ROFF and making friends

Roger writes:

I will try to get to the US for the Penns clave.
God knows I can afford it, and if everything works out with the rest
of the family I will go there.
This Tom Littleton, how can I get in contact with him?

Tom Littleton's e-mail is
However, he will probably pick up on this thread and chime in at any moment.

Is there any web site that I can find info on the accomodations, river and
permit cost?

This is where many of us stayed last year:
http://www.pavisnet.com/schaferscoun.../location.html
There is also the possibility that there would be room in the North Carolina
cabin, usually obtained by Jeff or Wally. There is no river permit to fish the
rivers at Penns, and a fishing license with a trout stamp will run you about
$30.

If I attend, Roger (still up in the air about it), I believe it would be
cheapest to fly into Boston and I could pick you up and deliver you back for
your flight home. And, if necessary, I could drive my 32 foot camper, more
than enough room for two and we would be parked in the camping area where most
of Penns reprobates camp.

/Roger
I'll start research on the travel arrangements.



Dave

http://hometown.aol.com/davplac/myhomepage/index.html

indian joe and i have reserved the cherry run cabin for may 16-22... i
sent notes to the usual suspects who might be interested. didn't send a
note to you dave because you indicated in several early posts you
weren't going. i offered to cover warren's and dan'l's and i think
willi's share if they decided to attend and wanted a roof instead of
tent. haven't heard from them confirming anything yet, though warren
said he and lou t might stay. no one else has responded... don't know
wayno's or pj's plans. wally and tom brown said they aren't going this
year. indian joe has the big bedroom. i have the one next to it.
there is another very small bedroom upstairs, several beds (4?) in the
basement, and 2 couches. plus, a big yard for anyone who wants to camp.

the good thing about the cabin is its location by the stream and some
prime fishing, as well as access to the sportsman's club; the bad thing
is the distance from the group in the campground and the milheim bars.

tom littleton, mike makela, vince norris, and dave PA are the local
experts on the stream. the feathered hook flyshop in coburn is a good
resource too.

roger, penns is by far the largest gathering i've been to in the states.
you'll enjoy it, and meet a good sampling of the lunatics. the fishing
is fun too... as long as it doesn't rain. a fascinating part of this
world, shared with a good crowd of folks in pursuit of the great
mystery. hope you can make it...

jeff

Dave LaCourse wrote:

Roger writes:


Ok, what's the date of this clave?
Who's clave meister? And where's the best place to stay?


Tom Littleton is the clavemeister. I believe the clave is in late May. Best
place to stay: The North Cackalakie Cabin. Jeff Miller usually tries to get
one right on the stream (Cherry Run cabin), but last year we had to use cabins
in town with a short drive to the stream. I don't know who is in charge of
cabin appropriations for the 2004 clave. Jeff?
Dave

http://hometown.aol.com/davplac/myhomepage/index.html

"Tom Littleton" wrote in message
...
Op writes:
I don't know if I will have the time
save by May to do the Penns.

you wuss, that is feeble excuse!!!
Tom
p.s. The choice is obvious, quit before the
clave! With that roaring Bush economy,
jobs will be behind every rock when
you return.


Silly me! WTFWIT! How many trillions in debt does the Bush Admin. plan to
take us past the Reagan Admins?

Op --tonight while I chase the dragon...--

Well, Roger,

Looks like most of the folks are recommending Penns.

I now take the opportunity to tell you to brace up boy, get a grip on
yourself. In the process of investigating Sweden, I have come to the
realization that most of you Swedes are a bit on the prudish side.

Granted, we *will* take you to church one night for the annual prayer
meeting but other than that we are most decadent. You Swedes have outlawed
every vice I will admit to and have made the really fun ones dang nigh
impossible to find.

Not the case in the good old U.S of A.

......boy, are you gonna go home with some stories....see ya there!

john


"Roger Ohlund" wrote in message
...
Hi all,

As all we see on ROFF are signatures and opinions (sometimes even
pictures,
Dave's and rw's web sites). It is kind of nice to meet some of the people
on
ROFF.
I've met Vaughan Hurry, Myron Buck, Osmo Jauhiainen, Stefan Rajert and
Hans
Bock. I've also introduced a friend of mine to this newsgroup, Erik
Holmlund.
I've had dealings (read: help) from Wolfgang Siebeneich and Paul Morrison
aka RockTrout aka Bouncer, and I've helped Stan Gula with some fly
pictures.
A sudden change of economics and rivermans post about "Dreaming of The
Perfect Year..." made me think that I'd like to participate in one of
those
big US ROFFian claves.
The question is which one to choose? As far as I'm concerned the fishing
wouldn't be the big issue here. I've got some of the best fishing
available
right at home. No, the issue is to meet with as many of you as possible,
to
exchange stories about your fishing, ideas on techniques, fly patterns and
to be lied to over more than one glass of single malt ;-).
My written English may be sufficient to express my thoughts and all, but
my
practice of speaking English is not by far enough, so there's another
reason
to visit.

/ Roger
Daytime engineer
Lifetime fly fisherman
If you feel like it, visit http://www.imsoc.se/angler/ for info on fly
fishing in northern Sweden, Lapland,
or visit http://www.imsoc.se/ffgallery/ , the fly fishermen's gallery.

Roger Ohlund wrote:

If your goal is to meet the most Roffians, Penns is the place.

If you'd like to see some of the States' most impressive country and
have a greater range of fishing possibilities (as well as meet a goodly
number of Roffians), the Western Clave would be a better choice.

Different flavors to each.

Willi

haven't heard from them confirming anything yet, though warren
said he and lou t might stay. no one else has responded... don't know
wayno's or pj's plans.


Talked to Warren on Sunday (free cell phone day). He said he would probably
break his lease on one of the bedrooms in my 3 room tent in preference to the
cabin on Cherry Run. The cabin sounds nice, but the tent is a Christmas gift
for use at the clave . I believe it might affect further gifts if I did not
use it for its first intended use.


Lou T

Jeff Miller wrote:

indian joe and i have reserved the cherry run cabin for may 16-22... i
sent notes to the usual suspects who might be interested. didn't send a
note to you dave because you indicated in several early posts you
weren't going. i offered to cover warren's and dan'l's and i think
willi's share if they decided to attend

I appreciate the (belated?) offer, but if I go, I'll probably stay
somewhere closer to Clave Central.

Willi

If you'd like to see some of the States' most impressive country an


Make that "world's" most... if you're into geothermal sights anyway.

In the park and you'll also meet many large animals that believe they are
further up the food chain than you.

Lou T

PS Then the obvious solution is to attend both claves.

"Willi" wrote:

If your goal is to meet the most Roffians, Penns is the place.

If you'd like to see some of the States' most impressive country and
have a greater range of fishing possibilities (as well as meet a goodly
number of Roffians), North Carolina is the place ya wanna see, so load up
your truck and become a hillbilly.

Different flavors to each.

Willi

Thanks for the kind remark, Jeff, but I don't think I qualify.

I usually flail the waters of Spring Creek and the Little J, closer to
home.

But I'll be happy to offer a ride from the State College Airport (aka
University Park Airport), if I'm not in Alaska.

vince