Made it home alive. Secured a camping spot for up to six people for Saturday and Sunday assuming we're going to Butte on Friday? And did get the email finally on Friday saying I got GA tickets. Now what's going on? No Van? Back to caravan? :fp:
Made it home alive. Secured a camping spot for up to six people for Saturday and Sunday assuming we're going to Butte on Friday? And did get the email finally on Friday saying I got GA tickets. Now what's going on? No Van? Back to caravan? :fp:
Sweet ... thanks again for setting up the camping sites. :thumbup: Glad to hear you got your tickets, too.
I think right now we're short on people for the van, and it's likely to be cheaper just to get a couple cars together, anyway. So I guess it's a waiting game for the moment ...?
"Where's KW?"
"Let's check Idaho."
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honestly, i'd prefer to push all the way to misoulla on friday, leaving us a free sat to be rested for a fuck around day (i wanna go to Idaho if only for a few minutes, bucket list and all). although, 120 mile drive from butte is pretty much nothing. on the flip side, stopping at mt rushmore (i really want to stop, and i believe truck does as well) friday AM will kill a little of the day time. i guess at the end of the day, i'm indifferent on pushing thru or stopping in butte, so long as we check out mt rushmore, if only for an hour.
currently sitting at 6 confirmed, which warrents a two vehicle caravan. last count, there are three more that may be intersted.
current rides include kw's fiesta, my access tacoma and andyz's mystery car.
kw's and i both have manual, so i woudl suggest either his car or my truck and andy's car as we only have three manual drivers at last count. (KW, truck and myself, i know cubee is a no go on manual, not sure about nature or andy)
long time to go, but any thoughts on supply needs?
i've got a tent, an awening (or whatever the hell it's called) some chairs, a gas lantern. if we have electricity up there, i have a halogen light that would work well. not sure if we need a grill, but i have both propane and charcoal that we can take.
long time to go, but any thoughts on supply needs?
i've got a tent, an awening (or whatever the hell it's called) some chairs, a gas lantern. if we have electricity up there, i have a halogen light that would work well. not sure if we need a grill, but i have both propane and charcoal that we can take.
beer and alcohol whip cream
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long time to go, but any thoughts on supply needs?
i've got a tent, an awening (or whatever the hell it's called) some chairs, a gas lantern. if we have electricity up there, i have a halogen light that would work well. not sure if we need a grill, but i have both propane and charcoal that we can take.
beer and alcohol whip cream
those go without saying
but good reminder....i've got a couple of coolers as well, including one 5 day one.
The site has both electric and H2O. It says there are plenty of grills available throughout the grounds. And I defiantly wanna stop at Rushmore. If the second show is announced I don't think it would be a problem staying an extra day with it being a Monday and all? Where are we staying Friday? Butte? The Mountain? Off ramp?
I also have a SHIT TON of camping stuff. Pretty much everything we could possibly need.
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The site has both electric and H2O. It says there are plenty of grills available throughout the grounds. And I defiantly wanna stop at Rushmore. If the second show is announced I don't think it would be a problem staying an extra day with it being a Monday and all? Where are we staying Friday? Butte? The Mountain? Off ramp?
I also have a SHIT TON of camping stuff. Pretty much everything we could possibly need.
where are we staying thrusday night for that matter assuming mt rushmore is our desitnation thrusday (900 miles there)
i'm open to camping, cramming into a hotel room, or sleeping on the side of the road.
all i know is the park opens at like 8am
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looks like we pick up an hour heading west, and lost it coming home. imo, it's so much better to pick that hour up on the way home....whatever.
who knew there would be this much work just to go to a show
I think we should find somewhere on the way to Rushmore. Maybe drive 5 or 6 hundred miles then crash? I'll investigate in the morning. I'm all doped up and its taking me forever to type!
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The joy of life comes from our encounters with new experiences, and hence there is no greater joy than to have an endlessly changing horizon, for each day to have a new and different sun.
Great stuff.. I did it as a kid and remember being taken back.. we were on our way to yellowstone when it was on fire.. remember that? we went to devils tower as well..
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Great stuff.. I did it as a kid and remember being taken back.. we were on our way to yellowstone when it was on fire.. remember that? we went to devils tower as well..
i don't remember it much....seems like every year something is burning
Great stuff.. I did it as a kid and remember being taken back.. we were on our way to yellowstone when it was on fire.. remember that? we went to devils tower as well..
i don't remember it much....seems like every year something is burning
Late eighties ish... I had bermuda shorts and was listening to "licensed to ill" and the Fat Boys "Crushin" pretty much the whole way out..
