Don't worry about getting there late. I"ll be trying to leave the SG Valley area around 8-9ish so...

Maybe we can all caravan or something from LA hehe

 

Lance,

What time are you leaving? A caravan sounds like a good idea.

 

hey guys,

in case you didn't notice, chris (kctopher) the admin/co-founder of YT is flying all the way out from KC, MO to CA for this trip.

i'll be picking him up from burbank airport around noon, stopping for lunch on the way, and then heading to pismo. we should probably be there around 5pm-ish.

bob

 

SWEET!

The Friday getaway can be a monster - any suggestions on when to take off heading northbound?

 

Are there any trail runs being planned outside of the dunes? As much fun as it is to drive in the sand, it would be cool to hit up some trails also.

 

Victor / Peter:

I'm expecting to leave work out here in Corona (damn 909... I Know... hehe) around 6-630pm (earliest). Figure I'd be around your area (Victor) around 7-730ish (earliest).

If you guys want to meet up somewhere and all just caravan up, that definitely would be a cool thing to do. Lets see who else is driving up around that time to see where we can setup a good meeting point.

Brad:
I hope that we'll hit some trails up there too

 

The only trail that I know of that's worth the drive is big falls. The problem is that it's a short, small trail so large groups aren't advised. Also, the last half of the trail is often overgrown so pinstriping is guaranteed.

Pozo has some trails, but it's about an hour to the trailhead and I don't think the few obstacles that are on it are worth the drive.

 

Lance:
I'm actually thinking of leaving around 10 - 11 and seeing how far I get before I hit some major traffic.
Anyone else planning on getting to Pismo before the sun dips too low?

 

I'll be there at about noonish on friday.

 

Victor/Peter/Good Times,

I will be heading around 7:00pm. I will be meeting my buddy over in San Gabriel before heading up. We can probably meet at the IHOP on Rosemead Ave (near the 10Fwy). I think that's closed to Biff also.

We can caravan up together!!!!

Biff,

Are you bringing your 4runner or LC?

 

Sounds like a plan. I'm bringing my LC

 

How many people have GPS? We're thinking of doing a gps game.

 

I have one. Whether or not I can learn to use it properly is another matter!

 

Me too - actually, I have the same one as Darx and I have YET to finish going through the manual. By the time I get to the end, I'll probably have to go back to the beginning to review all the stuff I forgot... :pat:

 

 

ooooh gps game.. i'm in...
just as long its not like spin the bottle or something...

 

Hey Bud has the same GPS unit that we do Tacoma Dude, I bought mine because I liked his. Between the three of us we should be able to figure out where we are!

Darx: "Okay, we know we're on the planet Earth!"
TD: "Yeh, and we know we're in the USA."
Bud: "Yeh and we know we're in California."

 

thats awesome! gotta take him to splash cafe ...

 

Ok, so about the trail runs in the local mountains...

For this year's event we're not going to have any official organized trail runs to big falls or pozo. Personally, we don't want to deal with the logistics of it since organizing the pismo trip is hard enough as it is. Also, last year the trails at Pozo were graded and made into nothing more than dirt roads. We haven't had a chance to run those trails this year so we don't know if they've gotten any better (or is that worse?)

However, you guys are welcome to go by yourselves. I know several people attending this year have been to big falls before so maybe they could lead a trip out there. I do recommend keeping the number of rigs down to no more than 5 at a time because of the tight trail.

 

I just got GPS for my birthday, but I'm in the same boat as Darx and Tacoma Dude. This game would be a great way to get a little more familiar with it though.