We've decided to have Salt Talks at the new museum (site) parking lot. We understand the good things about holding the picnic at the Bend in the Road, but there are too many potential issues there - especially weather related hassles. Either wind or rain - both have been a pain in the dookus enough times that we appreciate the paved/graveled lot of the museum.
We're going to put a few signs here and there around the salt -- maybe on the toilets (easy for us to do) and even on the access road. We hope to gather a few "new" folks to the event - and remind some of the rest of youse guys that it's coming up Sunday evening around 6. We'll be cooking the food by then, I figure, and we'll try to have everything wrapped up and packed up by 8.30 - 8.45. that's when the sun has gone down well below the mountain in the back and it's getting dark quickly. Last year it was really dark when Nancy and I finally got done, hopped into the pickup - and drove straight ahead, into a ditch. Dang!
A few bucks of body work and we were back to "normal", and I'd just as soon be able to see where we're going this time around.
Final note: If you've got stuff you'd like to donate for our raffle -- drop it off at the SSS pit or just show up at Salt Talks with it. We'll start selling tickets as soon as we commandeer a person to do that duty. See you on - - the gravel? I know - it doesn't fall trippingly from the tongue, but that's how it's going to be this year.