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44 FOUR SEASONS BREEZE | MAY 2014 | SpORtS & OUtDOOR ACtIVItIES FOUR SEASONS BREEZE | MAY 2014 45 Last month we rode to the Riverside International Automobile Museum where we enjoyed an interesting tour and view of several vintage Maseratis and other classic race and road cars. The docent is a man who was a graphic artist and who was involved in the periods' racing scene. Because we visited on a week day and we were the only visitors we were treated to a personal tour of not only the main building showroom but we were also able to view a neighboring building where the restoration work takes place. The major event for last month was our five-night trip through California, Nevada and Arizona. Bob Howard, Dan Lanphere and Howard Lyon from Four Seasons met up with three other riders in Lone Pine. Our first night was spent in Lone Pine which sits at the base of the Sierras with a view of Mt. Whitney, the highest peak in the lower 48 states. Many movies were made in the Alabama Hills near Lone Pine. Some of the more famous movie names include Gunga Din, Charge of the Light Brigade, How the West Was Won, High Sierra and more. The next day we traveled through Death Valley and visited Stovepipe Wells, Furnace Creek and Badwater en route to Las Vegas. The third day we crossed the Colorado River at Boulder, visited the Route 66 Museum in Kingman, and spent the night in the historic Hotel St. Michael in Prescott. The St. Michael Hotel was originally built in the late 1800s, was destroyed by fire in 1900, and was rebuilt in 1901. Dan said that the room reminded him of the "cowboy" days. The fourth day we had a beautiful ride through some gorgeous forested areas of Arizona. From Prescott we traveled east through Camp Verde and Payson then south on Route 87 to Scottsdale. We spent a lay day in Scottsdale in order to attend the Arizona Bike Week event and then rode home via I-10 on Thursday. Another wonderful motorcycle adventure. If you enjoy motorcycling, come join our regularly scheduled monthly meetings at 6 pm on the first Wednesday of the month in the Lodge Ballroom. ~ Howard Lyon Motorcycle Club We are going to start focusing on off-roading day trips. We are hoping to do at least one trip per month. This will be held the third Thursday of every month. We meet in the north parking lot of the Lodge at 8 am. This month we went off-roading in the Idyllwild area. We had a lot of fun, and the scenery was beautiful. We finished our day with lunch at the Red Kettle in the village. Anyone who has a four-wheel drive vehicle is welcome. Most of the trips are on state service trails designated as four-wheel drive. We do not do extreme off- roading. The next trip on May 15 will be in the Big Bear area. If you do not own a four-wheel drive vehicle, you are more than welcome to ride along. Call Bob Cooper to make arrangements, or with club questions, at (951) 769-6352. ~ Ann Williams 4x4 Seasons Firearm Enthusiasts Since I wrote the April letter prior to the March banquet I'll talk about it now. Everyone had a good time and brought very tasty foods to eat — thank you to all who brought those great dishes. Our members really know how to make things happen. I gave a little talk about what the club means to each of us and had comments from several members. After several minutes of discussions and getting to know each other better, I gathered everyone in the Ballroom where I had set up several shooting galleries for some very enjoyable competition by all. The weapons were rubber band guns and a marshmallow blaster. Targets consisted of coffee cans shot at from behind barricades, stand up cardboard targets to knock over with rubber bands and also one set for the marshmallow blaster. A very nice trophy for the Top Shooter awarded to Richard Barker and the voted "Most Likely to Improve" certificate was awarded to Linda Mendleson. If you missed it, you really missed it! Thank you to Cindy Graves and Nellie Alcocer for your hard work. All was great. Contact Steve Meier sm45para@gmail.com (909) 528-3342. See you at the next meeting. Get out there and enjoy the sport, call a friend to share exercising your rights, it's always more fun. ~ Steve Meier Howard and Louise Lyon set up Linda Mendleson was voted most likely to improve Richard Barker wins Top Shooter award Pam Duchesne Crossing the north fork of the San Jacinto River