Thanks Patty for the heads up. Yet another challenge is how to bring hiking gear while going abroad (or rent stuff locally), and where to put the conference stuff while hiking. If you could help with tips about these two it would probably help a lot of people to check out the hiking option.
Thanks, Kaplan On Fri, Feb 14, 2014 at 8:48 PM, Patty Langasek <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello, everyone! > > DebConf14[0] is fast approaching and the DebConf14 local team is hard at > work > preparing venue, accommodations and everything we have come to expect for a > successful DebConf. > > I know many DebConf attendees are avid hikers, and some have expressed > interest in visiting/hiking Mount St. Helens[1] while in the vacinity. If > you're planning to come to DebConf14, and it is your intention to partake > in > this hike while here, please be sure to investigate this option THOROUGHLY > and EARLY. > > You will be responsible for your own transportation to and from Mount St > Helens; please note that to get to Mount St Helens from Portland is a bit > of > a drive. > > Climing and hiking permits are required at certain elevations on Mount St > Helens, and the time of year DebConf is scheduled is traditionally a very > busy hiking season in the Pacific Northwest. You will want to purchase your > permit online[2] and early if this is your intention. > > Please be sure to read up on the area and be prepared for the hiking > conditions that will be present. > > > > Looking forward to seeing everyone in a few months! > Patty > > > [0] http://debconf14.debconf.org > [1] > > http://www.wta.org/go-hiking/seasonal-hikes/summer-destinations/mount-st.-helens-hikes > [2] http://mshinstitute.org/ > > > -- > ---------------------------------------------------------- > > Patty Langasek > [email protected] > > ---------------------------------------------------------- > > At times, you may end up far away from home; you may not be > sure of where you belong, anymore. But home is always > there... because home is not a place. It's wherever your > passion takes you. > --- J. Michael Straczynski > _______________________________________________ > Debconf-announce mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.debconf.org/mailman/listinfo/debconf-announce >
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