Ok, so unless there's any really strong objections, the convoy will start off from Marana, that way people joining from the Northwest side of Tucson won't have to drive in the opposite direction just to meet up at the original starting point (Speedway and I-10). We'll meet up at the Circle K just off of I-10 in Marana (13961 N Sandario Rd, Marana, AZ 85653) at 05:30 and hopefully get rolling very shortly after. Unless we really get boned by Phoenix rush-hour traffic we should hopefully arrive at Outlets at Anthem (4250 W Anthem Way, Phoenix, AZ 85086) at around 8am, closer to 8:30 if traffic is really painful. If we roll from there by 9am we should hopefully be able to land at Fort Tuthill by just about 11am.
Recap:
Tucson area: Meetup at 05:30 roll by 5:45-ish --- Circle K 13961 N Sandario Rd, Marana, AZ 85653
Phoenix area: Meetup at 8:30 roll by 8:45-9-ish --- Circle K @ 4135 W Anthem Way, Anthem, AZ 85086
Arrive Fort Tuthill between 10:30 and 11am or so and get in line for camping right away.
Does anybody from the Phoenix area want to volunteer to be the main contact/point person at Anthem? This would allow me to give updates on our progress if we hit bad traffic on our way through Phoenix.
I forgot to bring up communication, what are y'all running for coms. I have (in order of preference/utility):
1) ham radio 2m (will be on simplex 146.535)
2) GMRS / FRS (will be on channel 5)
3) CB (channel 4, but I might not have mine hooked up, we'll see)
my cell phone: 650-210-6436
I'm looking forward to meeting you all!
Please leave a reply with your intention of still joining the convoy so we can have a rough idea of who we need to wait for.
