Do you know what I would really like to do?

I was just sitting at my computer and looking at everyones web site's and carvings on the picturetrail album plus all of the individual picturetrail albums. I got to thinking wouldnt it be great to jump into my truck and travel from coast to coast in Canada and the United States and visit all of the wonderful and talented people that I have met in the past two years on this message board. I just think that would be a vacation of all vacations. To be able to visit and carve and share idea's I often wonder what everyones studio's and carving corners look like. I guess it is just a dream but who knows just maybe one day I will take off and just do that. Have any of you ever had the same thoughts?
Colin

Sounds like this one: I was at a show in Penna. when a man pulled up in a motor home, he parked it, ran out a side extension, opened an awning, put out a chair and put the dog on a leash, lit his pipe and proceded to carve a walking stick!
I could not help but to ask him, 'what do you do for a shop?' He said come on inside. The front was a pull out bed and the back room that once was a bedroom was his shop, generator and all. I said, 'what about the dust?' He replied 'I just open the windows and do 50 mph. He said he follows the warm weather, from show to show. I went home & told my wife, ' you can stop worring about me when you are gone, I found my calling!' Big Al

[Kenny_S]

That would be the vacation of all vacations Colin. Then To have a travel all and no little bride. OH YEAH! I am with you Big Al.

[toycarver]

Why don't you plan something, a trip to a woodcarving rendevous, seminar, or show or to visit a fellow carver. *I meet up with an online group of 'runners' (my other passion). *We train for specific races and meet up at them. *It's alot of fun! *Same could be done with a carving group...

Colin,
Hey, when you get close to rural, southwest Missouri, holler and we'll get a carving session together to greet you. I agree with your sentiments. I think we could travel to about any corner of any state and meet the coolest carving friends anyone could ever have. Sight unseen. No questions asked. Isn't it a neat idea and aren't our carving firends here on this site our newest, goodest friends? Wouldn't it be an awesome carving rendezvous with 150 or so of us?

Donna T

[Gergie]

Sounds great to me. I'd have to win the lottery to make that kind of a dream come true. Being people post from all over the the US and Canada. It would be one long rode trip. I'm in charge of the Woodcarving/Woodworking open class at our county fair. Anyone wanting to road trip to Pipestone in August let me know and we'll put on a heck of a one day carving demonstration. Thanks for letting me dream along with you... Gergie,

Collin
Sounds like fun to me

Al
Now i need me one of those motor homes

Shame elvis is not alive, he just might donate me a tour bus

Carve on
Wayne

Colin,
My little corner of the garage hasn't seem much carving since the first of the year and it is a pretty simple shop to begin with, BUT, I have an ash tree in the backyard I would love to have a Colin Partridge orginal carved in. Yell if you roll through northern ILL.
Ah Chip

Colin: My brother is a full time RV'er and a beginning carver. He said nearly all the larger RV parks have carving classes, some with very talented carvers. He is getting instruction in the full sprectum of carving, with different instructors every couple of weeks. Maybe you could be the guest carver when you park at night. I'm sure you will be a valued member of one of the RV carving clubs as well.

When you come through Southern California, give me a holler.

Ken in So Cal

well i am a full time tourist-simply because i do have roots but most of the time we travel with our fifth-wheel.we travel and sight see rather than park somewhere for 6 months.there have been many occasions when i have met other travelling carvers,there was a park in Tex and every winter a fellow from Neb.would offer courses to the winter texans.was never there long enough to take his courses but did pick up a few tips.
we should really be in Tx. right now but have been delayed,so we'll leave later and do places we've missed in the past Utah,Nevada,and nortern Az.and parts in between.
My work shop is 2 or 3 tool boxes and folding camp chair.