Cold and rainy, then cold, then sunny and pretty much not cold, then cold again--really not bad for October. My first group gathering. Good bunch of folks one and all. Learned useful things first-hand. Stayed dry and mostly warm Friday night; stayed dry (no rain, not an issue) and mostly warm Saturday night. Little Dutch gizmo that clips UQ came off foot end so had issues keeping the UQ in the right place; even with slippy UQ still stayed amazingly warm despite temps down to 37F (as of exit Sunday AM at 8:05 AM). Great breakfast Saturday AM and huge great dinner Saturday evening. Won me a titanium spoon in the incredible raffle (wow!). Some photos:

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I look forward to the group shot and other reports. Hail the organizers. Next year I'll have to get better earplugs or hang someplace beyond snore range (I'm sure I contributed to the symphony....)