REME MINI Mountain Tours – Part 2 Yosemite -UPDATED 08/21/07-


Date: Friday, August 31, 2007 – Monday, September 3, 2007
Place: Yosemite Gateway Inn
40530 SR-41
Oakhurst, CA 93644
1-800 545-5462

We have reserved a block of 20 rooms for Friday through Sunday nights at Yosemite Gateway Inn. Rooms are non-smoking (smoking rooms available by request), with 2 queen beds for $98.00 per night. The cutoff date for reservations has been extended to July 31, 2007 at this rate. Because it is a holiday weekend, rooms may be difficult to find if you wait until the last minute.

DAY ONE (243+ miles):
We will begin this event Friday morning, meeting for an 8:30 am departure from Daily Grind Coffee at 8000 Folsom Blvd., Sacramento. Our run to Oakhurst will take us south on State Route 49 with an optional side trip to Hetch Hetchy Reservoir. We will be having lunch at the historic Evergreen Lodge (menu), you can buy deli food at the General Store, or you can bring your own food and drinks to picnic at Hetch Hetchy. We have scheduled only 1 hour & 15 minutes for lunch so we will be leaving the Evergreen Lodge promptly by 2 pm. We should arrive at the hotel by 4:00 pm. If you don’t want to join us for the ride from Sacramento, you can meet us at the hotel. Dinner reservations are for 7 pm.

Dinner: Sweetwater Steakhouse (dinners are approximately $25 per person)
41177 SR-41
Oakhurst, CA 93644
(559) 658-5252

DAY TWO (254 miles):
We will meet in the hotel parking lot at 6:30 am and leave promptly at 6:45 am to tour Yosemite Valley. After a couple of scenic stops, we will have brunch at 10 am at the historic Ahwahnee Hotel (menu) ($17.50 per person)

Note: Because we will be having a late breakfast (from 10am - 11am) we will not be stopping for lunch. Bring some snacks and drinks to have in your car or at subsequent breaks. After breakfast and a quick tour of the Ahwahnee Hotel, we will return to our cars and continue the trip at 11:30 am and head up Tioga Pass Road to the Tuolumne Meadows Visitors Center. We will return to the hotel by 4 pm via SR-120, SR-140, & SR-49. Dinner will be at 7 pm followed by an evening bowling or watching your friends bowl from 8:30 pm – 9:30 pm. Bowling costs $30 per lane per hour including shoes for up to 6 people or $6 per person per game including shoes.

Dinner: Me & Ed’s Pizzeria
40015 SR-49, Suite 209
Oakhurst, CA 93644
(559) 683-7757

Bowling: Sierra Lanes
40401 Junction Drive
Oakhurst, CA 93644

DAY THREE

Option 1 (154 miles):
This will be a relaxed run after 2 full days of driving. We will depart from the hotel promptly at 9:30 am traveling on back roads through the Sierra National Forest to Huntington Lake and then lunch at Shaver Lake. We have scheduled a 1 1/2 hour stop for lunch. There are a few local favorite restaurants to choose from or bring your sack lunch. We are scheduled to return to the hotel by 4:00 pm.

• Shaver Lake Pizza (559) 841-7249 - 41820 Toll House Road
• Shaver Lake Village Deli (559) 841-3555 - 41758 Toll House Road
• The Hungry Hut (Burgers) (559) 841-3586 - 42008 Toll House Road

Option 2 (284 miles):
This will be the longest run of the trip. Plan on departing from the hotel parking lot promptly at 7 am traveling on back roads through the Sierra National Forest and Sequoia National Forest to arrive at Kings Canyon National Park at about 10:30 am. After a cruise through Kings Canyon, we will depart from an early lunch at Grant Grove Village at about 12:10 pm. We will take other exciting roads by Bass Lake returning to the hotel by 5:30 pm. Dinner will be at 7:15 pm.

Dinner: El Cid Mexican Cuisine
41939 SR-41
Oakhurst, CA 93644
(559) 683-6668

DAY FOUR (126+ miles):
Day Four will begin with a departure at 9 am from the hotel parking and will end with lunch in Knights Ferry (Oakdale) at 12:30 pm. After lunch participants will find their own way home.

Lunch: 50's Roadhouse Restaurant
18431 Kennedy Road
Knights Ferry, CA 95361
(209) 881-9400

Please remember the following:

1. Make hotel reservations by July 31, 2007.
2. Sign up on the REME MegaBBS calendar.
3. Be prepared. Have a full tank of gas in your car and visit the bathroom before you meet the group prior to initial departure or departure after breaks.
4. Travel with snacks and lots of water. We will not have lunch on Saturday (brunch will be at 10 am). Meals are often either later or earlier than planned. Gauge your water intake. Stops are generally 2 hours apart.
5. Have your radios recharged or have fresh batteries. Set radios to channel 7, sub-channel 21.
6. Bring your camera with recharged or fresh batteries and film (if required).
7. Plan to have some fun.

