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If we do Montana, then I can't even get to my own get-together.

What is a good location for the CHM members so for many of us it's possible to join?
I know, it will be hard, some live in an other part of the USA and others in an other part of this world.

That is what I am trying to determine.  I am thinking somewhere in the Arkansas or Kansas areas.  I might even go so far as to say Missouri if that would help any.  I know this great restaurant in the southern part of Missouri called Lambert's Cafe where they have great country style cooking and have the biggest rolls I have ever seen.  If you want one, they literally throw it to you across the room!

Ah man, I totally missed the second annual CHM virtual get together. 

Financially, it'd be a stretch for me to travel anywhere far, even with my diesel car. I have my passport, though. I'm also alternating between school and internships, so timing could/will be an issue for sure.

I don't think there are that many of us in the eastern half of North America, either. There's alldatndensum, MikeInFla, TTDR, and probably a couple others I'm forgetting. Now that I think of it, though, Pennsylvania isn't terribly far. I might be due for a trip down there at some point.

Staybrite wrote:

Ah man, I totally missed the second annual CHM virtual get together. 

Lambert's is awesome! It's in Sikeston, MO. We used to go there after church on Sunday when we lived in Cape Girardeau. Some great food and "HOT ROLLS!". If one hits the floor they throw you another one!

Driven wrote:

I don't think there are that many of us in the eastern half of North America, either. There's alldatndensum, MikeInFla, TTDR, and probably a couple others I'm forgetting. Now that I think of it, though, Pennsylvania isn't terribly far. I might be due for a trip down there at some point.

 Just let me know when you're in the Amish part of Pennsylvania 

Through The Dark Radio wrote:

Driven wrote:

I don't think there are that many of us in the eastern half of North America, either. There's alldatndensum, MikeInFla, TTDR, and probably a couple others I'm forgetting. Now that I think of it, though, Pennsylvania isn't terribly far. I might be due for a trip down there at some point.

 Just let me know when you're in the Amish part of Pennsylvania 

When I was a kid, my parents and I used to go through Amish country fairly often. We'd go to the Sight & Sound theatre, enjoy the landscapes, and curse whoever decided the roads would follow cow trails...

Sadly, I'm out.    Unless of course y'all want to cash in your retirement savings and come to New Zealand. Distance from Auckalnd to Kalispell...11,759km; Arkansas...12,453km to Little Rock; Kansas...12,520km to Kansas City; and Pennsylvania...14,064km to Philadelphia (that's a whopping 8,739 miles!) Yup. Not happening.        

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I am thinking somewhere in the Arkansas or Kansas areas.  I might even go so far as to say Missouri if that would help any.

I do not know about Arkansas, but the Kansas City/Independence area is just over two days drive from Phoenix.

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Sadly, I'm out.    Unless of course y'all want to cash in your retirement savings and come to New Zealand. Distance from Auckalnd to Kalispell...11,759km; Arkansas...12,453km to Little Rock; Kansas...12,520km to Kansas City; and Pennsylvania...14,064km to Philadelphia (that's a whopping 8,739 miles!) Yup. Not happening.  

Perhaps we could start a Kickstarter travel fund for our international members...

rockerVu2 wrote:

Next year my husband I I hope it's possible to visit my husband's Canadian family.
Some family members are around Vancouver. I hope the distance between Kalispere MT and Vancouver is not to far.
California would be to far for us.

Kalispell is about 10 hours drive from Vancouver. I drove to Butte Montana from Vancouver. It's a beautiful drive.

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Sadly, I'm out.    Unless of course y'all want to cash in your retirement savings and come to New Zealand. Distance from Auckalnd to Kalispell...11,759km; Arkansas...12,453km to Little Rock; Kansas...12,520km to Kansas City; and Pennsylvania...14,064km to Philadelphia (that's a whopping 8,739 miles!) Yup. Not happening.  

Perhaps we could start a Kickstarter travel fund for our international members...

It's a lovely thought, Andy, but too many thousands of dollars to even contemplate a fund for us foreigners. It'd be really cool if RV could piggyback on her family trip to Vancouver to a meet with y'all though.

MikeInFla wrote:

Lambert's is awesome! It's in Sikeston, MO.

