What: MINI5280 Snowball Rallye
Date: Sunday, January 6th, 2008
Time: Noon to 6 PM
Start Location: Denver Zoo (2300 Steele St, Denver, 80205) www.DenverZoo.org
Google Map: http://tinyurl.com/2u7z22
Organizer: Jonathan
Instructions: Dress warm, come hungry, bring money.
Here's the official magnet, to be provided to each driver:

This is your first chance to show off your Christmas MINI and Mini goodies! Save the date, as plans are being finalized right now. Let's get together and take a ride to a place to eat. Watch this post and the MINI5280 Event Calendar for more information, as it becomes available.

 

Fresh from our return from Florida, what better way to get re-acclimated to Colorado weather than a Snowball Rallye?
Sounds perfect, we're in!

 

You people are crazy.

JK

I hardly remember what snow looks like...

 

Love the magnet!!

 

Teresa S is also coming!!!! Thanks "Checker" for giving her the day off!!

 

I'll be there! Woohoo!!

 

There WILL be a QUIZ (I love quizzes) - - think COLD STUFF.....

The winner gets a nice prize. Worth the work.

Jonathan

 

Looks like I might make this one. I hope I can read (navigate), drive by myself and take pictures.

Don

 

the ride will begin and end at the Denver Zoo. Sunday is the LAST night for the Zoo Lights, and we will be returning between 5 and 6 just as they turn them on.

If you cannot make the ride, join us at that time and we can enjoy the lights together.

Feel free to call my cell late in the afternoon and we can give you a return ETA.

Jonathan 303-807-9483

 

Yea, I'll be motoring solo (most likely) also. I need to find a bendable tripod before Sunday. Any ideas where I can pick one of those up?

 

If it's something like the "GorillaPod", I think I've seem them at Best Buy. You might also try Wolf Camera (serveral Denver locations). Are you planning to place your camera somewhere in the MINI, like on the dashboard? Just curious.

 

How much does the camera weigh?

Tripod? How big and heavy are you willing to go? Need something light weight? CF? Collapsible to fit in a purse? Budget(almost always rules out the CF)? I've got a "GorillaPod" as part of my support arsenal, it's gotten some great photos, but also doesn't see a whole lot of use. I can also recommend about a half dozen car mounts if this is a MINI geared project. (they can also be used on any glass surface, allowed me to get some pretty good interior shots for relative trying to sell a small New England home, as I could put the camera on the window in the corner and show the space better)

 

Yea, the gorilla pod is what I was looking for. I'll check Best Buy. I'd like to try and put the camera right on the back of my rear view mirror. (yep, it's for Gloria) It's an Olympus Stylus 800. Thanks!

 

PM sent

 

Sorry guys, much as we'd love to we're fresh in from a hectic week of travel. I need a vacation now that I'm back from vacation... that's never good.

Have fun without us and enjoy those lights. We'll see you at the January meeting.


p.s. the car is awfully filthy, so I'd hafta get washed anyhow. More chores on top of what already needs be done. <sigh>

 

Sorry I didn't make it today! We got snowed on.

 

If we were snow bound in Colo. Springs & really really wanted to come but didn't make the ride, can we still get the cool magnet? (the guy on the left looks a lot like me this morning).

I shovelled 3.5" of wet snow that fell between from 6:00 - 9:00AM!

Hope everyone that made it had a good time!

M&S

 

We got snow too. You all missed a great drive with lots of great people. We even had a Mini Cooper up front setting the pace with JPS.

See my picasa link for pics. Here is a sample, if your mouse is broken.

Someone please try to right click and save a picture while in my picasa album and let me know if it allows you to save. Send a pm, thanks. Don

 

Nice photos Don, thanks for the shots. We had a great time, snow and all. Now I need a day off to clean my MINI.
Thanks for the ride Jonathan!

 

Looks like it was a great afternoon, sorry I couldn't be there. Hopefully the next time.

Don, no problem saving the pics out.

 

Great pics Don! Really shows how we saw a little bit of everything yesterday. We had a blast.

Thanks Jonathan!

 

I missed it!! I had work to do! Where did you guys go? I'm looking forward to living through your memories! lol

The pictures were great! Let's hear the story behind them!

 

I had a great time & enjoyed the restaurant very much in Lyons!! Yummmmm
It was a fun bunch of folks that went and was fun to see sunshine, clouds & snow coming down all in one drive.
Who will be able to make it to the MINI5280 meeting tonight???
Thanks again to everyone that organized the snowball rallye!!!!

 

Shelly asked me to post her photos from the Rallye so I put them up on my Flickr site.
Use this link: http://www.flickr.com/photos/maybeef...7603684698380/
Shelly, I'll get your CD back to you on Feb 16th.
Nice photos!

 

Shelly, nice set of pictures. I like the shots from the side mirror.

Good you took some of the family pictures at OskarBlues in Lyons.

Mr. MiniMaybee (Chuck), nice you hosted.