The one activity we need at Marty's campout in FrenchGlen is a spelling
bee!

Dimwitted moose and Flying Squirrel

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> From: Marty Wallace <martywallace@ROCKETMAIL.COM>
> To: Vanagon@VANAGON.COM
> Subject: MIDDLE OF NOWHERE GET TOGETHER * LABOR DAY WEEKEND *
FRENCHGLEN,OREGON
> Date: Sunday, August 30, 1998 8:01 PM
>
> ** FIRST ANNUAL MIDDLE-OF-NOWHERE GET TOGETHER **
> FRENCHGLEN, OREGON *** LABOR DAY WEEKEND *** 1998
> =================================================
>
> How about a long weekend camping trip to the middle of nowhere!?
>
> Westy owners from Oregon, Idaho, Northern California, & Northern Nevada
> (and anywhere else, for that matter!) load up your vans with gear, food,
> and families... and let's converge at the little town of Frenchglen,
> Oregon (population 10!).  It'll be an unusual, not-everyone's-cup-of-tea
> kinda trip, but it should be fun!
>
> No sponsors, no swap meets, no shows, no planned activities, no
> schedule... just relax, trade travel stories, see other Westys, meet nice
> folks, and hang out in Frenchglen...sip root beer (or any of the
> wonderful microbrews on tap at The Buckeroo Room) on the wood porch in
> front of the Frenchglen Mercantile...
>
> You can drive to the top of the Steens Moutains @ 9,700', drive on
> hundreds of square miles of perfectly flat dry lake bed on the Alvord
> Desert, explore ghost towns, road & mountain bike, birdwatch...
>
> The Frenchglen, Steen Mountain, Alvord Desert, Malheur National Wildlife
> Refuge is one of the most unusual and beautiful places in the west.
> Check it out at:
> http://www.oregon1.org/harney/
> http://www.oregon1.org/harney/3DAY.HTM
> http://www.state.or.us/IRMD/bacup/rec.htm
>
> We can "camp" right on the main street in town at the Frenchglen Wayside
> State Park. It's primitive (a grassy area, one picnic table, and a water
> spigot) - but basic provisions are available at the Frenchglen
> Mercantile. WONDERFUL meals are usually available at The Buckeroo Room
> and the Frenchglen Hotel (you may need to make reservations well ahead of
> time: fghotel@ptinet.net). However, this is a TINY town with limited
> facilities - everyone should plan on being self sufficient food-wise
> (just in case). In route complete services & provisions are available at
> Burns, Lakeview, or Ontario, Oregon or, if you're coming from Nevada,
> stock up in Winnemucca.
>
> For those who don't want to "rough it" - the Frenchglen Hotel:
> http://www.pacificharbor.com/nwp/nwp018.htm
>
> Also, there is lodging in Burns:
> http://www.oregon1.org/harney/HCLODGE.HTM
>
> Other area camping information:
> http://www.oregon1.org/harney/CAMPING.HTM
>
> Let me know if you are going (martywallace@rocketmail.com) - I'm going to
> be coordinating caravans and contacts.
>
> See you there!
>
> Marty Wallace (1984 Westfalia "Heisenberg")
> Chico, California
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>
> Post Scriptum:
> Okay, but where in the hell is Frenchglen, you ask?
>
> Easy. It's...
> ...60 miles north of the Oregon/California border
> ...100 miles west of the Oregon/Idaho border
>
> Here's a map:
>
http://maps.yahoo.com/py/maps.py?Pyt=Tmap&YY=13390&city=Frenchglen&state=OR&
slt=42.826900&sln=-118.91449&mag=5&cs=5&newmag=3
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