All this is good talk! I see your point cntry, but one of the things about these rides is that it shows us as individuals some new places to ride. Then we can return at our own convienience and ride them some more. We don't HAVE to see it al in one day as a group. It's nice, but getting the "introduction" to a new area is a HUGE benefit to these group rides.
I vote for the Feb ride in south Fla in conjunction with the FAA meeting. Even if they only JOIN US for a portion of OUR ride. We'll plan our ride to overlap THEIR ride and all can be smiles together. We need details from the FAA about that, which seem to be coming really soon. I hope by the end of the week. But to work as a team on this, we need input from the quarterback.
For rides after that... Let's go for a ride out in Mudpuppy's and Swampjet's AWESOME marsh lake... Tsala Apopka Lake.
MARCH. Inverness/Floral City/Hernando, Florida. Citrus county.
APRIL Kissimmee again and see if Southern Airboat can kick some butt with the cleanup efforts. THAT SOUNDS LIKE A LOT OF FUN!
MAY River Ranch - make a name for ourselves again with a charity effort. MAYBE even launching further south and riding up. (or vice-versa)
June Middle St. Johns marsh. The area between Orlando and Titusville. Loughman Lodge area.
July Uncle Bubba keeps telling me about the awesome riding down there around Sebring. They've UNstraightened out the Kissimmee River, and it is flowing again into a beautiful marsh. Let's ride it! (I plan on doing that ride sooner than July with bubba.... but it seems like another cool place to ride.
August Airboat Rodeo in Nebraska? A Louisiana bayou ride? A Georgia ride up near Harvey?
Those are my suggestions for the next FEW months. But the point is that the planning for them should be now. Pick a target week or two, and specify a launch place, and fine tune the details as it becomes close. (instead of planning the whole thing 3 to 4 weeks ahead of time)
My suggestions above are jsut that - suggestions. My heart is not set on any one of them. All are subject for change and discussion.
matt.