[urq] West Coast UPG GTG This Year?

[urq]

... funny, when I saw a reply from Bruce I was thinking that something
around Lake Tahoe might pique the interest of listers in Colorado ... and I
wasn't specifying Squaw Valley/Incline Village ... I'm thinking Reno, the
"South Shore" ... hey, maybe Virginia City!  Do they do the VC hill climb
any more?  There are a lot of really nice out of the way places in Alpine
County, south of Tahoe ...

As to the cost of accommodations, there's going to be expensive places and
cheaper places in the "SF Bay Area" ... it is a big place.  I'd bet if we
selected some place down near Monterey ... say Salinas ... we might be able
to find more reasonable accommodations ... and Marina is certainly possible
for a place to have fun.  The Historic Races are August 17-19 ... ALMS will
be there in mid-October ... probably a bit late in the year.  

Last year we took our family vacation up to the Fort Bragg area and came
back through Santa Rosa and Guerneville ... traffic and construction were
horrendous!  

All this is just my tuppence ... if the will of the people is to go to some
place in Guerneville, I'd be there ... 

Steve B
San José, CA (USA)

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Thanks Bruce! 

You're right about a Bay Area g2g - I had planned to stay with my folks in
Tiburon if that happened, but I had not thought through the need for decent
accomodations with safe parking for the other out-of-towners...Oops.
Similarly, Tahoe is probably gangbusters year round now that I think of it.
I still like the idea but have no idea of costs at all. 

I like this Guernville idea; Any idea what the price range per night is at
this place? The location sounds great. I'm a coast-junkie myself, so
anything close to the beach gets extra points with me, salty air or not!



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> Well, the bay area is going to be big $$$$ even for a "cheap" room if you
> can find one in an area where the cars are relatively safe. I'm not sure
> what or when off season is in Tahoe. According to my son who has a place 
> in Incline Village, it is always busy.
> 
> Another location which may be worth checking out is Dawn Ranch. I just
spent
> a weekend there the middle of May for my son's wedding. This place is in
> Guerneville (Russian River Valley) has about 15 acres on the river and
very
> rustic cabins among the redwoods. There is a restaurant and bar on site.
The
> ocean and Santa Rosa are only about 20 minutes away. The owner, Michael
> could probably hook you up with wine tasting as he owns a vineyard in 
> Napa. With a group, you may be able to negotiate a deal.
> 
> No I'm not willing to coordinate and I have no interest in this place 
> other than that of a past guest. 
> 
> HTH
> Bruce 
>  
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> 
> Hmm, Tahoe sounds cool...are accomodations even remotely affordable in the
> area these days? I haven't been up there since the 80s. Scenery would be
> awesome, though. One of the ski areas would be an awesome off-season
> get-together point. Do you think there is any chance Squaw Valley or some
> place like that would permit an autocross in a portion of their huge
parking
> lot? Nothing too dramatic, just a fun activity and great photo-op. I love
> photos of urqs pitched in a hard turn! A poker run or other such
> "competition" rally would also be a fun way to enjoy the cars and meeting
> people in a loosely-structured activity. Driving around up there sure is
> gorgeous, especially in summer and fall!
> 
> Alternately, one of the small towns along the the Northern California
coast
> or Southern Oregon coast might be really cool and picturesque as well. I
> don't know much about these areas personally; never taken 101 all the way
up
> or down...
> 
> Date: Tue, 5 Jun 2007 18:45:31 -0700
> 
> Let's talk about it!  In a way I'd almost prefer if it was somewhere else
> ... Tahoe perhaps?  ... but I'd certainly have no problem with something
> local to the SF Bay Area.  
> 
> I'm getting the V8s back in line ... then I'm going to tackle the ury ...
> summer should be doable for me!