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Hello Everyone,
For those of you who do not know, Kelly and Luna are moving. Last night I talked to Kelly a bit about Winter Finding (fall equinox). Kelly is going to be shutting off his internet in the near future until they move into another home. I said I would post something about Winter Finding. It would be nice to do a camp out. However, doing a campout presents problems. We need to have everyone’s input quickly so if we decide to do a campout, we can make arrangements for everything.
If we do not do a campout, we have a couple of people who will volunteer their backyards for the Saturday Evening ritual. (Amber is one, and I am another).
We could get the Utah Renaissance Faire and Fantasy Festival site in Marriott-Slaterville. However, there are no restrooms. This would require renting a port-a-potty from one of the port-a-potty rental places. Also we would have to pay some money to use the site. (I am not sure of the amount, but we are guessing under $100). We would also have to carry in our own water.
The following are more remote sites. There is an argument to be made for doing a campout at a more remote site; however, a more remote site requires a bit more logistical coordination (carpooling, toilets, food, water, etc. depending on which site).
We have a couple of other options for a camp site. Larry knows someone who said we can use property about 150 miles south of Salt Lake. Again, we have a problem with no toilet. I think we would have to bring in our own water also.
Another option – the BLM will let groups use BLM property for free. However, again there are no toilets. Again, you have to carry in your own water. Some of these areas are west of Utah Lake. Others are out in Tooele County. This campground we would have to haul our own water.
I know of two developed campgrounds that do not charge money. One is a BLM campground, it is up past Monte Cristo, almost to Woodruff, Utah (mile maker 60 if I remember correctly). It is small, and I do not think there is an area we could have a circle. The other is up diamond fork, just before the road turns to dirt. I do not know if there is potable water at this campground.
The last option – my brother has property near Echo (it is actually more or less in Echo Canyon). There is an outhouse on this property. This is behind a locked gate, so I would have to coordinate with him about putting the key in a locked key box, and give everyone instructions on how to get to the property, along with perhaps some signs. I talked to my brother a bit about this, and I would have to talk to him a little more about us using the property. My father bought this a few years before he passed away, and the family sold it to my brother to keep it in the family. The elevation is about 5500 feet, if I recall correctly. Normally, we used to put everything away during the opening weekend of the deer hunt in October. (I did cross country ski into this property once, years ago). Being this high, and in a canyon, it might be a bit cool overnight. There is plenty of space to set up tents.
If we decide to do a campout, we would have to deal with food. Having one person, or a couple people do all the food for the weekend makes for a bit of a financial burden on those people. Also, when people are setting up camp on Friday evening, it is sometimes a bit difficult to get everything set up and fix dinner.
What a couple people have suggested for doing food:
Friday night, we have a pot luck dinner. People prepare their food ahead of time, and we have dinner when we get to the camp site. The we have people volunteer to do the food for the tree meals on Saturday, and Sunday morning we have the traditional spam and eggs breakfast.
The main problem with this is – the people who volunteer to do the meals on Saturday need to make sure they will be able to attend the campout. Otherwise, we have a problem.
So everyone let's have your thoughts about Winter Finding!
Roland | 
