[minirossa]

OK folks next Saturday, October 19th is the next San Francisco Bay Area MINI meet & greet.

Plan is to meet up at the Presido parade grounds @ 10AM &
head up Highway 1 to Olema then by Nicasio Reservoir to the Cheese factory. From there we will head into Nicasio & out
Lucas Valley Road to Route 101.

I have searched high & low for a GOOD online map of this area but no luck. Will be scanning a good hardcopy & posting it tomorrow. See the following link for a map of the Presido. We will meet up right where it says "Main Post".http://www.nps.gov/prsf/maps/images/padmap.pdf

Please respond if you are planning to attend so I can
get a count on how many hardcopy maps I should bring.

Thanks,
David

[Sejanus]

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Originally posted by minirossa
We will meet up right where it says "Main Post

I assume that is the same place as last time?

[Dr. Bob]

I guess it depends on how you define "good". Mapquest (http://www.mapquest.com) works for me. Just enter Nicasio, CA. Print out an overall view and then zoom in to get a more detailed view, but it requires several to see the complete route.

Family events on the 19th may keep me away. If I'm able to attend, I'll try to bring along several CSAA maps of the area. I suspect that they would be way better than anything from MapQuest.

[minirossa]

Sejanus,
Yep, same spot as last time. How bout them GIANTS!!!!

Dr. Bob,
I tried Mapquest but there was not enough detail in the maps. Smaller road names were not listed. I have a good
bicycling map of the area that I'll scan.

[minirossa]

Hey folks, this is the first map. Second & directions to follow.

David

[Sejanus]

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Originally posted by minirossa
Sejanus,
Yep, same spot as last time. How bout them GIANTS!!!!

THE GIANTS WIN THE PENNANT! THE GIANTS WIN THE PENNANT!

I just got back from PacBell about an hour ago. Best baseball game of my life (given what was on the line)! I'm still flying high off this one. I have to teach a class tomorrow morning and I've screamed my voice to shreds.

[minirossa]

OK......the map is too big to attach. Well until I edit
the map here are the directions.

Proceed out of the Presido to 101 North over the GG bridge
and thru the tunnel.
Take the Highway 1 Mill Valley/Stinson Beach exit on the right.

Up Highway 1 to Olema. Olema is a REALLY small town so
slow down when you get there or you'll miss the turn.

In Olema take a RIGHT at the flashing red light. This is
Sir Francis Drake Blvd.

Go up the long hill & back down until you see a large hay barn on the left. Turn LEFT onto Platform Bridge Rd.

Take this road to a stop sign. Go straight ahead at the stop sign. The road now becomes Pt. Reyes-Petaluma Rd.

Follow Pt. Reyes- Petaluma Rd. past Nicasio Reservoir & the turn for Nicasio Valley Rd.

You will go up a long slow rise & back down thru some twisty bits until you see the Cheese facory on the LEFT.
It comes up quick; the next building past the Cheese factory is a fire station. If you go too far turn around at the fire station.

[FlaggerStan]

I'll be there!

[Sejanus]

Count me in.

[Dr. Bob]

I can still hear the faint echo of Russ Hodges, from the 50's, telling the world that:

THE GIANTS WIN THE PENNANT! THE GIANTS WIN THE PENNANT!
THE GIANTS WIN THE PENNANT! THE GIANTS WIN THE PENNANT!
THE GIANTS WIN THE PENNANT! THE GIANTS WIN THE PENNANT!
THE GIANTS WIN THE PENNANT! THE GIANTS WIN THE PENNANT!
The Giants win the pennant! ...

How sweet it is!!!

No earthquake this time - Right??

However, family commitments will keep me away from Saturday's gathering. Look for y'all next time.

[boblap]

I will be there.

Bob

[kensmini]

minirosa,
I'll be there too! Does mention of the Cheese place mean that we need to pack a lunch or not?

I'll print the directions but would love a map on Sat. as well.

What's a pennant?

[minirossa]

kensmini,
The cheese factory sells snacks, sandwiches and of course
CHEESE!! There is a pond with picnic tables there for outdoor dining.

Rancho Nicasio a bar & grill in Nicasio is also
an option. They have GREAT Bar-B-Que oysters & a pretty good
menu.

[olddad]

'Bout what time will tour be over?

[minirossa]

oldad,
That depends on how long we hang out at the Cheese factory.

I have done a couple "dry runs" & it took me 1-1/2 hours
to reach the Cheese factory. It will take another 1/2 hour
to 45 minutes from Nicasio to 101.

So, say around 2-1/2 hours of driving time.

Of course these times will vary depending on traffic & how
much you want to tempt fate!

[Sejanus]

Sounds like a pleasant length of time for a drive that'll still have us home in time to watch game 1.

[PFmontoya]

Those people coming from the east ,stopping at T.I. for a photo shoot would be nice, around 9:15

[RedBackFur]

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Originally posted by PFmontoya
Those people coming from the east ,stopping at T.I. for a photo shoot would be nice, around 9:15

I'll see if I can pry my eyeballs open early enough to make the drive, let alone hit that photoshoot on Treasure Island. And My Mini is dirty right now....so even scarier...don't know if I'll have time to clean it first.

[Sejanus]

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Originally posted by PFmontoya
Those people coming from the east ,stopping at T.I. for a photo shoot would be nice, around 9:15

Cool idea, but I'm going into the City tonight to maximize sleeping time. See you at the presidio!

[olddad]

Just leaving Yreka now. See you in the morning if I can find the parking lot. Have to get up early to get off all the valley bugs.