2012 Eastern Round Up-locations and date
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Topic: 2012 Eastern Round Up-locations and date
Posted By: Caverkim
Subject: 2012 Eastern Round Up-locations and date
Date Posted: 26 Jun 2011 at 6:15pm
Several locations for 2012 Eastern Round Up were discussed after Saturday night dinner.
It was generally agreed upon that whoever does the planning for next
year's event live close to the campground site, as it makes things
easier when making arrangements. Please post your suggestions for
locations and the date here! :)
------------- caver*pod 175/Louisville KY
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Posted By: Caverkim
Date Posted: 26 Jun 2011 at 6:26pm
My vote is for the Horse Park in Lexington, KY again. The same date generally works for us. I think the Horse Park is one of the nicest campgrounds we have ever been to!
------------- caver*pod 175/Louisville KY
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Posted By: Caverkim
Date Posted: 27 Jun 2011 at 8:25am
***Bump***
Please post your suggestions for location and date here, come on-don't be shy!!
------------- caver*pod 175/Louisville KY
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Posted By: jjbescher
Date Posted: 27 Jun 2011 at 9:21am
Although, it is closer to me, but still not close enough, I was thinking of somewhere near Asheville, NC. You have the Biltmore and not very far away from other things. Asheville is about 5 from the Horse Park. I know that is a long way from most, but it took me 11 hours to get home.
http://www.exploreasheville.com/index.aspx
I do not know of any campgrounds, but can definitely research a little more.
jon
------------- R-Pod 173T towed by a 2003 Honda Pilot
Site # 164 Eastern Roundup
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Posted By: Caverkim
Date Posted: 27 Jun 2011 at 9:28am
jjbescher wrote:
Although, it is closer to me, but still not close enough, I was thinking of somewhere near Asheville, NC. You have the Biltmore and not very far away from other things. Asheville is about 5 from the Horse Park. I know that is a long way from most, but it took me 11 hours to get home.
http://www.exploreasheville.com/index.aspx
I do not know of any campgrounds, but can definitely research a little more.
jon
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I like that idea too Jon. I have only been to Biltmore once and it was a long time ago. I would like to go back to that area and have some time to explore. See what you can come up with and let us know!
------------- caver*pod 175/Louisville KY
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Posted By: tdrace
Date Posted: 27 Jun 2011 at 7:25pm
I think there is a private campground in Fletcher NC that is in Asheville. The (Tab) people just had their round up this spring in that location. I will try to look it up and post it.. I
------------- Theresa's Seaside Cowgirl
2010 FORD F150 V-8
2010 R-POD 173
Sisters on the Fly #1569
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Posted By: R&T's Pod
Date Posted: 27 Jun 2011 at 7:29pm
I went to the mailto:T@B - T@B round up. The campground is called Rutledge Lake Travel Park. While it is a nice campground, the sites are VERY tight. They also have a pretty strict refund policy. (No refunds given.) The did have a nice little fishing pond to walk dogs, and a nice club house we used. Rob
------------- 2010 R-Pod 175 2007 F-150 Super Cab http://www.rtspod.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow - R&T's Podding Blog
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Posted By: mustangcamper
Date Posted: 27 Jun 2011 at 8:53pm
We have been to the Asheville East KOA twice and just loved it. It's right on a river, very clean and close to alot of sites including Black Mountain, Chimney Rock, Lake Lure, Mt. Mitchell, Biltmore and the city of Asheville.
------------- Mustangcamper
Sharon & Carrie
rpod 175 Slipper-pod
2009 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo V6
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Posted By: tdrace
Date Posted: 27 Jun 2011 at 8:55pm
Sounds like a good choice!!
------------- Theresa's Seaside Cowgirl
2010 FORD F150 V-8
2010 R-POD 173
Sisters on the Fly #1569
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Posted By: Caverkim
Date Posted: 27 Jun 2011 at 9:05pm
I'd love to see our options near Biltmore. Also open to other suggestions! Keep the ideas coming!
------------- caver*pod 175/Louisville KY
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Posted By: sylviablue
Date Posted: 28 Jun 2011 at 10:36am
We prefer Kentucky because of where we live but will consider anything within reasonable distance. I do not like small tight spaces so hope to avoid that. Lets all do our homework and come up with workable ideas. The horse park was nice and we'd want at least that size camp site.
------------- In the end there's just a song comes cryin up the night
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Posted By: Brin
Date Posted: 28 Jun 2011 at 3:00pm
It would be nice if it could be at least as far east as the horse park was as that alone took 10 hours to travel to. Closer to Va is good. I agree that smaller sites may be a problem.
------------- Terri and Craig and Panzer
R-pod 175, 2009
2000 F250 XLT Extended Cab, Diesel
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Posted By: gdfaini
Date Posted: 28 Jun 2011 at 9:57pm
We missed this year's The horse park would be nice if everyone liked it. Would take us two days each way. Ashville is nice too. Also two days travel.
------------- Glenn
Hyundai Santa Fe <-> RP 173
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Posted By: podsible dream
Date Posted: 28 Jun 2011 at 10:05pm
I would agree with the "further east" contingent. There are lovely parks, state and private, on the east side of the Alleghenies. Ocean, beaches, forests, lakes and rivers in abundance! Perhaps consideration can be given to a location "over here".
------------- Chris and Walt
'10 RP 171 'Free Spirit'
'13 Durango Crew 5.7l Hemi
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Posted By: pepperpod
Date Posted: 28 Jun 2011 at 11:05pm
The Horse Park is a beautiful place with a really great campground. We would be willing to travel east if that is what the group prefers. I would like to remind the group that wherever we decide to have it, we need one of the organizers to live fairly close to the chosen campground. Five weeks before the 2010 rally, our campground experienced a devastating flood. When the water went down, 90 percent of the park was covered with mud. If we had not had a person to go and personally meet with the people at the park, I don't think they would have worked so hard to get the park ready for us.
