<p>Hi Everybody,
Anybody knows the 50 miles hiking this weekend. My son is very exciting about it. I support him to participate in this event but I have no idea about how long will take and how hard it might be. Your info might let me a bit not to worry about it. Or, I have to wait for him back to know how things will go. Thanks.</p>
<p>The 50 is awesome. Itâs a little over 50 miles of the Appalachian Trail between campus and the Moosilauke Ravine Lodge. Generally it takes participants between 20 and 28 hours, depending on their conditioning, etc.</p>
<p>There are support stations every 10 mi or so, and help is always reasonably close by if need be. Itâs an absolute blast as a participant and as a volunteer. Itâs challenging physically, mentally, and emotionally, but itâs worth it. </p>
<p>Not everybody finishes, but everybody I know whoâs attempted it has enjoyed the experience and remembers it fondly. I know I do.</p>
<p>Help! Need to find places in Hanover/Lebanon/WRJ for used furniture. D will be a MPH grad student this July and needs bedroom furniture for an apartment. Any pointers would be appreciated. Thank you -MPI</p>
<p>Thanks, Rightnotleft. It is very useful info. My S and his group spent over 30 hours since one of his group members got injured. They helped her to reach the next station. My S was one of the eight members who finished. I believe that the experience that they were hiking together and helped each other will last for ever! Thank you again!</p>
<p>Hi AllâŠbeen offline for awhile. </p>
<p>Does anyone know a good temp storage place for a few months? Mostly boxes of clothes and personal items. D needs to move stuff this weekend, so need someplace on Saturday. Also a few small items like chair, AC, small fridge. Probably need somewhere off campus since it is last minute.</p>
<p>âŠPS. I used to get emails when there were postings on College Confidential. No longer get thoseâŠit was a great way to stay in touch. I must need to activate something on CC to get those email notices.</p>
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<p>Is anyone else going to graduation? Do any graduation veterans
Have any advice?</p>
<p>Here is my limited advice:</p>
<p>Go to class day. We didnât, our '10 told us not to. We should have ignored him.<br>
Get seats early. Our ten said he had it covered. He didnât.
Everyone gets out of Hanover right away. I would do that as well. Enjoy the leading up to it part. </p>
<p>Enjoy, congrats. We will be doing it all over again in 3 years.</p>
<p>^Why get out right away? Weâre planning (next year) to stay until Tuesday, so that we can deal with belongings in a more leisurely fashion. Of course, D will be living off campus, so that may make a difference in oneâs approach.</p>
<p>It is kind of sad. Everyone is gone and it really doesnât take much time to clear them out. If you are planning something fun to do whilst sticking around that might be ok. </p>
<p>That was our experience. YMMV. Maybe the parents of the '12s will come back and give us all a little report.</p>
<p>Thanks, reddoor. I understand what youâre saying. Definitely food for thought.</p>
<p>Consolation, Redondo Dave and all of the 12âs</p>
<p>Where has the time gone, It seems like yesterday we were just saying welcome to Hanover!!</p>
<p>Congrats as you and your kids complete what has hopefully been an amazing 4 years at Dartmouth.Have an amazing time in Hanover for graduation this weekend.</p>
<p>yes, I cheated and I had to find my post.</p>
<p>One great thing on your side, no heatwaves this weekend</p>
<p>If you are going to mollies, the later the better. We got there about 9:15 got seated, served quickly and it was great. Around 6/7 pm it was a nightmare.</p>
<p>Saturday morning graduation rehersal is a~ 8:45 am.</p>
<p>After the rehersal there is class day at BEMA. You tell your family âwe are going over to the BEMA for the class day celebrationsâ and they respond, âthe whatâ and they want to know exactly what the BEMA is so you break it down for them ; Big Empty Meeting Area. Trying to be cute and going to BEMA should not be used in the same sentence (wear comfortable shoes) and you will be sitting on the ground if you donât get there early or if you donât bring those portable filing chairs in the sack that you have stashed in your trunk. </p>
<p>After the class day ceremonies, the senior class walks over to Dartmouth Hall for the senior picture (you walk over too if you ever want to find your kid). Again, BEMA and cute do not go together when you are walking over rocks and gravel down hill .</p>
<p>Take in to the department major reception, Try to swing by the greek house to their reception </p>
<p>Swing by the Gala, have dinner, and then your kid will out because the senior class is meeting at 11:00 pm for some tradition. You catch whatever breeze is blowing and then retire for the night.</p>
<p>Chicky told me that you can pay someone to reserve seats for you at the ceremony and the going rate was ~ $50. She told me that we should pay more so she blitzed out that she was paying more (love how your child sets no limits when it comes to money that is not theirs).</p>
<p>Went to the Green at 5:30am to scout out some seats for you and the family. You get there and you see that there are quite a few other families who have sent out representatives to do the same thing. You will have new friends at this hour of the morning and everyone is really nice despite the fact that they are sleep deprived</p>
<p>Bring paper towel to wipe the dew, rain and other stuff of your chairs (if you have tape, making tape, yellow tape, duck tape, you can cord off you set of seats).</p>
<p>By 8 am it really starts to get packed as people try to find seats. If you look up in the Baker tower, you can see the trumpeteers.</p>
<p>Remember that graduation takes place on The Green rain or shine and a small folding umbrella is your friend as you can also use it to keep some of the beaming sun off of you (until the usher tell all of the people in the front that they have to take down their umbrellas because the people in the back cannot see.</p>
