SLK/R171: DETAILS: 3/19/05 No. CA SLK Meet & Drive
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DETAILS: 3/19/05 No. CA SLK Meet & Drive
Here are the details for the March Northern California SLK Enthusiast meeting on 3/19/05.
Times are approximate to let people join along the way. There are many links below for those that want the info, but don’t let it intimidate you. Just showing up to follow in the group is fine.
Meeting at:
Presidio Officers' Club Parking Lot
50 Moraga Avenue (at Arguello Blvd on the Main Post)
Presidio, San Francisco, CA
Directions are at:
http://www.presidio.gov/Visiting/Dir...ficersClub.htm
Arrive at: 10:30 AM
The café at the Officers club is available for coffee and/or light breakfast. The menu is at:
https://home.comcast.net/~motzkoii/PresCafe.pdf
Depart Presidio at: 11:30 AM to allow people to see an Aerial Photo Exhibit that will be opening @ 11 and can be viewed free of charge in the club (see footnote).
http://www.presidio.gov/Visiting/Events/Above.htm
Depart Presidio at: 11:30 AM - The drive route will start with a beautiful loop around the Presidio for about a half hour. A full drive text narration (PDF file) is at this link:
https://home.comcast.net/~motzkoii/DriveText.pdf
The Presidio Loop can be seen in the following PDF file)
https://home.comcast.net/~motzkoii/PresLoop.pdf
We will then proceed across the Golden Gate Bridge to the Marin Headlands where we will drive through the hills with breathtaking views. We will target leaving the vista point at the north end of the Golden Gate about 12:15 to start the drive through the Marin Headlands Loop. PDF at:
https://home.comcast.net/~motzkoii/MarnLoop.pdf
The drive will have spectacular views and there will be a tour of the Marine Mammal Center from 1:00 to 1:30 p.m.
http://www.marinemammalcenter.org/ab...isitations.asp
Thereafter ~2 p.m., we will drive down to Sausalito for a late lunch at Paradise Bay, 1200 Bridgeway, Sausalito, CA phone: 415-331-3236. PDF files of the menu front and back are at:
https://home.comcast.net/~motzkoii/PBayFrnt.pdf
https://home.comcast.net/~motzkoii/PBayBack.pdf
Packets with maps and information will be handed out at the meeting....
For more details for March 19th and the rest of the year, contact Tom Brasher, (408) 578-2620, tom_brasher@prodigy.net, or Cecil Brewer, (925) 373-1008, SlickSilverSLK@att.net.
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] FOOTNOTE (Art Exhibit)
This free exhibit features 57 iconic aerial images by famed photographer Robert Cameron. The large-format prints showcase wonders of the natural and man-made world as seen from 1,500 above. Cameron is known internationally through his series of books including Above San Francisco, Above Paris and Above Washington D.C. His latest book is Above Mexico City.
Times are approximate to let people join along the way. There are many links below for those that want the info, but don’t let it intimidate you. Just showing up to follow in the group is fine.
Meeting at:
Presidio Officers' Club Parking Lot
50 Moraga Avenue (at Arguello Blvd on the Main Post)
Presidio, San Francisco, CA
Directions are at:
http://www.presidio.gov/Visiting/Dir...ficersClub.htm
Arrive at: 10:30 AM
The café at the Officers club is available for coffee and/or light breakfast. The menu is at:
https://home.comcast.net/~motzkoii/PresCafe.pdf
Depart Presidio at: 11:30 AM to allow people to see an Aerial Photo Exhibit that will be opening @ 11 and can be viewed free of charge in the club (see footnote).
http://www.presidio.gov/Visiting/Events/Above.htm
Depart Presidio at: 11:30 AM - The drive route will start with a beautiful loop around the Presidio for about a half hour. A full drive text narration (PDF file) is at this link:https://home.comcast.net/~motzkoii/DriveText.pdf
The Presidio Loop can be seen in the following PDF file)
https://home.comcast.net/~motzkoii/PresLoop.pdf
We will then proceed across the Golden Gate Bridge to the Marin Headlands where we will drive through the hills with breathtaking views. We will target leaving the vista point at the north end of the Golden Gate about 12:15 to start the drive through the Marin Headlands Loop. PDF at:
https://home.comcast.net/~motzkoii/MarnLoop.pdf
The drive will have spectacular views and there will be a tour of the Marine Mammal Center from 1:00 to 1:30 p.m.
http://www.marinemammalcenter.org/ab...isitations.asp
Thereafter ~2 p.m., we will drive down to Sausalito for a late lunch at Paradise Bay, 1200 Bridgeway, Sausalito, CA phone: 415-331-3236. PDF files of the menu front and back are at:
https://home.comcast.net/~motzkoii/PBayFrnt.pdf
https://home.comcast.net/~motzkoii/PBayBack.pdf
Packets with maps and information will be handed out at the meeting....
For more details for March 19th and the rest of the year, contact Tom Brasher, (408) 578-2620, tom_brasher@prodigy.net, or Cecil Brewer, (925) 373-1008, SlickSilverSLK@att.net.
[
] FOOTNOTE (Art Exhibit)This free exhibit features 57 iconic aerial images by famed photographer Robert Cameron. The large-format prints showcase wonders of the natural and man-made world as seen from 1,500 above. Cameron is known internationally through his series of books including Above San Francisco, Above Paris and Above Washington D.C. His latest book is Above Mexico City.
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03-18-2005, 12:02 PM
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Hope you have a good drive tomorrow, Motzkoman! I'll be looking forward to the next event I can hopefully attend. Too bad about the weather, but that's what the hardtops for!
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Originally Posted by MASA
Hope you have a good drive tomorrow, Motzkoman! I'll be looking forward to the next event I can hopefully attend. Too bad about the weather, but that's what the hardtops for!
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03-19-2005, 11:30 AM
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Will have my car soon and would have loved to go.
Will be with ya all this spring for sure. Sorry your
getting bad weather today but hope all have fun.
I'm planning a get together in Reno this summer
for Hot August Nights if anyone is interested PM me.
Will be with ya all this spring for sure. Sorry your
getting bad weather today but hope all have fun.
I'm planning a get together in Reno this summer
for Hot August Nights if anyone is interested PM me.
03-19-2005, 12:01 PM
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Originally Posted by AMG SLK55
Will have my car soon and would have loved to go.
Will be with ya all this spring for sure. Sorry your
getting bad weather today but hope all have fun.
I'm planning a get together in Reno this summer
for Hot August Nights if anyone is interested PM me.
Will be with ya all this spring for sure. Sorry your
getting bad weather today but hope all have fun.
I'm planning a get together in Reno this summer
for Hot August Nights if anyone is interested PM me.
I will PM you later about your offer...gotta drive now...
03-19-2005, 09:41 PM
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Just got back...have to upload the pics...rain scared some off, but it cleared and was top down all the way...beautiful day...will post pics soon... 
