1 Nov
2013
1 Nov
'13
11:38 p.m.
On Thu, Oct 31, 2013 at 08:14:09PM -0700, tony mancill wrote:
On 10/29/2013 12:23 AM, Steve Langasek wrote:
I think if we're going to bus people, we'll probably need to choose a
single destination? I'm in favor of a Gorge visit/hike.
On Mon, Oct 28, 2013 at 02:44:10PM -0700, Patty
Langasek wrote:
I'm +1 for something involving the Gorge as well. There are some great
hikes right around Multnomah Falls for those interested a more strenuous
hike - e.g. Angels Rest is nice. I have requested information from Timberline to
get a quote on what a dinner
for our group size could be (estimating 350ish), and have kinda glanced for
tour groups for the gorge, and tried not to cry when I saw the prices per
person. I don't think we'd need a *tour*, but I guess we'd also have to look
up what we'd have to be responsible for if we just arranged a bunch of buses
to wander around the Scenic Highway.
I think a guided tour is clearly not the thing to do here; providing
transportation on a bus is probably a lot cheaper than what we can secure
with an organized tour, yet give us everything we actually care about. I
can't imagine what value a guided tour actually provides in the gorge over
just renting busses.
But certainly, +1 from me for the general idea of a trip up the gorge, if
the budget allows. As Brian says, this does rate fairly low down the
priority list for a successful conference - there's a lot of other stuff we
can do as a day trip far more cheaply in town. But by all means, I think
this is a good target for us to have, though we should consider fallbacks in
town. I like Timberline, but I'm not sure about the
value proposition. It
takes a while to get up there, and I always seem to walk around for a
few minutes and that's it. For me, honestly, the view *of* Hood from
somewhere like Everybody's Brewing in White Salmon (hint, hint, wink,
wink) is better than the view *from* Hood.
Yeah, I'd agree about Timberline. I don't think it'd be worth the trip to
it.
We also have destinations on the coast to consider. Tillamook Cheese
Factory, a beach, etc.
-Kees
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Kees Cook @debian.org