> If I thought people would actually come, I would see if I could organize > something in Ouray Colorado.
Do you live in that neck of the woods? > It is about 300 miles north of Albuquerque > in the San Juan Mountains. You get there by first flying to Denver, > Phoenix, or Albuquerque, then catching a puddle-hopper to Montrose and > then renting a car or catching a shuttle to go the remaining 35 miles to > Ouray. I think it fails the "transport hub" test but it would be > equally > inconvenient for everyone and the hotel rates are cheap in October. ROFLOL! This reminds me back in the 90's when they were rebuilding I25 through Albuquerque and the I24/I40 interchange. Things were a mess, and us locals called the construction zone the orange barrel raceway. Well, to break the frustration one of the local radio stations hosted a competition where the winner won an All Expenses Paid Vacation to Gimon Oklahoma where the orange barrels are made. To top things off, a farmer named Joe picked them up at the regional airport in a tractor, and took them on the 40 minute ride to their motor lodge hospitality suite. I believe that the mayor gave them a key to the city outhouse or something, and they were the guest judge for the local chilli cooking contest... I think if we really tried hard we could find a fun and completely unacceptable locations. My vote would be Illfeld New Mexico (population ~75), where I served my blacksmithing apprenticeship. I think the only public accommodations at all is the RV park 6 miles down the road. No, we would likely be pitching tents and hauling water ;-) EBo --
