*Memorial Day Weekend *BASH* @ Findlay, OHIO Bark Park ~ *SUNDAY* MAY 24, 2009 ~

[Cinder & Smoke]

Some "revisions" to the MapQuest Directions & Routings

Why, WHY, WHY can't MapQuest just leave things alone?

Every year they like to "adjust" things ... shift the number ranges on a street ...
change a routing ... or just change stuff for the heck of it! Grrrrr!

I'll reprint the previous How To - and change a few things to try to catch up
with MapQuest's 2009 changes. Believe it or not, the Dog Park hasn't moved -
but MapQuest would certainly make you think it moved!
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How to Get MapQuest Directions TO the Findlay Bark Park
OK - Here's how to get your MapQuest "Directions" with Turn-by-Turn Instructions ...

Use the Click-Link (below) to get to the From and To page for MapQuest.
**WAIT** till the page fully loads - or you'll goof up the pre-filled data!!

When the page finishes loading - you'll have TWO big data blocks -
the one on the LEFT asking for your STARTING Location;
the one on the RIGHT >> Already FILLED IN < with the Dog Park Address.

If you have it - do NOT use Microsoft's "AutoFill" - it will put your home address
in BOTH blocks - erasing the pre-filled Dog Park Address!

JUST fill in your Home or "Starting" address in the LEFT (STARTING Location) Blocks.

Here's the "Revised for 2009" *Link* to MapQuest >>>
(The MapQuest directions are "usable" just as they print out from MapQuest.
They MAY NOT "match" landmarks I've posted in the past.

MapQuest Directions To: Findlay, OH ~ DOG PARK

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IF you want to use a GPS or another Mapping Service - here's the Dog Park Address:

16500 Township Road 208
-OR-
Township Road 207 AND Township Road 208
Findlay, OH 45840

GPS Coordinates: (WGS 84)
N. 41* 01.941'
W 083* 33.691'

The Dog Park is INside the Hancock Park District's "Riverbend Recreation Area";
about a half mile south of Ohio Route 568;
and just north of the North-East Corner of the big Findlay Reservoir.
The Reservoir is on most maps - and stands out because it is drawn as a
Big SQUARE Blue Lake; south-east of downtown Findlay.
If ANYONE has trouble with the Route to the Dog Park - PM "Cinder & Smoke"
with your E-mail and Home/Starting Address.
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OK - so what changed?

* BE PREPARED: No matter where you're coming from, Map Quest will probably
show a different route for the last 10 - 15 miles - different from last year's route.
Use whatever you're comfortable with or remember ... there aren't ANY roads or bridges
that are closed ... and I've driven ALL the various routes that MapQuest can suggest.
NO route is really much better than another --- miles are about the same
and drive time isn't drastically altered.

If you think your mapping program or GPS is really sending you around Robinhood's Barn -
send me a copy of the route and I'll look it over.

As always, the PT Travel Bureau will be open all day on Sunday & Monday -
Just a cell phone away! We WILL get you to the Park!
Call Phred's Home or Cell Numbers - whichever you know - they both *ring* the Cell Phone.

/s/ Phred
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[Cinder & Smoke]

1: Heading SOUTHbound on I-75 ...

2: Take the OH-12 exit, EXIT 157, toward FINDLAY / COLUMBUS GROVE. go 0.2 mi

3: Turn LEFT onto W MAIN CROSS ST / OH-12. (Towards downtown Findlay) Go 1.2 mi

4: Turn RIGHT onto OH-568 / S MAIN ST / I-75-BL. (Heading SOUTH in town)
... GO 0.1 mi and merge into the LEFT lane.

5: Turn LEFT onto E SANDUSKY ST / OH-568. Continue to follow OH-568.
... You leave town and drive WEST out into the Country; drive about 2.7 miles ...

**WATCH** for a little Fire Station on the right, followed by a fancy
"Hancock Parks / Riverbend Area" sign on the right >>>

6: Turn RIGHT onto TOWNSHIP ROAD 241. Drive across the Rickity Bridge to
the STOP Sign

7: Turn LEFT onto TOWNSHIP HWY 208. (Note the Riverbend Area sign)
.. Drive past the Ranger Station on the left
.. Follow the road through a Sharp 90* right turn and SLOW DOWN

8: Immediately turn RIGHT into the parking lot marked for "The Lodge"
along with a tiny sign for the Dog Park.

Pavilion #7 (Ours) is the first one on the right as you enter the parking lot.

/s/ Phred

[Cinder & Smoke]

Pssssst ...

You're all *invited* ...

Are ya going to attend?

[ramanth]

I think we'll be there.

[neko1]

Hec & I are thinking of going...this would be our first one

[*LabLoverKEB*]

Gosh I would LOVE to go to one of these.... wish we lived closer! Maybe sometime, though!

[neko1]

Gosh I would LOVE to go to one of these.... wish we lived closer! Maybe sometime, though!

It's a 10 hour drive for us...that's why we're still just *thinking* about it