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    I thought it would be nice for BPN members who will be visiting the Bosque del Apache this winter to be able to meet up with one another. The easiest way to accomplish this is to post the dates you plan on being at the Bosque for others to see. We can PM each other to make arrangements to get together.

    I'll be there from Nov. 14th through at least the 17th to teach a workshop. I'll be visiting the Bosque on a somewhat regular basis all winter long.

    From James,
    Good idea Doug.

    Please post your travel plans as replies to this thread.
    This is a great way to see old friends, meet new BPN friends, arrange car pools, share your "great rate" on lodging etc.
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    I'll be there conducting two workshops. I plan to arrive on November 6th and leave on November 17th. I like to go this time of year to take advantage of the fall color bgs in addition to the many Snow Geese, Sandhill Cranes and other birds. I hope to see many of you there.
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    I'll be there during Thanksgiving (Nov 26) weekend and either the week before or the week after. Still working on details.

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    We met last year JP. Hopefully we'll cross paths again this year.
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    I am on the board of the Friends of the Bosque del Apache NWR. We are the group the "puts on" the Festival of the Cranes. As an additional way for all BPN members to hook up you should know that we have a community bulletin board for messages located in the Friends tent during the Festival. Please feel free to use it.

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    Thanks for the info Brian!
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    I am hoping to pay my first visit to Bosque this year. I am more than likely going the first weekend of Dec as part of another forums yearly meeting there, so it would be good to maybe meet some of you there if I hopefully make it :)

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    Finally figured it out. I'll be around Bosque Nov 21 through 28. May come back during my 3 day weekends during rest of the winter. Doug I remember meeting and hope to see you there.

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    I'll be at the Bosque the end of November and beginning of December, last week of December, and last week of January leading workshops. Then I'm there just about every week for my own fun. It would be good to meet up with BPNers.

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    We'll have to meet up there this winter David!
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    Absolutely, Doug. I'll take you to see the wild horses down there too.

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    I will be there Nov 10-12 as stopping though after Moab

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    I won't be able to make it over the pond to Bosque now. I was hoping for my first visit this year...maybe next year now instead :(

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    Hope to see you next year Richard!
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    Doug, I am hoping to make my first trip to Bosque in November but haven't set dates yet. I'm curious about where people stay when visiting there. Any recommendations?

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    I'll be heading to Bosque from Dec. 12-15 for the first time. Looking forward to it!

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    Thank you James!
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    I usually stay at the Fite Ranch, which is listed on the Friends of the Bosque page. It's great if you are looking for something other than a hotel room. No internet, though, so I go into Socorro to the Manzanares Street Coffeehouse each day for that during lunch.
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    I'll be in Bosque from Nov 25th to Nov 29th. It will be the first time for me in Bosque and I am still trying to get my bearings. Got Artie's 100+ page Bosque site guide but if there is a Reader's Digest version please let me know. :)

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    A lot of workshops tend to stay at the Super 8 motel in Socorro. The Holiday Inn Express is quite nice but more expensive.
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    Since I'm bad at names and recognizing people from photos posted here. If you see an old guy on wooden crutches come up and say hi. I like company.

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    I'm so looking forward to my first trip to Bosque. I'll be there December 2nd thru the 4th and would love to catch up with any of my fellow BPN members. See you all there....... Richard Waas

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    I arrive 11/19 and fly home on 12/2 (for three whole days...) then off to NY to see my Mom for 2+ weeks. Yikes! BPNers are all welcome at the Introductory Slide program that will be held at K-Bob's at 6:45pm on 11/20.

    As for lodging, everyone should stay at the Super 8 as they have actively and generously supported the NANPA Scholarship students and the Bosque Open Windows Volunteer program for years. They deserve your patronage.

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    For the past 14 years I have visited Bosque during the holiday season in part to honor the memory of my late-wife, Elaine Belsky Morris. And for more years than I can remember, I have hosted a Thanksgiving Luncheon for visiting photographers and birders. For years it was held at the Val Verde Steakhouse in Socorro. When that closed, we traveled up I-25 to the wonderful and historic Luna Mansion. Now that that facility has closed, we will be holding this year’s luncheon at the Stage Door Grille (http://www.stagedoorgrill.net/) in Socorro. In part due to my frantic pleading, Terry Eilers will be open this Thanksgiving Day.
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    Thanks for the invite Artie! I'm sure I'll see you at the Bosque.
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    We finally nailed down the dates. Traveling to Bosque 11/12; shooting 11/13 - 11/15 (mid-day); headed home on the 15th.

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    Looks like I will be arriving around the 6th of November and staying through the 9th to meet up with Jim, then returning the following week around the 16th for a few more days. Visiting family in Roswell in between. Hope to hook up with some of you there!
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    The birds are returning to New Mexico and sandhills have been reported up and down the Rio Grande. You can keep track of the bird count at Bosque on this page.

    If anyone is going to be there on Wednesday, Nov. 18, Jerry Goffe is leading a workshop that will go to usually off-limit sections of the Bosque.

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    December 3-6!! Yipee!

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    I'll probably see you there this year Michael. Maybe we'll recognize each other this time!
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    I will arrive on 11/13 and fly home on 11/18.

    I have never been there this early in the season but sounds like I'll have plenty of company!

