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Welcome to Ennis Del Mar's Brokeback Roundup 2008! Gather in the Big Horn Mountains of north central Wyoming, in the heart of Annie Proulx country where Brokeback Mountain is set. This will be a full week of relaxation and slow-paced exploration of some of the truly magnificent sights of the American West. Long daylight hours, excellent weather, and a full week to enjoy Wyoming promise to make this a reunion you will never forget!
Brokeback BBQ 2007 and Auntie's inaugural BBM Backyard BBQ back in 2006 were huge successes; almost 100 fans from around the world came to each event for good food & fun times in celebration of the 2005 film by Ang Lee and short story by E. Annie Proulx.
$550 if you pay by May 25, 2008 (extended deadline)
We are keeping this event open for registration for just a few more days! Your payment must be received or postmarked on or before then; NO EXCEPTIONS. Rates do not include any hotel stays in Denver (which will be around $60 per person per night), some of the dinners, and gas money.
INCLUDED are all six nights' lodging in Wyoming, all breakfasts, the main BBQ, park admissions, a Roundup t-shirt and other mementoes and gifts. To put this all into perspective, a one-bedroom cabin at the next facility south of our Teton lodging costs $550 per night!
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Here is the itinerary for our wonderful week in Wyoming. Home base will be at Brokenback Mountain. Items included in the base registration fee are marked "paid" or "included", and dinners you will pay on your own are marked with "$$". Check out the rest of this website for detailed lodging info, timetables and other specific information!
Lodging on both "bookend" Saturdays will be at the DoubleTree Hotel in Denver, which has free airport shuttles all day. Arrive any time of day on May 31, and depart any time you want on June 8. Lodging for the entire week in Wyoming will be near Brokenback Mountain, except for Tuesday night when we'll stay at lakeside cabins overlooking the famous Grand Tetons!
| Saturday, May 31: | |
| ALL DAY: | Arrivals in Denver |
| 7pm: | Group dinner in Denver ($$) |
| 9pm: | Social hour at the DoubleTree |
| Sunday, June 1: | |
| 7am: | Gather at EDelMar's house near the DoubleTree |
| 7:30am: | Depart for Wyoming |
| 10:30am-noon: | Brunch in Wheatland, WY (paid!) |
| 3pm: | Depart I-25; drive by the Siesta Motel |
| 5pm: | Dinner in Ten Sleep (Signal) at Crazy Woman ($$) |
| 7pm: | Ten Sleep Canyon & the hairpin turns |
| 7:15pm: | Arrive at Brokenback lodgings (paid!) |
| 8:46pm: | Sunset on Brokenback Mountain |
| 10pm: | Astronomy under moonless western night sky |
| Late: | Hot tubbing! |
| Monday, June 2: | |
| 5:28am: | Brokenback sunrise over the Big Horn Mountains |
| 9am: | Home-cooked breakfast (included!) |
| ALL DAY: | Wander around Brokenback Mountain |
| Noon: | Reading of "Brokeback Mountain" at Brokenback campsite |
| 5pm: | The main BBQ dinner (included!) |
| 8:47pm: | Sunset on Brokenback Mountain |
| Tuesday, June 3: | |
| 5:27am: | Brokenback sunrise |
| 7am: | Depart lodging |
| 7:15am: | Ten Sleep Canyon |
| 7:30am: | Signal Butte |
| 9:30am: | Arrive in Cody, WY |
| 10am: | Brunch at the historic Irma Hotel (paid!) |
| 11:30am-1:30pm: | Buffalo Bill Historical Museum (paid!) |
| 2pm: | Shoshone Canyon & Buffalo Bill Reservoir |
| 3pm: | Enter Yellowstone National Park (paid!) |
| 4pm: | Yellowstone Lake area |
| 5pm: | Arrive at Old Faithful geyser |
| 7pm: | Dinner at Old Faithful Inn ($$) |
| 9:02pm: | Sunset |
| 9:30pm: | Enter Grant Teton National Park (paid!) |
| 10pm: | Arrive at Signal Mountain Lodge (paid!) |
| Wednesday, June 4: | |
| 5:20am: | Hayride up to summit of Signal Mountain for early risers |
| 5:41am: | Tetons at sunrise over Jackson Lake, from Signal Mountain |
| 9am: | Depart Signal Mountain Lodge |
| 9:30am: | Famous views of the Grand Tetons |
| 11am-12:30pm: | Brunch in Dubois, WY (paid!) |
| 2pm-3pm: | Riverton; 82501 post office |
| 3:30pm: | Shoshoni (reminiscent of Ang Lee's Signal) |
