The Entmoot/Jamboree two years ago was a fantastic, grass-roots event that everyone enjoyed and talked about for a while. It seemed like everything really fell into place (except I had to leave early) for a fantastic weekend. That enjoyable event got us thinking about something similar. We talked about it, but nothing came of it.
Fast forward to last December when Hugh, Jim, and myself made a trip to the West Point Inn <http://www.westpointinn.com/>, and had a phenomenal time there celebrating Jacquie Phelan's (and Philip W's!) birthday. An absolute blast. We can't recreate those moments, but we want to have another opportunity back at the Inn with any like minded folks to celebrate life, life on a bicycle, the historical context, in one of the most beautiful storied areas I can imagine. So with Jacquie's help we are hosting a SoCal/NorCal get together in June! We have reserved the entire facility for those two nights, and want to pack in as many people as we can. We hope many of you living in the Bay Area that we don't get to visit can make it! Maybe even some people from out of the area can make it there as well (Looking at you, PDXers)! The costs are very reasonable. For the two nights, it is $2,400. If we can get 30 of us, it will be $80 a person. Throw in another $20-50 for Saturday night dinner and breakfast, and you're looking at a bit less than $150 at most for a unique two night experience in a very special (magical even!) place. I/we hope many of you can come. For those not able to do the whole stay, we are planning on a Saturday ramble of a ride, followed by the above-mentioned dinner. Thinking the Pine Mountain Loop, Repack to Fairfax to the Marin Museum of Bicycling back to the Inn. Plenty of alternative routes if someone doesn't want to do that. Just kind of a cool way to really take advantage of what the area has to offer. So for sure, plan on being there for the ride and dinner! We'll figure out a cost per person for just the dinner, it won't be much. Won't even worry about it if it's just a few people, but hoping to get a decent sized group there. Dinner Friday night is potluck. Sat a.m. breakfast leftovers and communal pancakes or similar. Sat lunch on your own. Sat dinner provided. Sun breakfast leftovers/communal. Pretty low key. We're hoping to have some beer provided, but everyone bring a six pack or bottle of your favorite is a way to do it as well. Sleeping arrangements are somewhere in the range of hostel level. Four to five beds per room. Bring sheets or a bag, clean your own room, do the dishes, sweep the floors arrangement. Not plush, but it ain't camping. Here are my pics from the weekend I was up there: https://www.flickr.com/photos/cyclotourist/albums/72157661872299170 Hugh's thoughts on the subject: http://velocipeedemusings.com/2016/01/13/misty-mountain-celebration-with-a-legend-a-mount-tam-experience/ Logistics to follow. Leaning toward collecting using checks vs. using Paypal. I can just sit on them and cash them all at once. For food budgeting I'd rather go over a bit on individual cost and donate any excess to the Inn (nonprofit) or to Charlie's medical expenses. Will be very transparent, but money is touchy of course. If we can't get to 30 people, the cost per person will go up accordingly. Reminder that the Inn is a hike/bike facility only, and there is no on-site parking for guests (ADA access is available). Closest parking is at the Pantoll campground/day use area, two miles down the trail <https://goo.gl/maps/HqyfKqRCdYk>. I think parking is $8/day there. The only thing we ask is commitment. Nobody is prepared to go back and forth with figuring out refunds, wait lists, things like that. This is a labour of love sort of thing. So who's inn??? -- Cheers, David Member, Supreme Council of Cyberspace "it isn't a contest. Just enjoy the ride." - Seth Vidal -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
