Diablo - May 8

[jobob]

I'm not going to be able to make it this Sunday, too much stuff going on - I might even have to go into work

[aka_kim]

I was thinking about starting from Heather Farm park instead of Arbolado, if we're doing the North side. It's across the street from where we'd be eating... Here's the map.

[Veronica]

Are there bathrooms convienently located at Heather Farms? How hard is it to get across Ygnacio? by foot and by bike?

V.

[slinkedog]

Yellow... where do you ski? You go up a whole mountain on foot? Wow! You are amazing! I think I would spend most of the day climbing and about 1/10th of it descending... oh wait... that sounds like most of my bike rides.

[yellow]

Weather Report:

Well, we can hope Kim's prediction about the weather being wrong is right.

It was supposed to be clear-ish here in the foothills this morning and it's still raining, raining, raining.

[jobob]

If memory serves .... there are public restrooms at Heather Farms park but I don't know if they're open all the time. There's a stoplight at the intersection at the entrance to Heather Farms so you can use that to cross Ygnacio.

[aka_kim]

Ditto what Jo said. There are restrooms at Heather Farm, lots in fact. And there's a signal to cross Ygnacio right there. I take the route from Heather Farm up to the North Gate road turnoff all the time, it's a marked bike route on quiet residential streets.

[SadieKate]

I'm not going to be able to make it this Sunday, too much stuff going on - I might even have to go into work

What? Work over riding? I think you're caring the Puritan work ethic a bit too far.

[Veronica]

Alright, I say Heather Farms it is then. Thom read a weather report that said showers would be coming in Sunday afternoon, so he suggested an early start to get us off the mountain before it rains. How is 9?

I'll miss you Jo - and Lee too of course.

Who else is coming? Right now I now I'm thinking Cindy and BF, Jenny and Jason, SK and Bubba, Kim (bring the Pilot!), T and me. But SK is good for bringing the hordes.

V.

[SadieKate]

Mother's Day has thinned out the troops. I think Andrew is coming so Kim can make fun of him but I haven't heard from him yet.

Still awaiting confirmation from Yellow and hubby. We may have to take a back seat to the spring snow.

[yellow]

Oh I am most definitely NOT skiing, I am riding (it's still winter up there in thar mountains, not spring. OK, well maybe it's almost spring, but it sure ain't t-shirt skiing weather).

SK, send me an email and let me know what time we need to be at your place! Maybe I'll be able to get hubby to bake a cake. Yellow or white or carrot or spice?

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[SadieKate]

We like this hubby! Fishes, rides and bakes! I want one! Oh yeah, I got one and he's keeper size too. When it comes to cake, I'm a carrot kinda gal but it isn't my b-day. Can I vote again in October?

We're leaving our house at 7:30 am in an attempt to be there on time and keep the clan from freezing while we get ready.

Reminder to self, be sure to check where North is on the map. It wasn't my fault!!!!!!!!

[Veronica]

Will there be frosting? I LIKE frosting.

V.

[SadieKate]

But SK is good for bringing the hordes.

I'm going to tell Robb you called him a horde.

Just emailed you again. Swapped out the Word doc for a JPG. Maybe that'll work.

[yellow]

Will there be frosting? I LIKE frosting.

But of course. I like carrot too so I'll request that, with cream cheese frosting for youse guys and some other non-dairy alternative for me.

Kim & CindySue, you OK with carrot cake?

Hubby is the cook in the family. I do OK with spaghetti, though. And I can punch buttons on a microwave.