[at-l] The Gathering

Mon Aug 20 08:26:21 CDT 2007

Hi Ready!

Looking forward to seeing you and Spur there.  I wanted to be sure that 
my address was changed to the Damascus one.  My old mailing address 
(Mail Box Etc.) will not be forwarding my mail anymore.
I also wanted to ask if there are trees for hammock hanging in the hiker 
campground.

Have a great hike!

Hugs, Hummingbird

Sanne aka Ready wrote:
> Hey folks,
>
> The official campgrounds for the Gathering are
> just up from Rte 34 North, along Table Rock Road,
> about 4 miles from the campus. Very convenient
> and very easy to find.
>
> There WILL be porta-potties. :-) (And TP!)
>
> Thing is, the campgrounds are not equipped with
> trash receptacles, so do plan to drive out what
> you drive in. Bring garbage bags so you can
> dispose of the trash responsibly elsewhere.
>
> A quiet area will be designated, and an area for
> more noisy campers will also be designated, so
> the drum circle activities will not be
> threatened. There are some nice spots for campers
> and small rv's too. 
>
> The "campgrounds" are actually nice, large fields
> that are often used by the Civil War enactment
> groups that come by annually. The very kind
> farmer who owns the land has been most generous
> and helpful, so we should all have a great time. 
>
> This info (including maps and directions) will be
> in the upcoming ALDHA newsletter -- due in your
> mailboxes by end of September, latest. (It was
> sent to the printers on Monday, August 13th, so
> at this point it's up to the PO to get it to all
> you current members.) The newsletter will also be
> posted at the aldha website soon - in case you
> let your membership lapse. 
>
> www.aldha.org
>
> I have heard that most of the hotels are fully
> booked. The Gettysburg Inn (can you say $$$$) is
> booked solid. There are a number of economical
> looking motels (read: "seedy" aka "perfect for
> hikers") along Route 34, but I'm guessing they'll
> be first-come, first-serve, and they may go to
> the leaf peepers who'll be in town then too.
>
> Now, we're off to hike the LT..... see you all in
> October! 
>
> Ready
>
>
> --- pudscrawler at aol.com wrote:
>
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>> I am posting this for two groups:? Women Hikers
>> and at-l.
>>
>> It is my understanding that we have a field
>> reserved at the college where we can set up our
>> tents.? I don't know what the arrangements are
>> about showers or privies, but it does seem to
>> me that we would not be allowed to set up
>> housekeeping in that field without at least
>> portapotties.? It would be great if
>> announcements about this would be sent out to
>> our various groups multiple times so that all
>> of us, even those who are out hiking now, would
>> have an opportunity to get the straight of it.
>>
>> I think, emphasis THINK, that the drumming will
>> take place at that field.
>>
>> Then there are the motels, which, if you
>> research it, are mostly multi-storied hotels.?
>> Darn nice ones too, but pretty expensive on the
>> whole.? Most near the campus are already sold
>> out at least until cancellations start coming
>> in.
>>
>> There is, of course, Caledonia State Park and
>> the motel at Fayetteville.? They are farther
>> away but, I think, less expensive.
>>
>> You all know all of this, so why am I going on
>> and on?? Well, I have my old Woodall's
>> Campground Directory.? As I indicated, it's
>> kind of old.? In fact, if it were a child, it
>> would be entering kindergarten this
>> September.`Still, what was true for 2002 could
>> be helpful in finding something in 2007.
>>
>> Artillery Ridge Camping Resort has 3 out of 5
>> possible stars for its facilities (read shower
>> and restrooms).? They have a place for your
>> horse too if you want to bring him/her.? Their
>> number is (717)334-1288.
>>
>> Drummer Boy Camping Resort gets a 5 for its
>> facilities.? Its number is 1-800-293-2808.? I'm
>> told that it is 2.5 miles from the college.
>>
>> Gettysburg Campground has 4 stars for its
>> facilities.? Its telephone is (717)334-3304.
>>
>> Granite Hill Campground (and Adventure Golf)
>> has 4 stars for facilities.? The golf course
>> has 18 holes.? 1-800-642-TENT.
>>
>> The KOA has 4 stars for its facilities.? Its
>> number is 1-800-KOA-1869.
>>
>> Finally, there is Round Top Campground, also
>> with 4 stars for its facilities.?
>> (717)334-9565.
>>
>> Again, this is an old directory.? There may be
>> additional campgrounds now.?Phone numbers could
>> have changed.? My eyes may have missed one of
>> them.? Those are my caveats.
>>
>> The main reason I decided to post this is that,
>> after I made my reservation, I called the
>> campground I'd chosen to ask to be placed in a
>> more private spot.? (By then I had their
>> map.)??They told me that they had no more sites
>> left.? It seems that we are a part of an even
>> greater event--fall colors.
>>
>> Kinnickinic?
>>
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