Trivia Contest

Is it pork!

When he hit his head on a rock in Pretzel's, the bump caused his skin to split. Ask him to show you.

Tom Dulay. The Critical Jump was a mighty leap from camp to a sandbar across the creek. Tom did it in his bare feet.

Tom Caton and Denny Maple. (Others may apply.)

Moose liked to lead singalongs. During performances, he would back up into a log and fall over backwards.

Steve Dean, calling for Moose to join the group up on the observatory.

Phil Webster. This is why the invitation has said B.Y.O.L.C. (Bring Your Own Lawn Chair) ever since the 10th annual.

Jack McGonigle, at age 70.

Mike W.

Airiana Lee Mejia Harvey.

Good brownies.

Breakfast burritos. And boy are they good.

Peach vodka shots. In the old days it was White Russians.

A rattlesnake. Mike put it in a sleeping bag stuff sack and released it across the river.

Someone picked up a rattlesnake, got bitten, and almost lost his life. He still has nerve damage to two fingers. Never pick up a rattlesnake.

A porcupine — twice in the same year. It took hours to remove the quills from his face and paws.

A black bear — the only reported sighting in 24 years.

A giant snowball.

Stephen's dog Bear had torn paws from the granite. Bear needed a carry out.

In high water, the current swirls around the corners, back toward the middle — it looks like a salted pretzel.

Boner Rock. You have to see it.

B.A.S. stands for Bare Ass Slide. Shorts really slow you down.

They are in the slide area between the cars and camp.

A big clear slab of granite on the east boundary of camp, used for stargazing. And for yelling 'Send up the fat boy.'

It moves with the meander of the river. In recent years it has been on the river, southeast of the main fire area.

Ferns.

Jeff and Tom M. found Bark Beetles in the twin trees behind the main fire circle. They killed them with a fork and cauterized the holes.

Breaking long branches for the fire — a variation of Rock Fu.

No one really knows, but legend says there are 27 main trails with offshoots — and all trails lead to the Island.

Alt spot 1 was down the highway — road closed by 6 feet of snow. Alt spot 2 was the Scout camp — road washed out by creek. Ask around about who got lost.

10th Annual. 'Lawn Chairs Are Optional.' Tom Caton was the only one who figured it out before the party without help.

The writing around the beer top said 1991, but the year was 1992. A copy-and-paste error from the previous year's logo.

Blue and red beer huggies (koozies). They sold for $2 at the time.

'Drink Like a Fish' — along with a trout wearing a Kegger t-shirt, sitting on a lawn chair, drinking a keg by the big tree.

Tom McGonigle traced the original logo from a photo of Gary, John, and Mike carrying a barrel. Jane O'Meara drew the current version for the 10th Annual invitations. Brian J. put the beer-top border around it.

Wood 2x4s, made by Tom M. at his dad's shop. Ed W. designed and made the current steel stretchers. The paint job (camouflage) is the work of Brian J.

Horseshoes.

6.

By carrying a 5-gallon keg down on an old backpack frame in recent years.

Ted. He did not make it — though witnesses said they had no doubt he would have if the knapsack he was using had not broken.

PBR (Pabst Blue Ribbon).

Gary Stockton jumped in and rescued a keg that was quickly drifting downriver, still attached to a stretcher.

Snow!

Thunder and lightning, right in the valley. You could feel it to your bones.

A Boy Scout troop.

They were using candles to light the area.

A pitch-filled log was burning outside the fire pit. They eventually dragged it into the river.

Brad caught them the night before at the lakes above the public camp. But Gary had him tell everyone he caught them in the river near camp — before anyone got out of bed.

Ranger Rick. Once the group realized permits were free, they made him issue them to almost everyone in camp.

The whiskey bottle he was carrying on his night walk into camp.

Christen — her back went out and she could not stand.

Buick Riviera.

The Tequila Break-Out (T.B.O.) in Big Sur. They found the drink — and the hangovers — too harsh. The tradition ended after three brave attempts.

Pat will know the year. He wasn't there because his daughter Rachel was being born.

Pinecone Baseball.

Using large rocks or branches to break logs for the fire.

Horseshoes.

They were black shorts with red and yellow flames — pants on fire.