serenity3743 wrote on 03/30/12 at 13:29:24:


Uh, lets not forget the northest.

AlfromNH, have you ever been to Americade or Laconia bike weeks? They seem like a hoot and perfect locations for June.

SuperSavage wrote on 03/30/12 at 21:09:41:


I usually ride up to Laconia at least once each year during bikeweek. The problem is that it seems to rain during bikeweek every year. Not a big deal for me as I'm only about 20 miles from there. Never been to Americade but it looks like a good time. I usually use the week of laconia as a final test run before I load the bike to head to Deals Gap. The weekend following bikeweek is usually the Blessing of the bikes in Colebrook NH. Thats always a good camping weekend with a really good amount of bikes showing up. Heres a picture of the bikes getting ready to be blessed.


Heres a picture of the main drag at The Weirs in Laconia

ROLL CALL


We got a one weekday span of time lined out and reserved at the Dragon Lodge, starting Monday June 25th through Friday June 29th.

We already heard that MMRanch is likely to show up in the Wednesday time frame.

Who else is gonna show up and WHEN are you planning on landing at the Lodge?

Real reason for this roll call is it it time for me to turn in my vacation forms and we are a little vague right now on the arrival dates.

Ok, that's

1 for Monday, June 25

2 for Wednesday June 27th

 
Earlier, we tried to get consensus on when folks were coming in -- Lancer reserved according to that consensus.

We are polling now to see what the "closer in to reality" consensus is.   I need to reserve my vacation time and I unfortunately know my back and legs are not likely good for 5 solid days of hard riding.

Yes, Al you should reserve some sort of room unless you are going to fall back into tenting.

Lancer could try to shift the room reservation over on Friday, but I think he is intending to come in on Monday and leave on Friday so he reserved the room for what he would be there to be responsible for it.

Al, you could get up with Lancer, you may be able to contact the Dragon Lodge and take over the room for the next 2 days if you can get him to contact them as well (and you guys can work it all out with the Lodge).

Toymaker and I did this several times over our years at the lodge, the Dragon Lodge is helpful but they want somebody's charge card number to stand good for the room as THEY CHARGE YOUR CARD AT LEAST A FULL DAYS RENT FOR NOT SHOWING UP,  AND THEY CHARGE IT FOR DAMAGE TO THE ROOM AND FOR MISSING TOWELS, ETC.  

All of the mountain bike places are like that, the camp cabin we got last year wanted a physical check for one day's rent to arrive a month in advance that they flat told you they would cash it now and keep the money irregardless -- it was their way to sort out all the lookieloos.

Or a good way to get them some fun money ....   they live all year off of what they make during the summer you know.  

And that way if it rains you out, they still "rent the room".

MMRanch wrote on 04/03/12 at 16:32:38:



Okay I'll call tomorrow to see if there are any rooms still available.

ALfromN.H.  FSO wrote on 03/30/12 at 14:55:20:

Hey, Al.  I wasn't forgetting you.  But you ARE coming to the Mid-Atlantic/Blue Ridge Mountains locale - albeit FROM the Northeast!