I don't know what all is involved in one of these gatherings, or what prep I could do from ABQ, some 450 miles south of Denver, but if such an event be planned for Denver, I am willing to help with whatever it is that is doable from a distance if the event should be scheduled for our rough N-S axis. Mother, clients, and daughter permitting, I would come.
On Fri, Aug 2, 2013 at 12:39 PM, Jim <[email protected]> wrote: > I'm the wrong guy to lead the charge here (trust me on that....) but I > would certainly lend my mass to the pursuit of criticality (read that: > will help organize and plan) and would love to meet y'all. > > Jim in Boulder > > > On Friday, August 2, 2013 8:13:17 AM UTC-6, [email protected] wrote: > >> Marc, I think Denver/Boulder is the best location put out. But as >> others have mentioned, it needs a critical mass of locals that want to >> do the leg-work to get it going. Majority of the conversation seems to >> be coming from Bay Area and PNW in that regard. >> >> On 8/2/13, Marc Irwin <[email protected]> wrote: >> > Chicago is the cheapest to fly to or from, but Denver ain't bad, and >> also >> > has Amtrak service from the midwest and Bay Area. Denver has by far >> the >> > most dramatic scenery and perhaps Rocky Mountain National Park for a >> base >> > camp? >> > >> > Marc >> > >> > On Friday, August 2, 2013 2:38:40 AM UTC-4, Lee Chae wrote: >> >> >> >> I was thinking that way, too, Anne. I actually started out an exercise >> >> querying round-trip airline fares for various destinations from a >> variety >> >> >> >> of cities (SF, NYC, DC, Seattle, Portland, LA, San Diego, etc.). I >> thought >> >> >> >> I'd try Denver as a destination first. So far, it looks like Chicago >> >> O'Hare >> >> would be the cheapest average round-trip flight from most of the >> points of >> >> >> >> origin I checked. >> >> >> >> Lee >> >> >> >> >> >> On Thu, Aug 1, 2013 at 5:58 PM, Anne Paulson >> >> <[email protected]<**javascript:> >> >> > wrote: >> >> >> >>> IF we are looking for geographical centers-- and I don't know that we >> >>> are-- we should look for the geographical center of the rider's home >> >>> towns, not the geographical center of the US. I suspect the >> >>> geographical center of riders would be something like Denver. >> >>> >> >>> On Thu, Aug 1, 2013 at 5:50 PM, Marc Irwin >> >>> <[email protected]<javascript:**>> >> >>> wrote: >> >>> > I was going to chime in on that also. If it is to be a national >> get >> >>> > together, picking a place in one distant corner will rule out a lot >> of >> >>> > people just because of the travel. It will be a regional get >> together >> >>> > >> >>> as a >> >>> > result. As I mentioned earlier the geographical center of the >> country >> >>> > >> >>> is in >> >>> > northern Kansas almost equidistant from Kansas City, Omaha and >> Denver. >> >>> > >> >>> I'm >> >>> > not familiar with Omaha but Kansas City and Denver both have a lot >> >>> going for >> >>> > them and a lot of very interesting riding to be chosen. >> >>> > >> >>> > Marc >> >>> > >> >>> > >> >>> > On Thursday, August 1, 2013 6:40:54 PM UTC-4, Patrick Moore wrote: >> >>> >> >> >>> >> If this is to be a national get together, can we have it in the >> exact >> >>> >> geometrical center of the country? Just kidding about that, but >> >>> somewhere >> >>> >> more or less accessible to the majority of participants would be >> nice >> >>> >> >> >>> to >> >>> >> consider. >> >>> >> >> >>> >> Colorado? >> >>> >> >> >>> >> Of course, if most of the interested parties are in the PNW, then >> >>> >> that >> >>> >> would over-weigh a national distribution. >> >>> >> >> >>> >> On Thu, Aug 1, 2013 at 1:53 PM, Andy Smitty Schmidt >> >>> >> <[email protected]> >> >>> >> wrote: >> >>> >>> >> >>> >>> I wonder if we could find some sort of B&B type place that would >> >>> >>> have >> >>> >>> rooms for those who want to sleep indoors and a lawn for those >> who >> >>> want to >> >>> >>> throw a sleeping bag on the ground. >> >>> >>> >> >>> >>> The Coastal Mountain Sport Haus is in the coast range west of >> >>> Portland, >> >>> >>> so not really near Bellingham. But if there's interest I'd be >> happy >> >>> to call >> >>> >>> and at least find out if they could/would accommodate something >> like >> >>> >>> >> >>> this. >> >>> >>> >> >>> >>> My vote regarding date would be earlier the better... to maximize >> >>> >>> the >> >>> >>> cool and green. Although by mid-July the berries are ripe. >> >>> >>> >> >>> >>> --Smitty >> >>> >>> >> >>> >>> >> >>> >>> -- >> >>> >>> 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-bun...@**googlegroups.com. >> >>> >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> >> >>> >>> >> >>> >>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/** >> group/rbw-owners-bunch <http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch>. >> >> >>> >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/** >> groups/opt_out <https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out>. >> >>> >>> >> >>> >>> >> >>> >> >> >>> >> >> >>> >> >> >>> >> >> >>> >> -- >> >>> >> >> >>> >> http://resumespecialties.com/**index.html<http://resumespecialties.com/index.html> >> >>> >> patric...@resumespecialties.**com >> >>> >> http://www.linkedin.com/in/**patrickmooreresumespec/<http://www.linkedin.com/in/patrickmooreresumespec/> >> >>> >> >> >>> >> >> >>> >> Albuquerque, NM >> >>> > >> >>> > -- >> >>> > 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-bun...@**googlegroups.com <javascript:>. >> >>> > To post to this group, send email to >> >>> > [email protected]<**javascript:> >> >>> . >> >>> > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/** >> group/rbw-owners-bunch <http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch>. >> >> >>> > For more options, visit >> >>> > https://groups.google.com/**groups/opt_out<https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out>. >> >> >>> > >> >>> > >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> -- >> >>> -- Anne Paulson >> >>> >> >>> It isn't a contest. 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