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Setting up the awnings to protect against the snow
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Breaking out the camp stoves to cook the chili
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The essentials
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Hutch & Family arriving and getting setup
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Dana getting Hutch signed in
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The scene before the storm
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The scene before the storm
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The scene before the storm
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The snow started slowly
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With the wind and the cold, Melanie snuggled up in the back of her Jeep and wrapped her toes to get feeling back in them.
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The snow blew sideways at times.
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The cooks persevered!
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Mike, stirring his 3d Place masterpiece
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At times, conditions were blizzard-like
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Looking between the snowflakes
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Looking between the snowflakes
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Looking between the snowflakes
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Looking between the snowflakes
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The 1st Place family, watching over the 1st Place chili
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Patty, puppy, and others, awaiting results
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Competitors, waiting for the results
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Warming up while waiting for the results
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Rounding them up to hear the results
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The plaques for 1st, 2d and 3d place winners
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listening to Dana\'s announcements, and waiting to see who won
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listening to Dana\'s announcements, and waiting to see who won
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Dana thanking the owners of Ice House (sorry... forgot her name) for hosting our events each year! Thanks!
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Mike Leno took 3d place this year
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Mike Leno took 3d place this year
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Mike Leno took 3d place this year
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Warming up and discussing initial results
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Celebrating Mike\'s 3d place
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More announcements and introducing our 2d Place winners ... newbies for the Chili Cookoff AND 4Wheeling. Congratulations and welcome!
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Our 2d Place winners. I\'ll get their names from Dana and update this later.
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Our 2d Place winners.
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Our 2d Place winners.
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Dana, preparing us to hear who won AGAIN, instead of us... ;-)
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Huch, the gracious and Humble 1st Place winner!
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Huch, the gracious and Humble 1st Place winner!
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Huch, the gracious and Humble 1st Place winner!
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Huch, the gracious and Humble 1st Place winner!
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Celebrating Hutch\'s win and warming up
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Listening to final announcements
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Listening to final announcements
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The scene outside the bar window
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Final announcements
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Listening to final announcements
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Listening to final announcements
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Listening to final announcements
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The scene, just before we started packing up. We picked up almost a foot of snow while listening to the awards presentation
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packing up and moving out!
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packing up and moving out!
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packing up and moving out!
