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| November NorCal SF Bay Area Treffen Announcement
We will be hosting a run this coming month.
Chris and I are going to go up to Cow Mountain BLM, which is about 1.5 hours north of San Francisco this week and map out the first part of a loop to do before winter hits with the local G crew. We are looking to see if we can pick a weekend in November to do either a one day run, or 1.5 day run with an overnite (most likely motel, probably too cold to camp).
If we can only get folks for a day, then we will most likely just have a play day at Cow Mountain BLM offroad area, which is east of Ukiah, and West of Clear Lake, CA (North of Napa)
It is possible to come from the bay area, do the run, and get back home in a day, or come up night before, crash in Ukiah on the cheap and then hit the trails in the AM after breakfast, do lunch on the trails, and then pop out in the afternoon.
That is option 1.
Option 2 is to go a further distance, which would be more of a 1.5 day event. This would be to run the Mendocino National Forest trail network between the Lake Pillsbury/Hull Mtn area which is just east of 101 over to the Stonyford area which is in the central valley. This would include a visit to famous places like Hull Mtn lookout, Letts Lake, and Goat Rock.
Anyways, we will start to map out what is plausible time wise this week. Usually I ride all this terrain on moto, so obviously 20x faster. So we will take a G up this week and try to see what we can assemble as reasonable.
Please post if you would be interested in joining this mini-NorCal Treffen. And when you post let us know what dates are possible in November for you to make it.
If you can do one day, note which day of what weekend. If you can do two days, note that please.......
At this point it will most likely be November 14/15 or November 21/22 since we have SEMA in Vegas the first week, and Thanksgiving holiday the last week.
Discussions both here and over here: http://www.clubgwagen.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=17&t=1178
Hope you see you on the trails!
Mike Serpe
www.clubgwagen.com
www.gwagenpreserve.com
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fernweh
Date registered: Apr 2006
Location: Calabasas, CA - Centenario, BCS - Luebeck, Germany
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| RE: November NorCal SF Bay Area Treffen Announcement
I do like the 14/15 of November......
What's the meal plan? 
Steve are you with us and bringing a back-up? 
Karl |
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stevegsmith
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| RE: November NorCal SF Bay Area Treffen Announcement
fernweh - 10/26/2009 1:07 PM
I do like the 14/15 of November......
What's the meal plan?
Steve are you with us and bringing a back-up?
Karl
I'm checking. Back-up is now a requirement. Or, transfer into nalgene or stainless before heading out. One or the other. |
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| Re: November NorCal SF Bay Area Treffen Announcement
OK some more clarification:
Logistical Summary:
When: November 14th
Where: Ukiah, CA
8:30am Breakfast
9:30am Departure from Ukiah
10am Departure from South Cow Mountain OHV staging area.
Overview
This outing will involve exploring the BLM OHV area called South Cow Mountain for one day.
There is camping available within the park for no cost, directions to follow.
Ukiah is on the Western side of Rte 101, and is a full service town with motels, eateries, fuel, big box stores, coffee drive-thru, et cetera
Please pack what you need for vehicle recovery, airing down, and of course.....lunch and snacks and drinks in the cooler/fridge
The trails are tight, not so much to the point of taking your paint off, but to the point that if you get stuck, or the vehicle fore or aft gets stuck, each person needs to be ready to assist. There will not always be the ability for a more equip vehicle to come around us.
VERY IMPORTANT:
There are trail maps downloadable (see link below).....however there are no trail signs, so please wait at each turn for the next vehicle behind you!
Please have your fuel tank filled up at time of meeting the group.
Links:
South Cow Mtn BLM and Camping Info, Directions to the BLM area:
http://www.blm.gov/ca/st/en/fo/ukiah/cowmtn.html
Maps of the BLM area:
http://www.blm.gov/pgdata/etc/medialib/ ... ow_Mtn.pdf
http://www.riderplanet-usa.com/atv/trai ... p_4cb8.htm
Directions to Staging Area (10am spot) from 101
Exit Talmadge, head East on Talmadge
Make Right onto East Side Road
Make left soon after onto Mill Creek Rd
Follow Mill Creek Rd, becomes dirt, keep going up the hill thru the trees, then it will open up and you will arrive at the staging area parking, on your right hand side.
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fernweh
Date registered: Apr 2006
Location: Calabasas, CA - Centenario, BCS - Luebeck, Germany
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| RE: November NorCal SF Bay Area Treffen Announcement
Are we the people......
which will show up......
planning to camp out Saturday night?
Karl
Edited by fernweh 11/1/2009 12:37 PM
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stevegsmith
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| RE: November NorCal SF Bay Area Treffen Announcement
fernweh - 11/1/2009 9:36 AM
Are we the people......
which will show up......
planning to camp out Saturday night?
Karl
Yeah.
And, depending on how far we want to drive, we have the option to shack up at a fellow G owners semi-nearby ranch west but in the next valley off 128 between Cloverdale and Booneville. Lots-o-room for everyone. 4 bed/2 bath, big kitchen, lots of other flat spots for camping. Depending on what the group wants to do Sunday, it may just be worth the trip come the end of day Saturday.
I'm working on getting access through a private back road that would make the trip from Ukiah a lot shorter.
Me and the fam may be staying there anyway on Friday nite. Any of you would be welcome to join us. Send me a PM if interested. Karl, Mike C., Serpe, etc.? |
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| Re: November NorCal SF Bay Area Treffen Announcement
Update:
Meeting times:
9:30am at Discovery Inn in Ukiah CA Departure (so please get there full of fuel by 9:20)
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9:50-10 am we'll be stopped at the Western entrance to South Cow Mtn BLM airing down. We depart at 10am.
Please also be full of fuel before going up to the BLM staging area, there is no fuel after this point.
Please also bring what you like for lunch on the trail, as well as coolers, water, etc...
Bring tire pressure gauge and valve stem tools to drop pressures.
see you out there !
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Otiswesty
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| Re: November NorCal SF Bay Area Treffen Announcement
Nice bumper |
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| Re: November NorCal SF Bay Area Treffen Announcement
thanks that's the rear unit on my 280GE cabriolet |
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stevegsmith
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| RE: November NorCal SF Bay Area Treffen Announcement
pics are starting to roll in. Enjoy.
http://www.clubgwagen.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=17&t=1250 |
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