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Weekend of June 7 and 8, and days surrounding ... going once, going twice .... hearing no objection by the end of the day, I think we should declare those the dates.
Whether to shoot for a Thursday arrival for those who can, or a safer Wednesday arrival, can be decided later. We need as many "early arrivers" as we want campsites. Once those are claimed, others can arrive at will, and depart when they want. BUT ... to make things easier, everyone participating will pay their equal pro-rata share of the entire campsite costs. Heheh, we don't need the money to be any more difficult than it was last time (i.e., someone please bring a laptop to camp!)
There's no harm in seeing if a group camp reservation could be made for those dates (if we have a reservation, the dates could even start on Friday). But I'm leaning heavily toward Sheep Creek, with no reservations, and we should put that to a vote.
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We would have to plan a Yosemite Lodge Trip 13 months in advance. Bookings are available either one year or 13 months prior to arrival.
If we are lodging it, I wonder if we all need to stay at the same lodge. Of the three, only one has any kind of common area where we might hang out before retiring to our separate sleeping places. That lodge is the, ahem, Ahwanee. And I'm thinking not everyone would want to spring for that.
I am, however, thinking of springing for a bungalow at the Ahwanee. I've always wanted to stay there, and I'm not getting any younger. It's quite a wad of cash though, so I'm on the fence about it.
The other two facilities are: Curry Village, which has rustic cabins; and Yosemite Lodge, which has modern motel rooms.
This would be early June 2009. It would not be cheap like camping. Camping may not be as cheap as simply figuring the inexpensive costs of campsites, but it is a lot cheaper than lodging. Of course, if time and effort are money, then simply shelling out dollars for rooms and meals can be viewed as a big savings over camping.
BUT: The big elephant in the room is the April 2009 Japan Swanking, which is going to break the bank and the vacation time for many of us. Would a Yosemite Lodge trip two months later be remotely possible?
I have my doubts.
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