Rusty and Dave
Thanks for the comments, guys!

I had a great time - it was pretty hot the first few hours and it was affecting me somewhat - I didn't take as many pictures as usual, and didn't feel like myself until a few hours in.  
 
Here are a few shots my wife Mika took of various parts of our surroundings:
 
We started to get some shade...
 
 
Here's the side of the house - leads down to the basement area, plus you can see the valley in the background.
 
 
Bill TGO - did we beat the record for parked cars?
 
 
This was the view if you looked up
 

I did take a few instrument shots!  Ken in the basement - his bass sounded great through his SF-2 going into the Traynor bass amp Bill has in the basement:

  Don's small body (not sure what model to call it) - if I have the story straight, the horns are modeled on a graphite necked instrument that was at a previous Gathering:

  His bass sounded great - he was playing through my GK MB112 II, which we had cranked pretty loud! That's one of the things I like about the Gathering is to get to hear different instruments played through different gear!  (Message edited by hieronymous on September 16, 2014)

Jacko, if I can persuade my better half to come along to a meeting of harmless, friendly alembic nerds, that could be a good time for my second visit in 2017

I hate picking favorites with this crowd, but (Eric's?) sunburst maple is breathtaking. Wow! Ordinarily I just like too see beautiful wood speak for itself, but that finish is really something.

Thanks Harry, and thanks to Mika too!  Glad you got to feeling better.

Nate's Giant Scorpion = my new favorite...WANT

Never met an ugly Alembic . . .  
 
There is something about the clean, 'simple' look of Wolf's single pickup Distillate that is appealing.
 
Is that a short scale on it?
It looks diminutive next to Nate and Ken's basses.

HI Paul , Thanks !  My single pickup Distillate is medium scale.

What a gathering!  From the scorpion to Wolf's Distillate to the great # 12!
 
Wish you all would come visit me in Washington, D.C.
 
VMG

what's the electronic layout on that funky lefty jazz bass?