Wedding Week Update

WEDDING WEEK

Maps around Stanley are here –

http://kenandanna.blogspot.com/2009/04/stanley-maps.html


Wednesday in Boise – We will be getting together with Anna’s family for drinks downtown during the evening hours. Give me a call and meet up with us so we can show these New Yorkers how to party!

Thursday in Boise – We will be hanging out at Carol’s (mom) home in Meridian during the afternoon and early evening. If you are around, let us know and we will send details.

Friday in Stanley –

– Many have asked how you can help. We have a number of options to help get your hands dirty! If you think you will be up around 1:30pm, we could use some help setting up our large tents in Pioneer Park.

– The picnic area at Redfish is reserved all day Friday. The camp host mentioned to me that parking will start to get tight. If you are able-bodied, please park at the Trail Head parking lot (about ¼ mile walk to the picnic area).

– A swimsuit is advised – the water at Redfish is wonderful.

– The official picnic time is scheduled for 6:00pm. We will serve burgers, veggie burgers, hotdogs, salads, chips, etc. Just a reminder to bring along a beverage of choice.

– In case of really bad weather, we will put up a notice at the picnic area. The party will move to the Stanley Community Center located in upper Stanley on the main road (Highway 21) right across the street from the Mountain Village Merc and Danner’s Log Cabins.


Saturday in Stanley –

– More opportunity to help! We will need assistance around 10am up at the Pioneer Park to roll out tables, put up chairs, etc.
– Wedding is scheduled for 1:45pm. See you there!
– Reception to follow in the park
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Sunday in Stanley –

– Last chance to roll up your sleeves. We need help packing up the tents at the park on Sunday morning.
– Time to relax, hang out at the beach at Stanley Lake, go fishing, hot springing, etc.


A couple last minute thoughts for people who don’t normally visit Stanley: Please be sure to observe speed limits around the town of Stanley. Every once in a while they get ticket happy and set up right after signs change to a lower speed. The weather is always a bit colder up in the mountains. Towards evening time, you will want some long sleeves (maybe a hooded sweatshirt). Weather can also change very quickly. There is a possibility of some rain on the wedding weekend (good luck, right?). We have tents for the reception, so we should be fine. If the weather gets really wicked, we have the community center as a fall back party location. There are also wolves, mountain lions, and grizzly bears in the area, but only two tourists have been eaten this year. Odds are that we won’t have a problem with the wild life …. But you never can be sure ….

Thank you for reading through this long email. We are getting VERY excited to see everybody and want to make sure you have a great time.

Love to all,

KRJ & AMD

Hotel Room Crunch -- A couple of ideas.

The Stanley High Country Inn has a few rooms avalible. You can reserve online and its right down the road from the wedding area.

http://highcountryinn.biz/reservations.php

Also, Redwood Cabins have rooms, but they only want folks that are planning an exted stay (like 4-5 days). Their phone number is: 208-774-3531. It rings the owner's home, so don't be weirded out if you get a generic answering machine message.

Also consider: Salmon River Lodge and Cabins: reservations@mywildidaho.com
208 - 774-3422.

The nice thing about Stanley is that everything is very close -- whereever you stay will be scenic and everything is within about 5 miles of everything else.

If you only plan on staying for Saturday the 8th, please book at the Mountian Village Resort. http://www.mountainvillage.com/ We have about 25 rooms blocked out for the 8th only.


Please book soon if you are planning on comming. Stanley has very limited hotel options and its already booking up fast!

See you there!

Ken

Camping!

A great way to enjoy our wedding weekend is to spend your time camping at one of the many lakes throughout the Sawtooth National Recreation Area.

My favorite places to camp are at Stanley Lake and Redfish Lake. Both areas have various types of camp sites available, ranging from "Tent only" to full Trailer hookup. If you want to guarantee that you'll get one of the nicer spots at these popular destinations, be sure to reserve your spot using the Reserve USA online system (http://www.recreation.gov/homeLeft.do?topTabIndex=CampingSpot).

Redfish lake does have showers available (Anna likes this), and there are also plenty of hot springs and glacial streams around if you prefer a little more Idaho-style in your bathing.

Stanley Lake and Redfish are both about a 15 minute drive to the wedding area in Stanley.

There are also some RV parks around. Elk Mountain is just up the road from Stanley. Not as picturesque, but we hear the food is good. http://www.stanleycc.org/pages_service_dir/rv_camp.html

Even if you don't plan on camping, you should be sure to take time to visit the day use area of these lakes. It is so easy to plant yourself in the sand at Redfish, open a book, and look up 5 hours later wondering what happened.

Stanley Area Hotels -- Reserve Early!

(CLICK THE LIST TO MAKE THE IMAGE LARGER)

This is a list of Stanley area hotels and cabins. I suggest reserving as early as possible. We will call Mountain Village Resort on Oct. 20, 2008 (when their new computer is online) to try to set up a block hotel rate. We'll update as things progress.

Even if we don't get a block rate, Mountain Village is very close to all wedding events. Of course, Stanley (population 100) is very small, so all things are relatively close.

Cabins & Homes are also available if you have a large group. People have mentioned that they start renting after the first of the year.

Of course camping is available all over the Sawtooth Valley. We don't mind you showing up in your camping attire so long as you are having fun.

Please email us (ademarta@hotmail.com) if you have trouble figuring out your rooming.

Excellent Map of Stanley Area -- Meditation Chapel and Reception Location

This map is an excellent layout of the Stanley, Idaho area. The wedding will be at the Stanley Meditation Chapel (spot #30). The reception (weather permitting) will be held outside under a large tent in the adjacent Sawtooth Valley Pioneer Park.

Link to the map: http://stanleycc.org/resources/maps/stanley_chamber_map.pdf