Feeler for a CA gathering

Hey LongBow i do hope you make it. How you guys want to do about food??? Every one brings what ever or everyone should bring something extra???

Sasha
 
Just my opinion, but I think it would be easiest and fairest to just bring food for yourself, or your immediate group. Especially since some people are staying longer than others.
 
I agree. For a first outing, I think it would be a bit too ambitious to try for common food preparation.

DancesWithKnives
 
Too bad I won't be spending the night. If I were I would bring the dutch oven for cobbler and mountain man breakfast, and maybe make some scones to eat with my homemade plum jam.....
 
Hey lambertiana you dont have to spend the night as long as you come early enough to make the mountain man breakfast before everyone else wake up. we would even leave the fire wood and some matches for you to start cooking..
 
sasha said:
Hey lambertiana you dont have to spend the night as long as you come early enough to make the mountain man breakfast before everyone else wake up. we would even leave the fire wood and some matches for you to start cooking..
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Sure, I'll just leave my house at 5AM so I can get the coals going and the dutch oven fired up so breakfast is ready at 8.....yeah right. We'll see. Maybe I'll make something there. At least scones for lunch. That has been a tradition on my scout campouts - after we set up camp I make scones and I bring along some of my homemade plum jam (from my plum tree in my yard) as well as sugar/cinnamon mix. I just need to be back in Visalia by about 3:30.
 
scones and home made jam ..... Im bet it would be highly appreciated by everyone...

Sasha
 
I went up there today to do some shooting. This is how to get there:

I am assuming everyone can get onto eastbound 198 from 99 at Visalia. Proceed east on 198 past Visalia. You eventually get to a stop light on 198 that is marked Exeter/Rt 65. Set your trip odometer to zero at that intersection, and continue east on 198.

At mile 9.0, turn left on 216 toward Woodlake.
At mile 9.6, turn right on Dry Creek Road
At mile 26.2, turn right on Stagecoach toward Eshom/Hartland
At mile 28.5, turn right toward Hartland/Eshom
At mile 33.7, ignore the right hand road, continue straight
At mile 36.4, turn left on the dirt road. The campsite is 0.1 mile in.

There are no other roads turning off of any significance - just ranch and private property roads, most of them with gates.

The dirt road has deep ruts. My Subaru made it no problem, and another guy who was with me had no trouble with his 2WD minivan. You just have to straddle the ruts.

I borrowed a friend's GPS, and this is what I got, standing in the middle of the clearing:

36 degrees 39.557 N
118 degrees 57.403 W

11 325196E
4058666N

From my house in the western part of Visalia it took 75 minutes. Dry Creek Road is a really pleasant drive, I like the area a lot.

Here are some pics that I took today:
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And finally, a shot my son wanted me to take while he was ready to get another clay pigeon:
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Lambertiana, I am going to post your directions in the "Calendar of W&SS Events" along with the other info :thumbup:
 
WOW that place looks even better then i expected it. With all the nice and open green area. We all should have a blast out there...
Thanks John for posting all the info.

Sasha
 
I am so sorry to be missing this, but there is no way I can get free on May 2 weekend.

Hope you all have a great time!
 
Wow it's not far from Visalia! Is there any water nearby or do we need to bring it? I can't wait:D! I'm going to try real hard to make some knives for you guys to play with. Any suggestions or requests on what I should make?
 
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Grampa If not this time then i hope we shall see you on the next one..
Ray how about an AXE??? Been wondering how would a knife maker make an axe. Im sure there would be something that could be done diffrent. Now there is a job for you lol..

Sasha
 
wow.. great stuff Lambertiana...:eek: thanks for posting those pics and the directions....:thumbup:
 
What's the date on this meet & greet? Did I already miss it? (was gone on work trip)

I'm in OC, CA. I'd be down to do a So Cal Meet & Greet somewhere pretty (even desert before gets hot)

yavol
 
It's in the calendar sticky, above (5/2). Also described in a poll thread.

DancesWithKnives
 
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