We are in a spot that is for small RVs so we are not in the shade of those "beasts". We are only one row away from being as close as anyone to the grandstands and Saturday barbeque

We are in a spot that is for small RVs so we are not in the shade of those “beasts”. We are only one row away from being as close as anyone to the grandstands and Saturday barbeque

That sign is on the Saturday barbecue building.

That sign is on the Saturday barbecue building.

We heard about this event from a friend and decided to give it a try. This show is where manufacturers and distributors of fireworks demonstrate them for professionals. The charge is $100 for 5 nights of “dry” camping, i.e. no hookups of any kind. But, we have found that the events that we have enjoyed the most using the GMC involve dry camping and we are, after all, “fully self-contained”.

We arrived at about 3:30 on Thursday but the event had started on Wednesday evening. The free areas that the BLM allows camping on were more and more crowded on the way into town. When we got really close there were a couple of miles of signs and traffic-control stuff in the road that made sure no one parked on the road. We had no trouble getting to the rodeo grounds where the camping, grandstand viewing (extra $$), and Saturday night barbeque ($10/ea) are provided.

The fireworks at the raceway (about 1/2 mile away) should be right over the top of the coach in this photo.

The fireworks at the raceway (about 1/2 mile away) should be right over the top of the coach in this photo.

It turns out that the actual show is only on Friday and Saturday nights but Wednesday and Thursday are open for people (professionals) to do whatever they want from 5:30 to 10:30 p.m. We’ll see how that goes but we are pretty hopeful.