There are 3 locations, but I've also been to only the Sikeston one and agree it is great.

Jen5 wrote:

Sadly, I'm out.    Unless of course y'all want to cash in your retirement savings and come to New Zealand.

Plan to some day so I can backpack where the hobbits did.

Dynamis wrote:

I do not know about Arkansas, but the Kansas City/Independence area is just over two days drive from Phoenix.

You must drive really short days. I can make California from Indiana in 2 days. And that's only going 5 MPH over normally.

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You must drive really short days. I can make California from Indiana in 2 days. And that's only going 5 MPH over normally

Typically, I do not like being on the road more than 10 to 11 hours a day.  Although once I made the trip from Denver back to Phoenix in 14 hours, which was a LONG day.

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You must drive really short days. I can make California from Indiana in 2 days. And that's only going 5 MPH over normally

Typically, I do not like being on the road more than 10 to 11 hours a day.  Although once I made the trip from Denver back to Phoenix in 14 hours, which was a LONG day.

That's so funny. Here, a long trip is anything more than 2 hours.

Dynamis wrote:

Typically, I do not like being on the road more than 10 to 11 hours a day.  Although once I made the trip from Denver back to Phoenix in 14 hours, which was a LONG day.

2 16-hour days to Lassen Volcanic NP. It's a few hours shorter to Palm Springs, but we're making a bunch of stops along the way.

Jen5 wrote:

That's so funny. Here, a long trip is anything more than 2 hours.

Hard to drive much farther on the ocean. However, if you went tip to tip it would be nearly the same time-wise at least to our drive to Palm Springs, which is an additional 1000 km!!!

Jen5 wrote:

Dynamis wrote:

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You must drive really short days. I can make California from Indiana in 2 days. And that's only going 5 MPH over normally

Typically, I do not like being on the road more than 10 to 11 hours a day.  Although once I made the trip from Denver back to Phoenix in 14 hours, which was a LONG day.

That's so funny. Here, a long trip is anything more than 2 hours.

That's hilarious!  It would take you 4 times that long just to drive from one end of Tennessee to the other!

Jen5 wrote:

Dynamis wrote:

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You must drive really short days. I can make California from Indiana in 2 days. And that's only going 5 MPH over normally

Typically, I do not like being on the road more than 10 to 11 hours a day.  Although once I made the trip from Denver back to Phoenix in 14 hours, which was a LONG day.

That's so funny. Here, a long trip is anything more than 2 hours.

Same here!

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2 16-hour days to Lassen Volcanic NP. It's a few hours shorter to Palm Springs, but we're making a bunch of stops along the way.

Consecutive 16-hour days on the road sounds exhausting.  If in that much of a hurry to get there, then why not fly?   Still, have a safe trip.

On a side note: I am planning an antiquing trip to Colorado this fall and following is my tentative schedule:

Day 1: Leave work (Phoenix) at 2:30 and drive to Holbrook, Arizona (just East of Winslow)
Day 2: Leave Holbrook early in the morning and drive to Pueblo, Colorado (about a seven hour drive)

This will ensure that I am feeling relaxed and refreshed when ready to start antiquing in Colorado Springs (30 minutes from Pueblo) on day three.

topshot rhit wrote:

Jen5 wrote:

That's so funny. Here, a long trip is anything more than 2 hours.

Hard to drive much farther on the ocean.  However, if you went tip to tip it would be nearly the same time-wise at least to our drive to Palm Springs, which is an additional 1000 km!!!

True. Though I don't know anyone who has ever done that trip. It would take about 30 hours to drive the 1200 miles (shockingly windy roads here plus a 3 hour ferry trip). It's the sort of trip that makes the news...guy cycling the length of the country to raise funds for spinal research or guy driving the length of the country on a zero budget raising money en route with odd jobs here and there to pay for petrol and raise awareness for poor musicians and homeless chickens   

Dynamis wrote:

On a side note: I am planning an antiquing trip to Colorado this fall and following is my tentative schedule:

I googled the word "antiquing" and it said to make things look old. That definition doesn't fit with taking a trip so clearly I've missed something there. What's antiquing?

Possibly antique shopping?

Antiquing:  To shop for antiques.

Well my dictionary says "make (something) resemble an antique by artificial means."  lol