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Title: Potential Event: Arkansas/Ouachita National Forest
Post by woodssj on Sep 10^th, 2017 at 11:27am

How many people would be able to do a meet-up at some point this fall or spring in the general area of the Ouachita National Forest?

If there's significant interest, I'll look to start putting something together.

Title: Re: Potential Event: Arkansas/Ouachita National Forest
Post by woodssj on Sep 10^th, 2017 at 11:30am

Title: Re: Potential Event: Arkansas/Ouachita National Forest
Post by Mersa on Sep 10^th, 2017 at 5:17pm

Love too but too far for me

Title: Re: Potential Event: Arkansas/Ouachita National Forest
Post by woodssj on Sep 10^th, 2017 at 6:24pm

Well, 9000 miles is a bit of a commute.

Other locations which seem logical for some of the smaller pseudo-concentrations of slingers would be Texas somewhere.

I'm also going to talk with the people who run the ArchaeOlympics in Arkansas about us attending and setting up an exhibition target or two. Not a competition, but a demonstration. I'll keep this board updated.

Title: Re: Potential Event: Arkansas/Ouachita National Forest
Post by Morphy on Sep 10^th, 2017 at 9:37pm

Definitely would like to but no time in the foreseeable furture for trips. Im in Texas so not too far. I think we have some other Texas slingers as well.

Title: Re: Potential Event: Arkansas/Ouachita National Forest
Post by cpman on Sep 11^th, 2017 at 1:07pm

I'm interested and not too far, but I'd have a hard time getting there.

Title: Re: Potential Event: Arkansas/Ouachita National Forest
Post by Bill Skinner on Sep 11^th, 2017 at 1:40pm

Interested but too far.

I think the demonstration is a good idea.

Title: Re: Potential Event: Arkansas/Ouachita National Forest
Post by woodssj on Sep 12^th, 2017 at 7:32pm

Well, what about shifting South, to middle of Northern LA? Even NW LA might be viable, if one of the parks can be obtained.

Poverty Point might be a really interesting place to have a Sling Meet in the Spring sometime, but a bit of a haul for the Texans.

So... One at Poverty Point, one in Arkansas near Little Rock for the ArchaeOlympics, and one in Texas....

If I want to get anything organized, I guess I've got my work cut out for me.

It would also be interesting to have some set up as recurring events, Poverty Point being the prime location for one of those. An Ancient Skills Weekend would be perfectly suited to the site.

I'll try to contact them in October, when I get back from a rather long hike I'm headed to next week.

Title: Re: Potential Event: Arkansas/Ouachita National Forest
Post by IndyDude on Oct 10^th, 2017 at 9:11am

If I'm available whatever weekend it is, I could see myself combining this with one of my other hobbies (motorcycle touring/camping). Although, I wouldn't add much competition slinging-wise, since I'm just starting out :D

Title: Re: Potential Event: Arkansas/Ouachita National Forest
Post by slingbadger on Oct 14^th, 2017 at 5:56am

It would depend on the date.

Title: Re: Potential Event: Arkansas/Ouachita National Forest
Post by RS on Jan 29^th, 2018 at 6:42pm

idk if this is old news but i'd love to do it. i'd be travelling half a nation but if the time was convenient i'd enjoy participating in a competition