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Coming from South Sacramento, are you heading north on 505 then 5 to 20 west or are you heading west on 80 to the 37 then 101 north?. I would like to avoid back tracking. If you heading up 5 I could link up south of Dunning.
 
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Coming from South Sacramento, are you heading north on 505 then 5 to 20 west or are you heading west on 80 to the 37 then 101 north?. I would like to avoid back tracking. If you heading up 5 I could link up south of Dunning.
@Offroadtails, we're planning on going up the 505.
 

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Coming from South Sacramento, are you heading north on 505 then 5 to 20 west or are you heading west on 80 to the 37 then 101 north?. I would like to avoid back tracking. If you heading up 5 I could link up south of Dunning.
@Offroadtails, we're planning on going up the 505.
Ok, I asked a bad question. I routed myself completely wrong. There seems to be 4 rigs coming out of Sacramento now. Can we connect near Dunnigan, there is a truck stop just south of there?
 

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My schedule opened up and would love to join in if somebody needs to drop out. Would be coming out of Sacramento area.
 
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I just cancelled. I just have too much going on at home right now. I am retired so I have all the time, but I rent and have had housemates which makes the financials flush. Last housemate left in March and even though I rent I am doing a bunch of work around the house. I was meant to have someone here by now but instead I am doing projects on my own dime and time as I plan on staying here long term and it is the perfect opportunity. I need it all done and then I will look for a housemate.

I did a GPX of the route from the Boardtree camp to the Bear camp and I have stayed at both. The trip is very gentle except for the fun of Mt Hull. 2WD all the way but 4WD might be handy on Mt Hull. I would gas up at a last gas station on Hwy 5 and that should last till Covello. Lots of pretty vistas and forested views. I have driven all of it in the last couple years.

I sent a message to TrailHawkGuy and picknpluck last night but they haven't got back to me so I will post here. This is a nice easy trip - both campgrounds are free and have lots of spaces. The only issue might be trees on the road - that happens often in Mendocino NF as fall out from wildfires.
 
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Hey everyone, I made a couple of updates to the Rally Point for this weekend's trip. Of note, I listed the Shell station at 1300 W Wood St. in Willows as a Friday gas stop and alternate meetup point if Vacaville is too far out of the way. Assuming an on-time 1 PM departure from Vacaville, Google shows us getting to Willows at 2:40 PM. I also added an optional track out to Anthony Peak for Sunday morning.

One last housekeeping note: Please update the Rally Point if your attendance status has changed. There has been some interest in a waiting list, so if you signed up but can't go, please remove yourself in order to make room for someone else who may be interested. See you all on Friday!
 

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Sorry, but I had to pull out at the last moment. The equipment got delayed in shipment. I really wanted to attend -- my loss. For those who are waiting -- please feel free to join. Hope everyone have fun.
 

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Hi all

If anyone is running behind, we're going to depart Vacaville at 1:15 pm. In the event you miss us, we're stopping in Willows for gas at the Shell station. That's the next meet up spot.
 
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Thanks everyone for following me this weekend and making my first outing with this group a fun experience!
 

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