RenDezvous 2011 roll call - Colorado Renaissance Festival

[Zoë]

Well...sure I'm going. It's across the street from the hotel.

As in staggering distance? Or as the crow flies? There is a highway there ya know and you know how you get when you try to teleport under the influence.
Remember that time back in 1850 when you staggered in the street and tried to teleport back to Scotland? Man.... it took us 37 years to find you.

Looking at Google Earth (one of those new-fangled things), it's literally across the street...not a freeway or heavy feeder either. But, I could be wrong. I was wrong one time before...where do you think you came from?  We should be safe to stagger as the crow flies...

You are correct about the staggering distance thing. If I'm not mistaken the hotel is directly across the street from the restaurant. However this area is right near an outlet shopping mall so there usually IS quite a bit of traffic, so do be careful if you are indeed staggering back to your hotel.

[Merlin the Elder]

I'm going to pay heed to the warnings about drinking at upper elevations. There's a possibility that our son is going to accompany us on this trip. We're not sure yet.

[Blushing]

From Massachusetts.   I'll be flying out on the 1st and staying till the 11th.   
Looking foward to meeting everyone!
Going to try and stay at the AF Academy. 
So far, my list of sites to see include Pikes peak, Garden of the Gods, Denver Museum of Nature and Science, the Royal Gorge train.  AF Academy and another base in the area that has an aircraft museum with B1-A bomber. 

You'll have plenty of time to tackle your long list!

[Adriana Rose]

Just a note for all you from out of state but i would put a sweatshirt or something warmish with your stuff that you are packing because to quote on of my Garland Girls " The weather is bipolar!"

[Zoë]

I second Adriana's sentiment. Even in July the weather has a habit of doing whatever it wants. A few 4th-of-Julys ago it rained the entire day and sat in the mid 50s most of the day.

[Edmund Howard]

Indeed.  Last year was cold and rainy the entire opening weekend.  My brother and family from Ohio couldn't be persuaded it was OK to go anyway.  Hopefully it will be better when they are here this year.

But then it got better on the 4th of July:





Fortunately that was a pretty freaky occurrence.  The remnants of some hurricane, as I recall.

[Zoë]

We had this at my booth last 4th of July:

[Ms Trish]

Let's hope it doesn't do THAT again this year!

[Adriana Rose]

That was a freak storm! Normally its sunny morning and maybe a few scatterd showers in the afternoon. Just enough to cool things down.

[Rani Zemirah]

I love the 3pm sun-shower most everyday during the spring/summer!  One of the many things I miss about the Front Range...

[Adriana Rose]

*sigh* I cant wait for the afternoon showers instead of the blizzards we have been getting in the mountains.

[Merlin the Elder]

After the heat last weekend, I'm up for a swap, Adriana. 92 and high humidity in the first week of April—at faire—in garb—is just so wrong in this wizard's humble opinion.  If we had been blessed with the white stuff, I would have gladly made snow wizards!

[Francisco Paula]

Hey Merlin.

I just looked outside and its snowing here in denver at the moment.

[Merlin]

Hey Merlin.

I just looked outside and its snowing here in denver at the moment.

Snow? Wha?

[Francisco Paula]

This weekend i have a sci-fi convention i am going to and i remember a few years back that we had like a foot to a foot and a half of snow on the friday it started.