Norsky said:
Ok Western Region folks (Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, New Mexico, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington and Wyoming) - it is time to step it up...!!!
Haven't seen much participation from members in the Western Region at gatherings that haven't been in our* backyard (Carson City - 2007, Bend - 2010, Seattle/Tacoma - 2016). And NOBODY west of the Rockies made it to Colorado (Manitou Springs - 2013). Without doing some actual counting I'm going guess that folks from the other regions of the country probably out numbered Western Region folks at all 4 of those gatherings. WHAT'S UP WITH THAT...??? The main reason for doing the rotating regions of the country was so that folks would have the opportunity to get to a Gathering that was closer to them.
So here's the challenge - let's see if we* Western Region folks can match at least half the number of folks coming from the other regions. We won't get the chance to host another gathering until 2022 so come on - MAKE THE TREK...!!! (San Diego, Phoenix and Albuquerque are closer to Saskatoon than central Georgia for crying out loud! Don't believe me - check it out on Google Maps.)
* since moving to Colorado I am now "officially" a member of the Western Region so I can issue this challenge