John Muir wrote: "The view from San Jacinto is the most
sublime spectacle to be found anywhere on earth."

The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California is generously hosting a very special fishing/recreational outing for OWAC members on Diamond Valley Lake the early morning of Sunday October 8.

Free overnight accommodations on October 7, and local van transportation on October 8, will be provided for up to 20 distance-traveling OWAC actives. Others wishing to “free fish” may be accommodated on a first-come, first served basis.

Pre-conference events will be held approximately one hour from host site Idyllwild. Nearby desert group hotel rates are in process while special check-in arrangements are being made for those participating in Sunday morning pre-conference activities.

Those who ascend to mile-high Idyllwild for the October 8 - 10, 2006 OWAC conference are being promised, by event host Idyllwild Bureau of Tourism, giant helpings of peer camaraderie during outings and craft development sessions.

The fall conference is nearly atop Mt. San Jacinto in the forest village of Idyllwild, which is two hours, or less, from the hustle and bustle of most major Southern California cities. The theme throughout the conference, while being staged in and around Idyllwild’s semi-remote, pristine environment, will be “preserving our heritage”.

Bring your cameras and be prepared to experience heightened serenity during a program of activities which will include photographic expeditions, hiking, fishing, climbing, horseback riding, mountain biking, birding, and several “team oriented” surprises.