[Poll] How local are you to BRC?

Post by **Elderberry** » Wed Feb 23, 2011 6:44 am

Why is this thread in the "introduce yourself" forum?

JK

thelionking · Post by **thelionking** » Wed Feb 23, 2011 6:48 am

640 miles

MyDearFriend · Post by **MyDearFriend** » Wed Feb 23, 2011 6:57 am

jkisha wrote:Why is this thread in the "introduce yourself" forum?

JK

Well I can't say why the OP put it here but I can say that it is very helpful to us newbs to see who is coming how far.

Kind of like y'all are introducing yourself back at us. Which is nice, and I thank you.

ETA: 2,648 from my home

but I will be flying to Vegas, so only 494 miles driving.

geospyder · Post by **geospyder** » Wed Feb 23, 2011 7:56 am

102 miles from my driveway to Bruno's Country Club.

unjonharley · Post by **unjonharley** » Wed Feb 23, 2011 8:08 am

.
475 over two mt. pass

Bounce530 · Post by **Bounce530** » Wed Feb 23, 2011 8:47 am

267 miles. Half of which is through the beautiful Feather River Canyon.

Teo del Fuego · Post by **Teo del Fuego** » Wed Feb 23, 2011 9:05 am

1,200 miles of beautiful scenery

jack_k · Post by **jack_k** » Wed Feb 23, 2011 9:21 am

797 miles / 1,283 km

I <3 Road Trips

The other camp-mates journey will be from another area of Canada:

1,522 miles / 2,449 km

goathead · Post by **goathead** » Wed Feb 23, 2011 9:23 am

Bruno is my landlord

Kinetik V · Post by **Kinetik V** » Wed Feb 23, 2011 10:19 am

MyDearFriend wrote: ETA: 2,648 from my home but I will be flying to Vegas, so only 494 miles driving.

Oh man...be prepared for a L O N G drive...lots and lots of two lane.

A bit of advice. Treat each town as a speedtrap in waiting. Trust me, your pocketbook will appreciate the warning.

jack_k · Post by **jack_k** » Wed Feb 23, 2011 11:36 am

It's funny... I once drove 8000 km through the USA, and I never once had any issues with speedtraps/tickets. But, whenever I used to drive between Calgary and Edmonton, I'd get a lot of tickets. One time I got a $500 ticket for speeding without my insurance or registration and a split in half driver's license.

LostinReno · Post by **LostinReno** » Wed Feb 23, 2011 12:42 pm

92 miles as the crow flies from center camp last year. about 110 miles as the freeway runs. Sometimes I wish we were a little further away to get the whole "it's about the journey, not the destination" thing, although this is one destination that is tough to beat!

delle · Post by **delle** » Wed Feb 23, 2011 2:32 pm

Lets see....

Google maps tells me it's someplace between 4,749 and 5,028 miles all told (not including any backtracking, sidestepping or crow-flying).

Google maps also tells me that only somewhere between 776 and 889 of those will be in a car, the rest being flown so as to have the extra time in preparation before entry and dedustification time prior to our return.

My brain has trouble with those figures as it is in constant quarrel with my heart who tells me that it may well be a state of mind that has no computable linear distance. If you're not there, you're too far away. And there's no such thing as TOO FAR away. It might as well be on the moon. Lookit me. I'm going to the moon!!!

My pocketbook squeals "Starvation". If I had a financial planner, it would scream "Madness".

But my heart. Again. Soothes with the promise of "HOME". And a smile settles on my soul with the very thought.... erasing the miles.

I'm so there right now.

So yeah. I'm local enough.

Sic Pup · Post by **Sic Pup** » Wed Feb 23, 2011 2:41 pm

Worlds away...sigh.

MyDearFriend · Post by **MyDearFriend** » Wed Feb 23, 2011 4:00 pm

Kinetic V wrote:
MyDearFriend wrote: ETA: 2,648 from my home but I will be flying to Vegas, so only 494 miles driving.
Oh man...be prepared for a L O N G drive...lots and lots of two lane.

A bit of advice. Treat each town as a speedtrap in waiting. Trust me, your pocketbook will appreciate the warning.

Thank you for the warning! I grew up rural, so, I know how that goes.

I am planning to leave Vegas around midnight, unless you think that's unwise. Will there be critters on the road?

dragonpilot · Post by **dragonpilot** » Wed Feb 23, 2011 4:00 pm

jack_k wrote:One time I got a $500 ticket for speeding without my insurance or registration and a split in half driver's license.

That's only $505.790 USD (at 23:58 UTC)...

lucky420 · Post by **lucky420** » Wed Feb 23, 2011 4:14 pm

MyDearFriend,
Yes there will be critters on the road. There is open range land between Vegas and BRC so the critters may be rather large...

MyDearFriend · Post by **MyDearFriend** » Wed Feb 23, 2011 5:10 pm

Lucky420:

I will keep my eyes wide open then, thank you!

chloejaz · Post by **chloejaz** » Wed Feb 23, 2011 8:13 pm

2493 miles, soon to be a more manageable 740 miles.

moonrise · Post by **moonrise** » Wed Feb 23, 2011 9:31 pm

MyDearFriend wrote:
Kinetic V wrote:
MyDearFriend wrote: ETA: 2,648 from my home but I will be flying to Vegas, so only 494 miles driving.
Oh man...be prepared for a L O N G drive...lots and lots of two lane.

A bit of advice. Treat each town as a speedtrap in waiting. Trust me, your pocketbook will appreciate the warning.
Thank you for the warning! I grew up rural, so, I know how that goes.
I am planning to leave Vegas around midnight, unless you think that's unwise. Will there be critters on the road?

YES! K.V is right! Be careful for the towns, I've avoided tickets everytime, BUT, they tried and I wiggled out of a ticket! Agh! *shudder* for going TOO SLOW once, then TOO FAST another time, go figure? (revenue traps?) yikes.

Zed the Mailman · Post by **Zed the Mailman** » Fri Feb 25, 2011 9:27 am

106-107mi

gaminwench · Post by **gaminwench** » Fri Feb 25, 2011 9:59 am

634 glorious miles in a vintage vehicle...

ygmir · Post by **ygmir** » Fri Feb 25, 2011 10:00 am

200ish miles

ChopChop · Post by **ChopChop** » Sat Feb 26, 2011 4:22 pm

646 -679 Mile and hope to see that drive for next years BM.

Marscrumbs · Post by **Marscrumbs** » Sat Feb 26, 2011 7:30 pm

295 easy miles from Bishop to Gerlach. I have my own private highway that starts at the edge of town and glides along whorehouse highway through Nevada. Past Indian Fireworks and Army depots near Walker Lake. I stop at the Fallon Walmart for rest and provisions then join up with the rest of you at Wadsworth.

Thecatman · Post by **Thecatman** » Sat Feb 26, 2011 8:44 pm

About 120 miles south.
110.94 miles, from my house to Brunos.....according to mapquest

foofurr · Post by **foofurr** » Mon Feb 28, 2011 3:02 pm

206 miles from Auburn, CA. :)

Rilopie · Post by **Rilopie** » Mon Feb 28, 2011 3:52 pm

peachandpapa · Post by **peachandpapa** » Mon Feb 28, 2011 5:10 pm

Playa to Playa

644 miles

DoctorIknow · Post by **DoctorIknow** » Mon Feb 28, 2011 5:15 pm

238miles x 2 x 10years, 4 different vehicles during those years.

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