It would be awesome if you could join us!
Thanks! I'll come if I can. For what it's worth, I haven't had so much as a whole weekend off in about nine months. I'd say the odds are about 50/50.
(Just out of curiosity, what does it cost to ship a bike to and from Washington State to DC?)
I got a quote from Allied Van Lines back in 2005. Still have the PDF here. $811 one-way from Port Angeles, WA to College Park, MD with residential delivery. I've heard of cheaper services, but am not sure if they actually exist and whether or not that means crating it up yourself, possible partial disassembly, warehouse dropoff/pickeup, etc. And getting my bike to Port Angeles would also cost me about a day and $50.
May be better to just ride it there.