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    I have been thinking about making my first trip down there this December. I guess I should get AM's guide since I don't really know where to go.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Ken Crites View Post
    I have been thinking about making my first trip down there this December. I guess I should get AM's guide since I don't really know where to go.
    Welcome Ken and good plan. Having a Site Guide along is the next best thing to being on an IPT. You will know where to be when and where to head next. It is especially important at Bosque where we often make three or four moves in the first hour, five or six in the first two....
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    Quote Originally Posted by Doug Brown View Post
    I'll probably see you there this year Michael. Maybe we'll recognize each other this time!
    I'm counting on it Doug. I'm out in Santa Barbara now, at a John Paul Caponigro / Mac Holbert workshop this week (excellent workshop btw). After class on Friday I'm driving up to Yellowstone NP for a few days, then home for 3 days, and then I will finally be making the trek to Bosque del Apache.

    Now that I've seen it I've got to make my way back to Monument Valley for a few days. Sunrise / Sunset doesn't last long enugh :) I suspect that once I've seen the northern part of Yellowstone (the rest of the roads will be closed by the time I get there) I'll want to see YSNP in depth as well.

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    Just spent the afternoon at the Bosque (my first of the season) with Jim Neiger and Kerry Perkins. 78 degrees in the afternoon! Hard to believe!
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    Any birds? Any near the road? Any corn? Did the cut the high weeds along the ditches at the north end?
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    I was there Saturday evening (on my way back from Yellowstone and the Tetons). There are a lot of ducks. The Sandhills are so so. I saw some snow's up at the north end but they were at the back of the field. The area around the flight deck seemed "weedy" to me. The area at the south end (as you drive in it's on the left) looked bad too. I was almost out of light but I made a mad dash around the loop to see what the south end looked like. I didn't see a lot of birds but (based on a very quick, low light, pass through) there seemed to be more plowed / flooded areas on that end this year. The weeds / brush on the side of the road on the east side of the loop are still there. The weeds / brush north of the flight deck is still there. I don't remember what the north end looked like

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    My first trip down Dec 1-7! Really looking forward to it!!
    Hey! my first trip anywhere for photography. Finally retired this year!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Bonnie Block View Post
    My first trip down Dec 1-7! Really looking forward to it!!
    Hey! my first trip anywhere for photography. Finally retired this year!
    I will likely just miss you; I am doing a program in ABQ on the night of 1 DEC. You will likely enjoy it.

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    PM me about your travel plans Bonnie. If you're interested I can give you info on Artie's program in Albuquerque the evening of the 1st. I'll be there too.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Arthur Morris View Post
    I will likely just miss you; I am doing a program in ABQ on the night of 1 DEC. You will likely enjoy it.

    Do consider our Bosque Site Guide. It is the next best thing to being on an IPT but cheaper. And I should have the free 2009 update out by then.
    Thanks, Artie! I will take a look. We definitely need some suggestions for the area.

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    Thanks Bonnie, Our Site Guides are designed to have you photographing like a 10-year veteran on your first morning. I tell you where to go when on what winds with what light. And why.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Kerry Perkins View Post
    Doug, I am hoping to make my first trip to Bosque in November but haven't set dates yet. I'm curious about where people stay when visiting there. Any recommendations? Thanks!
    The Socorro Super is neat and clean and has the earliest breakfast in town. More importantly, they have supported both the NANPA scholarship students and for the past two years, the Bosque Open Windows Volunteer Project--free rooms for all. The Super 8 deserves our support.
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    Being one of the volunteers I fully agree with Artie. They really are Super and you never know who you will meet there. Don't forget to visit the Stage Door for dinner they supported the Windows effort as well and deserve our support.
    Happy shooting and Cheers everyone.
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    The Super 8 is a very nice hotel and you can't beat the price. We stayed there earlier this week (checked out this morning actually)

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    Would just like to add to the recommendations for the Super 8. They have always been extremely supportive to photographers and the refuge. Don't know if I'll get to go this year. Maybe January.

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    Another vote for Super 8....The breakfast is out in time for photographers--It is also easy access to the highway (every minute counts in the am). They have also been generous to me in past years in allowing late check out...

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    I did not make it as broke down in Moab, UT and I tried to cancel my reservations at the super 8 and could not as I book it though their web site. The Super8 in Socorro tried hard to help me but the corporate office would not budge and I learned a lesson to book right with the Super8 in Socorro as they will work with you if you have problems. Stayed there last year and it is a great place with friendly staff

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    Quote Originally Posted by Dennis "Curly" Buchner View Post
    I did not make it as broke down in Moab, UT and I tried to cancel my reservations at the super 8 and could not as I book it though their web site. The Super8 in Socorro tried hard to help me but the corporate office would not budge and I learned a lesson to book right with the Super8 in Socorro as they will work with you if you have problems. Stayed there last year and it is a great place with friendly staff
    Good point about calling direct. They were very helpful to me the year I was recovering from a broken foot--I wanted a non-smoking room on the first floor.

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    Anyone want to share a hotel room? I will be there Thursday through Sunday 11/19 - 11/22 and have a room booked already. If you have one already too, I could cancel mine. I'm also willing to join a small group. Trying to save $$! Let me know... PM or bryanholliday@gmail.com.

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