Hi all,

Telluride Central is in full swing!

Arrival

It might be helpful for planning purposes if we had some idea of when people are arriving. As it stands right now, it looks like Keri, Lisa, Hagn, and a couple of Keri & Lisa's friends will be arriving on Monday, staying overnight, and setting up camp starting Tuesday morning. Gus and Tonya are arriving some time that day...Anyone else? Pete is still looking for a passenger after work on Wednesday if anyone is looking for a lift.

Camping arrangments

Hagn, Lisa and Keri have been discussing every blue print layout possible, and have finally decided on a sort of flat circle, with three kitchens and common space in the middle. The reason we decided this is because it makes us feel more "all together" while still keeping us seperate, and also provides the least amount of dead space where neighbors might hover in too close.

We've decided that instead of assigning people to particular spaces (or pods, or whatever), we're just going to save space for people that don't give us tents and let them pick their spot when they show up. For people that DO give us tents beforehand, we'll do our best to keep in mind that kids and Davis will want to be closer to the bathroom, but other than that the exact layout is TBD -- like everything else at Festival!

Food and drink

There comes a point when the logistics of making plans for too many people overwhelms the abilities of even the most ardent planners...And at 30 people, I believe we have reached that point. So, here's what we are going to suggest when it comes to food and drink:

Food -- Bring enough to feed yourself for about 75% of the time that you'll be there (everyone ends up eating all the yummy food at the Festival...trust us). Figure on sharing. It'll all work out.

Beer -- Gus is handling this. If you plan to drink beer please also plan on bringing at least a few bucks for Mr. Ewers.

Liquor -- If you like to drink, you're going to want to bring a lot of this (getting nalgenes of beer or mixed drinks into the show is no more difficult than, say, "lemonade" or "apple juice"). Everyone shares.

One last thing: All of this is fluid and, thus, completely open to additional suggestions or modifications...If you have some thoughts on how this should all shake out, please do not hestitate to say something. We enjoy doing the planning, but it's more fun when everyone's involved!

See you all real soon!!!

Much love,

Keri & Hagn

Curt and Cindy, if we can borrow that little foldable picnic table, that would be great! Sad you two won't be joining us...

Hagn, Megan's screen tent is going to be a kitchen, FYI (it's like the one Keri has). And it looks like LT is going to be getting us another sun shade?

Megan and Brian hopped on the REI registry and got Gus and I our portable grill, so we will have that to contribute to whichever kitchen our stuff lands in -- I also registered for a nice foldable table on REI that can be used in a kitchen AND double as a Beruit table if anyone has any interest (hint*hint). :)

Mine and Gus's tent is the same one that Keri has, so our dimensions will be the same. I'll try to get you Emily's tent size and Gus's other tent size that J.D. may be in or Ken (depending on if Ken/Dan share a tent or not and whether JD/Walter share a tent, or Ken/Walter with Dan and JD in their own tents? I believe Ken is bringing his own tent so he can get those dimensions to you).

Gus has been working on picking up kegs in Telluride so I think beer will be covered and everyone can just pitch in. Yay!

I say we do three horseshoes with the quiet/family one on one end and the late nighters on the other end and the in betweeners, well, in the middle. Each can have it's own living room and kitchen. And due to the children, the quiet area should be closer to the bathrooms if possible for those midnight potty runs! Whatever we do though, we should make sure we take up as little space as possible while still maintaining a good sense of space.

Also, for planning purposes, Sherman is no longer joining us, so you can take his tent and name off the list too, so I think that gives us 15 tents between everyone? And Gus is looking to sell Sherman's ticket, so if someone needs one, let Gus know.

I think that's all I have at the moment...

Cindy and I will not be joining you this year. I'm sure you will manage to have fun anyway.... If anyone needs to borrow something from us, just let us know. We have that little picnic table, plenty of chairs, etc. I'll be in Florida hopefully catching some groupers and sailfish!

