i wanted to pass along a post from ed speer of an up coming event in NC. ....tim

Join us for the first annual Great Southeastern Hiking
Festival in
Black Mountain, NC on May 5, 2007. Sponsered by the
American Hiking
Society & the town of Black Mountain, this event
promisses to be well
attended. The one-day town festival will include over
50 vendors on
Saturday, while the 3-day AMS event will include hikes
& seminars.

Speer Hammocks will host an outdoor booth on the
street in the
downtown area on Saturday. Visit us & try a hammock,
or see the
latest in hammock camping accessories.

You can find more info on the events at these links:

http://www.blackmountain.org/festivals.php

http://www.americanhiking.org/allian.../festival.html

Happy Hammocking....Ed

Moderator, Hammock Camping List
Author, Hammock Camping book
Editor, Hammock Camping newsletters
Owner, Speer Hammocks Inc