In a Station Wagon!!!! 1978 Olds Custom Cruiser, light Blue.. What a life this has been
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I like the idea of driving all the way to the Mt. Rushmore area, staying the night, seeing the presidents in the morning, then chugging the rest of the way. It'll be about a 15 hour drive to Rapid City, SD, so we could crash there or around there for the night. If we leave Chicago around 7 a.m., we'd be there by 9 p.m. (MT time). Cheap motel between the lot of us should be totally doable ... and I don't mind sleeping in the tub.
As for gear, aside from the usual stuff (small tent, chairs, reusable water bottles) I have a compact dual-burner propane cooking stove; I also have access to a bunch of other stuff, like cooking pots and pans, larger tents, more chairs, etc.
I don't think we'd need grills, as I'm sure the campsite will have a fire pit we could cook from; worth double-checking if the campgrounds have a cooking grate on the pits, though.
But I get the feeling that whatever I don't have, Truck will have, so I'm sure we'll be set on stuff. We just need to remember to bring other vital but often overlooked stuff like bug spray, sun screen, pants, etc.
Oh, and I'm totally bringing my telescope. :ugeek:
Oh, and I'm totally bringing my telescope. :ugeek:
I may be crashing your campsite to use said telescope...
Will someone PLEASE remember and get me a magnet from Mt. Rushmore? I will buy you a beer at the bar.
Like one of those magnets that has a pic of Rushmore on it? Magnets are my silly collecting obsession)
The joy of life comes from our encounters with new experiences, and hence there is no greater joy than to have an endlessly changing horizon, for each day to have a new and different sun.
Aside from the Mt. Rushmore, are there any other stops along the way we should hit up? And we're pretty set on driving, right? Andy brought up flying, and that would cut down travel time a lot to allow us to party more in MT. Of course, traveling there and back is half the fun!
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Oh, and I'm totally bringing my telescope. :ugeek:
I may be crashing your campsite to use said telescope...
Will someone PLEASE remember and get me a magnet from Mt. Rushmore? I will buy you a beer at the bar.
Like one of those magnets that has a pic of Rushmore on it? Magnets are my silly collecting obsession)
i'll cover you.....just remind me....when we hit the road.
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Aside from the Mt. Rushmore, are there any other stops along the way we should hit up? And we're pretty set on driving, right? Andy brought up flying, and that would cut down travel time a lot to allow us to party more in MT. Of course, traveling there and back is half the fun!
i think i'd prefer the road trip...defiantly adds to the memories.
outside of rushmore, there is nothing that i need to see.
my only other request would be to take 94 East on teh way back so we can hit ND only so i can knock it off the list. google maps say 90 and 94 are pretty equal distance
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I like the idea of driving all the way to the Mt. Rushmore area, staying the night, seeing the presidents in the morning, then chugging the rest of the way. It'll be about a 15 hour drive to Rapid City, SD, so we could crash there or around there for the night. If we leave Chicago around 7 a.m., we'd be there by 9 p.m. (MT time). Cheap motel between the lot of us should be totally doable ... and I don't mind sleeping in the tub.
times soudns roughly in the ballpark...i figure we will get off to a slow start as we consolidate everyone.
two chicago
two NW burb
one by alpine
one by madison
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Aside from the Mt. Rushmore, are there any other stops along the way we should hit up? And we're pretty set on driving, right? Andy brought up flying, and that would cut down travel time a lot to allow us to party more in MT. Of course, traveling there and back is half the fun!
I wish Mt. Rushmore was on my way to MT. We went a few years back, loved it! The Badlands was way cool, (go to The Wall Drug Store and get some shopping done) as was Devil's Tower. It is out of the way...but Wind Cave, Jewel Cave and Custer State Park are also great South Dakota destinations. I will have to hit the net and try to find some cool things to see between Alberta and Missoula...I love a road trip.
Oh, and I'm totally bringing my telescope. :ugeek:
I may be crashing your campsite to use said telescope...
i wanna take a peek too. can't see squat around here with all the damn lights
and rkcndy, you should cancel your hotel and crash with us.
Are you getting tent sites or a cabin?
Some friends here are getting a room at the place we are staying at, don't think I could change plans all of a sudden on them. :(
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do they want a cookie?
it should kill this one, we are but a subset of that one.....our cool factor is higher too.
oh im sure all they want, is tickets....
1995 San Francisco
San Jose
San Diego 2 shows
2003 Missoula
2005 Missoula
2006 Denver 2 shows with Tom Petty
Gorge 2 shows
2009 Utah
LA1
LA2
2012 Missoula : Meet and Greet : "Instant Classic show"
2013 Portland
Spokane
2018 Missoula
Sweet ... thanks again for setting up the camping sites. :thumbup: Glad to hear you got your tickets, too.
