Danielle Posted July 21, 2010 Share Posted July 21, 2010 (edited) Let's go camping! A large group area has been reserved for Saturday, August 14th. The campground offers paved roads, free firewood, firepits, washrooms, picnic tables, camp kitchen, ball diamonds, hiking trails, playground and even a beach along the river! It is located in the Red Deer valley approximately 40km north of Drumheller. The cost is $15.00 per car/unit payable at the registration booth on arrival. For more information on the campground, click here: Starland Campground We will depart Chapters Crowfoot Starbucks at 10am on Saturday, August 14th. There will be a stop in Drumheller for lunch. Be sure to bring bring hot dogs etc. for dinner and bagels etc. for breakfast, beverages and of course your Porsche-friendly camping gear! *** I've received some recent feedback that some would like to bring a Winnebago instead of a Porsche, so if you want to bring your camper/trailer/truck instead of your Porsche, please do !! Brodie and I might change the plan and bring the truck instead of the car, then we can fit more food in there... time will tell on that, give me your feedback people, who's coming and what are you bringing? *** Edited August 10, 2010 by Danielle Quote Link to comment
Danielle Posted July 23, 2010 Author Share Posted July 23, 2010 If there is not enough room for your gear in the car, we might bring a support vehicle to carry everybody's extra things (I'll drive our truck out there if needed). If someone is going to bring a camper instead of their car, perhaps they may be kind enough to carry some extra stuff for us. Just post here on this thread if you are bringing a camper or if you need someone to take extra stuff for you and it will be arranged. Quote Link to comment
Fritz Posted July 23, 2010 Share Posted July 23, 2010 Any room in your support vehicle, for a blow up hotel room with hot tub and room service??????????? Quote Link to comment
Danielle Posted July 23, 2010 Author Share Posted July 23, 2010 Brodie's pretty crafty, I can put him to work on that and I'm confident he can make it possible Quote Link to comment
Caymanwalter Posted July 24, 2010 Share Posted July 24, 2010 Danielle are you OK with those of us not interested in Camping to tag along to Drumheller for the lunch? Quote Link to comment
Danielle Posted July 25, 2010 Author Share Posted July 25, 2010 If you only want to come part way, that's no problem. Quote Link to comment
Danielle Posted August 6, 2010 Author Share Posted August 6, 2010 8 days to go!!!! This will be my first camping trip of the year. Normally, Brodie and I camp all the time but since the car came along, camping has taken the back seat! I'm excited to get back to nature for a night! Quote Link to comment
Danielle Posted August 10, 2010 Author Share Posted August 10, 2010 *** I've received some recent feedback that some would like to bring a Winnebago instead of a Porsche, so if you want to bring your camper/trailer/truck instead of your Porsche, please do !! Brodie and I might change the plan and bring the truck instead of the car, then we can fit more food in there... time will tell on that, give me your feedback people, who's coming and what are you bringing? *** Quote Link to comment
unclebilly Posted August 10, 2010 Share Posted August 10, 2010 I have inlaws from Scotland arriving this weekend so we are out for camping. We might stop by for a visit on Sunday as we plan to take them to Drumheller to see a dinosaur bone. Quote Link to comment
JT997TT Posted August 10, 2010 Share Posted August 10, 2010 Looking like I will be up for this (with family). We may drive out and then head to Tyrell Museum for the aft (Kids pumped to see dinosaur skeletons etc) and meet at camp ground around dinner time. Trying to nail down details ... Quote Jim 17 black/black Audi R8 V10 Plus - still within the VW family! a few minor upgrades 12 black/black Cayenne Turbo - a few minor cosmetic enhancements 91 black/black/black 911 C4 Cab - keeping it pretty OEM and basic Link to comment
Danielle Posted August 10, 2010 Author Share Posted August 10, 2010 (edited) I was thinking of bringing the truck with our bikes because there are some cycling trails there, so we'd drive out Saturday morning, set up the tent and then maybe go on a bike ride in the afternoon or just hang back and play frisbee or whatever, take it easy & relax with a beer. As for Sunday, the weather is supposed to be really nice (Saturday is iffy) so I'd like to do a full camping breakfast that morning. There is no "check out time" at the campground so we can be as lazy and slow as we like getting out of there so Scott if you want to drop by in the AM we'll still be there chowing down on eggs and bacon. ** Weather update: As of today (Wednesday) it's supposed to be sunny and 23 degrees Saturday and sunny and 21 on Sunday! ** Edited August 11, 2010 by Danielle Quote Link to comment
Danielle Posted August 12, 2010 Author Share Posted August 12, 2010 Green Light!!! This trip is-a-go! We are bringing the truck for sure so we can live comfortably and bring lots of food. We'll be at Starbucks on Saturday at 10am (depart at 10:30am). The drive won't be anything special becuase we'll have our big bulky truck with us. We'll decide if we will stop for lunch in Drumheller that morning when we meet. The weather forecast is looking really good too, we're lucky!! Quote Link to comment
Danielle Posted August 16, 2010 Author Share Posted August 16, 2010 The 1st annual camping trip is now complete. We totally lucked out with probably the best camping weather of the entire summer. The campground is incredibly scenic, nestled in the badlands valley - and being low in the valley there is little wind and it is HOT! If you want to get away from the cold Calgary wind, this is the place to be. The night sky was crystal clear, the Milky Way was like a painting brilliantly shining above us on the moonless night. We saw at least a dozen shooting stars, some so bright they would leave neon green tracers in the sky! Jim and his family camped with us and Kevin joined us in the morning for breakfast. This will definitely be an annual event in the same campground. It will be a family function, I really enjoyed having the kids there and it's a great opportunity to meet the families of club members. We climbed up the hill and this is the zoomed out picture of the campground: Zoomed in view: Looking downriver: Evening activities: Getting that fire ready: Breakfast with Kevin: Quote Link to comment
JT997TT Posted August 16, 2010 Share Posted August 16, 2010 An awesome weekend trip Danielle. Thanks for all your planning and hospitality at the campsite and to Brodie for his help figuring out the new tent. (hope the kids weren't too intrusive on your weekend : - ) P.S. We made it about half way up the hoodoos and you were right - not as steep as it looks! Quote Jim 17 black/black Audi R8 V10 Plus - still within the VW family! a few minor upgrades 12 black/black Cayenne Turbo - a few minor cosmetic enhancements 91 black/black/black 911 C4 Cab - keeping it pretty OEM and basic Link to comment
johnstoy Posted August 17, 2010 Share Posted August 17, 2010 Hi Danielle, Looks like we missed a nice weekend. Unfortunately when I went to retrieve the Winnebago from where we keep it, I discovered that a leak had developed around one of the antennas and soaked the carpet (from all the crazy rain we had last week) - so we didn't want to go far until I had it fixed & dried out. We will be ready for next time. John Quote Link to comment
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