I originally sent the message below to the DML National Meet Yahoo group.
For the benefit of anyone not subscribed to that group, I'm re-posting it
here.
I've been leaning towards keeping the National Meet planning separate from
the DML to avoid cluttering up this list, as I know that not everyone here
will be able to make it. Maybe I'm worried about nothing, though. Does
anyone else prefer to keep this separate, or is it just as well off to
have it on the DML? Does it bother anyone to have this kind of stuff on
the list?
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Subject: [dml-national-meet] BBQ followup (we need a campground decision)
From: "Jason Bleazard" <jason.yahoo@bleazard.net>
Date: Tue, August 2, 2005 6:43 pm
To: dml-national-meet@yahoogroups.com
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OK, originally we had sort of hoped to get some good discussion and
planning for the Colorado meet done at the BBQ. Strangely enough, time
slipped away and we didn't do as much as I had hoped. No worries, it gave
us more time for shenanigans :-).
So, for the benefit of those who weren't at the BBQ, we did talk briefly
in general terms about the campground choices. We mentioned that we had
narrowed the choice down to two front runners: Lake of the Rockies
Campground in Monument, and Lone Duck Campground in Cascade. If anyone
wants to know why any other particular campground or town was rejected,
just ask. We feel that the two campgrounds we've selected are the best
suited to our group.
The unanimous opinion from the quick discussion at the BBQ seems to be in
favor of Lone Duck (the smaller of the two). My impression was that the
camp fires and breakfast were the big deciding factors, with the fact that
Lone Duck is more up in the mountains with more trees also playing a part.
Before we make a final decision, I want to point out all of the
information we've collected. There is a lot of good information in the
"Files" and "Links" sections of our group. There are some things I want
to point out.
A table comparing the features of both campgrounds, along with links to
more information:
http://www.dakota-truck.net/meet/2006national/campgrounds/
Also check the contents of our files area here:
http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/dml-national-meet/files/Campgrounds/
Specifically of interest:
The two campground reports, courtesy of Jim Ward who took time out of his
schedule to go visit these two campgrounds in person. He personally
prefers Lake of the Rockies (the larger campground) due to the extra space
available for more people, spreading out, getting the entire group
together in one area, parking vehicles and trailers, etc. These reports
naturally reflect his opinions and impressions. There's a lot to be said
for seeing a place in person, although my humble opinion is that Jim might
be over-estimating the size of our group. It would be really cool to get
200 or so people out, but it's looking like we'll be doing good to hit 40.
At any rate, take a look at his input, it's by far the best real
information we have.
The campgroundsizes.jpg illustrates the relative sizes of both campgrounds
compared to DML HQ. Keep in mind that we only use a small portion of the
corner of DML HQ for camping; the rest of it is the airstrip, vineyard,
ponds, woods, trails, etc.
The campground maps illustrate the layout of each campground. They're not
to scale, but it's useful to compare their maps with the aerial photos to
get an idea what the various features are on the photos. Keep in mind
that whoever draws these maps never bothers to orient north to the top of
the page.
I'd like to get our final choice made on the campground as quickly as we
can, preferably within a couple of weeks. Please chime in with your
input, opinions, questions, thoughts, etc. If we can't come to a
consensus, then we'll take a vote between these two campgrounds. If,
however, it seems that there's an overwhelming majority who wants one or
the other campground, then that's the way we'll go.
In other words: don't sit back and be silent, or we'll assume you don't
have an opinion. I want to hear your opinions, and the reasons for them.
Thanks!
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