Date:         Mon, 28 Jun 1999 13:09:37 -0700
Reply-To:     Randy Bergum <organslave@EARTHLINK.NET>
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From:         Randy Bergum <organslave@EARTHLINK.NET>
Subject:      Re: July 4th trips?
Comments: To: The Bus Depot <ron@NETCARRIER.COM>
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 I recall that in Bishop, CA  there is a fireworks show where they blow up
something that looks like an A-bomb - mushroom cloud and everything - it's
pretty good...  We used to go up to our cabin off of old 395 and spend the week
during the fourth.  Real nice at 7,000 feet because it never gets too hot.

Randy  Bergum
1988 R100GS


The Bus Depot wrote:

> > Anyone care to share their plans or perhaps join us for something?
>
> Evon, Haley, and I go the same place every July 4th weekend: The Great Blue
> Heron Music Festival outside of Jamestown, N.Y. (not far from Erie, Pa.), a
> comfortable 7 hour drive from our home near Reading, Pa.  Last year was
> Haley's first Blue Heron Fest, at 5 weeks old (but even at that age, her
> third music festival), so this year she'll be a veteran already. :-)  The
> festival lasts from Friday thru Sunday, and features an eclectic mix of
> performers, from rock to bluegrass to swing to folk to reggae to whatever.
> There are two stages with continuous performances, plus dancing, kids stuff
> (crafts, puppet shows, etc.), swimming on an on-site lake, lots of food
> (Indian, Far Eastern, Mexican, vegitarian, hamburgers, you name it), vendors
> of crafts, clothing, musical instruments, jewelry and more, etc. etc. etc. A
> wide variety of attendees, too, both young and old.  Cost about $30 to get
> in for the weekend and about the same again for on-site camping all weekend
> (no hookups, but plenty of tent and van space).
>
> About 1/2 hour from there is a tiny private campground called (I think)
> Brookside, right on Lake Erie.  You pull in onto a cliff directly
> overlooking the lake, with a rickety stairway nearby leading to a small
> beach in front of the lake. We stumbled on this treasure completely by
> accident, and now make it a point to stay there one night each year, either
> right before or right after the festival.  Since July 4 is a Sunday and
> everyone's taking Monday the 5th off, we're planning on catching the
> fireworks in nearby Mayville, NY and then camping there the night of Sunday
> the 4th, then returning home by the evening of the 5th.
>
> I could dig up more info (directions, phone number, url, etc.) for anyone
> interested.  If this is your sort of thing, I couldn't imagine a better way
> to spend a holiday weekend.
>
> - Ron Salmon
>   The Bus Depot, Inc.
>   http://www.busdepot.com
>   (215) 234-VWVW