May 30 -> June 1 (average hi temp 90F)
June 13 -> June 15 (average hi temp 95F)
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GSW 2007 was VERY hot, so the planners were thinking of having GSW 2008 a little earlier in the year. Please vote for your preferred dates.
Not that I have ever made it out to one, but I vote for the earlier date.
The middle of June last year conflicted with a WERock event.
If all goes as planned I will be locked, loaded and lifted by the end of this year so there is a good chance I could make it out in 2008.
Our Spring Break is in March and finals for us is the first week in May.
Those earlier dates are good, I might actually be able to make it this year.
Plus spring break dates are all over the board from March - April
depends on the school.
Usually Spring showers make the trails pretty mucky and it can be cold. The desert is crazy like that.
FWIW, I don't care either way. A hot spell on the early week can make up that 5* average by about 11 a.m.
It'll be hot....either way. Suck it up.
Wife was saying 13-15 might be easier on us travel-wise since we hit up McConaughy (Nebrasky) on Memorial day weekend, which is the week before the May 30th weekend, so I'm leaning toward 13-15 (that's Father's Day, just like last year). I'm holding back my vote a little bit to see what others say though. I'm hoping to get there a day early and leave a day later, so more vacation time for me, I guess...no matter what dates we choose.
Yeah, pretty much
Because so many schools are still in session or having graduation from May 30-June 1 it will definately hurt the number of people who can attend. I would prefer the later date to accomodate the largest number of people.
Doesn't really matter to me, but I figured that I would vote anyway.
It may have been hot last year, but my AC was working just fine all weekend long Still voted earlier though.
I went down this year in October and it was really nice. The hotest day was like 78-80*
I would choose a long weekend vs just some random week. For the guys that work, it's sometimes not easy to get time off on the week or they would rather use that time during the holidays.
Last edited by nate; 11-14-2007 at 07:03 PM.
Dunno about you, but I'd rather use time off for GSW
Columbus Day is not a holiday for most people. (Most people don't work for a bank or the g'ment.)
If we set a date on a major holiday (that most people would get), Moab would be packed. (Unless it was Thanksgiving, Christmas or New Years).
Hmmmm, GSW - Thanksgiving. Hmmmmm...
We try to set a date that will allow students to attend, that pretty much means end of May to end of August.
Nah, it won't be packed. It's not bad for EJS, can't see it being worse.
Thanksgiving weekend was busy last year when we were there from Friday to Sunday. I was supprised, it wasn't like EJS, but my brother had a hard time finding a hotel room the week before. I think it is a stealth long weekend to go. Maybe last year was an anomally, but I don't think it would fly well, especially for those traveling long distances.
Also, having it in the fall bumps GSSW time. Keep it in June, some weekend and make sure the AC works. Mine was marginal at best this year, but it was still tolerable. Sometimes it is just nice to be hot, and if it rains, the trails dry up pretty fast vs. the spring or winter months if it snows.
We did Moab Rim last year in Feb or March and froze our butts off on the slickrock side as it was in the shade for most of the morning going up and afternoon coming down. Also, it is nice to have a lot of daylight for the longer trails, such as Golden Spike.
Yeah I hear you. I was just trying to figure a way to go this year, and I don't think June will work. I have plans to go back up to Alaska for a few weeks, so I don't think I'll have a spare $500-600 for fuel/camping/food, etc to be in Moab for a weekend.
I have been wanting to wheel with other ZJs for a while now too. How hot does it get in late June? I'm used to seeing 110-115* here and it pretty much sucks.
Last edited by nate; 11-14-2007 at 11:17 PM.
Colorado (Denver, at least) is right around 350 miles, so significantly less mileage than you're looking at. Last year, with hotel, rental car for the wife and kid, gas and food (and a few parts here and there ), I dropped about $900...that included a trip to the Glenwood Springs pool for the kid on the way home though, that ate up about $50.
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