| 4pm: | Wind River Canyon & the "uphill flowing" river |
| 4:30pm: | Thermopolis & the world's largest mineral hot spring |
| 5pm: | Dinner in Worland ($$) |
| 7pm: | Ice Cream at Dirty Sally's |
| 8pm: | Arrive back at lodging houses |
| 8:48pm: | Sunset on Brokenback Mountain |
| Thursday, June 5: | |
| 5:26am: | Brokenback sunrise |
| 8am: | Home-cooked breakfast (included!) |
| 9:30am: | Depart for scenic daytrip |
| 9:45am: | South road in Ten Sleep Canyon |
| 10am: | Head north out of Ten Sleep |
| Noon: | Granite Pass |
| 1pm-2pm: | Medicine Wheel National Historic Landmark (paid!) |
| 2:30pm-3pm: | Route 14A scenic switchbacks |
| 5pm: | Dinner at Ten Sleep Saloon ($$) |
| 8:49pm: | Sunset |
| 9pm: | HD screening of Brokeback Mountain |
| Friday, June 6: | |
| 5:26am: | Brokenback sunrise |
| 7am: | Light breakfast at house (included!) |
| 8am: | Depart eastward past Meadowlark Lake |
| 8:15am: | Powder River Pass |
| 8:30am: | Crazy Woman Canyon |
| 11am-2pm: | Devil's Tower National Monument (paid!) |
| 3pm-4pm: | Lightning Flat & the family plot |
| 7pm: | Dinner in Sheridan, WY ($$) |
| 8pm: | The Mint Bar in Sheridan |
| 10pm: | Arrive back at lodging houses |
| Saturday, June 7: | |
| 5:26am: | Sunrise |
| 7am-8am: | Breakfast at Deer Haven Lodge (paid!) |
| 9am: | Depart lodging houses |
| 9:15am: | Ten Sleep Canyon |
| 11am: | Lost Cabin, WY |
| Noon-1pm: | Lunch in Riverton |
| 3pm: | Rawlins, WY |
| 4:30pm: | Enter Colorado |
| 7pm: | 12,000' Loveland Pass on the Continental Divide |
| 8:30pm: | Sunset dinner overlooking Denver |
| 10pm: | Arrive in Denver |
| 11pm-1am: | Farewell social at DoubleTree bar |
| Sunday, June 8: | |
| 7am-11am: | "Come and go" breakfast at the DoubleTree |
| ALL DAY: | Departures |
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| TRAVEL TIPS |
Hydrate, hydrate, hydrate!
Starting with your arrival in Denver, drink PLENTY of water-- at least 32oz/1 liter more per day than you normally do. We will be spending the majority of our time around 8000' elevation, 1½ miles high! Altitude sickness (exhaustion, dizziness, nausea), while not usually life-threatening, can affect even healthy people, causing lethargy and fatigue after little effort. The best way to avoid it is to drink plenty of H2O. Colorado tap water is fine.
Sunburn
The sun, nearing solstice, is very high and intense in early June. Wyoming's very clear, thin air and high altitude will make UV exposure HIGH to EXTREME, so it is IMPERATIVE that you thoroughly cover exposed skin with SPF 30 or higher when the weather is nice. We will not take pity on sunburnt victims--and we will have them. Will it be YOU?
Alcohol
Alcohol is dehydrating. This, combined with Wyoming's arid climate and high altitude (8000') will greatly increase your vulnerability and risk of hypoxia (altitude sicknesses). Brokeback Roundup 2008 is NOT A PARTY. DO NOT plan to come with the intention of over-drinking, or you may be escorted off the lodging grounds or out of Forest Service properties! Just pace yourself and don't drink & ride horseback.
Bring
• Comfortable shoes!
• Refillable water bottles
• Sunscreen (SPF 30+)
• Jackets (Nights are chilly!)
• Hat (Cowboy hats preferred!)
• Camera!
Driving in the mountains
• If you can, rent a car that handles well. Be careful for sharp turns and steep dropoffs. Stick-shift is good. (So is a sunroof!)
• Watch out for elk, deer, antelope, cattle and sheep on the road, particularly in open range areas.
• Do not speed. The state police patrol Wyoming's highways tightly. If someone tailgates you, pull over and let them pass.
• The mountains get MUCH cooler the higher you go, so bring a jacket or extra layers, even if it's hot in the valleys.
DISCLAIMER
This event is entirely supported by fans of the film "Brokeback Mountain" and is in no way affiliated with any commercial organization. All attendees may eventually be required to sign and remit a liability waiver to protect those individuals hosting and/or coordinating this event. Those attending will also be required to have fun, fun, fun!