The Last Roundup Tour – San Diego, CA
October 16 - October 19
REGISTRATION FORM
Come join the Cattle Drovers of the Model T Ford Club of San Diego for a Best Bib and Tucker event this side of Tombstone
Thursday, Oct 16 to Sunday, Oct 19, 2025
Faster than fairies, faster than witches, Bridges and houses, hedges and ditches; And charging along like troops in a battle, All through the meadows the horses and cattle: All of the sights of the hill and the plain Fly as thick as driving rain; And ever again, in the wink of an eye, Horseless Carriages hurry on by …
Model T Ford Club of San Diego invites the Model T and Horseless Carriage Clubs
A ca’boy, by definition, has no “quit.” Put your left foot in the stirrup, it all starts there. If a young ca’boy falls off a horse (sometimes called bronc-it is), they may break something. When you’re my age, you splatter! So, hold on tight and get out from behind the wheel of your “cattle-lack.” This rodeo is just getting started.
The event will begin with a Thursday afternoon, October 16, 2025 arrival and check-in at the Pala Masa Resort (2001 Old Hwy 395, Fallbrook, Ca. (760-728-5881)). A Boot Scootin’ Ice Breaker around the Rusty Water Bar will occur at 5:00PM in the parking lot. The fun filled three-day tour will begin on Friday, Oct 17 with a tour of the picturesque southern coast of California from Oceanside to Del Mar (or further if you like). Linking a string of charming beach communities, Historic Highway 101 hugs the Pa-cific Ocean and offers a taste of California’s surf culture that can’t be duplicated anywhere in the world.
Day two will feature a road rally/tour. It is not a race and the directions will be clear. The intent is not to get you Cattle Drovers lost but to stimulate your creative juices as you progress along the trail. You will be presented with questions about the sur-roundings you encounter. Yes, it is a competitive event with valuable and highly coveted prizes awarded to the top three finish-ers so a navigator with a clipboard is strongly recommended. Cars will depart in 2-minute intervals. Incremental departures are meant to keep participants from playing “follow the leader!” Yeah, like that is going to work!! The rally will culminate with an opportunity to visit Old Town Temecula followed by a BBQ at John and Karen Pepe’s Ponderosa.
Day three will consist of a tour to the Antique Gas & Steam Engine Museum in Vista where you will participate in the October En-gine and Tractor Festival. Entry is free for your car, driver and one passenger.
After a trip to the Rusty Water Bar, Barbara Beach will be demonstrating her prowess on the trampoline and Jim and Dianna Skilli-corn will demonstrate how to moonwalk in a bounce house. Tom and Anne Beckel will choose teams for a water balloon and fist fight. (Corners of my mouth are beginning to giggle bleed!)
We’re not done yet!!
So, don’t be stepping on any compressed hay. Get a wiggle on and make a grubstake at the Pala Mesa hotel. Don’t forget to Pony Express your registration. Giddy-up!
