Stone Mountain Games Oct 15-17, 2010

[ForresterModern]

Okay, so if I am reading the map correctly (the map is actually inverted with south at the top and west to the right) you would be talking about the "Yellow Daisy Lot" just inside the North Gate with the games themselves held in the greenspace across Old Hugh Howell Road where the letter M is on the map, adjacent to the Police and Emergency Medical stations. Thanks for fixing that issue for me. It is a big park with a lot of stuff going on, so I bet I could easily get lost without trying too hard.

This will be my first time to these games, chosen becasue they are the home games for my small clan who will have a tent there, the Forresters, who I joined less than two years ago. We are planning on staying in the park at the Stone Mountain Inn so we will theoretically within easy walking distance to and from the hotel and games for all day Saturday, so our son can take his afternoon nap out of the heat and sun. Looks to be fun from the website listings. I will be there in Forrester, just not sure whether it will be Modern or Hunting (two entirely different tartan patterns you would never guess were related), and am hoping to have a new kilt for my son finished in time for the games too. Wondering if there is an Xmarks meet up planned for these things or not. I know I will be meeting a whole lot of new, albeit distant, cousins at the Clan Forrester tent.
Will keep my eye open for familiar faces among the vendors---expect to see at least Matt there somewhere.

Thanks again for the update and info. Now time to plan the trip.


jeff

[Ryan Ross]

Okay, so if I am reading the map correctly (the map is actually inverted with south at the top and west to the right) you would be talking about the "Yellow Daisy Lot" just inside the North Gate with the games themselves held in the greenspace across Old Hugh Howell Road where the letter M is on the map, adjacent to the Police and Emergency Medical stations. Thanks for fixing that issue for me. It is a big park with a lot of stuff going on, so I bet I could easily get lost without trying too hard.

This will be my first time to these games, chosen becasue they are the home games for my small clan who will have a tent there, the Forresters, who I joined less than two years ago. We are planning on staying in the park at the Stone Mountain Inn so we will theoretically within easy walking distance to and from the hotel and games for all day Saturday, so our son can take his afternoon nap out of the heat and sun. Looks to be fun from the website listings. I will be there in Forrester, just not sure whether it will be Modern or Hunting (two entirely different tartan patterns you would never guess were related), and am hoping to have a new kilt for my son finished in time for the games too. Wondering if there is an Xmarks meet up planned for these things or not. I know I will be meeting a whole lot of new, albeit distant, cousins at the Clan Forrester tent.
Will keep my eye open for familiar faces among the vendors---expect to see at least Matt there somewhere.

Thanks again for the update and info. Now time to plan the trip.


jeff

There's always an Xmarks meetup at Stone Mountain, so far as I know, though I'm afraid that this coming year will be my first time attending. That said, I'm generally chained to the STM tent for the duration of the games, so I do have a (weak)excuse.

It's a great time, and you'll find it well worth the trip, I'm sure!

EDIT: And don't worry- once you get inside the park, there will be no missing the Meadow. Signs and crowds everywhere.

[ForresterModern]

Thanks Ryan. Since you, and probably Matt, will be shackled to the STM tent, perhaps the xmarks meetup should occur there or nearby to be able to include you both.

[Ryan Ross]

Thanks Ryan. Since you, and probably Matt, will be shackled to the STM tent, perhaps the xmarks meetup should occur there or nearby to be able to include you both.

Hey, that sounds awesome to me! Someplace within earshot might be a bit better than at the tent proper, as we tend to accumulate quite a crowd of shoppers and tartan seekers, at any given time.

We can all put some thought into it and see what we come up with.

[OC Richard]

...the map is actually inverted with south at the top and west to the right...

This is a pet peeve of mine, and especially of my wife, who is a cartographer by profession.

In North America, North should always be towards the top.

This is not only universal convention, but can be a matter of life and death, when fire and police and other emergency responders depend on maps to get to where they're needed.

In any case it's always helpful if Games committees can make sure the maps that appear on their sites are always correctly oriented. You'll have fewer lost people.

[shawhighlander]

Okay, so if I am reading the map correctly (the map is actually inverted with south at the top and west to the right) you would be talking about the "Yellow Daisy Lot" just inside the North Gate with the games themselves held in the greenspace across Old Hugh Howell Road...

Aye, Lad. Tis the spot, indeed. Look forward to seeing you all there! ith: