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Canada West 2014 HU Travellers Meeting, Nakusp, BC, August 21-24, 2014
Full details and Registration open now!
If you haven't been to Nakusp, you owe it to yourself to go - the scenery is spectacular, the roads are stunning, (you WILL see wild animals from the road) and I can guarantee a great time! :mchappy: Over the weekend last year we had around 26 presenters putting on 36 shows! Check out the range of topics to come in 2014 here, and more are being added all the time! We also have two new rooms available to us for presentations! We are also now accepting applications from presenters for putting on a show, it can be on any bike related travelling topic. To help with planning the event we need your application forms in early please! We are also looking for volunteers as usual! We had an excellent crew last year doing a range of activities. It takes help from volunteers to put on the meeting and this year we'll need a few more. When you register for the event you'll have an opportunity to volunteer, and we'd greatly appreciate it if you'd help out for just a few hours. It's a GREAT way to meet people too! It worked so well last year, once again we've reserved the ENTIRE campground! So you can camp anywhere you like, have your own space, or share with friends! You can get the latest event updates by subscribing to this thread, (thread tools, subscribe) or visiting the Facebook event page. We look forward to seeing you there! :mchappy: |
Registered!
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Very excited to come to come to our second HUBB meeting, this one will be during our own RTW which begins in May. We'll be heading south from Alaska at this point so it will be perfect timing for a little break.
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AHA! So at least a few people will attend the meeting while being on a RTW!
Will you be with bikes or 4WD? As my wife and I are doing the same, we arrive in Halifax end June/beginning of July and we will go first west (obviously to the meeting bier) and then south... also on a RTW! I'll pm you about this! |
Me and Mrs Fox will be there, also on RTW. Although we have been taking it pretty easy so far as we've been enjoying the snow season in Whistler for te start of our trip. Up to alaska in May/June then Back to BC for a couple of months then after the Naskup Meeting we'll start traveling south to Argentina.
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this is just great!
it's almost like a RTW family reunion.... bier |
I'll be there!
Just joined HU and will be signing up for the meeting shortly. I'm a serial volunteer so I'll be putting my hand up to get involved. I'm an RN in Australia - is it OK if I volunteer for first aid? I have bought an R80 in San Diego and this year is part one of the America's - next year it's south. Looking forward to meeting everyone. Matt |
We also plan to be there. Starting our RTW in Anchorage on June 18th (flying in from the UK). Definitely a RTW theme evolving here :mchappy:
Steve & Janette |
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Heading back to HUBB 2014
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Looking forward to seeing old friends and meeting new friends at HUBB BC
Here are some photos from last year. |
Hi Grant,
Jo and I have had a great time at HU meetings in Aus and the US so we are looking forward to our first Canadian gathering. From what we can see from the other side of the world, the venue looks fantastic and we are well advanced in planning a circuitous route through the mountains to make the best of it. From our experience, these meetings are the best place to gather information and make the contacts that will prove invaluable along the way. I am sure Nakusp BC will introduce us to many new friends but, hopefully, a few of our old amigos will be there as well. Regards, Mike and Jo Hannan Elephant Home |
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Just registered and paid, so no backing out now! |
This is shaping up to be a real RTW HUBB meeting. Very exciting. We're hoping on arriving a day or two early, get a good spot that way ;)
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Looking forward to it!
This will be my first time at Nakusp - but not at HUBB meetings. Excited to be part of this, have heard so much about it and the beautiful setting. It will be at the start of my year+? long travels to South America.
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Can't wait!
We're super excited to be coming the Nakusp HU! Especially after reading Grant's comment on the awesome roads and scenery. Can't wait!
We'll be speaking on a couple of topics and looking forward to sharing information! Gaila OverlandNow.com MotoStays.com |
I would love to make it to the event, but it will be a last minute thing due to other issues. Is there last minute registration and campsites available?
