2022 Brown County Indiana GS Thang, 6/9-6/12, 2022 - SAVE THE DATE!

[Rich82GS750TZ]

PM returned. Not this year. Sorry fellas. We'll work on next year.

[Baatfam]

Reply sent. Thanks Brian!

[bwringer]

Edit: all confirmations received. Thanks!



Looks like we will have a pretty full house and will very likely have a waiting list, so if you have a room reserved with me and your plans change, it's very important that you let me know ASAP so the room can go to someone else.

Also, if you don't have a room and want one, PLEASE let me know via email.

This is always an exercise in cat herding, and we always seem to have some dropouts as the day approaches and real life sinks its teeth in. I'll keep a first-come, first serve list once we're full.

[Redman]

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IN:
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Redman (Dave V.)
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Redman (Dave V.) & Justin Redmanson & Jay RedmanSIL.

Justin has atteneded a couple times in past few years.

[Wingsconsin]

wingsconsin (Karl) - will be there, but always stays elsewhere (let me know if that changes, Karl)


Regrettably I will be OUT for the 2022 rally -

be safe everyone

(On the plus side I usually bring the rain with me - so you may be dry )

[bwringer]

Howdy, all!

Tim, Wazz, and I dropped in to see Jay yesterday. We were out on KLRs making sure they hadn't paved any of the dirt roads.

Anyway, I just emailed a huge list of people this morning about rooms at the Rosemount. If you think you should have gotten this email but didn't, please check your spam filter and/or email me at brian@bwringer.com to communicate your intentions.



Using the "definite" replies this thread, people I've talked to, and the replies thus far, I have:


IN:
ddaniels (Dave)
dogma (Dale)
cowboyup (Scott)
bwringer (moi)
twrsomething (Tim)
wazz (Greg)
gbw (the other Greg W.)
storm 64 (Norm)
1978GS750E (Ron)
Redman (Dave V.)
baatfam (Bob T.)
wingsconsin (Karl) - will be there, but always stays elsewhere (let me know if that changes, Karl)


OUT:
Indybob (Bob)


Let me know if I've missed anyone or anything.

Several others have communicated interest but uncertainty. Let me know your plans have solidified.

As ever, preference if rooms get squeezed will be given to those with pretty-much rock-solid plans to stay all three days, and to past attendees. Bear in mind that lodgings in Bedford are in rather short supply these days due to a massive long-term construction project in Mitchell, so if you want to make a chain reservation hop on that pronto. Worst case, Bloomington is jam-packed with all the hotel chains and is about 25-30 minutes north.

[Dogma]

I hope you can make it Casey. I want to see you and the bike whole again.

[Spyder]

Well hello everyone!! I am a tentative participant this year. Really wanna go, but all things have to groove just right for me to pull it off. FIRST thing, I still have to get my wrecked bike back together. Then there is the minor thing of making sure I have the finances together. Hope to be there.

[oramac]

I seem to recall Oramac tried camping for the rally once a long time ago. Maybe he'll tell the story. But, I recall there being quite a deluge one evening that altered his plans.

I did indeed camp there, and I camped at Brown County when the rally was located in Columbus. At Spring Mill, I stayed in primitive, and it is a very nice park. It was quiet. However, I camped because budget was very tight, and I always wished I had stayed at the hotels for one reason only; the fellowship. Visiting with people until midnight and beyond, combined with the desire to partake in festive libation, does not lend itself well to late-night treks through the antlered-rat infested countryside back to a primitive campsite. Also, as Greg mentioned, my last year of camping was met with a significant deluge, and I subsequently slept on a comfortable piece of floor in one of the rooms. I have stayed in the luxurious accommodations of the Rosemount ever since.

[cowboyup3371]

I stayed at the Rosemount Sunday night and Jay is really looking forward to seeing us. He told me to tell you Brian that everything is ready from his side.

[gbw]

I seem to recall Oramac tried camping for the rally once a long time ago. Maybe he'll tell the story. But, I recall there being quite a deluge one evening that altered his plans.

[bwringer]

Might there be camping around the event?

The nearest camping is at Spring Mill State Park, about 20 minutes from the Rosemount.

If you just prefer camping, it's a very nice park. However, you probably won't save any money. We get an amazing deal from Jay for rooms at the Rosemount, about $60 per night for a room with two beds. We've also had times when three or four shared a room, with one sleeping on the floor, or a couple, etc.

The low cost is one of the reasons this little shindig is usually very well attended.


(BTW, I'll be emailing past attendees within a week to work out the base rooming list, then I'll get in touch with others who have expressed interest. Hang in there.)


I can say that camping in Indiana tends to get extremely crowded and rowdy if the weather is decent, and prices go up in the summer and on weekends.

If you want to camp at a state park, park admission is $9 per day for out of state visitors, and camping fees range from $12-$35 per night depending on availability and type of campsite.

The cheaper primitive sites fill up very quickly, often forcing tent campers into expensive electric sites. But if you arrive on Thursday your odds are pretty good. At the moment, it looks like you can only reserve electric campsites online, but sometimes they open up more sites for online reservations as time goes on.

There's wilderness camping (no fees, but no facilities whatsoever, gravel roads, and extremely crowded on weekends) available in some areas of the Hoosier National Forest and State Forest areas. Most are in the area south of Lake Monroe, about 20-25 miles northeast of Bedford. Rural roads in Indiana are not safe near dusk or after dark, so you'll need to get back early. Sites are heavily used and frankly the whole area is full of garbage and smells like 1,000 outhouses. 0/5 stars, would not recommend.

There's a small primitive campground at Martin State Forest outside of Shoals, about 30 minutes from the Rosemount. No admission, and I believe fees are $13 per night. It's fairly nice, and has water and pit toilets, but it gets EXTREMELY crowded every weekend with decent weather. There's no staff on site other than someone usually comes through to make sure everyone has paid.

If you have points to burn, there are several chain motels in Bedford, and pretty much every chain is represented 25 miles north up highway 37 in Bloomington. One or two people usually stay at the Holiday Inn, for example.

And if romance is on the menu, there are a few Bed & Breakfast places around. The Story Inn is a wonderful experience, and the restaurant is great, but it's 45 minutes of twisty back roads from the Rosemount. Sometimes some of us get up a little early and have breakfast in Story; the ride up 58 and 135 is fantastic.

[phydeauxmutt]

I think I have seen something about an attendee or two camping somewhere near there, but can not verify.

[Stigman95]

Might there be camping around the event?

[blokv1100]

Wow! Just looked over Brian's links to past rallys (on page 2). 2004 seemed like yesterday. Great group of people!
The kind of group that you speak to once a year and it seems like the conversation continued just like it was the very next day.