In the past we have had the park chosen and the organizers in place by October. This gives the group time to contact the campground and get reservations in place.
------------- Pepper,Coach,and Henry (a very brave little Maltese)
R Pod 172
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Posted By: Caverkim
Date Posted: 29 Jun 2011 at 12:43pm
I like the idea of a beach too! Thanks for the reminder about the organizer being close to the location Pepper.
------------- caver*pod 175/Louisville KY
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Posted By: Tink
Date Posted: 29 Jun 2011 at 8:16pm
Sometimes you just have to choose a location instead of asking for suggestions. Everybody has a different idea and all you accomplish is too many choices and no place to go. If you build it, they will come.
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Tink'rPod 174 Knoxville,TN,
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Posted By: kymooses
Date Posted: 29 Jun 2011 at 8:40pm
Tink wrote:
Sometimes you just have to choose a location instead of asking for suggestions. Everybody has a different idea and all you accomplish is too many choices and no place to go. If you build it, they will come. |
Agree with above. Also with everyone throwing out suggestions unless you're able to support your campground suggestion I'm not sure we'll make much headway with it. Carrie and I are willing to help support and put in as much time as we can possibly offer to help set things up. Personally we wouldn't mind some travel time next year but though it might be wise to try and stay relatively central and not push too far north nor south. That way we aren't excluding those from those locales. So more east is fine, and a bit north or bit south either way might be most accomodating to all those interested.
------------- Travis & Carrie
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Posted By: podsible dream
Date Posted: 29 Jun 2011 at 9:41pm
What kind of dates.? What is the anticipated participation, R-pod and other-wise?
Just thinkin' out loud...
------------- Chris and Walt
'10 RP 171 'Free Spirit'
'13 Durango Crew 5.7l Hemi
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Posted By: pepperpod
Date Posted: 29 Jun 2011 at 10:17pm
Tink wrote:
Sometimes you just have to choose a location instead of asking for suggestions. Everybody has a different idea and all you accomplish is too many choices and no place to go. If you build it, they will come. |
I agree with Tink. The best case scenario is that 4+ people will agree to host the rally. They will then choose a location that they feel will meet the needs of the group. When the location is posted, there will be people who will want to attend. It is necessary to choose the date wisely. Too far south or too late in the summer will bring unbearable heat, especially for our Podders from the northern areas. That is my "two cents". I will be lurking from now on. Let us know where and when. Coach and I will be there.
------------- Pepper,Coach,and Henry (a very brave little Maltese)
R Pod 172
The rewards of the journey far outweigh the risk of leaving the harbor...unknown
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Posted By: iamsmonk
Date Posted: 29 Jun 2011 at 11:02pm
Someone earlier mentioned Ashville. What is the common opinion of KOA's? My boss has been there and raved about the campground. It's the Ashville East KOA. It's less than 10 miles from the Blue Ridge Parkway and Biltmore House. Such a beautiful area. It's close enough for me to personally talk to the staff there to help make arrangements and I would be more than willing to do what I can.
------------- Sherrie & Carol,
Henri, Tanner & Jay
2004 Dodge Dakota w/4.7 V8
2011 r-pod 177
www.smonk.net
Let's go camping!
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Posted By: kymooses
Date Posted: 30 Jun 2011 at 10:59am
Personally am not fond of the KOA idea. I've just never liked the prices per night for camping at them.
------------- Travis & Carrie
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Posted By: Caverkim
Date Posted: 30 Jun 2011 at 5:55pm
iamsmonk wrote:
Someone earlier mentioned Ashville. What is the common opinion of KOA's? My boss has been there and raved about the campground. It's the Ashville East KOA. It's less than 10 miles from the Blue Ridge Parkway and Biltmore House. Such a beautiful area. It's close enough for me to personally talk to the staff there to help make arrangements and I would be more than willing to do what I can. |
Is it possible for you to check with the Ashville KOA for a group rate and get back to us?
------------- caver*pod 175/Louisville KY
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Posted By: Caverkim
Date Posted: 30 Jun 2011 at 6:01pm
We've stayed at a couple of different KOA's. I think their prices depend on where they are located. In a high tourist area, their prices will be higher. The ones we have stayed at have been nice. If the location for next years roundup is near us, we will be glad to help out however we can! We would also be willing to travel if the time and place is right!
------------- caver*pod 175/Louisville KY
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Posted By: Trypod
Date Posted: 01 Jul 2011 at 3:25pm
We are game for anywhere. We loved the Horse Park as it was a very nice campground and centrally located for most. NC would be fine for us but a long haul - especially long for the Canadians and Michganders.
I would prefer it not be the weekend before the 4th of July weekend. Since Steve was scheduled to work the weekend of the Roundup and can only take one week of vacation at a time, we had to make a choice between the Roundup and being with my siblings and families at the river in Michigan for the 4th as we have done for the last 40 years. We chose the Roundup but not sure we could do it next year.
------------- Sally and Steve
Bichon Sylvie
R Pod 171
Jeep Grand Cherokee
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Posted By: Peggy L.
Date Posted: 01 Jul 2011 at 4:59pm
Ditto on the staying away from the 4th of July weekend. We would have liked to have extended our trip but decided to hustle home to avoid the traffic. What are people's thoughts on making it off season - May or September? It would be almost guaranteed that it wouldn't be too hot. I am all for moving it further east. We have a lot of people in Virginia, Georgia and the Carolinas that were not able to attend because of the long drive. I'm wondering if somewhere in the Smoky Mountains would work for the majority. And would the folks from Ohio and Kentucky be willing to drive that far? The area is loaded with small private campgrounds that we might be able to take over for a weekend. Someone needs to volunteer to scope out campgrounds and report back to the group. I would be willing to be one of the organizers, but cannot liaise with the campground unless I can convince people to drive to Rhode Island (The only really nice campground I know of in this area.) The people who have been organizing the roundups have done a really wonderful job for the past two years and I'm sure they would be willing to share their experiences, but it's probably time for some more people to step up to the plate.