-curtiss

WARNER FIELD INVENTORY

Sun shades / screen rooms
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"The Mother Ship" sun shade (VERY large)
Ali / Holly's sun shade (10 x 10)
Megan's screen room

Kitchen setups
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Keri's (full)
Ali / Holly's (full)
Chad / Tanja's (full?)
Gus / Tonya's [anticipated] (stove only?)

Dining Tables
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Chad / Tanja's picnic table

if you have something to add, please comment to this post and i will add it to this list...

Just got Todd's tent dimensions....his will be 8 feet by 8 feet. The canopy is 10 feet by 10 feet.
Holly and I's tent is 10 feet by 10 feet.

-Ali

WARNER FIELD ROLL CALL

[format: arbitrary tent designator - names of people in tent (tent dimensions)]

A - Gus and Tonya (unknown)
B - Emily (unknown)
C - Ali and Holly (10 x 10)
D - Megan, Brian, Jamus, Olivia (unknown, but probably big!)
E - Keri and Pete (8 x 10?)
F - Hagn (6 x 9)
G - Kevin and Dana (unknown)
H - Walter and J.D. [guessing?] (unknown...Bellagio?)
I - Ken [no Sabra?] (unknown)
J - Sherm (unknown)
K - Davis (unknown)
L - Chad and Tanja [and kids?] (unknown)
M - Dan (unknown)
N - Azzy and Erika (unknown)
O - Jenny (unknown)
P - Sarah (unknown)
Q - Todd (8 x 8)

that's kind of a lot of unknowns, but i'll assume about 6 x 8 for every unknown single and 8 x 10 for every unknown double if i don't hear from people by setup time and try to cordon off some space to the extent i don't have tarps to save space.

if i don't have your tent dimensions above, let me know what they are when you can, get it to me before i leave (monday morning), and it ought to be waiting for you when you arrive...

and please let me know if i missed anyone!

FESTIV-ON!!!

We have two Warner Field tix available. Keri, are you still looking?

curt

Ok all,
Hagn and I (and whoever else wants to come) are getting together at my house tomorrow evening for camp set up and general T-Ride planning. So, whoever can share with us their dementions and how many tents/kitchens/sunshades they are bringing, by tomrrow, that would be GREAT! Sorry, for the short notice, Hagn and I just figured this out today. If we don't hear from you by tomorrow, we will just set aside space for each group of people. Also, any other ideas or suggestions about how we should set up are greatly appreciated! We'll let you know what we come up with, maybe even draw you a detailed diagram. =) =) Gus, you're on beer right? Should we do two or three kegs this year? We'd certainly all chip in! It just makes so much more sense than having all that waste ( cans, bottles etc.) We could pick one up Thurs, Fri and Sat. What do you all think?
Kare Bare

So in response to Tonya's question about setup of the camp....here are my thoughts.



What do you think about having one main common area with tents surrounding it but with three walkways going out that more tents could be down with the kitchens at the end of each walkway. Tho' maybe we should have two areas.....maybe one that is more kid friendly and one that is more recreational....maybe at opposite ends of the camp....for those that go to bed early.



As far as our arrival- Holly, Todd and I will be arriving Thursday by noon. We will need two spots for tents, one 10 feet by 10 feet and I'm waiting to hear the size of the other. We will have our canopy with us in Denver so if someone wants to take it down early and set it up you are more than welcome to or we can bring it with us on Thursday. Oh and we will have a table to contribute to one of kitchens.



What are our beer plans?



Can't wait to see y'all...



Ali

It's so very exciting to hear that we have THREE kitchens!! So are we making three horseshoes with three separate kitchens and three living rooms or how is this going to work? We probably should start tallying who is arriving when, who we are saving spots for and how big, etc. and mapping this all out. Gus and I will be arriving Tuesday afternoon and my sister, Emily and J.D. will probably caravan down behind Keri and company if that works. Keri, when are you leaving from Golden and is it okay if Emily and J.D. follow you guys in our Subaru (unless someone has room for them???).

Can't wait ya'all!

Love,
T.

