Mark your calendar: the 2024 PNW GTG is happening June 13th though June 16th.

[John Lyngdal]

Teva just informed me that the PNW GTG is a on and the dates are 6/13-6/16, which is Bob's (the host) birthday weekend.
The location is the same, an easy drive about 8 miles West of I-5 using one of the Springfield exits.

This an equal opportunity gathering. All saws running or not, stock or highly modified, or painted in yellow, lime green, blue, purple, red, orange, or ???? are welcome.


A limited number of campsites are available on Bob's land and there are support facilities to make the stay easier.
If you haven't attended before, you're really missing out on a fun time.

 

[bigbadbob]

See Ya- All there,,
Would like to use the Canada trailer site,,, again,,

 

[John Lyngdal]

See Ya- All there,,
Would like to use the Canada trailer site,,, again,,

It's still marked out with "Crime Scene" tape from last year.

 

[heimannm]

Sheldon told me there is an NCAA Track & Field event as well so hotel/motels are all booked up. Out of towners may need to make alternative arrangements.

Bob already contacted me and has a place set aside for me assuming I can make it again. Given the Iowa weather the past 6 months, this might be my best opportunity to see some rain.



Mark

 

[John Lyngdal]

Mark,

I have a place for you to stay as well, should you need a back-up plan.

John

 

[jordan henson]

Well looks like I'll be letting my folks know I'll be coming home for a few days
I've been wanting to get to one for awhile! Not exactly sure how I'll transport all the saws lol

 

[John Lyngdal]

 

[James Sawyer]

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Thanks for sharing so wanted to go this year.

 

[heimannm]

We were having too much fun to think about a lot of photos...

Randy Mac posing with me and the bomb hoist I picked up



Vintage saws were very well represented









Sheldon's daughter and friends had a lot of fun



Mark

 

[heimannm]

Kevin Dunevin, Don Lane, Marshall Trover, and Mike Jackson discussing life and saws



Some of the ladies scheming something...



Sheldon, Casey, and Lydia



Randy Mac took home a couple of treasures



The McCulloch 99 two man saw ran well once I put some fuel in it, I didn't mess with the bomb hoist. We spent some time trying to get the Jonsereds 111 to run but the spark proved to be elusive.



The photo is a bit deceptive, but that big fir log on the left is over 5' in diameter.









Mark

 

[heimannm]

We were trying to determine if there was a longer running GTG than this event (since 2008?)

 

[Jacob J.]

We were trying to determine if there was a longer running GTG than this event (since 2008?)

Bob and I talked about that at length - I seem to recall something about the PNW GTG as early as 2006...I don't know of any other GTG type events that have gone longer.

 

[rocketnorton]

who owns the big pioneer?

 

[heimannm]

I think that was one of Sheldon's saw Pete.

Mark

 

[Woodslasher]

We were having too much fun to think about a lot of photos...

Randy Mac posing with me and the bomb hoist I picked up

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Vintage saws were very well represented

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Sheldon's daughter and friends had a lot of fun

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Mark

I didn't know piped Wild Things were vintage, now I feel old.......

 

[heimannm]

Courtesy of sawfun

 

[madhatte]

^ too good a photo op to pass up