I miss Mead!!!!!

[spectragirl]

Hey all. Well I love being back home in California , but I found out today what I really loved about living in Vegas.......being so close to Lake Mead. We took the boat out today for the first time this season and since we're in So. Cal now we went to Lake Castaic. Last year we were at Mead just about every weekend, now we are forced to go to Castaic for just a day trip. There are so many cops out, no beer drinking , and we saw a cop yelling at this guys (a grown man) cause he was swimming with out a life vest on. What a crap hole!!!!! But we'll be at the river for Memorial Day then BlueWater June 3-5 so there are some decent boating places to look forward to.

[Red Horse]

Move across the world then miss it. http://www.lasvegashotboats.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/sad.gif

[Essex502]

Yeah....we live 10 minutes from Castaic and the boat hasn't been in the water there since the HTM accident. I never liked that lake. Too small for serious boating. More a float and soak type of place. It would be better to leave it to the fishermen and PWC's so that they aren't around us.

[dicudmore]

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (spectragirl @ May 15 2005, 8:10 pm)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">Hey all. Well I love being back home in California , but I found out today what I really loved about living in Vegas.......being so close to Lake Mead. We took the boat out today for the first time this season and since we're in So. Cal now we went to Lake Castaic. Â*Last year we were at Mead just about every weekend, now we are forced to go to Castaic for just a day trip. There are so many cops out, no beer drinking , and we saw a cop yelling at this guys (a grown man) cause he was swimming with out a life vest on. What a crap hole!!!!! But we'll be at the river for Memorial Day then BlueWater June 3-5 so there are some decent boating places to look forward to.[/QUOTE]<span id='postcolor'>
anytime we're boating around home we drive past Castaic and go to Buena Vista...

[Akamatsu]

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (dicudmore @ May 16 2005, 07:31 am)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE"></span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (spectragirl @ May 15 2005, 8:10 pm)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">Hey all. Well I love being back home in California , but I found out today what I really loved about living in Vegas.......being so close to Lake Mead. We took the boat out today for the first time this season and since we're in So. Cal now we went to Lake Castaic. Â*Last year we were at Mead just about every weekend, now we are forced to go to Castaic for just a day trip. There are so many cops out, no beer drinking , and we saw a cop yelling at this guys (a grown man) cause he was swimming with out a life vest on. What a crap hole!!!!! But we'll be at the river for Memorial Day then BlueWater June 3-5 so there are some decent boating places to look forward to.[/QUOTE]<span id='postcolor'>
anytime we're boating around home we drive past Castaic and go to Buena Vista...[/QUOTE]<span id='postcolor'>
Completely agree about the So. Cal lakes. I have Puddingstone(Puddlestone) in my backyard. http://www.lasvegashotboats.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/sad.gif Wish I was only an hour to Mead....

Where is Buena Vista BTW?? Further north of you? How far? That's the place you like to take the 'toon, right?

[ex cracker]

Buena Vista is to the west of Bakersfield. It is about a 10 ft. deep oval. Might as well go to Isabella if you are gonna drive that far however the sight seeing might not be as good.

[dicudmore]

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (moneypit @ May 16 2005, 10:54 am)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">Buena Vista is to the west of Bakersfield. It is about a 10 ft. deep oval. Might as well go to Isabella if you are gonna drive that far however the sight seeing might not be as good.[/QUOTE]<span id='postcolor'>
I didn't like Isabella for all the hazards in the water...

Yeah, Buena Vista is 6-10' deep basically rectangle shaped little lake (Think Indianapolis Motor Speedway with the campground being the start/finish line) but we've had some great times there http://www.lasvegashotboats.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrinbounce2.gif

Adam Casitas outside of Ojai is usually where we do the pontoon... they're the ones with the length limit...

I take the 29' to Buena Vista http://www.lasvegashotboats.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/thumb.gif

[Akamatsu]

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (dicudmore @ May 16 2005, 11:00 am)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE"></span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (moneypit @ May 16 2005, 10:54 am)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">Buena Vista is to the west of Bakersfield. It is about a 10 ft. deep oval. Might as well go to Isabella if you are gonna drive that far however the sight seeing might not be as good.[/QUOTE]<span id='postcolor'>
I didn't like Isabella for all the hazards in the water...

Yeah, Buena Vista is 6-10' deep basically rectangle shaped little lake (Think Indianapolis Motor Speedway with the campground being the start/finish line) but we've had some great times there Â*http://www.lasvegashotboats.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrinbounce2.gif

Adam Casitas outside of Ojai is usually where we do the pontoon... they're the ones with the length limit...

I take the 29' to Buena Vista Â*http://www.lasvegashotboats.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/thumb.gif[/QUOTE]<span id='postcolor'>
http://www.lasvegashotboats.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/thumb.gif Gotcha!.. Bakersfield sounds like a long drive for me?? Oh well.. I'm liking the sound of the Pacific Ocean more and more lately for when I can't get out to Colorado river.... I hear it cleans up SS props really well also, gonna have to try it out.

Adam

[ccracing]

If you live in the SF valley, Ventura County, SCV you might as well make the drive to Naci or San Antonio. These places are about 3 hours away, but I'd rather drive the extra hour or two to have access to a bigger lake. Had issue's at Castaic with speeding 45 MPH, that's not speeding to me, Buena is the same way, and only worth it on the week days. At least at Naci & San Antonio the lakes are at least 15 miles long. and Naci has a ton of coves that are pretty long and secluded.

IMO

Chad

[vegas36cat]

moneypit --nice to meet you this weekend--thanks for the directions --found the beach finally--hopefully going this weekend to mead http://www.lasvegashotboats.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/beerchug.gif

[ex cracker]

Glad you found it. Good meeting you also. That is a really nice sled you have.

[ex cracker]

Dan, we also had a great time at that mudhole however don't think I'd go back. In fact unless it's Shasta I don't believe my boat will see California water oh unless I am at Havasu.