Sacramento Honors Ladyhiker... With beer .

“Come one, come all to the next Sacramento-area gathering - this time in honor of our esteemed guest: Ladyhiker03! That's right ladies and gentlemen, we have the technology to raise a glass with our fellow TT'er as she de-stresses from the pressures and demands of a life of Oregonian beachfront property!

The date will be Sunday, October 19 - the place and time to be determined by the people responding to this thread, so don't miss out! Write now, and reserve your place among the northern California TT beer-drinking elite!

Some taxes and fees may apply.”

“I want to go!!!! But I dont know if I can yet. Hopefully I have that day off.”

“Gee, I almost want to create a seperate trail name for this but I'm stuck with the old handle.

We are talking about hiking and drinking on Sunday, maybe Feather Falls, maybe Carson Pass, maybe whatever with a gathering in the evening.

An alternative would be eating and drinking Saturday night and hiking Sunday.

If anyone would be up for an overnight on Sunday night those who have to work on Monday could do it as a day hike and anyone who could stay overnight on Sunday.

Speak up - let's show LadyHiker what California has to offer.”

“Carson pass is one of my favorite hiking places!! However IF I have sunday off I most certainly wont have saturday off so I will prolly only be able top drink.”

“Sunday night :-( Not another Sunday!”

“OK I can do a Monday hike and evening beer fest or a Mon_Tue backpack overnight backpack. I think Sunday is very iffy. I'm off Mon-tue so lets backpack.”

“I would live to make this, but have some serious job-related issues going on so am reluctant to commit to anything until they're resolved.

However.. if I were going (and I still hope I can) I might suggest somewhere else. I LOVE Feather Falls, but it's a much better hike in sptring / early summer when water flows are high. Right now they're at a very low level, so it's just not as awe-inspiring as other times of the year.

Close to Sac I still like the mountains depending upon weather & what everyone is comfortable with. If that's too cold, Ishi Wilderness is a pretty cool place to visit in the fall.”

“What more could a person want??
Not necessarily in that order! Imagine... a thread just for me!! (ok.. and for you california beer drinkers that need yet another excuse!) Maybe this thread will get as many posts as the "hygiene" thread, then I'll really feel special! So far, the plan is - Flying in Friday night. Phaedrus and Mermaid and Peppergod having joint custody until Wednesday when they will attempt to send me back to Oregon. Looking forward to visiting with "old" friends (we met in July, remember?) and meeting some new friends! Hey.. what about you So. Californians??

And... TAXES will definitely NOT apply... Watch out for those fees though...”

“I really want to go for a good hike on Sunday so I don't know how beer will fit in with that. Maybe we could do beer Saturday evening or even head south to meet up with jvz on Monday night. Or maybe he would like to think of a further south day hike on Monday??? I have to work Monday so some of you non-traditional hours people will have to pick up the ball after the weekend.

Love the pepperGod thing.....”

“Hmmm... If I'm going to be at work on Saturday, I'll not be able to hike...”

“I can think of two possibles. Point Reyes on the ocean just west of Sacramento about an hour and a half. Or Loch Leven Lakes a 7.3 mile round trip in the Sierra Nevada just about 75 miles east of Sacramento off I-80 at Big Bend. I can do a Monday-Tue. backpack if that works with anyone. At Point Reyes I can call today for a group permit at Wildcat a 6.3 one way hike from Bear Valley Ranger Station. I'm pretty sure a permit is not needed at Loch Leven. Also at Pt. Reyes beach campfires are permited using driftwood only but that sounds pretty cool. I can work on permits today if I see any interest in either of these through out the day.”

“Sounds like I will have to miss this, Sorry Ladyhiker. The only days off i typically get are sundays. oh well ive been drinking too much lately anyway. you'll manage somehow to have fun without me :)”

“Wish I could be there to help you destress LadyHiker..I need to see your Oregonian beach front property..hint..hint.lol”

“I just called Pt. Reyes and due to a data base crash they aren't taking reservations.But....Monday nights are not a problem getting a campsite in the park they say so it could still be done.
Or..the Sierra. I'll check back here later..I know Mondays are work days for the "regular" people I'm just not that lucky so lets see a show of hands for a Mon-Tue hike.”

“Hmm... Long way to go for a beer and a day hike, but it sounds like fun to me !!”

“DA#$@, I can't do a Mon-Tue hike myself, but that sure opens up some possibilities for those of you who can. Pt. Reyes is a great destination, but there's no way we could get weekend reservations this quick.

Think of us poor slobs who are working while you're out having fun.”

“Wanderer, if you can't make it hiking, you still have to come out to eat with us. Perhaps Mrs Wanderer would like to meet this bunch of misfits as well. You have my number still, riiiight? Call it!”

