Parker guys what year and location on the Parker Strip.

[TCHB]

The picture is my wife's grandfather driving his boat. I am trying to figure out where on the Parker Strip he is and about what year. I think that is Buckskin on the left side. He said they would stay at Big Bend?

 

[Willie B]

... Late 50s early 60s ???...

 

[Groper]

Sweet Boat :thumbsup, I'd say late 60's early 70's

 

[Chili Palmer]

It looks like right before the narrows on the way up to the dam.

 

[Advantage 1]

Looks like where all that grading has been going on up by the dam. 1972.

 

[boatdoc55]

... Late 50s early 60s ???...

X2

 

[dryhoze1]

Mid to late 60's

Way before the big boats fucked that place up..

 

[grumpy88]

Looks like where all that grading has been going on up by the dam. 1972.

I would say no because of the small mt on the right side . I agree with the rest of your comment though

 

[TCHB]

Echo is on the right??

 

[boatnam2]

Looks like the turn at buckskin.

 

[AFUEL7067]

Pulling out of Big Bend from gas dock ,both Bucksin and the newer side of Echo not yet graded .... Late 50s to early 60s

 

[92 cole]

The picture is my wife's grandfather driving his boat. I am trying to figure out where on the Parker Strip he is and about what year. I think that is Buckskin on the left side. He said they would stay at Big Bend?

I would bet that is about 1965 pulling away from the gas dock at big bend. If you come around the corner you would hit foxes floating bar and then red rock. Also he is heading down river. Foxes and red rock are on the az side. When I was that young my family moved from polanesian village to big bend. Those were great days on the river. Across from there would now be buckskin. Now I am dating myself. My first river trip I was in diapers and I am 58 years old as we speak. so I have over 50 years history on that stretch of water and some at black meadow landing on havasu. Mark

 

[TrollerDave]

I'd say Big Bend as well.

This is Big Bend mid to late 70's.

 

[TCHB]

Looks like the turn at buckskin.

Yes Buckskin on the left and Echo on the right. Those were the days people camped with no Air!!! My wife's grandfather was a tough guy that would not let anything slow him down.

 

[boatnam2]

I got a few trips in a tent and back of truck in the 80's, hard core for sure.

 

[TCHB]

I got a few trips in a tent and back of truck in the 80's, hard core for sure.

I rode with my buddies on Yamaha 250 Enduros to the Parker Strip and slept on the picnic tables. We thought it was so much fun out on your own. We were all juniors in high school. Good days!

 

[boatnam2]

That is hard core lol!

 

[NicPaus]

Here is a old pic I copied from a River neighbors post about Echo.

My first river trips in HS were to Echo. Then I got my own boat and made it to the La Paz truck show, one of 2 boats the other was the Orange Howard Cat with Silver Navigator on bags. Had a line of chicks lined up all weekend to go for a boat ride they could care less about the mini trucks. I rolled out with my Friend who is also currently a owner at Echo in his old south wind towing my Tahiti. I passed out on ride and when we stopped for food all he bought was a lot of beer, no food for 4 days only drinking I slept in the Tahiti each night. From there I started staying at Big Bend with Veedriven in his minnie winnie MH. Never thought or dreamed I would leave Naci and end up back at Echo.

 

[boatnam2]

cool pic!

 

[NicPaus]

cool pic!

I have been meaning to get some copies to blow up from my neighbor there was some at Paradise that were suppose to be framed. Neighbor used to be in AF and would veer over Echo when flying in and out of 29 Palms and has some killer pics. The other neighbor has a ton of good aerial pics as well.

 

[boatnam2]

Let me know i would buy one.

 

[AFUEL7067]

Back when this picture was taken the first bar you would have got down river from Big Bend was Rum Runners .....

 

[Kailuaboy89]

Looks like where all that grading has been going on up by the dam. 1972.

I agree with you, and that's a lot of grading off the top off a nice hill....not to mention some new boulders dropped into the shallows..:grumble:

 

[DickieB]

1st time to PARKER, 1964, Hallett flattie with a 389 Pontiac and straight pipes. Stayed at the double deck ramadas at the old Bluewater. Fun times and a hell of a lot less traffic and tweakers....😎

 

[TCHB]

We bought are first mobile home on the water at Stifflers RV Park in 1981. There was a total of 12 mobile homes in the Park and a big bushy area next to us. Well fast forward to now, it is Called Emerald Cover RV Park and Mobile home park. From 12 to over 400 spots in one area.