<p>Use the facilities at the Hanover Inn.</p>
<p>Considering the fact that they call the name of Every Single Graduate it really does do by quicky. They confrer all of the graduate and professional degrees first followed by the Honorary degrees. </p>
<p>They are getting the actual degree when they walk across the stage. Donât be like me and almost throw it away.</p>
<p>Then there are pictures, hugs and tears and the class of 2012 must move out of the way and foray out into the real world.</p>
<p>Forgot one important note </p>
<p>Hanover True Value (the same people who do storage over the summer/leave terms) will come to the dorms pick up your packages (including trunks) and will ship them UPS home for you. The cost is ~$5 per piece + the UPS charge.</p>
<p>Take in and enjoy every moment.</p>
<p>A huge congrats to all the 12âs and their families. Sybbie, loved your recap of the day and will file it away for future use. I hope the weather is great this weekend. D is so sad the 12âs are leaving. She stayed for graduation and is working reunions. Dartmouth really is special, and it is a hard place to leave.</p>
<p>congrats parents of 12âs and thanks for all the pointers for the past few years. I cannot believe we are halfway through! Hope to see you next month.</p>
<p>Went to graduation weekend for the second year in a row (DS received his BE and his GF received her AB). MUCH better weather this year! Had a wonderful time with DS, GF, and â yes, even GFâs family. Thatâs a new experience for me.</p>
<p>Well we are back in So Cal after a great graduation weekend. We flew out first thing Friday morning and got in terrible traffic heading up to Hanover and missed out on sonâs societyâs get together. We stayed at the Residence Inn and met my son over at Mollies around 8:00. No wait at all. Son proceeded to tell us about Senior week and all the fun he had. Love the stamina of a 21 year old. Got up early and went to K-Mart to buy son an extra suitcase for his stuff. Missed the Student Awards at BEMA (oh well). Went over to the fraternity house and helped get the boy organized and packed up all of his stuff. Son is going on a road trip on Monday with 15 of his frat buddies so needs to be ready to go. Have a great meeting in the afternoon with sonâs favorite professor and his mentor at the Hanover Inn in the afternoon. Wow, the Hanover Inn has had a major facelift. You do not even recognize the inside. Restaurant and bar are still not open. Had a great one hour talk with the professor and he gave us a great roadmap of my sonâs future. Looks like he will be in school for awhile. Went back over to Mollies for a quick bite and then relaxed back at the hotel. Went to sonâs fraternityâs banquet at 7:30. Had a great time as we met the other parents and then they proceeded to roast each of the 22 seniors. Great fun and great laughs were had by all. Met the parents of son where they are going on their road trip and feel like the trip is under control. Met the kid that was saving our seats and planned on meeting him around 8:30. Got great seats on the side that son was sitting. You can use McNutt for your bathroom needs as all the buildings are open. It was wierd go back in there. Remember spending time there when son was looking at D as a high schooler. Graduation was a moving experience with so much tradition. Dr. Kim gave a moving speech and said his goodbyes. Met up with son and his friends in front of Dartmouth Hall and took many photos with his various groups. Son was hungary so we drove to West Leb and son wanted KFC. We all went back to the hotel and son finally slept for a couple of hours. Went to dinner at Canoe Club at 6:00pm. (You can make reservations on Jan 1 for graduation). Had a great meal with the family and got son back to fraternity house by 8:30. He said he was going to bed early and was leaving for road trip by 6:00 the next morning. I knew that was not happening as I saw his buddy walking up to the house with a 12pack of Keystone Light. Heard from him the next day that he and his buddy swam across the CT River in the early morning as their final Dartmouth experience. Of course he did. Leave nothing in the tank. Revel in the whole experience. It was great experience as we lived vicariously through his experience on the âHanover Plainâ.</p>
<p>Had a great weekend, with opportunity to enjoy the campus one last time, meet some of Sâs friends and their families, professors, etc. Could have done without four valedictorian speeches under the blazing sun, and Wendy Kopp was nice but predictable. I did enjoy some of President Kimâs valedictory remarks. Could also have done without the ostentatiously exclusionary secret society display. I donât see the need to put other people down at graduation, of all times. Maybe I would feel more positive about if if S were in one.</p>
<p>Post-graduation dinner at Simon Pearce was outstanding, and the spot is gorgeous. The staff presented each graduate with a really nice gift: a total surprise.</p>
<p>S is actually not home yet. He is staying for a few days to hang out with his friends, driving back tomorrow. Leaves for a year in France on the 21st!</p>
<p>These posts are making me sad (even though graduation is such a happy occasion). Time is flying by too fast. It sounds like graduation was perfect for everyone. Congrats again! Loved hearing about your experiences. Consolation, several of my Dâs friends also ate at Simon Pierce and loved the surprise gift. D jokingly texted me to make my reservations now. I donât think they book 2 years out though, haha. We are going there over family weekend during 12X. Thought as long as we had the grandparents along, weâd do something special. Good luck to all of your kids in their future endeavors. I hope you will stay on the thread and keep us updated on what they are doing.</p>
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<p>Has the Queechee covered bridge been fully repaired from its flood damage?</p>