[Mutant Fest] AMF9 location (almost!)

[Pig Monkey]

Do we know where it is yet? I'd like to leave now, but unless there'll
be signs when I get to Randle, I'm not sure where to go.

Jon Green wrote:
> hello friends. greenjon here <portland>. AMF9 location is being chosen right
> about now by SPAZ and/or RatStaR, and as soon as they relay word to me I'll be
> sending it out and posting it on the 1800gun-numb line, hopefully before sunset. 
> The sites being looked at are all in Gilford Pinchot National Forest, south of
> the town of Randle, which is on East 12 (some are south, some are east/southeast.
> FOlks coming from the north will want to take the 5 south to east 12 and east
> on that to Randle. folks coming from the south could also drive to the 12 and
> to randle OR, from vancouver, wa, head east on the 14 (just north of the
> columbia river) and then go north into the forest from there. Folks coming
> from the east will likely want to goto yakima and take the 12 to randle.
> 
> FYI cellphones pretty much don't work anywhere in the forest, so don't drive
> into the forest to wait for the word.
> 
> If you're wondering why the announcement is so late, it is simple: very little
> scouting was done this year, and in my opinion, none of the potential sites
> found is without serious difficulties: either space for soundsystems, parking,
> camping, being very spread out, etc etc. 
> 
> It is/was everyone's responsibility to support scouting efforts, ESPECIALLY
> those wanting to set up sound systems or park buses there, yet the total
> effort towards scouting this year is/was close to ZERO. 
> I don't have a soundsystem but canceled many plans and spent hundreds of
> dollars (that I don't actually have) to scout for the fest this year, and I
> have a really hard time understanding the casual, hands-off approach that has
> been universal this year (with the exception of OLYTOPIA, who scouted and do
> rock!). I hope that is food for thought.
> 
> more later,
> greenjon
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