Since I was looking into the distance for the upcoming Colorado shows, I decided to do a MapQuest request to determine the distances from Columbus, OH to some of the upcoming National sites. Columbus is considered Midwest by almost everyone (left coasters excluded <g>). Columbus to Kitchner 385 miles (canada 2005) Columbus to Concord 434 miles (east 2005) Columbus to St Louis 433 miles (midwest 2006) Columbus to Ft Collins 1329 miles (west 2007) Columbus to Beaumont 1165 miles (midwest 2008) Not sure how meaningful this info is to others, but I thought it was interesting. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ John Ayotte john@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Frankenhaus German Shepherds http://www.jmadesign.com/Frankenhaus ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================