------------- Traveling with Herb and the Boon-doggie
2010 r-pod 171 pulled by '11 Silverado
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Posted By: iamsmonk
Date Posted: 04 Jul 2011 at 9:40pm
I was thinking about taking a trip to the Ashville area next weekend. Maybe I can check out a few campgrounds then. How many pods and others attended the round-up this year? It would be good to have a ball park figure when negotiating group rates!
------------- Sherrie & Carol,
Henri, Tanner & Jay
2004 Dodge Dakota w/4.7 V8
2011 r-pod 177
www.smonk.net
Let's go camping!
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Posted By: Caverkim
Date Posted: 04 Jul 2011 at 10:28pm
iamsmonk wrote:
I was thinking about taking a trip to the Ashville area next weekend. Maybe I can check out a few campgrounds then. How many pods and others attended the round-up this year? It would be good to have a ball park figure when negotiating group rates! |
I think about 25 or so. There were also some extra folks there not in pods (family and friends). Thanks for checking it out for us!
------------- caver*pod 175/Louisville KY
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Posted By: Caverkim
Date Posted: 04 Jul 2011 at 10:29pm
September would be a better time for us.
------------- caver*pod 175/Louisville KY
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Posted By: tpierce220
Date Posted: 05 Jul 2011 at 11:41am
Will people from Forest River be willing to come to North Carolina? If you want to include them and are looking for something a little closer, there's always parks like Indiana Dunes State Park: http://www.in.gov/dnr/parklake/2980.htm. It's right on Lake Michigan and tends to keep a bit cooler during the summer.
The downside is that park reservations can be made no sooner than 6 months ahead of time, which may make things tricky. Also, it's a very popular place to camp.
------------- Adventures with ¡Podtástic!--Life in a Forest River RPod 182G with Tim and Louis and our two cats, Desi and Lucy. Check our website at http://podtastic.info for information on our journeys.
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Posted By: sylviablue
Date Posted: 05 Jul 2011 at 9:32pm
Chattanooga, Tn. Stunning scenery and lots of attractions. I'm not familiar with the parks but one can be found that meets our needs. Dates are flexible for us but preferably while school is out.
------------- In the end there's just a song comes cryin up the night
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Posted By: podsible dream
Date Posted: 05 Jul 2011 at 9:47pm
There are still those of us that interpret "eastern" to be east of the Allegheny mountains. As Kentucky is 10 to 12 plus hours from the mid-Atlantic and NewEngland, so are the Smokies... It would be appreciated if consideration was given to the distances to be traveled, and we do appreciate the fact that the folks in the area we call the "Midwest" would have a similar journey to get to this area.
------------- Chris and Walt
'10 RP 171 'Free Spirit'
'13 Durango Crew 5.7l Hemi
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Posted By: kymooses
Date Posted: 06 Jul 2011 at 9:16am
podsible dream wrote:
There are still those of us that interpret "eastern" to be east of the Allegheny mountains. As Kentucky is 10 to 12 plus hours from the mid-Atlantic and NewEngland, so are the Smokies... It would be appreciated if consideration was given to the distances to be traveled, and we do appreciate the fact that the folks in the area we call the "Midwest" would have a similar journey to get to this area. |
No areas are being excluded or not considered. It's just there is a large concentration of Podders here in our part of the "eastern" US that have in the past stepped up and put in a ton of work to organize, coordinate, plan for and create the past two events. Also concerning dates, we're still rather fond of June, someone earlier mentioned September but there's usually a smaller fall gathering that goes on. I'll just throw this out there, since for two years now Carrie and I haven't been able to make it to Maumee up in Ohio, but is anyone game for doing the 2012 ERU at Maumee?
------------- Travis & Carrie
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Posted By: pepperpod
Date Posted: 06 Jul 2011 at 9:42am
I want to assure those of you who would like to have a rally next year that it is not so difficult to organize the rally. Yes, there is some work to do. If several people step up and offer to help, it is an enjoyable experience. Let me remind you that it "takes a village" to make it successful. If you are interested in having a rally in your area, get some others to help you and set a date. Podders will come. It may not be the same ones who have been coming to Kentucky, but it will be people who love to gather. On the subject of Maumee. Let me warn you that, from long experience, I can tell you that the weather on Lake Erie can be somewhat squirrelly. Once, in June, we had a day of 102 degrees and then the rest of the week, it was less than 70 degrees. Don't get me wrong. I love Maumee Bay SP and the Lake Erie area. We go there at least once a year. Perhaps our friends from Canada or northern Ohio could chime in on this subject.
------------- Pepper,Coach,and Henry (a very brave little Maltese)
R Pod 172
The rewards of the journey far outweigh the risk of leaving the harbor...unknown
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Posted By: Trypod
Date Posted: 06 Jul 2011 at 9:48am
The weather everywhere the last couple of years has been "squirrelly". :0) I will say that if there are storms in the area, they are more likely to be near the lake. BUT there was a tornado warning at KHP the day we got there so I'm not sure we should base the location on weather. I say, just pick a place and the pods will come. Good luck Carrie!
------------- Sally and Steve
Bichon Sylvie
R Pod 171
Jeep Grand Cherokee
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Posted By: tpierce220
Date Posted: 06 Jul 2011 at 10:02am
i think that Maumee has potential. It's not far off the Turnpike, which may make it easier for those form the east to come, and it has potential for people from Forest River to come as it's only a couple of hours from Elkhart.
------------- Adventures with ¡Podtástic!--Life in a Forest River RPod 182G with Tim and Louis and our two cats, Desi and Lucy. Check our website at http://podtastic.info for information on our journeys.
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Posted By: GaRedneck81
Date Posted: 06 Jul 2011 at 11:54am
O.K., so I found a campground 10 minutes north of Chattanooga, Tn. call Raccoon Mountain Caverns. Their web site is: http://www.raccoonmountain.com - www.raccoonmountain.com It is a little pricey; $27 a night; but with enough reservations we should be able to get a better rate. It is close enough to everything Chattanooga has to offer; plus it has a very large cave on site, hiking trails, etc. Check it out; they have a pretty good web site with maps and pix. Feedback ?
