Staunton Pop-up 2022
04-21-2022, 08:47 AM
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Staunton Pop-up 2022
We did it last year and everyone had a great time, so we're doing again this year. Staunton, VA: beside once having Western State Mental Hospital, Staunton has some great restaurants, Woodrow Wilson (still dead and no longer president), and amazing roads. I've haphazardly thrown this together once again for your dining and driving pleasure. We'll drive Rt 250, eat lunch somewhere and return to the Hampton Inn to mix and mingle. We'll visit Wright's Dairy Rite to relive those high school days (minus the zits and teen anxiety), and maybe even have a really fine dinner or two somewhere. Who knows, we might even engage in some adulty type things.
You can show up on Thursday if you'd like but the official start to the fun is Friday July 15. See you then. Registration opens soon.
You can show up on Thursday if you'd like but the official start to the fun is Friday July 15. See you then. Registration opens soon.
04-21-2022, 11:24 AM
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Is the drive on SR 250 from Staunton to the west, like Churchville and West Augusta, or to the east through Fishersville up to Afton mountain? West of Staunton have the best roads and least amount of traffic There you can go to Deerfield or Craigsville. Not much out there but rolling hills if that's what you like. I also believe the Buckhorn Inn & Tavern has re-opened west of Churchville. It is a classic stop!
04-21-2022, 11:26 AM
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Incidentally, I sent the request to remove the one in the Dragon forum (which I also organize). I'll get Staunton spelling corrected. The on in the Dragon forum is gone.
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04-21-2022, 05:52 PM
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Perfect. I think there's a specific number of days you have to wait before you can do anything "complicated" (might also be a specific number of posts). It's been so long since I had to go through that, I don't really remember).
Come on up, glad to have you meet the group who show up.
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Yes, I'm from Staunton originally, so I would like to go drive my S2K around and see what's changed. I might at least come up for a day or two.
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Yes, I'm from Staunton originally, so I would like to go drive my S2K around and see what's changed. I might at least come up for a day or two.
Come on up, glad to have you meet the group who show up.
04-22-2022, 05:32 AM
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@mscritzer1 Come on up. I strongly prefer US29 to I81. The "event" hotel is decent and they've taken good care of us in the past. Getting hungry just thinking about the tiny restaurant in Monterey which takes very good care of us as well.
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07-07-2022, 06:28 AM
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Route reconnaissance usually occurs Friday morning. The hotel is very accommodating and the drive participants typically politely take over the social areas. I can normally only attend the Saturday events so don't recall any Friday evening formal events. There's plenty of company.
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07-07-2022, 11:50 AM
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I'm going to drive part of the route on Friday to make sure everything is okay for Saturday. You're more than welcome to come along. Probably won't do the lunch stop (but that could change depending on how hungry I get). Friday night it's Wright's Dairy Rite for dinner. The only really scheduled events are dinner Friday night and Saturday drive, lunch in Monterey and dinner. Dinner this year is at Zynodoa and is 3 courses for $60 a person. Lot's of choices in that 3 courses depending on what is purchased locally on Saturday morning.