Thanks, Rocky |
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To register, or not
Can anyone help me out with regards to registering, or not, when on an extended trip? We would like to attend, and are happy to present, however our attendance, given we'll be coming from NY, is not certain. At this stage, I would put us at a 77.3% attendance certainty; do we register and risk a no show (but inform Grant as soon as possible if that's the case), or wait until the last minute? Which one is preferable, given our situation? Thanks, Rob. |
Hi Rob,
I normally book last minute before the 'cut off' as my work schedule is constantly changing and Im on call 24/7 with a rescue team. In your situation Id probably turn up last minute, but its your call. Grant and Susan have been doing HUBB meetings long enough to understand if you cant make it, 'shit happens' when you are on the road, if you cant make it, it would be polite to let them know with a quick email if you are presenting so they can fill the space with another presentation or workshop |
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Hope to see you there! |
First Timer
Hello fellow travelers,
This HU meet has caught my attention and now a goal for my first trip back on my bike after breaking my leg in Dec 2013. Hopefully I am not being over ambitious as re-joining my Tiger 800XC in Ft Lauderdale, FL next week and it looks like a bit of a haul all the way up there! However, enthusiasm will prevail. Excited and looking forward to my first HU Meet (I'd better get that routing finalized). Steve Palma de Mallorca Spain :wheelchair::palm::Beach: |
Good onya Steve!
See you there, |
Looks like a great event! I'll try to make it. Will know in a couple of weeks.
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Tracey and I are all registered up!
See everyone soon. We won't make it for Thursday so save us a spot. Now the struggle to pick the appropriate vehicle to get there......... Happy Trails, Miles |
I'm on the way!
Sorting out a few handling problems with the G/S but it's running well. Anyone planning on being around Glacier NP in the week before let me know and we can ride together - that way I've got someone else to blame whan I get lost. :whistling: |
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We just came up through there. Not sure getting lost is much of a risk...unless you mean getting lost in the views ;). We're on our way to Alaska and maybe the Dempster if weather allows, then back down for the meeting. Have fun on your ride. Mark |
Getting there..........
Well, new tires last Wednesday week ago, service at Triumph Miami on Thursday and departed Miami on Friday. Have made it Badlands, SD earlier today. Impressive.
Heading towards Yellowstone tomorrow and then up to Canada. So looking good to make the meet. OzMatt, I will be keeping an eye out for you. Happy riding. Steve :scooter: |
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Alternative Accommodations..... Just Ride In!
Hi Horizons attendee's, most of you know who we are, but for those who don't... We are Riders Retreat! An all inclusive campground geared to motorcyclists here in beautiful Nakusp, BC! Just wanted to let you all know that we do still have some space available for the 21-24th of August 2014. So if you would like to leave the gear at home and stay in one of our fully equipped, luxurious tents please check us out and get in touch!
Ridersretreat.ca 250-265-8043 |
Hey Steve,
I'm in the Tetons and heading to Yellowstone in a couple of days. What are you riding? I'm on an airhead, so its slow and steady for me. See you there if not before. Matt |
I'm excited to be attending my first HU meeting!
I will be leaving Eastern South Dakota 08-14-14, wandering my way up:D Jack/Sleddog |
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First Nakusp visit
I'm looking forward to visiting Nakusp, seeing the area and meeting the group. I'm willing to volunteer but at 70 try to keep me off my hips as I've done a good job of wearing them out and I'm still working on it!
Skip |
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Thanks for volunteering, we need all the help we can get! |
Just seen this thread and am really envious of everyone going to Nakusp. I was there in 2010 and had a wonderful time. Great people, great place.
Enjoy the weekend :scooter: Dom Giles |
Looking forward to my first HU meeting. Nakusp area roads and scenery..always a favorite too.
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Looking forward to my second HU gathering in the beautiful w.Kootenays.
Safe travels to all headed in that direction - see you soon. |
Jasper National Park
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I have been off the grid but have just arrived in Jasper, BC. Heading towards, Nakusp on Tuesday 19th. No doubt I see you down there if not before. Cheers, Steve |
Anyone know if there is laundry at the campground or nearby?
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Leaving whistler today. Two nights in Kelonwa then see you guys on Thursday.
First hu meeting outside the UK |
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Just for the record we had ONE 10 minute shower today, (it was a doozy though!) And the weather forecast is pretty good - chance of showers Thursday/Friday, and the rest good!
Don't know if there is a laundromat in town, I'm sure Zigy will let us know if he found one, and we'll let you know if he didn't!:censored: |
Sounds like the meeting is going really well. Just wanted to post a message to let people, who remember me giving a talk there in 2010, know that I now have a book published about my trip - with the help of The Ted Simon Foundation.
