On 5/9/07, Mark Roberts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Well, I'll be departing for the mountain three weeks from today. > > Photos and link to revised GFM map at > http://www.robertstech.com/temp/atticwindow/index.html > > The plan as it stands now: > > Wednesday morning Frank & Dave will be leaving Toronto before the crack > of dawn so as to arrive in Pittsburgh in time for a leisurely lunch in > an elegant bistro somewhere in town.
Is that the bag of chips and Coke at the BP station.? > > Then we'll drive to my friends' cabin in Ashe County, NC, pick up > refreshments at the local supermarket and relax in the fresh mountain > air. Absolutely gorgeous spot. > > Thursday morning Frank and I will take out the bicycles and ride each > other into the ground for about three hours. Good to know. I'll be having coffee on the deck and shooting flowers again. > > Thursday afternoon we'll head over to Grandfather Mountain (about 50 > miles from the cabin). Now we're talking. > > Thursday night I'll do my camp out on the mountain, weather permitting > (and the weather has to get pretty fierce before I'll let in *not* > permit). I usually camp at the "Cliffside" campsite near Calloway Peak > (see map). Still waiting for someone to join me on this one. Never had > any takers yet ;-) I can drive you up again if needed. > > Friday morning is for recovery and Friday afternoon is check-in for > participants. Pick up is $25.00 this year. Gas you know.:-) > > Friday evening the show begins. Don Nelson welcomes everyone and > "swears in" contest participants. Doug & I have a short presentation > and then we have the first featured speaker. I don't have an itinerary > yet so I'm not sure who it is. Could be our own Mark Cassino. Looking forward to this years speakers. > > After the talk we retire to the campsite where we all consume food & > drink and make fun of Cotty. Or Frank. We'll flip a coin... Pheeeeww. Safe again.:-) > > Saturday morning at 10:30 there's my group trek to Attic Window Peak. > Check out the map. Gather your reserves of inner strength. And join us. Inner, i don't evemn have outer. > > Photo contest entries are to be turned in by 4:00 p.m. Great now i need a watch. > > Buffet dinner at 5:30 p.m. Yeh. > > Then the evening presentation. I'm pretty sure it's going to be Tony > Sweet. I missed him last time round. > > Then we go back to the camping area and repeat the previous night but > switch our target for taunting. If it was Frank on Friday it'll be > Cotty on Saturday, and vice-versa. Pheeew. Missed me again. Wait Saturday could be a Norm night to. > > Sunday morning Doug and I sequester ourselves in the basement of the > museum to judge the photo contest and participants hear more great > presentations in the auditorium. > > Somewhere around 11:15-11:30 we begin the contest presentation with > "best of non-winners" and then the winners, runners-up and honorable > mentions. My favorite part.:-) > > Then everyone drives home to be ready for work again on Monday morning I'm taking Tuesday off. Gettin home at midnight or so. Dave > :) > > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > -- Equine Photography www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ Ontario Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
