It's closer to the Pacific than the Atlantic. I think it qualifies as west coast. After all, we held the east coast F2F in Atlanta, which isn't exactly Atlantic Ocean beach front property.

I will be happy to point person anything that's vaguely in the southwest. I just squired a band from east of Gallup to west of the Grand Canyon, so I'm comfortable with pretty much every major area in this region. If you're looking for pure natural beauty you should also consider Utah.

For summer trips you may want to consider higher elevation places like Flagstaff or, of course, my house. Heh. Only mostly kidding, as there are vacation rental houses you can get here. Nonetheless, I agree that rural locations are probably best for a secondary F2F, which I would also do whatever I could to help out with.

However, I fall in with the teachers' schedules, so the late May that we tend to do is the absolute worst time for me.

Forgot to make my joke:

And, of course, if you don't make that left turn, who knows where you'll end up.

Well, East Coasters that don't turn left at Albuquerque will go to my former house. In about three hours.

New Orleans may not be the best example. Because those 95 degree temps were probably accompanied by 95 percent humidity. There's no way to deal with that short of staying indoors.

DC was pretty brutal and it wasn't particularly humid that weekend.

I remember sweating quite a bit in both of those cities.

I, personally, wilt like a motherfucking flower in heat. As a rule. The exception seems to be Vegas, but Vegas is its own space-time continuum, and is not subject to our rules. Also, they air-condition the streets.

I have the same deal with Vegas. I have a really odd affection for that city.

I have the same deal with Vegas. I have a really odd affection for that city.

I've never been. Kind of curious about it. Lewis' corporate conference is there every year and he hates it, although he says it would be more fun if I could come along because there are things he'd definitely do with me that he wouldn't do with five thousand other store, district, and regional managers along with assorted video game bigwigs.

Whether I was there or not, he'd definitely not go for a naked cavort in the fountains of whatever hotel they were at last year (Mandalay, I think). Cost about twelve store managers their jobs. Whoopsie.

Vegas. Ptui.

Yeah, yeah, I know. And I do have a good time if I'm there with friends. I just really don't like the city itself. Feh.

I do have a good time if I'm there with friends. I just really don't like the city itself.

Fremont Street is really the place to be for me, I found (though I would not turn down the penthouse suite in THEHotel Mandalay Bay. Holy shit that was nice). But Fremont is awesome, if way too far away from the Double Down. You can actually maneuver around the crowds! There's motorcycles being ridden in cages! There's cheesy music videos projected on the canopy!