Going to be near San Francisco in June

[Monster Dave]

Hey Guys and Gals,

SheMonster and I will be coming up to Tahoe in June as part of the annual Team in Training ride at Lake Tahoe. We've never been up that way from Arizona and are otherwise unfamiliar with northern California - ie things to do, places to go, places to stay. We're taking some extra time to explore after the event so we've allocated June 3rd - 13th as VACATION! (woohoo!!!!)

If anyone can drop us some suggestions we'd really appreciate it! We do plan on renting a car so we should be mobile enough to explore the area. We'd love to see San Francisco while we're up your way!  

Thanks so much!


Monster Dave.

[desmoquattro]

Come on down! We'll do an impromptu Zeitgeist night. If you can stay for a day or so, we can probably get you out on a ride

As for Tahoe, there'll be no shortage of things to do/see. Emerald Bay is a great start.

[Monster Dave]

Hey that sounds like fun! I can't even begin to imagine how nice it would be ride up your way!

If we do come down to San Francisco, are there some decent (not uber expensive) places to stay?

[desmoquattro]

Hey that sounds like fun! I can't even begin to imagine how nice it would be ride up your way!

If we do come down to San Francisco, are there some decent (not uber expensive) places to stay?

Lots of couches down here...those are cheap

Plenty of motel type places south of Market too.

[Monster Dave]

Lots of couches down here...those are cheap

Plenty of motel type places south of Market too.

  Thanks!

[r_ciao]

San Francisco (aka The City, but NOT SanFran) is less than 4 hours from Tahoe.  Lots of things to do in The City.  There's an awesome California Academy of Sciences that's fairly new.  Lots of touristy things like Fisherman's Wharf/Pier 39, riding cable cars, Alcatraz Island (former high security prison), high end shopping at Union Square, Lombard Street (crookedest street in the world), etc.   Check out citypass.com for hitting the highlights. A drive up through the Giant Redwoods is awesome if you've never seen trees large enough to drive cars through.  The Carmel/Monterey areas are very nice coastal areas for incredible golf.  Depends what you're into...

Lodging is quite expensive depending on your tastes.  Great time of year, but can be cool, especially compared to AZ.  We can always spot the tourists during the summer.  They're the ones expecting warm California weather in the City.  But due to the coastal fog, they are easily spotted wearing short pants and just-bought San Francisco logo sweatshirts.

[Monster Dave]

The city sounds like a lot of fun! Are there by chance any bed and breakfasts outside of the city that anyone would recommend?

Time an $$ are always factors in deciding what to do and where to go, but we would LOVE to see the red woods - those must be amazing!

Thanks for tips about the cool weather too! We're expecting Tahoe to be cool too and are going to pack accordingly!

[Michael Moore]

If you want to be out of the city near the redwoods, you could try this place: http://www.sananselmoinn.com/

One of my favorite breakfast/lunch places, Comforts, is next door: http://www.comfortscafe.com/

[Monster Dave]

Thanks for the links!

We'll it looks like we'll be flying into and out of Oakland airport. If anyone would be willing to let us take advantage of a sofa either on the 3rd of June (the day we fly in) or the night of the Friday the 11th (the evening before we'll fly out) we'd really appreciate it!

We're still confirming our exact flight dates but should have that set by this weekend. Feel free to PM me.

We're curious about this "Zeitgeist night" that Desmoquattro is talking about and it would be a lot of fun to get to meet some fellow DMF members! 

Thanks everyone!

[desmoquattro]

Thanks for the links!

We'll it looks like we'll be flying into and out of Oakland airport. If anyone would be willing to let us take advantage of a sofa either on the 3rd of June (the day we fly in) or the night of the Friday the 11th (the evening before we'll fly out) we'd really appreciate it!

We're still confirming our exact flight dates but should have that set by this weekend. Feel free to PM me.

We're curious about this "Zeitgeist night" that Desmoquattro is talking about and it would be a lot of fun to get to meet some fellow DMF members! 

Thanks everyone!

Just let us know which night works! Zeitgeist is a bar & beer garden in San Francisco.

BTW - Check out the Local Resources & Visitor Info thread. Tons of great info.

[Monster Dave]

Just let us know which night works! Zeitgeist is a bar & beer garden in San Francisco.

BTW - Check out the Local Resources & Visitor Info thread. Tons of great info.

Will do! 

[Spidey]

Maureen's been to Zeitgeist.  More than once. 

[SheMonster]

Shhh!  All the "evidence" was left back on the old board. 

Looking forward to our trip!  When we knew we were going to Tahoe, I tried to figure out a way to be able swing through San Francisco as well.  It's always been one of my favorite cities   I haven't been back there in quite a few years now. 

[MendoDave]

If you want to go behind the "Redwood Curtain" I recommend the Benbow inn  near Garberville. http://www.benbowinn.com/blog/
However there is a smaller (By comparison) stand of Redwoods in Marin County that is quite nice. The Muir woods. http://www.nps.gov/muwo/

Also the wine country Napa/Sonoma/southern Mendocino county is nice to visit. But If your going to be in Tahoe anyway you might just want to check things out around there, Maybe even "The biggest little city in the world"

[r_ciao]

If you plan to go north and check out Reno, you might as well pop into Scheels sporting goods superstore.  If you want to check out a 300,000 awesome store, it's quite a destination stop in itself.  Right next to Reno, in Sparks, NV.  http://www.scheelssports.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ScheelsLocationsView?langId=-1&storeId=10001&catalogId=10001