Date: Wed, 23 Jan 2008 15:55:07 -0500
Reply-To: Daniel O Stevens <dosteven@SYR.EDU>
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From: Daniel O Stevens <dosteven@SYR.EDU>
Subject: NY VW camping club events FYI (LVC if not in upstate NY vicinity)
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Those w/o local northeast USA or even more specific Upstate NY interest
I apologize for the intrusion, and I'll go back to my regular lurking.
Hi all I wanted to pass the FYI on 2008 Empire VW camping club events
We have many vanagons that have made last years (1st year) events.
You can view the past at www.limbobus.org photo gallery, to get an idea
of the future
Empire VW camping http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Emp_VW_Camping_Club/
OK boys and girls I've spent the last few days going over details, GPS
coordinates and historical farts and facts to put all of the info in one
easy to bookmark location..
Here's the direct link.
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=270214&highlight=
You can save this hyperlink, or you can always go to www.thesamba.com/vw
and search in the EVENTS forums for my screename "DANFROMSYR"
We have laid these events out this far in advance to help get those
who's busy life schedules require long heads-up on vacation requests or
kids school schedules.
For those who live month to month, well check here month to month..
The busy season locations will book fast (june,july,august) and Pixley
falls is a small (22sites) park so space may be limited if you wait till
July to book. Be a pal share a site split the costs ;-)
ALL campgrounds are available to BOOK NOW so send an email back to
Empire VW camping and let us know when & where you've booked, or if you
are in search of (ISO) a campsite to share with somebody.
Feb 16th: True Canadian winter campout:
http://www.pottsfamily.ca/The_Bug_Pack/TCWBC/
March 15th @ Danzer's restaurant: http://www.danzers.com/ a Limbo Phil
favorite.
April 17th-20th everybus (NC)
May 16th & 17th Glimmerglass state park near COOPERSTOWN.
June 6th VWCCNY participates in Relay for Life overnight cancer research
fundraiser Team Theme (VW CAMPING)
Jun 13~14th Robert Treman SP (near Ithaca)
Jul 25~26th Long point (north) SP (West of Watertown)
Jul 11th(Fri)pre camping @ Bugs in the garden (Clarence, NY show sat
12th)
Aug 2nd (sat) pre camping for Bugbust (Webster, NY) location TBD
Aug 9th (sat) pre camping for Salt city (Brewerton, NY) location TBD
Aug 22nd~23rd Pixley Falls SP (North of Rome) Small SP Book early or
camp in the overflow lot.
Sept 19~20th Southwick beach state park
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/album_page.php?pic_id=402280
(sites booking fast, this is a small and popular camping loop right in
the Dunes on the shore of Lake Ontario in Upstate NY)
there will be plenty of camping in the grass loop close to the dunes
loop.
Oct 10~11th Westies @ Watkins glen state park (New location @ Group
camp) and chance to Drive on the racetrack.
Oct 17~18th Letchworth SP (south of Rochester) Yes we're going back. soo
few state parks remain open after Columbus day and soo much to see @
Letchworth.
*I'll get links up @ the samba page for the VW shows as soon as they are
available.
Daniel Stevens
VW club of Central NY president www.vwccny.com
Empire VW camping club co-founder
