It looks like about half of us have arrived, and I’m already meeting new people, like Cap’n Bob and the Damsel, the crew from Reasonablenut, D.W. Drang of The Clue Meter, and the guy who runs the official Cheaper Than Dirt blog – imagine that, getting paid to blog.
Today the early arrivals took a guided tour of Scheels in Sparks. It opened about this time last year. Essentially it has everything that Cabela’s had in our tour last year, plus two HUGE aquariums – one freshwater, one salt, and a 60′ Ferris Wheel in the middle of the store. Cabela’s would fit inside this place with room to spare.
And they had AMMO! AND powder! (But no primers.) Pretty impressive place. Reno must be an outdoor recreation mecca to support both a Cabela’s and Scheels.
About 16 of us went to dinner more-or-less together at the Buffet in the El Dorado casino. They tried to seat us close together, but there was a limit on what they could accomplish. Afterward we retired to the hospitality room and joined up with those who had gone gambling and the new arrivals. I’ll try to get photos posted tomorrow, but it’ll be late, since we’ll be at the range most of the day.
It’s 10:30 as I write this, so I’m going to call it a night.