------------- GaRedneck81
U.S.Navy-Retired
Heavy Chevy 5.7 liter
RP-172
Kennesaw, Ga.
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Posted By: pepperpod
Date Posted: 06 Jul 2011 at 1:07pm
We stayed at Raccoon Mountain in March. It looks better on the website than in person. The site that they put us in when I reserved, was so short that our Pod AND truck were sticking out in the road. There was no room to put up the dome or an eazyup. I went up the next morning and asked for a larger site. They said they saved their longer ones for motorhomes. They finally gave us a site near the office, which has about 10 large drive thrus. There are some nice sites on the outer edges of the campground. They are in fairly sunny areas. I am not sure that they would have 30 suitable sites for a rally.We enjoyed being in the area. There are some great things to see, Lookout Mt, Ruby Falls, Rock City. Perhaps someone from the area could drive over and look at it to see if they agree with my assessment. By the way, the tornado that hit the area this past spring was very near the campground, I think. There was a tornado warning the second day we were there. When I asked the manager what the tornado plans were for the park, he and his helper just laughed. They said not to worrry but if there was a tornado, we could go to the cave. I may be wrong, but I think the cave has a gate which is locked after office hours.Gee, just read this over and I sound like such a naysayer. I just want the next rally to be as great as the previous two. I don't mean to offend anyone. EDIT: I just remembered a campground in Pigeon Forge, TN that friends think is great. It is called RIVERSEDGE. Although a little pricey, perhaps we could get them to come down some. It is on the trolly line which takes you to lots of places in Pigeon Forge. I personally don't want to drive once we get there. Just a thought. Google it. Check out this website: http://www.chattacamp.com/index.html - http://www.chattacamp.com/index.html sounds interesting, although pricey.
------------- Pepper,Coach,and Henry (a very brave little Maltese)
R Pod 172
The rewards of the journey far outweigh the risk of leaving the harbor...unknown
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Posted By: kymooses
Date Posted: 06 Jul 2011 at 2:32pm
I'm sold! Pigeon Forge would be full of so many things to do, and who doesn't love a trolley ride! Besides I've been promised a trip to Dixie Stampede for years now!
------------- Travis & Carrie
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Posted By: Butterfly_Lee
Date Posted: 06 Jul 2011 at 2:53pm
kymooses wrote:
I'm sold! Pigeon Forge would be full of so many things to do, and who doesn't love a trolley ride! Besides I've been promised a trip to Dixie Stampede for years now! |
This is where Myra and i stayed last year when we went to Dollywood after the roundup.
http://foothillsrvparkandcabins.com/ - http://foothillsrvparkandcabins.com/
Nice park, the trolley took it to Dollywood for $1 versus 10 for parking.
Lee
------------- Still a work in progress, lots of pictures.
http://podterfly.blogspot.com/
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Posted By: pepperpod
Date Posted: 06 Jul 2011 at 3:02pm
Nice park, the trolley took it to Dollywood for $1 versus 10 for parking.
Lee [/QUOTE]
For anyone who has never visited the Pigeon Forge/Gatlinburg area, the trolly is a big deal!!! There is sooo much traffic. It is wonderful to sit back and let someone else deal with the traffic.
------------- Pepper,Coach,and Henry (a very brave little Maltese)
R Pod 172
The rewards of the journey far outweigh the risk of leaving the harbor...unknown
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Posted By: kymooses
Date Posted: 06 Jul 2011 at 3:03pm
Butterfly_Lee wrote:
kymooses wrote:
I'm sold! Pigeon Forge would be full of so many things to do, and who doesn't love a trolley ride! Besides I've been promised a trip to Dixie Stampede for years now! |
This is where Myra and i stayed last year when we went to Dollywood after the roundup.
http://foothillsrvparkandcabins.com/ - http://foothillsrvparkandcabins.com/
Nice park, the trolley took it to Dollywood for $1 versus 10 for parking.
Lee |
Do they have a picture of an RPOD on the camping page there? **EDIT: Apparently it's a popup with and Rdome on it. And wow, I have never seen such a nice looking bathhouse! All Paved Roads and Campsites
30 and 50 Amp Hookups
Cable TV
Water and Sewer Hookups
Concrete Patios with Picnic Tables
Fire Rings
Air Conditioned and Heated Restrooms
Laundry
Swimming Pool
Free WIFI Looks very agreeable for some great daytripping.
------------- Travis & Carrie
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Posted By: Butterfly_Lee
Date Posted: 06 Jul 2011 at 3:50pm
Actually domestic designed the what we call the r-dome for pop-ups, it just so happen to fit the r pod design. If you look look closely at the setup directions it shows a popup .
Lee
------------- Still a work in progress, lots of pictures.
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Posted By: Brin
Date Posted: 06 Jul 2011 at 4:32pm
GaRedneck81 wrote:
O.K., so I found a campground 10 minutes north of Chattanooga, Tn. call Raccoon Mountain Caverns. Their web site is: http://www.raccoonmountain.com - www.raccoonmountain.com It is a little pricey; $27 a night; but with enough reservations we should be able to get a better rate. It is close enough to everything Chattanooga has to offer; plus it has a very large cave on site, hiking trails, etc. Check it out; they have a pretty good web site with maps and pix. Feedback ? |
As I am not near any great areas to assist in setting up campgrounds, I hope that my comments won't be considered too negative. My concern with Raccoon Mountain campground is that they restrict certain breeds of dogs. As we always travel with our dog, Panzer, we would be unable to attend if it is at this campground. (see my profile photo). I am not sure if this would affect anyone else that would be attending or not as I don't remember seeing any other breeds that were on this list at the last roundups. It is just a shame that dogs can't be judged on individual merits instead of their breed. I have a different list of dogs that I worry about. Ok, back to the regular discussion.
