LET'S ORGANIZE
We've got nearly six months to go and this thread is already a monster. It'll have a thousand posts before we get there, and it will be hard to find info buried in all of this. I've discussed it with Rick and am going to start a "Moab 2001 Itinerary" thread just like I did for the CCR2000 run. The thread will remain closed but will be updated with information critical to the run as it develops, so we will have a central source of info that doesn't get buried in a thousand posts. I'll throw a couple of run suggestions into it but we've got months to plan so all that will change so keep suggesting what you want to do.
It is already time to plan. Moab is already filling up for that weekend and if you want to come you'll need to consider making reservations.
I need info such as:
1) Name(s), number with you (family)
2) Arrival and departure down to half day (will you arrive on Friday before noon so you can participate in an afternoon run, etc)
3) Where you are staying or camping
4) Trail difficulty preference(s)
5) Vehicle class
NOTE: I will leave it up to you to classify your vehicle. Be aware that we now have some true BigDawgs and I suspect they may want to try trails like Pritchett Canyon and Upper Helldorado so if you want to run with the Dawgs know what you are getting into beforehand. You can designate what you are willing to run when giving your trail difficulty preference. There are several in our group that are what I call "Almost Growed-Up BigDawgs".
Gofast made an excellent point in TRYING (ha!) to keep groups around seven. Once groups get over ten it REALLY starts eating up time on the trial (there is also that little thing about having to pay the BLM a group fee if we are too obvious). I wouldn't have any problem at all with three different groups each day: Stock/SuperStock doing one set of trails, Modifieds on another, and the BigDawgs tackling the extreme stuff. We can combine and meet in sections so the whole group can fellowship. For example, I think a trip to Top of the World can be split between that trail, and Modifieds+ taking the back way in via Rose Garden Hill. So we'll all still get to Top of the World, just different ways. We have all year to figure this out.
As time goes on we will include dinner plans and etc into that thread. For the record, I'd like to suggest dinners at later times to give us more time on the trail (8pm instead of 7pm, for example). We have plenty of time to figure this all out. Many people have already noted on this thread that they are coming but I would appreciate more info: Sinjin said he made resv at Silver Sage but I still do not know what nights and specific arrival/departure, I don't know Riffman's real name (sorry), etc etc etc. So let's get some info to me and start this other thread. You can email me if you prefer. If you have said something about being on the trip, and that information doesn't make it to that thread, it means I missed it or you didn't give enough info.
It will take me awhile to get the thread organized, but expect it to be current and running by sometime early next week.
Is anyone thinking of POSSIBLY prerunning Moab, maybe at the EJS2001? I know Rick asked that a couple of pages back. I don't know if I could pull that off (vacation time) but it is a temptation.
[Edited by GJarrett on 11-24-2000 at 07:22 AM]
. I agree the place Peter stayed seemed pretty good (though I feel bad that I plugged up the shower with sand, LOL). I guess we'll see what kind of repairs I have to make to the Explorer before hand...