“So are we still going backpacking on Mon. and Tuesday. If you need my phone no. the Sierrapaloozas' have it or I can e-mail it to you.I'll kinda stay with this posting today. Have to go to bed by six pm and work tomorrow so let me know something by days end please.”

“Yeah, JVZ! Send me your Phone number and I'll give you a call. We're definitely interested in doing a Monday-Tuesday thing, though I have to be back to my house by around 1:00pm-2:00pm on Tuesday, as I have contractors coming out to do some work for me... Anyway, give me the number, and we'll figure it out.”

“We also want to do the Sunday day-hike thing. Wanderer, you have to read this thread SOMEtime.”

“You've got mail...Sounding good.”

“Post if you'll be in Point Reyes. It's close for us. I'm sure I couldn't drag Landscaper away from his work, but if I got sick and couldn't work on Tuesday, I might recover with the fresh, ocean air?”

“Monday: Plenty of sun. Highs in the low 70s and lows in the mid 50s.

Tuesday: Mix of sun and clouds. Highs in the low 70s and lows in the low 50s.”

“Gawwwwddddd!! I wanna go to Pt Reyes with y'all. Especially if wannabp and landscaper will be there. What a great bunch will be there!”

“If wannabp can't come to the mountains we'll bring the mtns. to wannabp. I think she'll like our coast wannabp. It has waves, sage, pine, sand oh,oh ok I see what you're saying...”

“I've been trying to avoid reading this thread since I know I prolly can't make it and I didn't want to know how much fun y'all were going to have without me. They have our entire hardwood floor in 3 rooms & foyer ripped up to install a new one on Monday, so by orders of Mrs. Wanderer I AM NOT, REPEAT, AM NOT going to be able to go hiking this weekend, must paint the living room and kitchen instead before new flooring is laid.

GRRRRRR.”

“poor wanderer....



ah to be single :)”

“I'm thinkin' as soon as we can get rid of the two teenagers I wanna move into something low-maintenance. No yardwork crap, etc. to eat up my BP'ing time.”

“Hey, man, you gott eat, though, right?

We're going to dinner at the Marakesh on Saturday... Gimme a call!”

“I know I won't be able to drag Landscaper away from his landscaping obligations.
And I finally remembered that nagging thought about work on Tuesday. I have responsibility for a student that day and Tuesday's are her only days to do her Health Department rotation. I couldn't hang her up.”

“But look at my post on the Nor Cal day hike thread. Maybe we'll just be irresponsible this weekend and hike instead of do chores.

Wanderer, isn't it really bad for the subfloors to walk on them the day before new floors are laid? Shouldn't you and Mrs. Wanderer make a point to be out of the house on Sunday? At least, that's what I have always heard. Besides, think of the liability if the floor installers are overcome by those paint fumes.”

“Where's the Marakesh? And what time?”

“Marrakech. I found it on Yahoo.”

“Excellent! And we'll be showing up at 7:00. I'm making reservatons for 9 people.


See you then, It'll be great to meet you!”

“BTW, you guys have a place to stay?”

“LadyHiker and I were up till 1:30 last night drinking 2 Buck Chuck and talking. Needless to say, it hasn't been an early morning for us. Wannabp and Landscaper might are welcome to stay here but they might be better off staying in Sacto so they don't have to get moving quite so early - was that an offer you were making, Phaed, or were you going to suggest some nearby freeway bridge?

See y'all tonight!!”

“I ihave to friggin work tonight or I'd join ya all :(”

“Phaedrus, we can sleep in our car, it makes out into a bed. Sacto does seem easier, less driving.

Is there a bridge near where you live? Or a driveway with bathroom privileges?”

“No, No, No. You'll be staying with us, then. We've got a guest room and hot water and everything!”

“Hot water! You ARE a yuppie LMAO”

“Yeah, they can't have the driveway because it would make me move my Hummer.”

“Are you coming tonight, Free?”

“By the way, Pepper, 2-buck chuck is the best thing to happen since puberty!

;)”

“cant, working”

“Phaedrus, you're too nice. Landscaper is really partial to showers.

Shall we meet up with people at the Marrakech at 7:00 then? The one at 1833 Fulton Ave, Sacto?”

“That's the one!

See you then.”

“Fun, fun, fun. I'm glad I listened when LadyHiker suggested I try harder.”

“Phaed - you make your house sound so attractive, can we will stay there too???!!!”

“Of course, when I said "a guest room and hot water", I meant that sometimes the spinklers will come on, while we make you toil in our backyard, moving large rocks.”

“Thanks to everyone for a wonderful time. I'll never worry if I forget my silverware.”