[AstroDon]

In general, I would like to see the WGA create several new forum categories and in particular, I would definately like to see a benchmark forum.

We all have different interests and cache for our own reasons. To me the whole point of this site is to provide an outlet for people in Wisconsin with similar interests to share their stories, questions and expertise on the subject in question.

Is this something that the WGA Board would have to approve? If so, what are some of the questions, concerns or objections that they would have in regards to setting something up?

AstroD-Team is certainly willing to help set up some of the initial sticky info, good links, and whatever else would be needed to get a benchmark cagegory up and running.

Not to brag about stats but as of the end of November, we have 371 successful recoveries and 132 non-recoveries(DNF’s). In benchmarking, non recoveries are just as important as recoveries.

Benchmarking is more about taking your time and getting things correct than it is about racking up numbers. Unless the mark is an easy drive up, we can easily spend a half hour or more looking for it. Sometimes we are successful, sometimes we are not, sometimes we are just plain lucky.

[AstroDon]

crap. I’m logged in as hubby. Well, that changes things…

[AstroDon]

Our old laptop died in July so we have been running on a Vista machine since then. All our programs seem to be running just fine. The only thing we have not been able to get to work is our GPS’s abbility to communicate with our Streets and Trips software.

Keep in mind that new laptops do not have serial ports in them so if your GPS is an older model, you will need to get a serial to USB adaptor. The one we had did not have a driver update to Vista and therefore did not work. We ended up upgrading our GPS a month later but still cannot get the new one to communicate with Streets and Trips.

[AstroDon]

Renting the cabins are relatively inexpensive. At our past events up there, we all went out for dinner but if the group is large enough, we could certainly take advantage the dining hall. Of course that would add to the cost of the weekend but the convenience of not having to leave the site may be worth it.

There is plenty of room and places to have the different “seminars” that Djwini suggested.

We would certainly be willing to help organize this if the group wanted to use the YMCA camp that we held our past events at. When are the February board elections?

[AstroDon]

I generally do not have a goal in mind when I go out. Just getting out and seeing new places, spending time with family and friends and meeting new people along the way is a great goal to have in the first place.

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