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Well, I have two full weeks off work (concurrent) in October (mandatory) -- one of which I will be in that training in Chicago. So if it is around that time...
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Hehehe, Nate gave two weeks before the next gettogether was planned, I gave three weeks, we were both wrong! I thin the problem with doing longer trips like this in the winter/fall/spring, are many of us are in school, have kids that are in school, or are teaching school, we'd have to find a long weekend to do anything.
:: keeps eye on thread :: Satyagraha
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October is not too late as long as it is in the southern part of the Midwest. If mountains are preferable we could always go to eastern Kentucky.
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My wife went camping with Thomas when he was ~3 months old, and they did great. It was in a trailer though, not tent camping, so they could do a bit of climate control.
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Well, Bernard and I have fall break starting the 16, and I would be up for this if it works out.
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Interesting. I sent my wife a link to the thread that spawned this to see what her thoughts were. No response. Then I started getting ebay bid notices for tents in my e-mail. Posts: 5422 | Registered: Dec 2001
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I'd be interested in flying out perhaps. I have a somewhat flexible vacation schedule, though all is up in the air.
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I was gonna say, too, I'm out if it's further from here than Chicago. Devil's Lake WI would be great, or if we could find somewhere along the eastern Iowa border I could drive down and meet Dana and we could go from there...
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I really would vote anywhere in indiana or kentucky because of the land, I wasn't too impressed when I went camping in Illinois but that was november, (cabins but still), I can't remember where, up north, west of chicago I think. Tom, I am serious, if we have it in the bloomington area, we will steal sophie and take her to my house (or allegra's, or somewhere). We have a screen house, not quite a tent, but it can be used as such, fairly easy to put up, I am pretty sure others in the bloomington clump would have tents they would volunteer. Sorry I am getting so excited so fast, but maybe it would be best to wait till next spring or summer instead.
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I could survive if I had to Farmgirl. In fact it would probably be good for me to spend one game Saturday away from the TV. It will make me savor the rest of the games more.
Hey Happy, given your screen name, have you been camping anywhere in that general southern Indiana Kentucky vicinity?
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Purdue is on break the weekend of the 9th, but we could go on a short trip any other weekend, too.
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Sigh, its always a juggling act figuring out whether we should go east or west from chicago and I don't know which way to go. I hate leaving people out. Since we have a huge southern indiana clump the numbers probably swing that way (I think about 15% of Kama con people came from Indiana)
And there was a significant Ohio contingent I believe too.
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Actually no. Believe it or not, my screen name has absolutely nothing to do with camping, or being happy for that matter. I've been to a few campgrounds in WVa and Indiana, but I didn't stay overnight in any of them. And I can't remember what any of the Indiana ones were called. Though I think one of them was mentioned in the other thread, I went canoeing there when I was in school at Illinois. The last camping I did was in Missouri.
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Only people from New Hampshire don't get to go. Besides, it's too flat here in the Midwest, remember?
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I think I would be free whenever, I have a class on friday mornings, and one on tuesday afternoon, but inbetween I am open. mack as far as I know, you would be invited if you are in our area or can be.
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what led me to that incorrect assumption, Happy, was that you said you had a sleeping bag and were going to camp on the side of the road had you not crashed with everyone at the motel 6 at the OSC signing.
I don't think I'm the only one that assumed you were just like a hardcore backpacker or something.
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Ah, so apparently AJ missed my assessment of all the non-coastal states . . . y'know, the flat ones in the middle.
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What's wrong (OR flat) about these , please?
It could be snowy and cold - in fact, it will be snowy and cold - in October. But only for short periods, usually. Lovely fall weather . . . beautiful golden aspen trees, rushing rivers, babbling brooks, great fishing, lots of wildlife, . . .
AND it is on the EASTERN side of the Rockies . . .
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Since we have a huge southern indiana clump the numbers probably swing that way (I think about 15% of Kama con people came from Indiana)![[Razz]](tongue.gif)
Besides, it's too flat here in the Midwest, remember?
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what led me to that incorrect assumption, Happy, was that you said you had a sleeping bag and were going to camp on the side of the road had you not crashed with everyone at the motel 6 at the OSC signing.![[Grumble]](graemlins/grumble.gif)
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