Date: Fri, 28 Oct 1994 16:15:47 -0700
From: Granville Pool
Subject: OFFICIALLY-UNOFFICIAL TRIP

Morgan Hannaford writes:

>So,  it looks as though a spring dirt fest is being tossed around
>as a No.Cal. netters get together.  Mendocino National Forest seems
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>me (Morgan H.).  I'm sure other extended bay area folks will be
>interested, even the "e-mail challenged".

Yes, I think I can round up several here in Mendocino County, as well as
John Kirn, Lynn Helm, Domingos Dias (Camel 110), and probably a few of the
farther flung of the "sniveller" group (as Cap'n Camo, aka Gordon Kallio)
likes to call 'em...  Maybe, Morgan, you and I and a couple of other locals
could go sooner and scout the route.  I've been on parts of it but need to
see some other parts and check out the trails which branch off into the
boonies.  I have heard that there is a particularly high-pucker-factor trail
from Howard Lake to Anthony Peak which we should definitely check out.  And
we should run some of the trails at the off-road use area at Middle Creek.
Interested?  If I can't take my Rover, I could ride with you or one of the
locals.

>How about we shoot for March 1995.  This will give time to tell people
>not on the net, get trucks in tip-top shape, and maybe make some
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>so vehicles could locate the party at any time over the weekend.
>We can pick the actual date later on depending on individual schedules.

Well, yeah, March would be great, as far as I am concerned, but if so,
everyone would need to be equipped with adequate recovery gear (I promise to
mount my new 12,000# winch) and be prepared for camping in heavy rain and/or
snow (I like it).  On the previous trip that I mentioned (with the
snivellers), we got snowed on pretty thoroughly, at Plaskett Meadows (6,000
feet), on the 28th of May!  It can happen. I loved it; not everyone did...
Also a distinct possibility that many routes will not be open by March
(although if like 1994, they probably would be).  Hey, I don't mind
"opening" a few...  On the otherhand, Memorial Day weekend, when we had the
other trip, conflicts with too many other events, so I would prefer sooner
than that (that conflict was what mainly killed a repeat the next year).

>I'm excited already!  A nice change from parking the truck on the lawn
>at a British car meet.

Hear, hear!
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[ Granville Pool (Redwood Valley, CA) Appraiser, R/W Agent, LR aficionado ]