I passed on the trip this year. I heard that attendance numbers were
way down. You guys that were there, what did you see?

I thought it was less consistent than last year. Sunday/Monday were
HUGE, with mob scenes everywhere. By Wednesday, though, people started
to leave, and -- unlike last year, when SpaceShipOne, Global Flyer, and
Glacier Girl provided long-term draws -- the place just continued to
empty out throughout the week.

By Friday, our area of the camping area (just north of the arrival end
of Rwy 9) was sparsely populated. By Saturday, it was a ghost town --
and the expected new weekend arrivals never materialized in numbers
strong enough to require "in-filling" out by us. (The areas by the
showers, on the South side of Rwy 9/27, did stay full all week.)

Now, of course, on the weekend is when the vast majority of the
DRIVE-IN crowd shows up, so the grounds were still VERY busy. But the
North 40 was quite peaceful by then -- which, quite frankly, I
thoroughly enjoyed. Fewer lines at the showers, never a wait for a
potty. Nice!
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"