2010 Commemorative Edition IRG3.0 Lantern Award Results...

[Dean in Eureka, CA]

Here's your Big Winners...

People's Choice Award - Road Rocket - Greg Shipman - Topeka, KS (by popular vote)
Best Idea Award - Kitty Access Door - Shelly Nentwig - Minot, ND (by popular vote)
Teardrop Spirit Award - Roly Nelson - Wildomar, CA (by popular vote)
Longest Trail Award - Gary & Cheri Jorstad - Burlington, WI
Horseshoe Pitching Award - Dave Carreiro - Atascadero, CA
Teardrop Derby Award - John Alden - Geyserville, CA (2010 IRG Summer Nationals Winner)

Media from the event will be posted at a later date... Event concludes on Monday 7-19-2010
Too tired and sleep deprived to provide further info at this time... 6 hours total sleep in last 3 days. Time to get some shut eye.

[dguff]

Thanks for all of the work you and Joanie put into the IRG. This was the best one yet!!! Made it home safely after a gruelling 45 minute drive.

Jerome

[Eunice]

Jerome a full 45 minutes?????? UGH how awful for you. BTW love your new trailer
Kenny and I had a 15 minute drive and were home safe and sound!
Dean and Joanie, Jerome is correct. This IRG was wonderful. had a great time. loved seeing friends and making new ones.

[doug hodder]

Ditto's on what Jerome said....You and Joanie really did a great job on it all...and the weather was just fabulous! Aside from a few glitches....IE the IRG Derby track fell off a truck etc....certainly tops on my list of memorable camping events I've attended. Cool nights, some high fog that burned off and clear sunny days...everyday in the river about 3PM.

It was amazing how just a few miles down 101 and the temps were well into the high 90's on the way home. For those of you that have never been through the Avenue of the Giants here's a pic....it's the best....Doug

[martha24]

Ditto's on what Jerome said too,

I certainly noticed how warm it was on 101. The first rest stop I put on cooler clothes.

I'm in Sacramento right now and it is still warm with a high of 95. I'm missing the redwoods, it was so beautiful and the weather was wonderful.

I'm looking forward to getting home where it is supposed to be in the low 70's.

[califyankee]

Thank you Dean and Joanie for all your work and effort in putting on a great event. My son Thomas and I had a great time meeting a lot of great people!

We made it home safely after a easy 14 hour drive!


Phil and Thomas Woodward

[S. Heisley]

Thank you, Dean and Joannie, for all the thought and effort you put into making this event so great. Thanks also go to all the helpers, too!

I got home around 5:30 PM last night and it was 102 degrees inside my garage.

[cherokeegeorge]

Thanks Dean and Joannie, I had a great time, You guys sure know how to throw a party. As for the temp i hit 102 in the San Jouqin. 14 hour drive got home at 11pm.

I got up at 5 this morning to make coffee and no one showed up.

[donn-donna]

Thanks to Dean & Joanie for a great week. You two do such a super job organizing. Arrived home around noon to hot temps. Perfect gathering; seeing 'old' friends and meeting new ones. Look forward to IRG #4 in 2012. Next time I am going to count how many times I go up and down those stairs. Should have lost a few pounds but with all the great food, am sure the scales went the other way.

[cdfnchico]

We had such a good time! Made some new friends...learned a few things, too! Thanks Dean and Joanie for all your hard work...thanks to all your little helpers as well. We're new to the teardropping community but have been blown away by their friendliness. See you all down the road!

[NutmegJoe]

I'm still on the road...in Lyman, WY tonight with Wi-Fi!! I'll be getting home to ND on Saturday with a detour to CO to pick up my puppies.

But...my new vintage lantern is working great to light my way!!!

I had a fantastic time...thanks George, Lee, Doug, Sue, Dean and Joannie!!!

[Shadow Catcher]

OK how about some pictures of who won what and why. The Kitty access door particularly started me thinking.

[cherokeegeorge]

Shelly, it was fun, we have some great friends. Thanks for such a good time.

and you really deserved that award for "best idea". A built in cat box, are you kidding? its brilliant

[The Teardrop Nanny]

Hi all! More will be coming as Dean and I put things away, download pics, and catch up with our families here in town. AN AWESOME GROUp of people. how could you NOT have had a good time?? And if you didn't have a good time there....WHY didn't you ever come out of your TD??

TDN xoxo

[Dean in Eureka, CA]

OK how about some pictures of who won what and why. The Kitty access door particularly started me thinking.

We're keeping our fingers crossed hoping someone got shots of the lanterns... I was real tired Saturday night and kinda out of it.