Sportsmans Expo, Phoenix (3/10-12/2006)

elcoyote

Supporting Sponsor, Overland Certified OC0004
The show lets out at 7PM. Count Anne & I in. We may have another 2 friends in tow that we are staying with while at the show. I'll have to confirm that.
 

flywgn

Explorer
Sounds great, Scott. We're definites.

BajaTaco, carpooling sounds fine. We're planning to overnight in Phoenix and spend both Sat and part of Sun at the show...plus D wants a stop by a couple of her favorite "spots".

"Oh my," said Pooh Bear.
 

flyingwil

Supporting Sponsor - Sierra Expeditions
I am going to try and swing by the expo on Sunday... I had to do some creative shift trades to get off for AZROCKS and the Black mtn trips, and have to work most of that weekend. I'll try and spot you guys out on Sunday!

Wil
 

BajaTaco

Swashbuckler
flywgn said:
BajaTaco, carpooling sounds fine. We're planning to overnight in Phoenix and spend both Sat and part of Sun at the show...plus D wants a stop by a couple of her favorite "spots".

"Oh my," said Pooh Bear.

Hehehe - 10-4. We'll probably forego the carpool then, I think we'll be returning Sat. night after dinner.

Wil, too bad we'll miss you on Sunday!
 

datrupr

Expedition Leader
Scott, did you find a place for dinner yet? If you could please add one more, Colette is going to come along as well. Thanks and let us know where we are all going to dine. Thanks, and see you on Saturday.
 

BMAN

Adventurer
Not close to the Expo location but a damned good place for large group dinners is Kyoto's in old town Scottsdale. It's similar to Ichiban's or any of the other Japanese restaurants you find around town here where you drink Sake Bombers all night long.
 

Scott Brady

Founder
Dinner Plans

Here are the dinner details...

Reservation time: 7:30

Restaurant: The Fish Market

Menu: Click Here (yes, they have chicken and steak)

This is a convenient location for most in attendance, especially the majority of the group who is north.

Phoenix, AZ

1720 East Camelback Road
Phoenix, AZ 85016

PH: (602) 277-3474
FAX: (602) 277-2543
Since 1986, we have served the finest and freshest seafood in the Phoenix area. Located just off Highway 51, this was our second restaurant to feature the intimate Top of the Market upstairs, and the first to introduce a traditional sushi bar, which has since maintained a substantial and loyal following. Enjoy casual dining in our spacious downstairs restaurant, which includes a comfortable oyster bar and cocktail bar.
 

datrupr

Expedition Leader
The fish market is awesome!:victory: I can taste it now, and Colette will love it (she hates fish, but she has eaten there before). For those that may not know, the fish market is just south of the 51 on the north side of Camelback. You can not exit the 51 on Camelback, so if you are travelling north you need to exit at Highland, and if you happen to be travelling south you will need to exit at Coulter. Can't wait to see everyone at the Expo and for dinner, it should be a good time!
 

flywgn

Explorer
Well, we're all working hard this rainy Phoenix afternoon. Looks like Seattle outside.

Mario, Anne, and Scott are laboring hard at the Adventure Trailers booth, and Diana and I took the tougher job of wandering around looking at all the exhibits and booths, sampling jerky and Polish sausages, purchasing yet more camping chairs and a replacement roll-up table, and generally wearing ourselves out while the other three just took it easy beside a fire pit. There was no fire in the pit, but the image was impressive.

The weather didn't deter 55 million persons from clogging the aisles and booths of the Expo. The going was so slow at one point that I put my beer down on the top of someone's baby carriage while I stuffed 'just one more' piece of jerky in my mouth. (The other hand was holding a plastic bag containing a bunch of tempting brochures for fly-fishing everywhere from Tierra del Fuego to the Kamchatka Peninsula and all points in between.) I had plenty of time for this maneuver as the parents of the sleeping infant were busy casting the latest bass plugs.

Lots of stuff at these shows. I'm always amazed at just how much more stuff seems to fall under the "must have" category.

We sure liked the Adventure Trailers--both the Chaser and the Horizon. As we were walking away from their booth Diana asked, "Did you get an order blank?" :jumping: Outstanding folks! Now, if I manage a good stop tomorrow for some bakelite, I think I'll be sending in the particulars to Mario, tout de suite. [Note, Scott! That's French. Hint, hint.]

Next is dinner at the Fish Mkt. :eatchicke (Hey, that's a chicken!)
 

flywgn

Explorer
We just returned to the hotel after a swell dinner at the Fish Market with good friends. There were two empty chairs, though. Not sure who was missing as we had such a good time.

Diana and I had absolutely NO TROUBLE making it off the snow-bound hills (north of Prescott) and down into wet Phoenix this morning, but then we were in our Xterra today. :p Rumor has it that the empty chairs were supposed to have been filled by......:confused: Apparently the weather in Prescott has worsened. Guess we'll have to go back up there tomorrow and see what all the fuss is about.

:D
 

flyingwil

Supporting Sponsor - Sierra Expeditions
I got an e-mail from one of my employees that lives up there and she said the got over 6 inches in town (PRC) at 9:30 PM... not much fuss, but hey any time it snows there seems to be a fuss up there. Especially on the hill by the square.

Wil
 

Scott Brady

Founder
I am having a great time seeing many of you. The show has been good, with lots of interest in the trailers and the Expeditions West Tacoma.

Fun stuff!
 

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