Sounds like fun. It's a great area for driving. Count me is a definite maybe!
May want to cross post on Metroplex MINI and point to this thread to keep all the discussion in one area.
Be sure to add to the Calendar as well.
Oh and contact the Arkansas and OK MINI's as well.
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need other mini club addresses
hey Nathan!
can you give me the email or site addresses for the two mini clubs you mentioned? I am familiar only with metroplexmini, & east texas coopers.
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This event is posted on both the MA calender and the East Texas Mini Coopers calendar so RSVP on either.
http://www.motoringalliance.com/forums/calendar.php?do=getinfo&e=75&day=2009-11-7&c=11
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Arkansas group AMOK MotoringAmok.com
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I will see if we can make the Talimena trip .I will just have to find somewhere to go to church sunday morning and then maybe drive back on my own or try to catch up to you somewhere.I love going on trips but i have to schedule church in if it conflicts with sunday morning.How early sat morning?I think the earlier the better that way we can ride alot all day sat.
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sat morning time
We may adjust the departure time on saturday morning if we have Dallas folks joining us for the trip, so that they don't have to get up in the middle of the night to meet us.:crazy:
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HOORAY GIGI! IS YOUR NAVIGATOR COMING TOO? THE HOTEL ALLOWS DOG/NAVIGATORS FOR $8 XTRA, WE WILL PROBABLY BRING SUGAR WITH US
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we get enough dogs we can have a mini dog sled team in case it snows!:devil:
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Update on trip sign-up
Looks like we currently will need at least 6 hotel rooms in Mena for the Talimena Scenic Highway trip in November.
By this weekend I will post exact cost of room, and hope to get a few fotos up, the State Park link, and more details on what we hope to do there. We are posting all this in three different boards, am hoping the "advertising" of low cost, and fotos of great scenery will motivate even more mini owners to join us.
Because the area is so popular in the Fall, I will need to lock in the block of rooms fairly soon, hoping I can add rooms later if needed.
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talimena trip costs
Finally got to talk with Limetree Inn in Talimena, here are the room costs breakdown: (for Sat. nite Nov. 7)
Non-smoking room, 2 queen beds, 2 people: $61.00 plus 13% tax. revised: $73 + tax
Non-smoking room, 2 queen beds, 2 people AARP: $54.90 plus tax. revised: $66.90 + tax
Sorry, I forgot to ask how much for 1 person in the room!
Same as two people rate above
Pets are $8 extra.
There is also a 2 room suite with shared bath, but cost depends on bedding arrangements.
I reserved a block of rooms, if you want to go please phone Limetree Inn at 1-800-536-4366 to get one of the rooms in the block. Please tell them you are with East Texas Mini Coopers or Mark McSweeney. You will be given a room in our block, but put on your credit card. Cancellation is your reponsibility. If you need to cancel later, and don't, you will be the payee. Also please let me know when you reserve your room, I will need to monitor this because of a real chance I will need to increase the number of rooms later. Also, if we have a major change in the block arrangement, I need to do this a week before Nov 7.
Check out limetree: Lodging in Mena, Arkansas at the Limetree Inn providing quality Lodging, Hotel, Motel services.
check out Talimena Scenic drive Main Map of the Talimena Scenic Drive Auto Tour
This is the drive map, go back to main menu for all the other stuff there!
Other costs:
meals on Saturday and Sunday
gasoline will be biggy, 3 hours up from Longview, 54 mile ridge run probably both directions, Indian highway may be 50+ miles too.
Lots of sightseeing/hiking/historical stuff free (if we want to do this too)
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OK, We're in! Only two of us (the dogs will stay home). Looking forward to it. Will call and get a room very soon.
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off for trip
alright, good deal! Glad they gave you the days off to go play! looking like a nice group is sizing up!
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