I don't know if it's because 1) we've been doing this for a decade and we've already gone to the "good" spots, or 2) we're old, but damn, that's a depressing bracket. I mean, Cincy/Cleveland/Poconos/Ithaca/Buffalo in the same region? I know we're not a Miami crew. We're a borderline Vegas crew at this point. But I don't think we're a "midwest or bust" crew either.
Regardless, we are going to one of these 32 locations. As previously mentioned, I very well might not be part of "we" this year, but until it gets to that point I will vote as if I am attending. As usual, the initial favorites look like Austin (9 ballots, 32 points) and Pittsburgh (7 ballots, 19 points), but the underdogs this year are Kansas City (6 ballots) and Minneapolis (6 as well). There was a lot of love for further west cities with hiking vibes, which always sound great in theory until people look at flight times and wifi availability, but I wouldn't be shocked to see us end up west of the Mississippi, even if that means Chicago.
