I applaud the wonderful folks at Rivendell. Going beyond what any bike shop would have done when it comes to accommodating for a huge campout. For those that aren't familiar with planning any bike related venture (any adventure for that matter) for any size group it can be daunting. Not only do you have to worry about the many different people of different skill levels with different backgrounds on this trip. You have to worry about their whole experience of the event, if they are having fun or if they are miserable. Not to mention in the back of your mind you have to think about how the weather might be, or what happens if people are late. On top of this you have to plan the whole thing using nothing but filmisiness of the interweb. With all the stresses that included in the planning, it's hard to remind yourself to have fun.
With that said. I'm positive. In fact I will bet a handstand push-up that this little shindig event, no matter what happens will be a blast. And in advance I want to thank all the lovely folks at Rivendell for all their hardwork and dedication. Now lets go camping! -Manny On Tuesday, February 19, 2013 10:11:31 PM UTC-8, grant wrote: > > After a month or so of fair weather we had rain today, and it snowed down > to about 2,000 feet on the mountain. For us, that's noteworthy---not super > rare, but worth a trip to the end of the building to havagander at the > mountain. But down lower it rained, and the good news is it stopped late > Monday afternoon and the forecast is for no more rain thru the wknd. But > even with today's we-Keven-and-I are concerned about the muckiness, and I'd > rate the likelihood at 50/50 right now. On Friday Keven and I'll ride out > there mid-day and check out the rideability, and Plan B (and we'll have a > Plan C, also) is a real campground that you get to this way (all paved) > > 35 minute flat ride from RIV to park entrance. Thick traffic for 8 > minutes, then almost none, and a lot of it on a bike path > 6.5-mile 2,000 ft climb on the road to the ranger station. On a loaded > bike it may take 2 hours, but more likely 1.5. > about 2-mile descent to the campground, maybe 20 minutes (it's not a pure > coast) > > Sunset is 6pm, and if we leave---well, have lights. We'll stay together, > so don't sweat that part. > > Plan C is to be determined, but Plan B's 6.5 mile climb is more of a > challenge than a joyride, so we'll figure something out. Just---be flexible > and stuff like that! > > One more time a checklist: > Sleeping bag, pad, tent if you want one and tent stakes. > Pillow? > Toothbrushkit > Headlight, book > pajamas > warm hang-out clothing. Night temps maybe 40-deg > beanie, something for hands > food bowl plate spork-type thing > knife > other? > > Keven may update in a day or two. > -- 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 [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