------------- Terri and Craig and Panzer
R-pod 175, 2009
2000 F250 XLT Extended Cab, Diesel
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Posted By: Trypod
Date Posted: 06 Jul 2011 at 4:44pm
Panzer is a sweetheart of a pup - I agree with you wholeheartedly!
------------- Sally and Steve
Bichon Sylvie
R Pod 171
Jeep Grand Cherokee
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Posted By: Ratdog
Date Posted: 06 Jul 2011 at 4:52pm
Brin, It is just a shame that dogs can't be judged on individual merits instead of their breed. Or, better yet, come up with some way to base it on the owner/trainer/handler of the dog. Any dog can be a problem without good training and proper control, doesn't matter the breed. Heck, I'm sure our little 12 pound rat terrier could be a problem if she hadn't been given proper training. Of course, she's only tall enough to inflict injuries from the knees down but that's beside the point <LOL>. -- Steve
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Steve, Anne, and Paige the Rat Terrier
2013 Lexus RX 450h Hybrid AWD
2011 RP-177 (aka: The Circus Wagon)
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Posted By: kymooses
Date Posted: 06 Jul 2011 at 5:53pm
Trypod wrote:
Panzer is a sweetheart of a pup - I agree with you wholeheartedly! |
Agree also, RoundUps need more Panzer!!
------------- Travis & Carrie
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Posted By: tdrace
Date Posted: 06 Jul 2011 at 7:24pm
Piegon Forge sounds like a Great Place. Lots to do Outdoors as well as Indoors. Hikes in the Smoky Mountains, Shows, Music, golf, rafting, shopping, and the Great Outdoors! and OF COURSE ALL THE R-POD FAMILIES!
------------- Theresa's Seaside Cowgirl
2010 FORD F150 V-8
2010 R-POD 173
Sisters on the Fly #1569
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Posted By: jjbescher
Date Posted: 07 Jul 2011 at 9:55am
I think Gatlinburg would be good.
Has anyone stayed at any of the campgrounds there?
I could not find anything near Asheville that was big enough.
Just searching very quickly, this campground, from the map, seems like it would work.
http://arrowcreekcamp.com/default.asp
jon
------------- R-Pod 173T towed by a 2003 Honda Pilot
Site # 164 Eastern Roundup
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Posted By: tabkld93
Date Posted: 07 Jul 2011 at 2:54pm
We stayed in Pigeon Forge in 2009 at Clabough's. The sites were very small, but I don't have anything to compare to in the area.
The location was good and they have a trolley stop on site.
http://www.claboughcampground.com/index.php - http://www.claboughcampground.com/index.php
------------- Todd, Karen & Leah
'13 Surveyor 240
'12 Ford F150 EcoBoost
Former owner of 2010 R-Pod 172
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Posted By: tdrace
Date Posted: 07 Jul 2011 at 9:37pm
Somebody earlier suggested Foothills Rv. It looks nice on the internet. I wish I was closer i would check it out. I am about 7 hours away. Maybe someone is closer?
------------- Theresa's Seaside Cowgirl
2010 FORD F150 V-8
2010 R-POD 173
Sisters on the Fly #1569
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Posted By: iamsmonk
Date Posted: 07 Jul 2011 at 11:23pm
Weather permitting, I'm heading to the Ashville area this weekend to check out a couple of campgrounds. Maybe in a couple of weeks I can take a weekend and check out a few in the Pigeon Forge area. It will give me an excuse to head up to Cades Cove - one of my favorite places in the world!!!
------------- Sherrie & Carol,
Henri, Tanner & Jay
2004 Dodge Dakota w/4.7 V8
2011 r-pod 177
www.smonk.net
Let's go camping!
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Posted By: pepperpod
Date Posted: 07 Jul 2011 at 11:34pm
I did a search on Foothills RV Park. It only has 37 sites. According to the review, it is a nice family owned park which is located behind some restaurants. They seemed to enjoy it. Someone else do a search and see what you think.
------------- Pepper,Coach,and Henry (a very brave little Maltese)
R Pod 172
The rewards of the journey far outweigh the risk of leaving the harbor...unknown
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Posted By: sylviablue
Date Posted: 08 Jul 2011 at 8:20am
Do in a we have a current membership map? We did this once before to see where a mid point would be for those interested in the 2012 round up. That would be a fair way to pick the general location and then we'd go from there.
------------- In the end there's just a song comes cryin up the night
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Posted By: pepperpod
Date Posted: 08 Jul 2011 at 12:03pm
sylviablue wrote:
Do in a we have a current membership map? We did this once before to see where a mid point would be for those interested in the 2012 round up. That would be a fair way to pick the general location and then we'd go from there.
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I cannot find the map. If my memory serves me well, we are as far as Illinois on the west. On the east, we go from Connecticut, Virginia, North Carolina, etc on the Atlantic coast. In the north we had Michigan-Ontario, Canada. As to the south, I think this past year we had folks from Georgia (not sure how far down). If we don't count Rita (Sylviablue) and Ed, we had no one from Florida. I could be wrong about this. Feel free to correct me. I can handle it.
------------- Pepper,Coach,and Henry (a very brave little Maltese)
R Pod 172
The rewards of the journey far outweigh the risk of leaving the harbor...unknown
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Posted By: kymooses
Date Posted: 08 Jul 2011 at 12:38pm
**EDIT: There is an already existing map in the Registry area, it is available for Podders to update, edit and add themselves. Thanks for bumping it Lee!** *****UPDATED LINK TO EXISTING MAP******* http://www.rpodnation.com/rpod-owners-location-map_topic1718.html - http://www.rpodnation.com/rpod-owners-location-map_topic1718.html
------------- Travis & Carrie
http://goo.gl/maps/Vlelv - 181g - MoosePod Adventures Map
http://goo.gl/maps/ho9Rf - RPod Owners Map
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Posted By: Caverkim
Date Posted: 08 Jul 2011 at 12:47pm
iamsmonk wrote:
Weather permitting, I'm heading to the Ashville area this weekend to check out a couple of campgrounds. Maybe in a couple of weeks I can take a weekend and check out a few in the Pigeon Forge area. It will give me an excuse to head up to Cades Cove - one of my favorite places in the world!!! |
Thanks Sherrie!
