As we rapidly now approach the two month mark of the June 9th arrival of Dem Ones, the timing is now right for me to attach for your review and attention our Extravaganza Camp List that we developed years ago at the request of one of our then rookie guests. As is the case with everything that we do in Montana, “less is more” in our book and, as you seasoned veterans know, not only is “casual” the word of the day for us in Extravaganzaland but “layered clothing” is its matching counterpart.
Think going to a baseball game here by the Bay on a foggy day where, mid-day, the mist dissolves into bright sunshine only followed a couple of hours later by the return of that fog—cold, warm, warmer, colder, cold all accompanied in Montana by the almost guarantee of an afternoon thunder shower where, suddenly as a cell appears on the horizon, the temperature drops 30 degrees, rain and/or hail erupts from the incoming clouds only to be followed after the passing of the cell by the return of sunshine, often accompanied by Montana’s famous wind. And if you think that “it can’t happen to me”, just reach out to veteran Group Two couple Kevin “CPA” Sweeney and his beautiful bride Christine “Double Rainbow” and ask them about their day on the water four years ago when just what I described happened to them and, out of the blue, hail pelted them for the better part of half an hour! Thanks to their heeding this warning, their experience was an exciting but warm one, with the alternative being hypothermia and, no folks, that is not a Greek City-State!!
So take a careful gander at the attached Camp List and, consistent with our mantra above, begin setting aside those items that you might want to/don’t need to bring with you come Extravaganza Day. As you do so, know with certainty that, as with each of the preceding fifteen Extravaganzas, I fully reserve the right to treat you extravagantly and, with certainty, you will be taking home with you far more fishing-related gear and E-18 monogramed items than you even knew to exist!!
Best to all on the cusp of it all,
Rock Creek Ron
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