[Stephen]

in reply to: Looking back…Moving forward #49178

Hello all. I’ve been silent on all of this planning stuff as mostly I’ve been evaluating my potential role(s) in the next event. Not to mention I just moved my family of 5 from Rollinsford to Dover. While it may be a hop, skip and a jump away, it’s still an adventure, as none of my children have known another home than our “red house”.

Anyhow, I have to say I like the way this is turning. Most of my ideas combine the many that have been mentioned.

I think we should have the option at signup to select a single mountain, join the pool for an area (as listed above), or to indicate “wherever I am needed”.

Next, an indication of difficulty might be good for those joining the pool. That is, if someone joins a pool or is a whereever hiker, allow them to inidicate their maximum difficulty level, so that they will not be assigned a peak that they give up on. Remember our goal is not to just have each peak assigned, but rather, to ensure that a flag makes it up there.

Finally, we should make a list of the target peaks (those which have been missed the past 2 events” and the targeted peaks (those that are most likely to be covered or over-covered, or that have non-hiking access). Having these lists available might help encourage more experienced hikers to go for the target peaks and leave the targeted peaks for the lesser-experienced or late-comers.

We should also start a program whereby people who wish to participate but cannot hike, or aren’t interested, can donate/loan flags or poles. They could also host a campsite and/or meal for the hikers.

So, to sum up, the two major issues (IMHO) to be addressed at the planning meeting (which I am looking forward to attending) are:

1) 100% peak coverage, that is, a flag on each peak
A. remote/difficult/viewless peak coverage
B. dropout avoidance
2) Non-hiker participation

There may be other issues I’ve missed, but I don’t mind starting to build the agenda! 🙂

-T

[Stephen]

in reply to: New website aliases #49194

http://www.flagsonthe48.com is now active as well.

-T

[Stephen]

in reply to: Picture scans #49159

Waumbek and S. Hancock photos are up.

-T

[Stephen]

in reply to: Flags on the 48 Patches #49145

@MtnMagic wrote:

Frodo: Won’t you kindly take donations to pay for a new flags website, to help defray the cost of the patches, and have some capital to buy flags, poles, and perhaps to buy calenders that I’m sure the participants would purchase and have a few for sale at the Mtn Wanderer, et al. It a great idea for the future.

I also think the idea of meeting in 6 months to brainstorm the next event is important and most necessary.
_____________________
I want to buy you some Guinness!
😉

I made the suggesstion to a couple people that a non-profit charitable group be setup so that money could be collected without tax implications… but the idea was killed for fear of losing the grass-roots nature of the event.

However I still suggest (and this may already be playing into Frodo’s thinking) that we avoid passing money around without this shelter in place. It only takes one disgruntled person to complain to the media and/or the IRS that money is changing hands and a whole lotta bad PR comes down.

That’s my 2-cents worth (tax-free, I hope…) 🙄

-T

[Stephen]

in reply to: Flags on the 48 Patches #49118

Just a thought… instead of 9-11 Memorial Hike, what do people think of “Let Freedom Ring” instead?

Be gentle… 🙂

-T

[Stephen]

in reply to: Peak count (2003) #49082

From Beth, Justin, and Spanky

Peak Name: Waumbek

Short description of rigging and pole system: My son (Justin), dog (spanky), and I (Beth Clark) did plant our flag on Mt. Waumbek from 11:55 to 2:00 pm on Saturday. All we had was a small detachable pole and flag that we used, but it surely did the trick. It was the same flag we used last year. We actually had a couple from Massachusetts that came up almost running for fear they had missed the flag. We meet several people who thanked us for taking the flag up to the top, and even more who wanted to know how they might get involved next year. I directed them to your web site. Thank you for the wonderful opportunity to share this experience with my son. It gave us time to reflect on the world today and how precious life is.

Any suggestion on improvements/changes for next year (optional):I really can’t think of any. It was a great time and I think that the publicity in it self will keep this an event one that will return year after year.

[Stephen]

in reply to: Flags on the 48 Patches #49113

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[Stephen]

in reply to: Peak count (2003) #49080

Peak Name: Garfield

Short description of rigging and pole system: Flag sighted from other peaks.
Any suggestion on improvements/changes for next year (optional):n/a

[Stephen]

in reply to: Peak count (2003) #49079

Peak Name: Isolation

Short description of rigging and pole system: A small flag was brought to the summit, but I don’t have any pictures
available, sorry.
Any suggestion on improvements/changes for next year (optional):n/a

[Stephen]

in reply to: Peak count (2003) #49078

Peak Name: Tom & Field

Short description of rigging and pole system:The students used the local resources to raise the flag. Dave used a tree and the flag was donated to the school group by a local flag store. We all held a moment of silence and some students spoke a few words of their own. I feel as their teacher I was very proud of these young adults and expect great things form them in the future. We are going to post our picture on the website as soon as they are developed.
Any improvements/changes for next year: n/a

[Stephen]

in reply to: Domain Name #49097

Yup. use it all the time for my site, http://www.dunhom.com

My personal page is http://www.dunhom.com/stephen

I’ll register the domain this week.

-T

[Stephen]

in reply to: Domain Name #49091

@Greg wrote:

@the8re wrote:

I can get you that domain for $8.50 a year.

http://www.mydomain.com

Hmmff. :blink:

Why the hell is Register.com charging $70?!

Because they are willing to part suckers with their money? :angry:

I have 4 domains registered with mydomain. Nothing fishy about em.

-T

[Stephen]

in reply to: Best Quotes from your hike? #49100

“Hey, are you the guy that played Hamlet in Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead?” (I played this role 5+ years ago in Portsmouth).

“I thought to myself ‘Hey, here comes Hamlet.'” (see above)

“I wonder if this bug can fly.” (following this comment, big bug was tossed over the cliff where it was quickly discovered that the bug did NOT fly. Willingly, anyhow.)

“Hey, look through the trees, you can see the… thing.” (The missing word here would be ‘mountain’.)

-T

[Stephen]

in reply to: Domain Name #49088

I can get you that domain for $8.50 a year.

http://www.mydomain.com

[Stephen]

in reply to: Peak count (2003) #49054

Peak Name: Liberty

Short description of rigging and pole system: 15′ telscoping flag pole, no rigging
Any suggestion on improvements/changes for next year (optional): begin signups earlier in the summer so people can plan their particiation in advance.

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