Some thoughts on CGSG*

[joeychen]

*California Glitter Summer Gathering (not limited to California Glitterati BTW)

Check out this place
R-Ranch in the Sequoias

My parents are 'owners' at this place. The can transfer the membership to me nominally, so that I am the primary user. Otherwise would have to go as their guests. They do have their share on the market, but will probably take a long time to sell.
Can take up to 19 guests in a regular reservation (20+ is a group, and needs approval, which I doubt we would have trouble getting anyway) Guest passes are $10 each, per day.

The cabins are cute, have bathrooms, beds, bunks, kitchens etc. There's a big pool, hot tub, Rec center (with TV etc) lake, archery range, hiking everywhere, not far from the Kern river. I haven't been up there in years, but apparently lots of stuff has been donated to the cabins, but in general will need to bring bedding, and kitchen stuff (cooking and eating stuff), and food of course (lots of beer!)

It's the old town of Johnsondale, if you want to Mapquest it. From LA I think it's 3-4 hours. Might be a bit longer from San Fran.

Now, last August, the big fires down there singed the edges, so I don't know how 'pretty' it looks these days.

You can only call 30 days in advance to make a reservation, so if we went with this we might want to have a couple of possible weekends.

Any thoughts on this?

Comments

[applehangover.livejournal.com]

Where do I sign up? I am there!!

[jangrl.livejournal.com]

me too! me too!

jangrl. :)

[modysoul.livejournal.com]

I. Am. So. There. Maybe I can drive to LA and carpool up there? So excited!

[monamew.livejournal.com]

Oooohhh! It looks beautiful, I would love to come! We are planning a trip to BC in August already so I would have to see how it would fit time and budget-wise though... All your SF gatherings look so fun, I would love to meet you all in person! If not this summer, Darryl and I have been talking about taking a trip to SF for about 4 years and may do it this fall (if I have my way!!!), so maybe then.

I wanna come play! :o)

[wright.livejournal.com]

Shheeeit that looks nice!
Doubt I'll be able to swing it but I am thinking about it nonetheless.

Good going joeychen!

[astronautical.livejournal.com]

wowza, I am thinking about it too! ;)

[kickasphalt.livejournal.com]

i clicked the link and said, "ohhhhhh!"
i want in! one request, though. not the weekend of August 8-9.
i may still go to Nationals, and i'd like poetry to not conflict with my life for a change!

[amy-pi.livejournal.com]

Oh. My. God. Leo is planning to take me to LA this summer to meet his Mum and family. (We're planning a long-ish trip. Let me know when you all are planning to go because I would love to meet all of you. -If I'm welcome-

[joeychen.livejournal.com]

Ok, I'll get Dad onto the transferring stuff.
Weekends can be hard to book, but maybe having a bigger group might help.
Regeneration after a fire happens quite quickly, but it may still be kinda black in the surrounding hills up there.

[alineskirt.livejournal.com]

I'd love to come! I think we are going to Maine in August, so if it was not at the same time, that would be perfect.

xoxo

[anmeikitty.livejournal.com]

nice!!! i'm there.

were you thinking of doing this during the summer?

[joeychen.livejournal.com]

I'm open to anytime. May be easier to get a cabin reservation later in the summer/early Autumn?
There are also RV's that you can stay in (with bathouses etc) if all the cabins are booked. There is space for tent camping too, if a weekend we really wanted did not have any cabins available.
You can book only 30 days in advance, so right now, that means in a few more days you could try booking for May 16-18 weekend, and so on.
I could suggest some weekends, and then try calling in for them? I can do May 30-June 1, and then starting June 13-15 weekend I can do any weekend ongoing at this point.

Oh you poor ladies!

[pot-t-mouth.livejournal.com]

You will be so sick of hearing me sing "Kern River" by Merle Haggard by the end of the weekend that you will never want to see me again.

Do I have to bring a canoe or do they have them there?

[joeychen.livejournal.com]

The lake there is not super huge, they used to have those little paddleboats there, don't know if they still have them or not.
There are several white water outfits in Kernville, that you can take river trips from. The river doesn't run through the ranch though, it's not far away.
Don't know if there are canoes for the lake.
You have a canoe?

Wow

[scarletwench.livejournal.com]

Have plans for Memorial Day, but last week of June till mid-August are open. You rock.

[pot-t-mouth.livejournal.com]

I can borrow a canoe. I love canoeing.

Umm, comment. We should go as early as possible or wait til fall. It will be unbearably hot in August. Take it from a central valley girl.

[joeychen.livejournal.com]

Assuming it doesn't take long for Dad to do the transfer, I could try first for the last weekend in June? That would mean calling in, in late May (or whatever 30 days prior is)

[zylle-blue.livejournal.com]

ohhhhh, that sounds loverly!

I also vote for any time other than the weekend of August 8th. My cousin's getting maaaaaried, so I'll be in Oregon. But any other time. Depending on the way things go, I may still have my 4Runner with room for lots o' gear...

Yay!

PS, I almost forgot, if it's after June 12th, y'all can liquor me up legally ;)