 

Just to avoid confusion with the bogus thread, I'll bump this ahead of it...

 

Just a reminder... only 16 days left to make your hotel reservation! Make them ASAP... I believe there are less than 8 rooms left.

 

The run map for Day One has been revised slightly to accomodate better scheduling of food and breaks. Day Two should remain unchanged. Day 3 will be revised shortly. Day 4 has a revised destination for lunch. Please make your hotel reservations by July 31 if you want guaranteed rates and want to stay with the group.

 

Okay Girls & Boys,
Today is the last day to make hotel reservations with the group at the group prices. We reserved 20 rooms and I believe 18 rooms (20-22 cars) are spoken for. Make your reservation now if you plan on attending.

This will be REME's largest event of 2007, in the most beautiful area of the state. Make your hotel reservations NOW! RSVP on the club calendar NOW!
email me with any questions.

 

Okay, its now too late to get guaranteed rooms at guaranteed prices at the hotel the group is staying at... not to worry (too much anyway)... there still may be rooms available there.

If they do run out of rooms, remember you don't have to stay at same motel as the group, you can stay anywhere close by! But don't procrastinate any further. Make your hotel reservations and RSVP on the REME calendar today.

 

Just a reminder and a little bump... we have 20 cars now signed up. There's room for more!

 

From Sierra Nevada Mini Coopers we will have myself, the rainbow, Melissa, the convertable, Vance the red and possibly Adam the silver. Glenn will meet us all there friday evening . We will have 3 minis for sure coming in. See you there. Lisa p.s. It's only a 4 1/2 hour drive for us!!!!

 

Hello Lisa,

Great to see you guys are able to make it. As you know I prepare a participant cell phone list. I have Glenn's and Melissa's, please send me yours and Adam's via email. norm@redwoodempiremini.com

Thanks,

 

Hi Lisa,
You, Melissa, Vance, & Glenn are also REME members. I don't recognize Adam... is he new to SNMC? Welcome all Nevada members and participants! I look forward to seeing you bright and early Friday morning in Sacramento!

Last I heard there were still a couple of rooms available at the hotel.

 

The routes and itinerary were updated on 08/21/07. Please check for the latest updates 24 hours prior to the event.

 

You don't have to join in for the entire run. If you can only make a day or two, please go ahead an join us. This will be one "kick ***" run. We are going through some of the most beautiful country on the planet!!!. Talk about twisty mountain roads! Yosemite!!! Yah!


Yosemite Falls, Bridal Vail Falls, El Capitan, Half Dome, Kings Canyon... these are all world famous sights. We will get plenty of great photo opportunities.
Come have some fun before this whole summer is history

 

Here is the weather forecast for the REME 2007 MINI Mountain Tour - Part 2 Yosemite Labor Day Weekend:

Oakhurst Oakhurst
(Accuweather) (Weather Channel)
Friday H95 L58 Friday H 99 L67
Saturday H100 L59 Saturday H97 L65
Sunday H89 L53 Sunday H95 L65
Monday H86 L55 Monday H94 L64

Yosemite National Park (Weather Channel)
Friday H79 L42
Saturday H78 L40
Sunday H75 L40
Monday H75 L40

Clear, Sunny, no significant wind. Looks like GREAT Mini Mountain Weather

 

Make sure you bring your swim suits... its going to be swimming weather after the runs.

 

Adam has a 2007 Silver real sweet mini but can't make it this trip. We, SNMC, are leaving Carson City 10am friday morning. We like to stop for photos. It will be 3 minis and a Mazda. My family is tagging along. They have never been to Yosemite! What a great place to drive a mini!!!!!! Can't wait. See you at the hotel friday evening. Lisa ps If there are any empty minis with extra seats for the runs that would be nice. I will scope everyone out later.

 

Hello all, I have arrived in Oakhurst. VERY HOT. Waiting for my room in the fantastic Lobby. Nice and cool inside. Have found a few car washes for us. See you in a few hours. Glenn

 

WOW!!! What an awesome weekend!! Words would not describe. Here is a link to the photo album for Day 2 in Yosemite National Park. Enjoy.

http://www.redwoodempiremini.com/mbb...sp?albumid=159

 

here is a link to all event photos