Annual Meeting: Recap and Results!

We had a wonderful gathering at Miner's Leap Winery with Carsen & Mike Band providing us with live entertainment.  Welcome to our new members who came today!  It's always fun when you get a few MINI's and their owners together. :-)

We raised $455 dollars that we split in half between Best Friends Hurricane Efforts & Feeding America.  Both groups are working towards helping those struggling from Hurricanes Harvery & Irma.

Jenn, Alan, Mick, Vickie & Christine

Gordon, Julien, Nikki, & Simon

Alison & Bayley

Valerie, Phil, Anita, Christoph, & Tim

Vanessa, Dolores, Rick, Carolyn, & John

Steve, Brian, Anita, Lucila, & Kerry

Rick, David, Lin, & Lynn

Kenny, Veronica & Michael

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Your New 2018 Officers & Directors

Vice-President: Simon Tildesley

Financial/Treasurer: Dolores Quintero Sanchez

Secretary/Membership: Erika Hattenhauer

Social Media/Communication Officer: Bayley Mah

Directors:

Vickie Casacca & Mick Brown

John & Carolyn Mifsud

Rick Sanchez

Steve & Tina Sandke

Christine & Michael Toibin

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Top 10 Runs (with counts, there's a tie for the 10th Run)

1	Highway 1 SF to Bodega Bay to Santa Rosa to Napa	42
2	Yosemite	42
3	Overnight Tahoe run	38
4	Solvang Weekend	37
5	Wine country weekend (Napa/Sonoma/Silverado Trail)	35
6	Crater Lake in Oregon	34
7	Drive around the Bay	34
8	Gold Country	34
9	Winery run to Paso Robles (Opolo)	30
10*	4th of July parade somewhere	29
10*	Another a-MINI-zing Race or other game	29

 

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Big round of applause for the following people who were a 2017 officer or director(s) who are no longer holding an office in 2018.  NorCal MINI's thank you!

Tara Hunter

Sharon & Richard Stevens

Stephanie & Steve Alaniz

Tom & DeDee Geiger

Pinnacles National Park Run Details

Hi Everyone, 

RAIN or SHINE we will visit Pinnacles National Park on Saturday, November 11, 2017.

MEETING/DEPARTURE TIME:
9:00am/9:30am

Starbucks
7026 Santa Teresa Blvd
San Jose, CA 95139

We will take back roads parallel to Morgan Hill before cutting through Gilroy & Hollister on Hwy 25 to Pinnacles National Park.

ROUTE: 1 hour, 40 minutes
https://goo.gl/maps/b37Qp69GkWF2

Restroom Break/Stop
Starbucks 
1730 Airline Hwy
Hollister, CA 95023

LUNCH: 
Bring your own.
Make sure you have plenty of water.

Once we are at the park you are on your own based on your interests & ability to navigate trails & such offered at Pinnacles.

Pinnacles National Park
https://www.nps.gov/pinn/index.htm

Entrance Fee:
 $15.00 or less with special passes

Due to higher visitation since becoming a National Park they will probably be using their shuttle service to take visitors to the top.

Shuttle Schedule (Eastside Only)

Pinnacles National Park is pleased to offer visitors a free shuttle on weekends and most holidays. The shuttle only stops at the East Pinnacles Visitor Center and Bear Gulch. Weekends are especially busy between 10am and 3pm. Wait times for the shuttle can exceed one hour.

PETS:
Pets are allowed in the picnic areas, parking lots and on paved roads. Your pet must be physically controlled on a six foot leash. Your pet should be with you at all times.

It is prohibited to leave pets unattended in a vehicle. Please keep in mind that temperatures at Pinnacles National Park can vary widely. Temperatures upwards in the 90's are common in the summer months. Cool, cloudy mornings can turn into surprisingly warm days, even in winter. Please do not leave your chained pet unattended, even in the campground.

Dogs, and other pets are prohibited on Park trails. Domestic pets leave a scent that may disrupt, or alter the behavior of the native wild animals Pinnacles protects. Pets may also attract predators or transmit diseases to fragile habitat while in the park.