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The shirt order has been placed...
Prices will depend on the final costs, but should be about the same as last year. Chuck will have them for sale in the registration/HQ tent.
Your memory is good... Karl had his Jeep in the back of his M813 in 2016 since the Halftrack took up all the space on his trailer...
More photos are on the event's Flickr page (links from the event website...).
FWIW: I should mention that we have a multi-level loading dock on the property very near the event field that can be used for unloading/loading Mules, Jeeps, and other items, from the back of cargo trucks and trailers...
Thanks for starting the thread!
I see that you are not the only one to have posted items (and I will add a post of my own as soon as I figure out what I have that needs a new home...).
For those that need assistance in finding threads...
We had a great 4th of July weekend working on the trails and celebrating the USA...
Had eight folks working on the trails, all of whom will be sporting Trail Crew shirts at the rally.
We got a bunch of the favorites cleaned up and ready and rediscovered a few that we haven't used in years...
Just a reminder that we will be having a trail cleanup weekend from Jul 2 at 8 AM – Jul 5 at 11 AM. We will take a break on the 4th to watch the fireworks... It is your chance to join the TRAIL CREW! Just make sure that you let me know in advance here or by email or telephone that you are...
GREAT NEWS
Graves Mountain Lodge Restaurant is Reopening for Weekend Meals beginning Friday, June 19, 2020.
Serving Friday Dinner, Saturday Breakfast & Dinner and Sunday Breakfast & Lunch!
You can call to make your reservation 540-923-4231, or, BMann can radio the Lodge office from the...
Since I mentioned it in the post above:
We will be having a work weekend (trail clearing/trail preview) during the days leading up to the 4th of July. We will also have a event preparation weekend shortly before the event. Individuals who can join us for four combined complete days of...
I just heard that the Madison County Fireworks Display held on the 4th of July at Graves Mountain Lodge has been approved.
This means that any of you planning on joining us for the July trail maintenance weekend will, once again, be able to enjoy the festivities at the Lodge.
As soon as they...
I noticed that we still have the frequencies for the rally listed on the whiteboard from the HQ/Registration tent (spotted it in the supply trailer this past weekend).
So, for those who are interested:
CB: 4
VHF: 40.00MHz
GMRS: 15,0 (no privacy)
A few of us got together last weekend to check on the trails...
Only managed to cover a third of them (heavy rain during the night on Friday made Saturday a bit sloppy...
Had to cut a few trees... Left the light trimming until closer to the event.
We will have a work weekend/trail preview...
I just uploaded the registration form to the website.
Don't be alarmed to see the filename has 2018 in it when you make the download from the event website... It was easier to name the 2020 file as the 2018 one then to find and update the line in the webpage script..
The version posted here...
Speaking of websites...
The Graves family has updated their website.
Check it out for information about the event location and what they are doing in the evolving world that we live in today (Covid19 updates).
https://www.gravesmountain.com/
For those that want to skip to some of the Really...
I have made some updates to the website!
I still have to update the registration page (remember, it is a PDF that downloads...) and we have to figure out this year's T-Shirt design...
So, check out the website and let me know if something looks "funky..." Also, send me your T-shirt ideas...
Good news!
The folks at Graves Mountain have reopened the campground and the cabins and motel units. They have not opened up the restaurant yet, but they do have food at the Syria Mercantile (including specials that are normally not available…).
So, we are still planning on having the event...
For those of you who like to plan ahead...
The dates for the 2020 event will be September 3-7, 2020 (Thursday before Labor Day through Labor Day Monday).
We will do some trail clearing and fireworks watching on the 4th of July weekend...and some other weekends to be announced.
Hopefully, I...
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