It's time once again for radio-active relaxation in the High Sierra! This almost-annual event is a great way to breathe some fresh air and see some of our contesting friends. The burgers and dogs are pretty good, too. I usually try to do this in September, but once again my calendar doesn't allow that, so we'll try late August and hope it isn't too hot.

Date: Sunday, August 28, 2016

Time:  11:00 AM until folks leave

QTH:  12921 Filly Lane, Truckee, CA (aka Filly Way)  ...  on the bluff overlooking Boca Reservoir. Beware old GPS databases that may be incorrect. See below for directions.

Tel: 530-587-3164 House or 408-896-0476 Cell

Who:  Friends from NCCC, MLDXCC, Truckee-North Tahoe Hams, and their kids, pets and significant others. Feel free to bring other radio friends but please let me know how many.

Food: Ann and I will provide the grill items and a few salads and drinks. If you wish to bring something more, please let me know what salad, side, beverage or whatever you have in mind so we can avoid too much duplication. Please don't bring any meat or shellfish items.

RSVP: Please reply directly to me as soon as possible and let me know how many to expect. I'll give you the new gate code in response.

What else: The Tahoe Sierra is a great place for a getaway. Come on up for the day or make an extended weekend of it. It should be warm enough for swimming or water skiing. (The rafting season did resume this year, but will probably be over by then.) Fishing, hiking, biking, boating, birding, soaring, flying, gambling, photographing, and partying should all work well (except that the fish up here are pretty darn smart). These and other possibilities are all arrayed online for your googling pleasure. I sometimes take folks on a flightseeing tour around Lake Tahoe in the morning in my single-engine Cessna which was fully refurbished in 2015 and is still looking pretty spiffy. Let me know if you're interested in that.

Directions: Go east or west on I-80 to the Hirschdale exit, about 8 miles east of downtown Truckee. At the bottom of either ramp, turn right onto Hirschdale Rd. About 1/4 mile past the interchange, keep right onto Glenshire Dr. About a mile later, at the top of the hill, take the first right on Whitehorse, immediately confronting the Damn Gate of The Meadows. Enter the new gate code slowly and deliberately on the finicky keypad, including the pound sign. Email me for that code! Through the gate, take an immediate right on Stallion. Roughly a mile later, after three nasty speed bumps, take the first right on Filly. Two blocks later, at the cul-de-sac, take the rightmost driveway. There is parking in a pull-out at the top of the driveway. Please fill up the space beyond the asphalt first, leaving room for cars to turn around. If the turnout and the space beyond are full, try the lower reaches of the driveway wherever you can do so safely or on the street or cul-de-sac. Beware of rocks and bits of re-bar sticking up along the driveway shoulder and try not to run over any (mostly green) utility boxes.

Hope you can make it! Ann and I look forward to seeing you in the Sierra.

73,

/Rick N6XI and Ann KD6MOB