Southwest- IMHO would mean Tx, Ok, La, Ark, and NM.
Did somebody say ROADTRIP!
next question- when and where?
Austin and Tx. Hill country is a great place. Specially in the hot Tx. summer, we could go tubing in New Braunfels. or how about a getting together in the national parks in OK, or ARk. The only problem with Ark, or Ok is that the NM members might not want to drive that far.
Heck, we could keep it simple. Meet at tyler state Park(its in the navi). Its somewhat central, easy to get to(off I-20),their are plenty of biking, some wooded walking trails. plus. their is a large pond to go canoeing in!! but, i still prefer the austin idea.