On the trip to Alaska we had a discussion about the best possible weekends to have a family campout next summer and concluded that we ought to shoot for the weekend of July 7-8. There seemed to be no conflicts with that date. Assuming that most of us will want to start the weekend on about Thursday, you should mark out July 5-8 on your calendar.
We talked about venues and came up with two possibilities that I and my able assistant are going to pursue.
The first would be a return to one of the group campsites at Mt. Ranier National Park. Last time we went there, I made the reservations. Back then reservations couldn't be made until 8 a.m. on January 2. Several of us got on a conference call at about 7:40 a.m. on January 2 that year and had the phone ringing until it was answered and we got our reservations. At that time three of the campgrounds in the park had group sites that could be reserved. Individual sites could not be reserved. I will check into the current rules but doubt that they have changed.
The second plan would involve renting a bunch of houses in close proximity to each other at Cannon Beach. That could be cost prohibitive but I got marching orders to look into that possibility as well and will be doing that in the near future.
If neither of those venues work (and we may not know about Mt. Ranier until January), then we can reconnoiter sometime later and kick around other ideas.
In the meantime, mark your calendars and tell all your friends and in-laws that they need to plan their weddings and reunions around our July 7-8 get-together.
The other thing that we ought to be doing at this time is conferring with the extended Sullivan family about whether or not there's going to be a Sullivan family reunion this summer. If there is going to be a reunion, then we ought to establish the date for that very, very soon for the sake of all who may want to be involved.
Who is the acting chairman on that committee?
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I vote for Rainier! Lizzie- Great Kapooke tree perhaps? Where's that map we made of our 7th/6th grade (or younger??) Rainier adventures???? SOOO EXCITED!
I vote for Mt. Rainier as well. I haven't camped out in Washington State in years! It sounds like great fun. Can you camp with 4 month old babies?? We have those dates put into our calendar...
Thanks Uncle Dan for getting this going again.
Let me know if there is anything I can do to help!
xo
Shannon
Camping with babies is fun Shannon!
KT
yesssss cait!! The great kapooke tree, i love Mt. Rainer!! So excited...
I think I still have that map caitlin...get ready!! All others are welcome!
Brian and Sofia and Tere,
Are our houses available????????
I'm thinking they are without having talked with those named above yet. Seems like a perfect setting for the majority or all of the happenings to me.
I would be glad to help on the planning too but can't take on the full responsibility as my work schedule won't permit it. If a wine tasting tour is in order, or even seeing if some of our wine maker friends would like to do a private winemaker dinner for us, I could definitely look into that. With all of this great wine around here that should really be some part of this.
We can talk about the activities after a date is decided.
Katie
Liz:
If it would help, I'd be glad to send an email to the extended Sullivan family members tomorrow to have them get back to us w/their level of interest and, if there's some interest, their preferred dates.
Give me a call to let me know if you want me to send such an email.
Dan
Aunt Katie, don't forget that I'm in the progressive Roach loacation! I have 2 extra bedrooms and would love to be a part of the party. This block kicks some butt!
Welcome to Pasco!!!
JDR
I thought of that after I posted that blog and was too lazy to add another comment. YOu are so right.
KT
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