckers to give to Tucker.

A 'who's who' board with pix and details of the cat, owner etc.

But it wouldn't have happened with out Jinn, Scott and the crew of Timberline and I will be forever grateful to them for the hard work.
 
Thanks Tom...turn up now with all the shoulda's. I'm thinking those are great ideas for the next one that YOU host.:whistling:

Obviously just kidding. Those are good ideas, glad you're thinking about what we did there. It was one that I won't forget...ever.

What were we talking about:unsure:
 
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A few things I wish we, as a group, would have done:

A group photo, either in the lodge or at the cats.

A "grand parade' past a good video camera and have made a dvd. Perhaps two, one everyone and one just Tuckers to give to Tucker.

A 'who's who' board with pix and details of the cat, owner etc.

But it wouldn't have happened with out Jinn, Scott and the crew of Timberline and I will be forever grateful to them for the hard work.
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Tom,

I hear you there, I almost see that everyone was SUPER stocked/excited to meet up again and just bs about life and whatever else we found to talk about.

It was a pleasure to see everyone, I guess I came out after the speaker not feeling too right (face burn and a bit on the light side of closing - happy that it was so nice and sunny on Saturday) - that I ended up being ill over Sunday once I got home...

Feeling better now and hoping to wrap up my photo/video report for everyone to see.

Once again, thanks to everyone who participated and to organizers for getting this large of a group put together without any "incidents" unless I wasnt aware of it... LOL...

I will do my best to post up a picture/video thread of everything Vlad & I were able to record...

Just for info - if anyone interested to get a head start on some of our "material - photo/video" - find us on FB (Nik Orlo / Vlad Mazun), or Instagram - budnixon / mazun_vlad

Cheers!!!
 
Nixon, that was quick. same minute.
Glad you're feeling better.
I'm looking forward to your photo/videos. After seeing your other work I know it will be impressive. (There, just building up expectations and raising the bar for you.)
 
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