South Dakota 2009? Anyone, anyone?

[slngsht]

For those of us with kids, there is no choice but the summer

[slomove]

For those of us with kids, there is no choice but the summer

 

Yeah, you are right.....my son is now well beyond that age. But, on the upside such a Rocky Mountains location may be a way for us to partially combine a Se7ens event with family vacation

 

Gert

[slngsht]

 

Yeah, you are right.....my son is now well beyond that age. But, on the upside such a Rocky Mountains location may be a way for us to partially combine a Se7ens event with family vacation

 

Gert

 

Forwarding to wifey right away. Can never plan too far in advance :lol:

[Al N.]

From the people I talked to, early July (like, around the 7th... ) is better than August...August is the truly peak season.

 

I have to stop fantasizing about the 2009 meet, or else it will soon become an ALL ENCOMPASSING OBSESSION...not that I know anything about that sort of thing.:lol:

[powderbrake]

The desert is HOT in the summer. Here is a pic of the dash of my vette, top down, 6:14 pm, near Hoover Dam, on the trip to Monterey for the Concours D'Elegance at Pebble Beach. 119 degrees. It was too hot to touch anthing that was metal in the car.

 

Why was I at Hoover Dam on the way to Monterey?. We were hitting the Imperial Palace car museum in Las Vegas. And then the Petersen and Nethercutt car museums in LA, and then a cruise up the coast highway to Monterey.

 

 

 

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[scannon]

Hoover Dam is a LOOOONG ways South of Montana and S. Dakota. It never gets anywhere near that hot up North. 100+F days are rare even in Colorado although we get a few of them in the Denver area each year.

[powderbrake]

Hoover Dam is a LOOOONG ways South of Montana and S. Dakota. It never gets anywhere near that hot up North. 100+F days are rare even in Colorado although we get a few of them in the Denver area each year.

 

I agree. I was referring to boxologist's reference to the desert in the summer. The desert being the Arizona, Utah, Nevada, California area.

 

However I have been in 100 degree weather in the summer in both North and South Dakota and Wyoming. That won't stop me from attending something in those states.

[xromad]

Well, if you decide on the Black Hills area, I'm sure some of us who live closer could be talked into running out and scouting roads/hotels/dining/etc...

 

One note: While I would be perfectly happy to do nothing but drive, fill the gas tank, drive, fill the gas tank..... Some of the wives, and most of the children will require at least some ability to enjoy other parts of the experience. There are LOTS of great roads around Mount Rushmore, as well as lots of very interesting things to see.

 

Mount Rushmore,

Crazy Horse Monument

Custer State Park

Jewell Cave National Monument

Devil's Tower

Wind Cave National Park

Badlands National Park

 

Not the same as the Tail, but that is kind of the point too. Different!

 

Either way, count Brenda and I in with both feet!

 

Also, as you said, quite a ways off still, but you should pick a date (1 Oct 08 might be appropriate) to close discussion and make a decision. Then the rest of us have roughly 9 months to save our pennies and figure out how we will get there.

 

Brent