History
Westrek History
As regards the history of the Westrek, there is much to say as it has been an annual event beginning in 1970. Upon reflection, there has been a remarkable variety of hosts, geographic locations, and venues. Each host, whether it be an individual, couple, group, or committee provides their own flare, flavor, and fervor. Westreks have been held as far northwest as Everett and Silverdale, WA; as far northeast as West Yellowstone, MT; as far southwest as Fallbrook, CA, as far southeast as Tombstone, AZ, and 44 places in between! Because of the various interests of our hosts, and the variety of locations, we have been able to visit wonderfully unique sites often little known to the public or the casual traveler. A small sampling includes tours of:
As regards the history of the Westrek, there is much to say as it has been an annual event beginning in 1970. Upon reflection, there has been a remarkable variety of hosts, geographic locations, and venues. Each host, whether it be an individual, couple, group, or committee provides their own flare, flavor, and fervor. Westreks have been held as far northwest as Everett and Silverdale, WA; as far northeast as West Yellowstone, MT; as far southwest as Fallbrook, CA, as far southeast as Tombstone, AZ, and 44 places in between! Because of the various interests of our hosts, and the variety of locations, we have been able to visit wonderfully unique sites often little known to the public or the casual traveler. A small sampling includes tours of:
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We have also cruised and canoed on rivers and visited:
- National Parks, State Parks, and Balboa Park
- Museums of everything such as Native Americans, mining, kites, trains, trucks, tractors, as well as many car museums (public and private)
Past Westreks
The previous Westrek hosts, locations and dates are as follows:
- Smitty Weeks, Fresno, CA, April 15-17, 1970
- Dick Avakian, Fresno, CA, April 22- 24, 1971
- Leonard Carroll & Paul Lupo, Santa Rosa, CA, May 18-20, 1972
- Ted & Julian Eccles, California Pines, CA, May 17-19, 1973
- Bill Harrah, Reno, NV, NT 23-25, 1974
- Tom Ryan, Claremont, CA, May 20-22, 1975
- Paul Lupo & Chet Zimmerman, Palo Alto, CA, June 20-22, 1976
- Stan Long & Al Sandin, Port Ludlow, WA, July 16-18, 1977
- Dick Lewis, Clear Lake, CA, June 25-27, 1978
- Tom Hubbard, Casa Grande, AZ, April 29-May 2, 1979
- Paul Lupo, Santa Cruz, CA, May 18-20, 1980
- Ed Byerlee, Tualatin, OR, July 19-21, 1981
- Joe Hafner & Cal Markland, San Diego, CA, May 2-5, 1982
- Stan & Jan Meyer, Fresno, CA, May 1-5, 1983
- Dan & Grace Dinsmore, Everett, WA, July 7-11, 1984
- Chet Zimmerman & Marlene Gewand, Asilomar, CA, July 7-11, 1985
- George & Marjorie Sloan, Temecula, CA, May 18-21, 1986
- Mike & Joan Knips, Chet & Marlene Zimmerman, San Andreas, CA, May 11-14, 1987
- Merle & Armiene Brooks, Dale & Nancy Westermeyer, Leavenworth, WA, May 16-19, 1988
- Rich & Cherie Alford, Julian, CA May 15-19, 1989
- Chet & Marlene Zimmerman, Tony & Sandy Fontana, Minden, NV, June 25-29, 1990
- Herb & Cathy Martin, West Yellowstone, MT, June 26-29, 1991
- Don & Karen Jo Miller, Hemet, CA, May 12-15, 1992
- John & Evelyn Kallstrom, Portland, OR, June 28-July 1, 1993
- Tony & Sandy Fontana, Nevada City, CA, June 27 – 30, 1994
- Joe & Caroline Kowalski, Rancho Santa Fe, CA, June 5-8, 1995
- Les & Joan Howard, Eugene, OR, June 24-27, 1996
- Jim & Anne DeMartini, Calistoga, CA, June 15-19, 1997
- Bourke Runyon, H. H. Franklin Foundation, Tombstone, AZ, April 20-23, 1998
- Ron & Paula Topley, Paso Robles, CA, June 21-24, 1999
- Dave & Connie Bowden, Leavenworth, WA, June 19-22, 2000
- Doug & Paula Zimmerman, Lake Tahoe, NV, June 18-21, 2001
- Neil Kissel, Thousand Oaks, CA, June 17-21, 2002
- Jim & Anne DeMartini, Patterson, CA, June 3-5, 2003
- Jim & Val Barnes, Silverdale, WA, June 21-24, 2004
- Lee & June Webb, Oakhurst/Yosemite, CA, June 12-17, 2005
- Peter & Evelyn Ziegler, Fallbrook, CA, June 19-22, 2006
- Steve Roake & Warren Martin, Geyserville, CA, June 3-8, 2007
- Chuck & Alice Steffensen, Nampa, ID, June 22-27, 2008
- Cliff & Julie Stranburg, Forest Grove, OR, June 21-25, 2009
- Bill & Jan Charpier, Rancho Cordova, CA, June 13-18, 2010
- Dana & Andrea Newquist, Santa Barbara, CA, June 19-24, 2011
- Derek Haberman & Frank Peredo, Kanab, UT, June 17-22, 2012
- Chad & Carla Windham, Pendleton, OR, June 23-27, 2013
- Sheldon & Tricia Ball, Sonora, CA, June 14-19, 2014
- Eric Berg, Shady Cove, OR, June 20-25, 2015
- Cliff & Julie Stranburg, Long Beach, WA, June 19-23, 2016
- Chuck & Alice Steffensen, West Yellowstone, MT, June 25-30, 2017
- Bill & Jan Charpier, Jim & Kathy Ryan, Fortuna, CA, June 24-29, 2018
- Derek Haberman & Frank Peredo, Buellton, CA, June 9-14,2019 (50th Anniversary)
- Mike & Katie McCarthy and Gary & Myrna Geddes, Bend, OR, September 12-16, 2021
- Marlene Zimmerman, Doug & Paula Zimmerman and Jim & Anne DeMartini, Minden, NV, June 5-10, 2022
- Kevin & Brenda Sullivan, Prosser, WA, June 4-8, 2023