[Stephen]

in reply to: Agenda for get-together #49301

@Jaytrek57 wrote:

Ok… nothing has been posted in two weeks (just not right IMHO! 😉 ) so here it goes.

Just my feeling on this…but….I think it might be appropriate to discuss at the “planning” weekend/day…the appropriateness (god bless spellcheck!) of the level of political discourse in regards to FOT48.

First, it is an election year, and again IMHO, and FWIW (more acroynms please) it is irrelevent to the event itself…although I can see threads/discourse perhaps going off tangent here…particularly…if people with a vested/long time/short time? interest in this event veer in that direction.

Second…well I have no second…just thinking off the top of my head and perhaps my first is irrelevent? 😮

Peace.

I think it is a very good thought.

I’m guessing that we take it as it comes. The mission statement for FOT48 addresses the political nature (or lack thereof) of the event. If the tangent occurs, then I’d propose re-iterating the mission statement, and, if the tangent continues, locking the thread with a reference to our desire to stick to the mission.

My $.02

-T

[Stephen]

in reply to: Agenda for get-together #49299

@SilentCal wrote:

I’d like to add that we do something for Pedxing who was injured in a fire. I believe he particpated in this event both years and since he was a fellow hiker to many of us we should try our best to lift his spirits during his recovery. I’m not sure what to do but it’s something we can discuss.
Get well soon Dave!

Added.

[Stephen]

in reply to: FOT48 Planning Get-together Date II #49324

Relevant topic at AMC:

“Hancocks, Clockwise or Counter?”

[Stephen]

in reply to: Planning Meeting Registrations now open! #49385

@MichaelJ wrote:

Something’s not quite right – viewing the list, SilentCal appears offset by a column compared to everyone else.

Odd indeed. There appears to be an extra tab in there somewhere.

Oh, well. since Greg is on vaca this week, it’ll have to stay like that for a little while. Unless he’s loggin in remotely… but I know I wouldn’t be if I were him! 8)

-T

[Stephen]

in reply to: Hancock Campground #49342

Anyone familiar with the campground know if there is a board we can post a notice if we move cause of rain or capacity?

I’ll add the party number to the form. Should be ready later today.

-T

[Stephen]

in reply to: Hancock Campground #49339

What details for sign up?

Name

Arriving:
-Friday AM
-Friday PM
-Saturday

Staying in camp?
-Friday night
-Saturday night
-Friday & Saturday night
-Not staying in camp

If staying in camp:
-Please save a site for me
-Please share a site with me
-I’ll get my own site

How about a tent
-Bringing one to share
-Bringing my own
-Would like to share
-Sleeping under the stars

Hiking the Hancocks on Sunday?
-Yes, with the group
-Yes, on my own
-No thank you

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Anything else?

[Stephen]

in reply to: Hancock Campground #49335

@SilentCal wrote:

I can go up as well on friday morning and grab a site or two. As long as we can get a general idea of how many people are going we should not have too much of a problem. Do they have limits on how many tents can occupy a site?

I’ll do a non-binding signup just so we know who is going.

[Stephen]

in reply to: Hancock Campground #49333

@MtnMagic wrote:

I just visited the Hancock Campground website and read that camping there is on a first come, first serve basis. I can arrive early in the morning and pay for a few sites. Also the thought occured to me that I could on the Friday morning and pay for a few sites.

What does everone think?!

Sounds good to me, as I’ll probably be up Friday evening.

-T

[Stephen]

in reply to: Hancock Campground #49330

@MtnMagic wrote:

Early May — plenty of bugs, brook crossings almost impossible, few campers.
End of June — lots of campers, still plenty of bugs! Smoke from campfire(s) sends the bugs away!

My concern was getting space for the dozen or so of us heading up there…

[Stephen]

in reply to: Agenda for get-together #49297

@SilentCal wrote:

Just curious, will we have a sign-up for who is going to the planning meeting or will it be just whomever shows up.

Let’s nail down the date… then I’ll be happy to volunteer to pick up the logistics from there.

-T

[Stephen]

in reply to: FOT48 Planning Get-together Date II #49318

@SilentCal wrote:

Either date will be at Hancock Campground. Is this correct? If so, Is anyone interested in doing the Hancocks the next day?

Yup, I will. But you better give me a head start, I’m a slow paced- “in the rear with the gear” kinda hiker.

-T

[Stephen]

in reply to: FOT48 Planning Get-together Location #49284

Looks like the location is solid…

[Stephen]

in reply to: FOT48 Planning Get-together Date #49276

How about taking the top two?

[Stephen]

in reply to: Agenda for get-together #49291

@Jaytrek57 wrote:

Not to be a doomsayer….and don’t know if it has been covered.

We should really discuss Sunday as an alternate date (weather). Not so much for scheduling…but how this event handles it. Not sure I am explaining this right. Let me try again.

Events/gatherings what have you, lose initiative if they don’t plan for the unexpected. People crave/love to know as much information as possible. In the rare instance that there is lightning storms/meteors, whatever reason a large majority can not hike that day, I think having a plan, even a small one is crucial, especially for the following years (outreach).

I think this is a SMALL issue in the overall scheme of things and 99.9 times out of 100 we will have at least adequate weather……but…

I love logistics!!
😛

Added to the list.

-T

[Stephen]

in reply to: FOT48 Planning Get-together Date #49275

@Greg wrote:

Gotcha. So, let this one finish out and then take the top three?

Good plan… hopefully someone will vote and break that 3-way tie.

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