[at-l] Fw: Gathering Questions

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"Carlisle was our biggest Gathering and makes transportation
easier for a lot of people."

Well, speaking strictly as the selfish bastard that I truly am, Carlisle would certainly be much more convenient to where I'm sitting...in da Philly 'burbs, to be imprecisely exact.
-"Camo"

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> From: Mark Hudson 
> To: at-l < at-l@backcountry.net> 
> Date: Wed, 12 Oct 2005 20:06:46 -0400 
> Subject: Gathering Questions 
> Well, Jim knows as much about ALDHA as anyone, and he's usually not shy 
> about sharing his opinion , so if he'd like to put his two pennies in 
> I'd be interested. What follows is only my own opinions and impressions... 
> 
> First, there aren't any plans for a move to have all future Gatherings in 
> Pipestem, barring the situation that we don't lose Dartmouth. And I believe 
> that would force a search for a new northern site. 
> 
> 1) Does this reflect some difficulty in ALDHA's relationship with Dartmouth 
> or with the DOC? 
> As I heard someone say at the Gathering, ALDHA is a very small fish in 
> Dartmouth's growing pond. We also pay very little for the services we get, 
> so I think that moves us down in the list of priorities. That said I'm not 
> aware of any difficulties with Dartmouth that would be a show-stopper, but 
> I'll also need to hear the Gathering Coordinator's report. 
> 2) Is there a problem arranging camping with Storr's Pond? 
> This could be the show-stopper. Storr's Pond is no longer run as a 
> campground, it spends the summer in use as a daycamp. We're very lucky to 
> have the use of it for the Gathering weekend. If this status changes it 
> would be very difficult to have the Gathering in Hanover. 
> 3) Is weather a factor? 
> Despite a weekend where the discussion of "How big is a cubit?" should 
> have came up, I don't think it's a factor. The one time we happened to get 
> snowed on was at Pipestem, so there's no buying the weather. 
> 4) Is there a problem with the town of Hanover? 
> The on-going constuction at the college and in town limited parking, 
> but I don't see that as a big problem. 
> 5) Are there difficulties in terms of arranging facillity access? 
> Construction in progress on the campus surely limited what we had 
> access to. And being low on the priority list puts certain constraints on 
> us, anything college related will get first dibs. The construction will 
> eventually be completed. The second would apply to any location that we 
> would be lucky enough to find at a reasonable price. 
> 
> So the hook as I see it is Storr's Pond. That doesn't mean that there might 
> not be other surprises out there. 
> 
> Why look at other locations? Insurance, insurance, insurance. Right now at 
> both Concord and Dartmouth we're dealing with people that know who we are, 
> what we need, and all the planning aspects. Finding a new site north or 
> south will require a lot of additional planning and legwork, but gives us 
> insurance options. It would also still be nice to find another mid-Atlantic 
> location. Carlisle was our biggest Gathering and makes transportation 
> easier for a lot of people. 
> 
> skeeter 
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From: boulder_a_t at yahoo.com (boulder ...)
Date: Thu Oct 13 07:12:00 2005
Subject: [at-l] Post Gathering questions
Message-ID: <20051013120851.55814.qmail@web35706.mail.mud.yahoo.com>

First of all, thanks to everyone on this list who told
me to get to the gathering. Workshops, information and
networking invaluable to a 2006 planner!
much appreciation.

Gear failure:
Test run for my Northface bivy (2.5 lbs).
Filled with over and and inch of water so I slept in
the car. Will try seam sealing, but any suggestions
for a light (< 2.5 lbs) but inexpensive (< $200) tent?

Contact info:
I met a few people who I would like to keep in touch
with. If anyone has email addresses. Feel free to
respond off list.

Radar - past thru hiker from CT
Chase - past thru and trail maintainer from VA
Judy (i think) - future thru hiker from VA, traveled
up with Chase.
Jim - I know you from this list and we talked a couple
of times, but I can't find your address.

thanks again,
boulder 


	
		
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