Magic Marin County Confidential, August 2008, with Jacquie Phelan

[Kalidurga]

I commented on a post at Jaquie Phelan's blog today, and got a response from her notifying me of a fat tire retreat that she's hosting in Marin Cty, CA in August. I would loooooove to go but can't, so Jacquie asked if I had any friends who might be interested. Of course I thought of TE

For those of you who live in the San Fran area, and for anyone who might be wondering what to do with August vacation time, here are the details:

ONLY IN MARIN
Two opportunities to live on the mountain that made Marin famous.

Four days
Wed-Sat, Aug 13-16
$500/person incl. food & beer

Three days
Tues-Thurs, Aug 26-28.
$400/person incl food & beer

Limited space - don’t delay!

West Point Inn, Mt Tam
Lodging at a hundred year old inn reached only by bicycle or foot means evening silence (only the sound of a banjo and much merriment).
No ice machine. No telephones. No electricity.
Pack a flashlight! There IS gaslighting in the main lodge, however, so no worries.
It is very special, and the kitchen is impressively set up for a certain wombat chef to strut her stuff (with your help doing the chopping and the dishes).

Half the Mountain Bike Hall Of Famers live at the base of the mountain. One of them is your hostess.

Directions
Google-map Panoramic Highway (Mill Valley, Calif) , Pantoll Ranger Station (Mt. Tam State Park) ‘cos that is where you will leave your car- --it’s 2 miles of dirt road into the Inn and you will be pedaling it with your kit strapped on your bike (or left in the car…there is a $9 per night carparking fee).
Or, ride from San Francisco (about a four hour ride) or Fairfax (a three hour, ten mile, 2400 ft elevation ordeal, er, jaunt).

More Info?
jacquie@batnet.com
415-459-7093

Please reserve a
spot today.
Payment by international bank check to:
Jacquie Phelan
121 Wood Lane
Fairfax CA 94930 USA
Or Paypal to
jacquie@batnet.com

Sounds absolutely awesome. If anyone does attend, I wanna see photos!!

[Zen]

No ice?

I'm not going.

[Irulan]

I get that Mt. Tam is the birthplace of mountain biking ( some say) and all that, but what exactly would I be paying $500 for?

[Kalidurga]

I get that Mt. Tam is the birthplace of mountain biking ( some say) and all that, but what exactly would I be paying $500 for?

At a guess, I'd say lodging and food, as well as mtb rides with and entertainment from The Original Wombat. I have no details beyond that. You could always e-mail Jacquie and ask her.

[maillotpois]

I get that Mt. Tam is the birthplace of mountain biking ( some say) and all that, but what exactly would I be paying $500 for?

It looks like food and lodging (and West Point Inn is VERY cool), but I wonder if there are any rides or clinics or anything during the time as well?

[SadieKate]

I never managed to bike up to a pancake breakfast.