StP gathering in 2014 discussion

[domo]

after this discussion about locations and dates, exc. when will be alerted about and actual set stone location and date.
keep in mind I'm still new to StP, so pardon me for my French, if I may sound outta line. just confused and learning.
alas ocean beach, san Diego, California alwayed seemed promising to me

 

[treyvor]

It sounds like it would be super fun. If it were anywhere In Washington or norther Oregon i would come.

 

[Bizarre Odor]

I'll be back in Oregon sometime this Summer. Lets do this proper!

 

[EphemeralStick]

So does anyone know or have a good place in Oregon or Washington for us to gather? Somewhere reasonable to get to with enough room for us all to crash or camp?

 

[treyvor]

I know of a couple of potential places. Both are near leavenworth Washington. One is an organic farm
http://www.tierraorganics.net i went to a white water kayaking gathering there last year, they have a big field with campsites and fire pits and they also have bathrooms/showers. I dont know how much they would charge but the organizer of the event i went to said they charged a reasonable price.

The other possible venue i know is an orchard where we usually have the kayak gathering. People camp in the rows between the trees and there is a good bonfire site near the river. And one minimal bathroom. Ill see if i can find contact info for the owner.
Both sites are cool. But might they not be the easiest for most people to get to

 

[treyvor]

And i would love to help organize this. Im a bit busy with high-school and college right now but ill do what i can.

 

[Bizarre Odor]

Eugene Country fairgrounds could possibly be an option.

 

[domo]

Hey anywhere this gathering is held. I just need a date and locations. And well as most of us.
I'm sure it will be between march-september
Just asking for a general idea. I see its still under discussion

 

[treyvor]

How about the middle of august? Thats probably the best time for me. Anyone else have some input?

 

[Zeke42]

Curious, why look at places that charge? How would you propose to fund that? Doesn't paying for a site sort of go against the idea of squatting the planet?

 

[Hylyx]

Also super in. Would love to help organize, I suppose I could help with or run a leatherworking/care workshop, or a bike repair shop, if anyone brings bikes...

Oh and also up for a game of Dwile Flonking.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dwile_Flonking

 

[dprogram]

Myth-Fucking-Damnit!!! Is everyone on the motherloving left coast?!! I mean...is it just the "spot" or what?

 

[treyvor]

There is also a free "secret campsite" up icicle creek road out of leavenworth. We would have to compete for space with climbers or raft guides. So weekends would be crowded.
I only really know any other free sites so if anyone else has ideas it would be good to get input.

 

[MolotovMocktail]

This would be great. I know there was brief discussion of a Seattle meet-up a while ago but something bigger would be awesome. The posts in this thread seem to indicate that it's a multi-day thing with camping, is that right?

 

[Matt Derrick]

that would be the idea, yeah. some workshops would be cool too.

 

[TheWindAndRain]

Seems like you guys are leaning towards late summer in the PNW.

I'm already organizing a gathering in northern california in august.

About 100 people voted on the location this year to be around Nevada City, California, what if we merged the StP gathering into this event?? I really like the idea of workshops.

The only thing to consider is that the river where we were planning the gathering is illegal to camp on (been doing it for years with campfires and never had a problem with it being enforced, but we've always had small groups. So there is some logistics stuff to work around.

Nevada City is an extremely friendly town towards travelers, they've even got a place where you can pick up free excess produce from the farmers.

Did I mention the river is PARADISE:

 

[MolotovMocktail]

Merging the Hitchgathering with the StP gathering is an awesome idea!

I had some ideas for workshops or discussions that might be interesting:
-Traveler's law school: common legal issues with traveling and what to do if stopped/arrested. Not enough people know their rights.
-Hobo history: history of traveling people from Depression-era trainhoppers to nomadic tribes around the world.
-Wilderness skills: make a fire, important knots to know, build a shelter, etc.
-High-Tech traveling: how does new technology and resources like GPS and Couchsurfing.org help or hurt the traveler community?

Just some ideas off the top of my head.

 

[dprogram]

This is beginning to sound even better!

 

[Matt Derrick]

Seems like you guys are leaning towards late summer in the PNW.

I'm already organizing a gathering in northern california in august.

About 100 people voted on the location this year to be around Nevada City, California, what if we merged the StP gathering into this event?? I really like the idea of workshops.

The only thing to consider is that the river where we were planning the gathering is illegal to camp on (been doing it for years with campfires and never had a problem with it being enforced, but we've always had small groups. So there is some logistics stuff to work around.

Nevada City is an extremely friendly town towards travelers, they've even got a place where you can pick up free excess produce from the farmers.

Did I mention the river is PARADISE:

Are you talking about the hitchhiking gathering? That river looks awesome. I'd be into having StP 'ers meet there, sounds pretty nice.

As for concerns about the number of people, I don't think we've ever had more than 20-30 people show up so I don't think it would get out of hand at all.

 

[TheWindAndRain]

Alright lets plan on it then. Hell yea!

99% of the time there are fire bans there especially since they had a drought this year, but i can take care of the permits for camping stove fires and we need to be semi discreet in the canyon itself at night.