CanoeTripping.net real life rendezvous?

[Pseudonym]

Lots of active threads about site participation, member demographics, etc. Has there ever been a real life CT.net gathering? That would be fun.

@Glenn MacGrady is the only member I've ever met in real life. Actually, that's not true, @saltandsky listed-and-then-gifted me a bare Bell Wildfire RX hull via a forum post a number of years ago. He was even kind enough to bring it to me at the New Bedford ferry terminal, so I brought him scallops in trade. Recently, I was hopeful to meet @Steve in Idaho, but my Owyhee trip has turned into a Grand Ronde trip, and so, unfortunately, I'm no longer flying though Boise. Steve had even offered to drive a shuttle for us! Needless to say, this is a friendly corner of the internet and it might be fun to meet more of you in person. I hope to tag along with @eckilson at some point too because he's in my neck of the woods.

Should the idea gain any traction, I would offer that the Adirondacks might be the likely geographic center of our membership, and a logical location. This suggestion is made with apologies to @Aslowhand, @kahel, @PaddlingPitt, @ppine et al. who live pretty far afield.

 

[Jmharrick]

This sounds like a good idea to me, but I’m biased because I live in the Adirondacks.

 

[Robin]

We had a couple of rendezvous back in 2016 at Lows Lake and 2017 Little Tupper Lake in the Adirondacks. Both were well attended and a lot of fun.

2016- https://www.canoetripping.net/threads/lows-lake-sept-27-28-29.50660/

2017- https://www.canoetripping.net/threads/adirondack-gathering-october-6-7-8-9th-2017.66292/

 

[Penns Woods]

A rendezvous in the Adirondacks would be at lease a 6 hour drive, but I'll be there for sure. That would be great to meet the members I know from the web site. If we could make it in the fall would be great. I can't think of a better way to spend 2or 3 days canoeing and camping at Lows Lake. I hope this happens

 

[memaquay]

There was a group of us in 2015 who made it happen.
https://www.canoetripping.net/threads/marshall-2015.33745/

 

[Robin]

I attended a couple of other gatherings, back when Northeast Paddlers Message Board was canoe active we met a couple of times, once on a sandbar on the Merrimack River in Concord, NH, then in northern ADKs at lake north of Cranberry Lake. Both were well attended and good fun.
I also attended a PNet function at Raystown, Pa., I left early, not for me.

And then 2015, what a great time,

 

[Neophyte]

Depending on the timing it might be difficult for me to pull off, but I would certainly be interested. It would also be a 5-6 hour drive for me, but it would be worth it.

 

[Art D]

I would attend. I can’t take the lead in planning at this time but would be happy to help.