------------- caver*pod 175/Louisville KY
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Posted By: pepperpod
Date Posted: 08 Jul 2011 at 12:51pm
Travis, why don't you make the map a sticky in the main forum. Not sure how to do that but someone will know.
------------- Pepper,Coach,and Henry (a very brave little Maltese)
R Pod 172
The rewards of the journey far outweigh the risk of leaving the harbor...unknown
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Posted By: Trypod
Date Posted: 08 Jul 2011 at 1:32pm
Looking at Travis's map, I'm wondering about Mohican State Park in Ohio for a future roundup location. This is near Bob and Pam Delay so they may want to comment. I've never camped down there but it's beautiful country and lots of trails and caves and bike paths. I personally prefer this type of camping to the chaos of Pigeon Forge - but that's me. The website also says they can accommodate groups up to 100 people. Go to http://www.dnr.state.oh.us/parks/tabid/769/Default.aspx - http://www.dnr.state.oh.us/parks/tabid/769/Default.aspx to check it out.
------------- Sally and Steve
Bichon Sylvie
R Pod 171
Jeep Grand Cherokee
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Posted By: Trypod
Date Posted: 08 Jul 2011 at 2:28pm
Travis,
I am having trouble adding to this new map. I am trying to follow the instructions but I never get a red dot to go tot he blue ballon. I see you got your name on there. Any suggestions for me?
------------- Sally and Steve
Bichon Sylvie
R Pod 171
Jeep Grand Cherokee
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Posted By: Mary & Don
Date Posted: 08 Jul 2011 at 2:29pm
Mohican also is on the edge of Ohio Amish country. Berlin, Sugar Creek, and Walnut Creek are lots of fun to explore. There are also tons of canoeing in the area - even by the campground.
------------- Mary & Don
R-Pod 175
Columbus, Ohio
Life is good in R-Pod!
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Posted By: kymooses
Date Posted: 08 Jul 2011 at 2:36pm
Trypod wrote:
Travis,
I am having trouble adding to this new map. I am trying to follow the instructions but I never get a red dot to go tot he blue ballon. I see you got your name on there. Any suggestions for me? |
Added you all! Think I got everyone from the Horsepark. If I missed anyone or anyone else wants me to add them just shoot me a PM with your info.
------------- Travis & Carrie
http://goo.gl/maps/Vlelv - 181g - MoosePod Adventures Map
http://goo.gl/maps/ho9Rf - RPod Owners Map
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Posted By: Trypod
Date Posted: 08 Jul 2011 at 2:43pm
Where have you been all my life? the first half you weren't born yet but ..... Thanks so much!
------------- Sally and Steve
Bichon Sylvie
R Pod 171
Jeep Grand Cherokee
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Posted By: kymooses
Date Posted: 08 Jul 2011 at 2:47pm
Trypod wrote:
Where have you been all my life? the first half you weren't born yet but ..... Thanks so much! |
------------- Travis & Carrie
http://goo.gl/maps/Vlelv - 181g - MoosePod Adventures Map
http://goo.gl/maps/ho9Rf - RPod Owners Map
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Posted By: Caverkim
Date Posted: 08 Jul 2011 at 9:06pm
Someone on the Rpod facebook group posted a pic from their campsite at Bear Creek RV Resort, Asheville, NC.
The site looks nice with a great view. Anyone been there? Sherri or anyone else close willing to check it out for us?
------------- caver*pod 175/Louisville KY
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Posted By: iamsmonk
Date Posted: 08 Jul 2011 at 11:40pm
Although Bear Creek is a bit pricey, it is on my list of CG's to check out when I head up that way!
------------- Sherrie & Carol,
Henri, Tanner & Jay
2004 Dodge Dakota w/4.7 V8
2011 r-pod 177
www.smonk.net
Let's go camping!
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Posted By: Caverkim
Date Posted: 09 Jul 2011 at 12:08am
Awesome, thanks Sherrie!
------------- caver*pod 175/Louisville KY
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Posted By: tdrace
Date Posted: 09 Jul 2011 at 9:04am
Thanks Guys, I was born in Asheville and all my family still live there. It has so much to do, with the Biltmore House,Blue Ridge Parkway, Fabulous downtown, rafting, golfing, bike trails and of course some of the best restaurants in the country.
------------- Theresa's Seaside Cowgirl
2010 FORD F150 V-8
2010 R-POD 173
Sisters on the Fly #1569
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Posted By: tdrace
Date Posted: 09 Jul 2011 at 9:18am
Looked on the site for Bear Creek Rv resort. They actually have a building for Rallys. It hold 200 people and has a kitchen and fireplace.
------------- Theresa's Seaside Cowgirl
2010 FORD F150 V-8
2010 R-POD 173
Sisters on the Fly #1569
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Posted By: Elidh
Date Posted: 09 Jul 2011 at 9:30am
I can vouch for the Mohican area (Ohio) being a lovely place for a round up - here's a link to the visitors website:
http://www.loudonville-mohican.com/ - http://www.loudonville-mohican.com/
------------- Possible Future Owner of The Road King Family Podster
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Posted By: vsnlex
Date Posted: 11 Jul 2011 at 4:10pm
Love the Rpod location map.....thanks for reposting... ....fun to explore the entire US and of course the "eastern" side.
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Posted By: sylviablue
Date Posted: 11 Jul 2011 at 4:28pm
Looking at the membership map and thinking an Eastern round up is east of the Mississippi, what is the mid point, both north and south as well as east/west?
------------- In the end there's just a song comes cryin up the night
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Posted By: pepperpod
Date Posted: 13 Jul 2011 at 10:13am
Has anyone checked out places for the 2012 rally? If you have, give us a run down on what you saw. We may go to Mohican in Ohio sometime this summer. I will check out that area.