'Gone Riding' is available on kindle as the easiest way for North Americans to get a copy. And please do - I'm really nice about Canada! :) More details on my website... |
Does anyone know the dates for the meeting in Nakusp 2015?? I missed it this year and I'm not making the same mistake again.....However I have to book my next years holidays in October.
If anyone has any info, that would be great?c? |
Laundry
To answer my own question, in case someone wants to know for next year. There is indeed a laundromat with some front loading washers just a short walk from the campground by the Esso gas stn.
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Great meeting. I really learned a lot.
Ziggy gave a URL where we could download his list. I lost it so I'm hoping someone else got it. And is there a place to see photos? |
Thank you!
We had a wonderful time in Nakusp. It was our first meeting and we will certainly attend others. Made somne wonderful new friends. Special thanks to Gene of Nakusp who took about 18 of us on a challenging trail ride. Some of the 15 who survived felt a real sense of accomplishment. Thanks to Grant, Susan, Ekke and Audrey and all the volunteers for a job well done!
Peter in Vancouver, BC |
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Great to hear people enjoyed it! :)
See you all there next year! |
Photos - waiting for them to come in from the photographers, then they'll be posted here.
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As like all the HU meetings we went, it was great!
We would (as always) like to thank everybody involved (volunteers, fellow presenters, Grant & Susan and Ekke & Audrey) and certainly to all you guys who took the effort to stay up to be there for our presentation late saturday evening. We were both really tired and I think most of you also from a couple of really interesting days but still you gave present, so thank you for that! We didn't know what to expect from the surroundings, but we really enjoyed travelling around Nakusp and highway 3 is indeed very beautiful, we recommend it to anybody who will attend next year! |
Thanks
A big thanks to all the riders , speakers , presenter and specially to Grant and Susan . I really appreciate all of you , you guys were awesome . I felt like I was home . Came across a lot of interesting people . Thanks to all the people that made my 11 year old ( Evan ) part of the adventure . We will se you guys next year . Simon
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Horizons Unlimited Nakusp 2014
Wonderful get-together in Nakusp of 340 travel addicts. Here's the URL of an album I posted on my Facebook page showing various aspects of the event as well as some of the Kootenay region's attractions.
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?...1&l=011091e7d4 |
Thanks
I really enjoyed my first meeting and plan to attend in the future. The area, people & general atmosphere made it an outstanding weekend. Thanks again for all your work.
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360 of HU camp 2014
Here is a 360 of the camp ground. First timer had a great time, good food, good speakers. Thanks Susan and Grant
Aug 22, 2014 - YouTube Grant Ward Ft Sask AB 2011 GSA |
Pics
Hi all, here are a few of the pictures from the weekend.
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Rick's pics of Canwest 2014
Great fun at the event this year! My event pics (plus additional folders containing pics of the rest of my travel through BC and Alberta) can be found here:
08 HU Canwest Photos by rpanne | Photobucket -Rick |
My First HU Meeting
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It was my first HU meeting but it definitely won't be my last. My son and I had a blast. Couple of pictures... Attachment 13727 Attachment 13728 This stretch limo was seen in Okotokes AB on our way out. It had a kitchen sink and counter across the back seats and a great leather suitcase on the trunklid. Travelling from Patagonia to alaska. Does anyone know them? Attachment 13729 Attachment 13730 cheers Colin |
Pics from CanWest 2014
Hello All
We're finally getting around to posting some of the pictures from the CanWest 2014 event. A special thank you to Michelle and Nevil Stow as well as Antonio for sharing us there images (some of my pics are in here too) More to follow... http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/eve...ntonio-124.jpg http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/eve...ntonio-125.jpg Onno |
CanWest 2014 Pictures
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I'm looking at attending Nakusp in 2015 and I'm wondering if anyone brings their kids. My son ( 15 ) and I are planning on doing a 9000km trip from Vancouver Island to San Diego and zig zag back hitting all the MLB parks along the way. I think this would be a good experience for him as he has shown a keen interest in motorcycle travel.
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This year a man and his 14-15 year old son came and had a great time, and will be back next year. Under 16 is free, over 16 is regular price. See you next year! |
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