 

[boatdoc55]

We bought are first mobile home on the water at Stifflers RV Park in 1981. There was a total of 12 mobile homes in the Park and a big bushy area next to us. Well fast forward to now, it is Called Emerald Cover RV Park and Mobile home park. From 12 to over 400 spots in one area.

My first trips to the river were to Tommy Kinders camp in the late 50's early 60's as a very little guy. Made the trip in our station wagon pulling the Patterson with big caddie engine. Still have movie pics of our times there.

 

[rivermobster]

I started at Crazy Horse, and we moved down to Parker a bit later. Some of these pics look so very different!

I'm guessing because the big flood changed a whole lot of things?

Need to get Denny in on this thread...

 

[rvrrun]

Yes Buckskin on the left and Echo on the right. Those were the days people camped with no Air!!! My wife's grandfather was a tough guy that would not let anything slow him down.

We would do the same, no air, sleeping on picnic tables, as soon as the sun peeked, you were on the water to avoid the heat.

Great pic and stories.

 

[dryhoze1]

The picture is my wife's grandfather driving his boat. I am trying to figure out where on the Parker Strip he is and about what year. I think that is Buckskin on the left side. He said they would stay at Big Bend?

I should of asked in my other post

Beautiful boat !
Any info on the boat ?
Year,make,motor ?

Love the early pics :thumbsup

 

[stephenkatsea]

My first time on the strip was at Big Bend in the very early 60s. My Dad's friend (Jack Bessent - LA Co FF) had a mahogany Chris Craft, had that third seat back at the transom. Beautiful boat. Launched it, made one pass at speed and it took a dump. Had to rent a small OB boat for the rest of the weekend.

 

[hoofy]

Buckskin July 1973.

 

[NicPaus]

Buckskin July 1973.

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Echo jump rock in the background. Nice pic!

 

[boater250s]

Buckskin- not sure of the year

 

[AFUEL7067]

Buckskin- not sure of the year

You dont see many pictures of the Californian upper far right of photo cool shot .....

 

[TCHB]

You dont see many pictures of the Californian upper far right of photo cool shot .....

I remember watching them tear down the Californian in the early 80s.

 

[TCHB]

Echo jump rock in the background. Nice pic!

I was most likely out there at the same time. I graduated from high school in 1972 and would go out to Parker with friends in a 18 Hallet Jet Boat.

 

[TCHB]

Buckskin July 1973.

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That boat looks like my first jet boat. I bought a 1973 Kona Jet boat in 1976 for $3700.

 

[wishiknew]

my first trip was 1959 Tom's Landing Learned to ski that weekend

 

[NicPaus]

I remember watching them tear down the Californian in the early 80s.

One of my River Neighbors Parents started out there. Lots of cool River stories. Damn I need a River trip like no other longest I have gone in summer without one. Working when I should be playing.

 

[hoofy]

That boat looks like my first jet boat. I bought a 1973 Kona Jet boat in 1976 for $3700.

1973 Kona Maki, purchased new 6/73 $4825.00

 

[Strabo]

'70's........Location? I dunno. My Dad's work buddy's had a cabin 2 miles from Parker, Indian lease. The pic looks like that era from memory only. I was just a kid but it was a important part of my life, I just didn't know it then.

I remember a bar I think called the Sportsman near where dad and stepmom mom would drink.

 

[wishiknew]

my first trip was 1959 Tom's Landing Learned to ski that weekend

we would always go by boat to Kinders camp to see a guy that worked for sce cool old dude

 

[Lucky Larry]

Chevron party boat ~ Big Bend

 

[2Driver]

It looks like right before the narrows on the way up to the dam.

That's what I thought. As if heading down river just south of poly shores

 

[howard21]

Parker 1967

 

[wishiknew]

Parker 1967

looks like right in front of river lodge going north

 

[sintax]

anyone got a time machine?

I feel like I missed my mark

 

[Wheeler]

Parker 1967

 

[C-Ya]

To me....

The pics looks like it is pointed downriver, at what would be the right turn you would have to make if you were boating from the dam, at the lower end of the straightaway from dam.

I feel pretty confident of this, since I had a home at the dam for many years, before buying a larger home downriver.

 

[C-Ya]

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On the right..... you can see the island for River Island State Park in the Hot Boat cover pic.