------------- Pepper,Coach,and Henry (a very brave little Maltese)
R Pod 172
The rewards of the journey far outweigh the risk of leaving the harbor...unknown
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Posted By: Mary & Don
Date Posted: 13 Jul 2011 at 1:37pm
Let us know when you go to Mohican. Don & I would like to go there this summer and visit Amish country while we're in the area. We also plan a Cowan Lake trip sometime before fall. We were at Cowan Lake last year in October. It was beautiful. The temps were cool and had lots of nice fireside time with the family.
------------- Mary & Don
R-Pod 175
Columbus, Ohio
Life is good in R-Pod!
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Posted By: pepperpod
Date Posted: 13 Jul 2011 at 1:43pm
@Mary. Could be in August. We may visit family in October and of course Maumee is in September. Too hot to camp right now. whew!!!!
------------- Pepper,Coach,and Henry (a very brave little Maltese)
R Pod 172
The rewards of the journey far outweigh the risk of leaving the harbor...unknown
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Posted By: pepperpod
Date Posted: 02 Aug 2011 at 10:44pm
Has anyone found any good places for the 2012 Eastern Rally?
------------- Pepper,Coach,and Henry (a very brave little Maltese)
R Pod 172
The rewards of the journey far outweigh the risk of leaving the harbor...unknown
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Posted By: iamsmonk
Date Posted: 03 Aug 2011 at 10:31pm
I'm still trying to fit into my schedule a trip to the Ashville, NC area to scout out a few campgrounds. Between the excessive heat and my NEED to secure a new tow vehicle I haven't had the time. I finally took delivery of my new tow vehicle last night so I'm ready to get out and see what I can find in the next couple of weeks. Will let you know what I find.
------------- Sherrie & Carol,
Henri, Tanner & Jay
2004 Dodge Dakota w/4.7 V8
2011 r-pod 177
www.smonk.net
Let's go camping!
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Posted By: pepperpod
Date Posted: 03 Aug 2011 at 10:47pm
Thanks. For the past two rallies we have tried to have the campground chosen by October. That gives Podders plenty of time to get vacations planned. I think Federal parks have a 6 month reservation window. Wherever we decide on, we need someone to be the contact with the campground. I hope your TV works great with your Pod. We have an F 150 and are very pleased with the towing ability.
------------- Pepper,Coach,and Henry (a very brave little Maltese)
R Pod 172
The rewards of the journey far outweigh the risk of leaving the harbor...unknown
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Posted By: iamsmonk
Date Posted: 28 Aug 2011 at 8:59pm
OK guys, I did some campground scouting Saturday. For personal reasons as well as potential sites for the 2012 Eastern Round-up. Of the 6 CG’s I visited Saturday, only 2 have round-up potential.
The first one is the Asheville East KOA - for a KOA it’s really one of the nicer ones I’ve seen. It’s easy to get to. Close to many attractions in the Asheville area as well as the Blue Ridge Parkway. Below is a map of the campground. The only suitable area is section A. It’s the dark blue and red sites at the lower left. All the yellow sites have only 20 amp service. The dark blue is 30 amp full hook up, there are 32 of these sites together. The red is 50 amp full hook up, there are 10 of these. I have the names of 2 people I can contact if we are interested. Here is their website: http://koa.com/campgrounds/asheville-east/ - http://koa.com/campgrounds/asheville-east/
The other possibility is Mountain Stream RV Park. It’s located in Marion, NC. It’s about 40 minutes east of Asheville. Their brochure says it’s "The prettiest little park this side of Heaven" and they are right. This is THE nicest campground I’ve seen. The sites and the entire campground is immaculate. Super nice people. Every site is level and most are on Buck Creek (great trout stream). We are definitely going to spend some time at this CG before the season ends. From what I could see there are 26 available sites, all with 30 amp service, full hook up, free wi-fi and cable. CG map is below. It looked like the light blue sites were long-term sites, with Rv’s on them. If we have any interest in this campground, let me know and I will talk to Ron and get more details. Here is their website: http://www.mountainstreamrvpark.com/index.html - http://www.mountainstreamrvpark.com/index.html
If anyone has any question, feel free to ask.
------------- Sherrie & Carol,
Henri, Tanner & Jay
2004 Dodge Dakota w/4.7 V8
2011 r-pod 177
www.smonk.net
Let's go camping!
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Posted By: Caverkim
Date Posted: 28 Aug 2011 at 9:03pm
Thanks for the info!!
------------- caver*pod 175/Louisville KY
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Posted By: vsnlex
Date Posted: 31 Aug 2011 at 1:15pm
while we are selecting a location....has the date been tentatively set for 2012?
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Posted By: pepperpod
Date Posted: 06 Sep 2011 at 11:37am
Caverkim wrote:
Several locations for 2012 Eastern Round Up were discussed after Saturday night dinner.
It was generally agreed upon that whoever does the planning for next
year's event live close to the campground site, as it makes things
easier when making arrangements. Please post your suggestions for
locations and the date here! :)
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Although I am not pushing for the Gatlinburg area, I have found a campground in Pigeon Forge that looks interesting. I was just browsing this morning and came across Kings Holly Haven Campground. It is in Pigeon Forge. Their website is http://www.hollyhavenrvpark.com - www.hollyhavenrvpark.com and they will save a block of sites for us. It does not look like it has a lot of trees. I spoke to someone on the phone. It is not cheap. $29 +tax for full hookups plus cable. If we were to stay by the creek,where there are trees, it is $3 extra per night. However by Gatlinburg standards that is a fair price. The use of the pavillion would be free. If you are interested in looking at it, go to their site and click on reservations. We may be traveling to that area the first weekend of October. Let me know if you want me to check it out.