Ok, having lived 7 years of my life in D-town (Durango) I suppoese I am required to share with you my favorite, sacred spot...not in a campground, free, and on top of the world. So, take Junction Creek Road, (which is actually 25th street, right across from the high school), west. Follow the road to the Colorado Trail parking lot, and continue up the road for about 8 milse ( I think). You will wind round and round, and pretty soon, you will start seeing camp spots on the sides of the road. I don't know how to describe to you my absolute favorite, but it is on the left, a few spots since you have started seeing spots, and if you walk away from the camp site, towards the mountains, you will end up in a field with an amazing view of little Durango and all of the surrounding mountains. It's so cool at night. Call if you have any troubles or want more directions. I am currently very buzzed and am not sure if this is making sense. However, it's a GRAND place and would love to pass on the knowledge. Can't wait to see you and am so excited to hear that there will be 3 kitchens!!! You all rock!!! OH, by the way, tonight, Ozzy began flying high in my back yard...he was too impatient to wait and the hoola hoops are awaiting along my fence line. The devil's sicks are in motion and FESTIVALLLLLL is just waiting to happen!!!!

Love you all,
Keri

Hello from sunny california! I can hardly wait for TBF to begin. Todd, Holly and I will be arriving around noon on Thursday the 21st. If it would be possible for the early arrivers to save us some space that would be great. Holly and I's tent is approximately 10 feet by 10 feet. I will check with Todd about the size of his. We will bring our canopy again, also 10 by 10. And Holly just got a camp kitchen for her birthday which we will bring. It has a table and a spot for a camp stove.

Thanks also for everyones ideas on camping spots in Colorado. I think we are going to check out either the Black Canyon area or join Megan and crew on the rafting trip. So does anyone have any recommendations on camp grounds in the Black Canyon and Durango areas?

Lastly, is anyone planning on going to any of the Night Grass shows? Thinking about checking one out this year.....possibly Thursday night as I am not a fan of the Counting Crows.

-Ali

The Gossetts have spent a very enjoyable morning drinking many cups of coffee and making Festival Plans....

We are bringing a screenhouse/kitchen and we also plan on making 2 meals for the group!! Thursday night we are thinking about softshell beef tacos, chips and salsa and Friday morning pancakes and eggs for all!

We should be arriving in Telluride on Wednesday @ 2:00. We will be in Durango on Monday & Tuesday for some rafting. If anyone is interested you are more than welcome to join the group.

It would be greatly appreciated if the early birds could save us a spot. We are on the hunt this afternoon for a new tent to accomodate our growing children and we will send out the dimensions as soon as possible.

So excited!!!
See you all soon
Megan

Hi all! This is grand! I am at the point of the season where I can barely sit still I know how close we are to launch time! And this year, we get a double celebration!! Yay Tonya and Gus! I'm looking forward to it all. So...as I mentioned earlier, I think we are going to be right at or over 30 people. Last year, there were just too many in the kitchen, especially with coolers and all. So, I am in favor of actually a THIRD kitchen, one per 10 people or so. That kitchen also had a tendency of getting nasty, so I am proposing some kitchen rules. =) Like, if you use it, clean it. If it's full, empty it. I know, seems pretty basic, but some mornings when we are rather low functioning, some of that can become complicated. I too will be going down to set up early. As will Sarah and Lisa and crew, I think. So, we should have plenty of people to set up and save space. We will just need to know exactly what. We can worry about that count later. I would say, the more people that can come early, should, otherwise we look like a bunch of hogs for space. =) Ozzy (yes spelled that way because I am referring to the flag) and I'm sure Pizey are ready to fly!!! Ozzy is going to get a test run this year at Wakarusa! Sorry for the length all. Can't wait to see everyone!!
Kare Bare
P.S. Pete is going to be coming down sometime after work on Wednesday. Anyone else leaving around then? Also, looking for one more ticket still if anyone hears of one.

Nice picture there Ali...
I cannot wait to get this party started again this year.
See you all soon.

-Gus