Count me in on any reason to costume and parade. Last year I learned that if you start the packing for Telluride song at that first stop sign at the T to Mountain Village, and don’t have to stop for pedestrians, the song ends just as you get to the Town Park bathrooms. How cool is that?
Maybe a phone tree for Monday arrivals. I suggest posting on the yahoo forum as well. Hey Connie, I’m sending you a personal message, ooooooh baby and shut up Ron.
Please allow me to tell you a little story about what happened last year after everyone left. As you may or may not know, my keys turned up missing as I was packing my car to leave Town Park. I looked and looked for them and then came to the realization that I had locked them in my trunk. For whatever reason, the interior trunk release was not releasing the trunk, as it should, and I was stuck. I stayed with Clarissa and the Camp Billy crew for one night (which I had actually planned to do in the first place) and then moved into a lovely room at the New Sheridan, the following day. During this cluster-you-know-what, I had occasion to watch the “turn over” from one group to the next. The kind folks running things in Town Park have an unusual way of doing things and you may want to keep this in mind when planning the timing of your “take over.” (They were very kind and understanding of my predicament and I need to remember to thank them again when I return this year)
The turn-over became a rather chaotic situation where people that had already put up camp (Trina being one of them… she moved from the preserve, into a regular site) were forced to move everything out and wait in line for 2-3 hours. Shortly before dusk everyone was allowed back in. This peculiar approach led to a situation where some unknown woman ended up throwing rocks at a guy that had been in the MASH camp. Pretty funny that; we all had a good chuckle about it, at any rate. I’m sketchy on all the details, but I’m sure Trina and Matt (??? I’m suddenly sketchy on his name and I’m going to be embarrassed when I see him this year… gulp), could fill you in.
So… I just thought you might want to keep this in mind when you schedule your time for the swarm in. It sucks to spend time setting camp and then being told to “take her down and take her down NOW!” Perhaps just a quick conversation with the tall, lanky bearded man (I can’t remember his name either… d’oh!) that runs everything at TP before setting camp would be in order. Don’t rely on one of the women in the office to be the final word - that was the mistake made last year.
“We will open the campground sometime Monday afternoon after Jazz campers clear out, then clean up and inspection. No specific time can be provided. We do not take reservations, names, or make lists. Vehicle access into the Park may be restricted in the morning. Campsites are first come/first served, and people will have to wait until we officially open. Thanks for spreading the word.”
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I’d say we shouldn’t get there before 1:00 PM. :cheers
Ya Know Tom
Part of me is Glad
Im Not Doing the ABGAT !!!
you know how anal I am about Time
plus I could see us hanging at the Last Buck
or Smugglers getting Trashed and then trying
to set up Camp …oh the humanity !
:cheers
I really liked Connie’s idea of offering help. I’m not sure what time we’ll arrive, it depends on when we leave Pagosa. I think I will still offer help but I’ll be sure to park where my car couldn’t add to any confusion. We could probably help with trash pick up. How about if we all have tie-dye pillow cases. We put trash bags in the pillow cases and just go around cleaning up so we’ll start with a clean camp site.
By the way, tonight I saw the play “Wicked”. At one point a character said to Glinda “I thought you’d be festivating with the others.”
I am with Courtney on the offering of help … It pays in at LEAST 2 ways.
We get the rewards of good deeds done.
The sooner they depart and the inspections are cleared, the sooner we get to move in!
There are many other bonuses to helping others! Funny … It usually makes everybody just feel good!
I think that we could probably form a line of vehicles AWAY from town on the roadside where there is normally parking so as NOT to be in the way of thru traffic or any intersections etc.
I believe that we are all understanding of the first come - first serve basis. So if we all work together I think early arrival could not become an issue.
The other half will be there on Monday, I can’t get there until hopefully Sunday the 14th :rolleyes I think Kenny and Blaine are showing up that day too.
Beth