------------- Pepper,Coach,and Henry (a very brave little Maltese)
R Pod 172
The rewards of the journey far outweigh the risk of leaving the harbor...unknown
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Posted By: sylviablue
Date Posted: 06 Sep 2011 at 8:05pm
Gatlinburg is too crowded for me. Pretty round those parts though.
------------- In the end there's just a song comes cryin up the night
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Posted By: tdrace
Date Posted: 08 Sep 2011 at 9:24pm
That sounds great! The campground looks great!
------------- Theresa's Seaside Cowgirl
2010 FORD F150 V-8
2010 R-POD 173
Sisters on the Fly #1569
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Posted By: pepperpod
Date Posted: 19 Sep 2011 at 6:27pm
Since several of us are going to one or both of the Michigan Roundups, I was thinking bout our friends from the south. It probably will be too far for most of you to travel. How would the members feel about an informal rally at the kentucky Horse Park the last weekend of September or the first weekend of October. We would have no activities unless someone want to volunteer to be th organizer. This is what we did at Mumee and it worked out well. Each person would reserve from the Kentucky reservation site. We could pick a loop. Reservations would probably need to be made as early as possibe]
------------- Pepper,Coach,and Henry (a very brave little Maltese)
R Pod 172
The rewards of the journey far outweigh the risk of leaving the harbor...unknown
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Posted By: pepperpod
Date Posted: 19 Sep 2011 at 6:29pm
Please excuse the mistakes in the previous post. I am using my tablet and it is weird. Not my fault. lol
------------- Pepper,Coach,and Henry (a very brave little Maltese)
R Pod 172
The rewards of the journey far outweigh the risk of leaving the harbor...unknown
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Posted By: Mary & Don
Date Posted: 19 Sep 2011 at 7:52pm
I loved the Horsepark. The loop we were in was very nice.
------------- Mary & Don
R-Pod 175
Columbus, Ohio
Life is good in R-Pod!
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Posted By: pepperpod
Date Posted: 19 Sep 2011 at 7:54pm
Mary & Don wrote:
I loved the Horsepark. The loop we were in was very nice. |
That was loop C. I forgot to mention that you cannot reserve more than a year out. So we would have to wait until the end of September to look at booking. It is possible that the park is already full since people reserve ahead for the Halloween Season.
------------- Pepper,Coach,and Henry (a very brave little Maltese)
R Pod 172
The rewards of the journey far outweigh the risk of leaving the harbor...unknown
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Posted By: sylviablue
Date Posted: 20 Sep 2011 at 9:59am
We could do the horse park the week end of Sept. 30 - Oct 2.
This coming week end we will be at My Old Kentucky Home (Sept 23-25). Gotta get my breakfast at the Ham Days festival in nearby Lebanon. Love ham!!
Anyone want some chestnuts?
------------- In the end there's just a song comes cryin up the night
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Posted By: pepperpod
Date Posted: 21 Sep 2011 at 2:40pm
If I did not make myself clear, I was speaking of September or October of 2012. Sorry for the confusion.
------------- Pepper,Coach,and Henry (a very brave little Maltese)
R Pod 172
The rewards of the journey far outweigh the risk of leaving the harbor...unknown
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Posted By: sylviablue
Date Posted: 04 Jan 2012 at 4:41pm
2012 at the Horse Park works for us. Just not the first week end in June because we are committed elsewhere. What does everyone think?
------------- In the end there's just a song comes cryin up the night
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Posted By: Trypod
Date Posted: 04 Jan 2012 at 4:58pm
If you're looking at June, the third weekend works best for us.
------------- Sally and Steve
Bichon Sylvie
R Pod 171
Jeep Grand Cherokee
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Posted By: Tink
Date Posted: 04 Jan 2012 at 6:25pm
I can come the third weekend in June. Just let me know what dates and loop and let's do it!
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Tink'rPod 174 Knoxville,TN,
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Posted By: R&T's Pod
Date Posted: 04 Jan 2012 at 7:26pm
Third weekend in June would work for us too!!
------------- 2010 R-Pod 175 2007 F-150 Super Cab http://www.rtspod.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow - R&T's Podding Blog
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Posted By: kymooses
Date Posted: 05 Jan 2012 at 10:31am
WANT TO CAMP!
------------- Travis & Carrie
http://goo.gl/maps/Vlelv - 181g - MoosePod Adventures Map
http://goo.gl/maps/ho9Rf - RPod Owners Map
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Posted By: Tink
Date Posted: 05 Jan 2012 at 4:28pm
I feel that way too, so instead of camping, I'm planning trips!! One other option is that the synchronized fireflies will be synching (?) the second week, 6/11 week, so would you rather come to the Smokies and go see the fireflies? If some of you don't want to drive that far, I understand, we'll just go to the horsepark.
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Tink'rPod 174 Knoxville,TN,
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Posted By: tabkld93
Date Posted: 05 Jan 2012 at 6:08pm
I looked at the online reservation system and we could stay in the same loop/sites as last year starting June 21st (a Thursday)
We would love to join in the fun
------------- Todd, Karen & Leah
'13 Surveyor 240
'12 Ford F150 EcoBoost
Former owner of 2010 R-Pod 172
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Posted By: R&T's Pod
Date Posted: 05 Jan 2012 at 7:10pm
June 21st is good for us too (actually better) , but isn't that the fourth weekend in June? Rob
------------- 2010 R-Pod 175 2007 F-150 Super Cab http://www.rtspod.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow - R&T's Podding Blog
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Posted By: tabkld93
Date Posted: 05 Jan 2012 at 8:02pm
I didn't count weekends...oops!
Sites are available the week before also.
------------- Todd, Karen & Leah
'13 Surveyor 240
'12 Ford F150 EcoBoost
Former owner of 2010 R-Pod 172
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Posted By: Tink
Date Posted: 05 Jan 2012 at 8:54pm
Okay, I'm going to call tomorrow and make a reservation for 4 nights beginning June 13th. I've picked my site as 198. How's that sound for everyone?
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Tink'rPod 174 Knoxville,TN,
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