I think right now we're short on people for the van, and it's likely to be cheaper just to get a couple cars together, anyway. So I guess it's a waiting game for the moment ...?
"Let's check Idaho."
currently sitting at 6 confirmed, which warrents a two vehicle caravan. last count, there are three more that may be intersted.
current rides include kw's fiesta, my access tacoma and andyz's mystery car.
kw's and i both have manual, so i woudl suggest either his car or my truck and andy's car as we only have three manual drivers at last count. (KW, truck and myself, i know cubee is a no go on manual, not sure about nature or andy)
long time to go, but any thoughts on supply needs?
i've got a tent, an awening (or whatever the hell it's called) some chairs, a gas lantern. if we have electricity up there, i have a halogen light that would work well. not sure if we need a grill, but i have both propane and charcoal that we can take.
beer and alcohol whip cream
those go without saying
but good reminder....i've got a couple of coolers as well, including one 5 day one.
I also have a SHIT TON of camping stuff. Pretty much everything we could possibly need.
where are we staying thrusday night for that matter assuming mt rushmore is our desitnation thrusday (900 miles there)
i'm open to camping, cramming into a hotel room, or sleeping on the side of the road.
all i know is the park opens at like 8am
who knew there would be this much work just to go to a show
Abrn Hlls '98 - Clarkston 2 '03 - Grd Rpds '06 - Abrn Hlls '06 - Clvd '10 - PJ20 - Berlin 1+2 '12 - Wrigley '13 - Pitt '13- buff '13- Philly 1+2 '13 - Seattle '13
that's the plan....I90 west
- Christopher McCandless
Abrn Hlls '98 - Clarkston 2 '03 - Grd Rpds '06 - Abrn Hlls '06 - Clvd '10 - PJ20 - Berlin 1+2 '12 - Wrigley '13 - Pitt '13- buff '13- Philly 1+2 '13 - Seattle '13
i don't remember it much....seems like every year something is burning
devils tower would be cool to see too.
In a Station Wagon!!!! 1978 Olds Custom Cruiser, light Blue.. What a life this has been
Abrn Hlls '98 - Clarkston 2 '03 - Grd Rpds '06 - Abrn Hlls '06 - Clvd '10 - PJ20 - Berlin 1+2 '12 - Wrigley '13 - Pitt '13- buff '13- Philly 1+2 '13 - Seattle '13
As for gear, aside from the usual stuff (small tent, chairs, reusable water bottles) I have a compact dual-burner propane cooking stove; I also have access to a bunch of other stuff, like cooking pots and pans, larger tents, more chairs, etc.
I don't think we'd need grills, as I'm sure the campsite will have a fire pit we could cook from; worth double-checking if the campgrounds have a cooking grate on the pits, though.
But I get the feeling that whatever I don't have, Truck will have, so I'm sure we'll be set on stuff. We just need to remember to bring other vital but often overlooked stuff like bug spray, sun screen, pants, etc.
Oh, and I'm totally bringing my telescope. :ugeek:
"Let's check Idaho."
I may be crashing your campsite to use said telescope...
Will someone PLEASE remember and get me a magnet from Mt. Rushmore? I will buy you a beer at the bar.
Like one of those magnets that has a pic of Rushmore on it? Magnets are my silly collecting obsession)
- Christopher McCandless
"Let's check Idaho."
i'll cover you.....just remind me....when we hit the road.
i think i'd prefer the road trip...defiantly adds to the memories.
outside of rushmore, there is nothing that i need to see.
my only other request would be to take 94 East on teh way back so we can hit ND only so i can knock it off the list. google maps say 90 and 94 are pretty equal distance
times soudns roughly in the ballpark...i figure we will get off to a slow start as we consolidate everyone.
two chicago
two NW burb
one by alpine
one by madison
i wanna take a peek too. can't see squat around here with all the damn lights
and rkcndy, you should cancel your hotel and crash with us.
I wish Mt. Rushmore was on my way to MT. We went a few years back, loved it! The Badlands was way cool, (go to The Wall Drug Store and get some shopping done) as was Devil's Tower. It is out of the way...but Wind Cave, Jewel Cave and Custer State Park are also great South Dakota destinations. I will have to hit the net and try to find some cool things to see between Alberta and Missoula...I love a road trip.
cheap? looks clean! is it September yet?
Are you getting tent sites or a cabin?
Some friends here are getting a room at the place we are staying at, don't think I could change plans all of a sudden on them. :(
- Christopher McCandless
both...
no kidding, i'm ready to roll
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