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Antarctican

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Okay I was hoping to get to tonight's meeting but it was not going to happen. I had hoped to bring up this subject but I'll just post here. Thanks to Kim's efforts, we got approval for Hale shelter's booking on Friday July 17 from 6am to 6pm. (Thanks Kim!) I'm hoping that folks will want to camp and stay until Sunday.

We will be there bright and early to set up and mark off the shelter area, and as well we will have at least 1 person on site the entire day to keep watch, so if you want to bring and set up your trailer before the show, you can leave it parked knowing it will be safe.

So far we have George and myself involved in setting up camp. We'd like to have a nice fire on the go if permissible, and have organized runs set for later that day and Saturday. Of course we don't want to pull people away from the Show itself. The runs that come to mind for Friday are vrock, sunrise, maybe chehalis. Other suggestions? I hear there's some slightly more challenging trails in the vicinity, and we could consider these for Saturday. Also, circle routes would be awesome. Post your replies for suggested runs here.

Thanks!
Pete
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Thanks for taking the lead on this Pete! :beer:
 
i'm probably going to the park and camp afterwards. wtf is booking the shelter? LOL

pete you probably wont have to worry about a fire as the ban will be on in two weeks.

who is going for the camp anyway?
 
I'm planning on camping there the Saturday night. Any yeah it seems odd to book the shelter, but as it's a public area it can be reserved through the 4WDABC (because they are the site care takers) and I think forestry (or whatever they call themselves these days) for events.
 
I am planning on camping, maybe as early as Friday. If all goes as planned, I'll have two Land Cruisers, 3 teenage girls, 1 eight year old boy and Tracy to hold it all together. Oh ya, and a new fridge that I'll be winning at Cruiser Days, one for each rig. Might even stay until Monday
 
nice guys. i'll bring the tequila again. hey phil you got a pm man. LOL


this shelter booking thing is rubbing me the wrong way and hopefully it will not become a norm. it was supposed to be build by the people for the people. time will tell.
 
Booking the shelter is really only required for large groups, so you don't end up conflicting with some other large group. Essentially, you take your chances if you don't book it and someone else says, hey, our 50 person scout troop is showing up and we've booked the shelter.

Camping on the beach is still free!
 
Let's not make the "booking" a thing. A great time will be had by all, whether Show/club participants or just the general public on a weekend run, all are welcome.
 
10 days later after OP, not 1 suggested run? Cmon guys!
 
Antarctican said:
10 days later after OP, not 1 suggested run? Cmon guys!
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run to what??????? its a camping/social event. there is nothing interesting in the area that has not been done to death within 50 k of the camp spot and that is even debatable. i know of the area better than the back of my hand. what were you looking for?
 
Sass is correct, the "run" has always to the best of my knowledge been to where ever the Saturday nights camp has been selected for a socialable.
If people wanted to do something additional out of Hale, within a reasonable distance and time frame, there is the usual suspects of Sunrise/Lookout/Chehalis.
 
Tmax said:
run to what??????? its a camping/social event. there is nothing interesting in the area that has not been done to death within 50 k of the camp spot and that is even debatable.
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You must be fun at parties.
 
Antarctican said:
You must be fun at parties.
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actually im helerious and often the life of the party.:rolleyes: certainly more fun than you.:moon:but i rather be known for my calculated forward thinking. :p

your best run would be the look out lake loop.:steer: i guess its ok to do a run within a run but if you plan to do a run in the middle of the two you are doing, you will end up in limbo.:meh:
 
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Well here's where this stems from. I know a lot of guys who showed up to the last couple of shows and when it was end of show and everyone was buggering off, I said we're going to Chehalis. I probably heard "where's that??" a good 10 times. I've also heard at meets a lot of people who have heard of vrock, sunrise, hale etc. but have never gone themselves.

This isn't about us, it's about those we want to reach. This is why I'm asking for suggestions. I already know the usual spots as well but think of it from their perspective. If it was for just us, we wouldn't be holding a public event.

There are plenty of people who would love a guided run where they can feel safe with experienced drivers, even if it's a walk in the park to us. A few runs would be popular, especially a circle loop that ended up back at the shelter. Every year there's a new crop of people that get driver's licenses, or their first rig. Let's show them a good time.
 
The Lookout Lake loop would be good for that then. Head up out of Hale and up again to Lookout;exit at Mystery creek;perhaps a short detour to Chehalis from there;back down the FSR to Sunrise or straight back down to Hale and into camp.
 
a hike in 35 plus weather would be welcome.

sounds like fun. for a sec i though pete was seaking the some of the more unusual spots like the spooky cabin by the pond in the dense woods with no door on any of the walls and the resident mouse with freaky candles inside. or better yet, the view point where you over look the lake and can see mountain ranges all the way to nahatlach. all within half hour of hale.:hillbilly:
 
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