I think they have it west, central, east central. Colorado would be central, but in this case they are calling it west. I am with you. If it is east of the Rockies then it is not west. But if you are a flat lander in the middle you may think Colorado is in the west. If you are from the west coast then Colorado is in the central :0) Just all depends where you are standing. The good news is that the site looks wonderful. Some of the hotels are spendy but you can find some cheaper rooms. If we get snowed in we can all go crash Lew's house :0) It is 1227 miles from Portland Oregon, and 1226 from San Francisco. It is 1066 from LA and 892 from Saint Louis. The only direct flight into Denver from Oregon is United. All of the rest of the flights are connecting in Salt Lake City. Those planes are not big enough to carry a 500 crate. The handlers may want to get in breathing shape :0) I have been to the 12 thousand foot level in Vale and I did not have a problem. I wasn't handling a dog, but I was power shopping. Terry www.fairwayshepherds.com www.gsdcoregon.com MAJTEACH@xxxxxxx wrote: In a message dated 7/30/2005 4:19:19 PM Pacific Standard Time, Gsdjudge@xxxxxxx writes: I'm just curious but is the Colorado national supposed to be a west coast national or a midwest national ? Sounds like midwest as it is east of the Continental Divide. Colette ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2005. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://www.showgsd.org ============================================================================ --------------------------------- Yahoo! Mail Stay connected, organized, and protected. Take the tour ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2005. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://www.showgsd.org ============================================================================