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    Backpack Jack
    BPL Member

    @jumpbackjack

    Locale: Armpit of California

    Sorry guys I'm going to have to pass on this one. Jack

    #1575292
    Kattt
    BPL Member

    @kattt

    well, it's either this or snow camping, if it's on the ides of March ( 15th). Depending on carpooling and the ability of borrowing snowshoes, I think I'd go for snow camping. We'll see as it gets closer.

    #1577771
    Justin Carter
    BPL Member

    @orangebananas

    Locale: San Francisco East Bay

    Can't make it

    #1581360
    Ken Thompson
    BPL Member

    @here

    Locale: Right there

    Who is going? Coming up soon.

    #1581382
    Marc Eldridge
    BPL Member

    @meld

    Locale: The here and now.

    Would that be the 20th and 21st?

    #1581416
    Lisa Frugoli
    BPL Member

    @alfresco

    Locale: San Francisco Bay Area

    I'd like to go and bring a friend.

    #1581447
    Jay Wilkerson
    BPL Member

    @creachen

    Locale: East Bay

    I will be out there on the 27TH-28TH. I have games on the 13TH and 20TH. Hunting Hollow to Coit Lake (9.3 miles) and maybe beyond.

    #1581494
    Joshua Billings
    BPL Member

    @joshua

    Locale: Santa Cruz,Ca

    I would like to come.

    #1581496
    Lori P
    BPL Member

    @lori999

    Locale: Central Valley

    Am still planning to go on the 12th – 14th – if anyone wants to join, we will be at hq around nine am.

    I will probably be easy to find, with the Gossamer Gear poles and the Mariposa Plus.

    #1581616
    Kattt
    BPL Member

    @kattt

    I am in

    #1581902
    Ken Helwig
    BPL Member

    @kennyhel77

    Locale: Scotts Valley CA via San Jose, CA

    I have to chose between snow camping and Henry Coe. Sorry guys I will be doing snow camping.

    #1582051
    Robert Blean
    BPL Member

    @blean

    Locale: San Jose -- too far from Sierras

    Since there are two Coe dates on the table (Lori: 12-14, and Jay: 27-28), going to two different locations, it would be good if people could identify which trip they are talking about when they are in or out.

    — MV

    #1582077
    Marc Eldridge
    BPL Member

    @meld

    Locale: The here and now.

    I would like to go 12-14

    going to the snow 12-14. will try for the 27-28

    #1582079
    Ken Thompson
    BPL Member

    @here

    Locale: Right there

    27-28TH

    #1582102
    Lori P
    BPL Member

    @lori999

    Locale: Central Valley

    The staff person I spoke to (it was hard to get someone on the phone, I basically called every day for a week and a half) told me that for a larger group there can be a flat fee of $70 instead of the per person charge, and beyond 10 people this makes more sense if we are all going to camp in the same places. So there is a group of 8 of us from the Fresno/Madera/Chowchilla area who are carpooling into 2-3 cars to save money.

    If there are enough people from other locations coming, we could meet in Morgan Hill and consolidate/carpool. The parking at the park headquarters is $8/night per car and they really appreciate carpoolers as they have limited spaces. Tho this early in season it should not fill up…. Backcountry camping fees have gone up to $8/night per person generally.

    #1582134
    Cayenne Redmonk
    BPL Member

    @redmonk

    Locale: Greater California Ecosystem

    27-28

    #1582196
    Kattt
    BPL Member

    @kattt

    yup

    #1582225
    Ken Helwig
    BPL Member

    @kennyhel77

    Locale: Scotts Valley CA via San Jose, CA

    I'd be down with the 27/28 date. Then I can snow camp and do this

    #1582232
    Jesse H.
    BPL Member

    @tacedeous

    Locale: East Bay, CA

    Only if I can bring my guns… I'm down… LOL

    honestly, if you guys are doing 27th-28th I think I can make it…

    I'd love to hike with you guys again…

    plus, ken t didn't hate me for bein' a lousy smoker ;)

    and it is true, josh is the michalin man, but he is warm!

    after my post, I see katharina has been doing some winter hiking,I really enjoyed the hike back with you, breaking down EVERY plant we crossed… (how where the merrel mushrooms?)hope to hike with you all again soon!

    -Jesse

    #1582413
    Tony Wong
    BPL Member

    @valshar

    Locale: San Francisco Bay Area

    Time permitting, I would like to join in on the 27/28.

    Someone please let all of us know if we need to get individual permits or are we doing the group site for a flat $70?

    -Tony

    #1582486
    Michael Cockrell
    Member

    @cal-ee-for-nia

    Locale: Central Valley, Lodi-Stockton, CA

    I am in Stockton, would like to experience a group hike/camp. I normally hike/camp alone in the Sierra's, or with only one family I go with 1-3 times a year.

    I follow some of your past trips, would like to try the Coe 27-28 trip.

    Couple (new area for me) questions:

    – food containers? (bear can or one of those "critter bags")
    – Start location? I see a group from Fresno area coming up.
    – Other basic tips?

    #1582491
    Lori P
    BPL Member

    @lori999

    Locale: Central Valley

    The Fresno group is coming on the 12th. In Coe, the critter bag would work fine, or a simple hanging setup.

    Your main concern in Coe is poison oak and ticks, with wild pigs, rattlers and mountain lions being a distant second and third. Ticks are the hardest to avoid but easy enough to deal with. Rattlesnakes are pretty easy to avoid.

    #1582496
    Bob Gross
    BPL Member

    @b-g-2-2

    Locale: Silicon Valley

    Hey, wild pigs! That is a multiple use item. Plus, they are ultralight since you don't have to carry them in.

    They dig up the acorns underneath oak trees, and they make a mess.
    –B.G.–

    #1582501
    Lori P
    BPL Member

    @lori999

    Locale: Central Valley

    They tear up the hills like hairy rototillers. Not sure I want to try to make a multi use item out of one, they are kind of dangerous if they want to be….

    I didn't see any pigs last year, but saw plenty of wild turkeys and a few waterfowl.

    #1582552
    Mark Regalia
    BPL Member

    @markr

    Locale: Santa Cruz

    Done some MTB in Coe but never had a chance to experience at a slow pace. Let's hope it doesn't rain.

    Anyone from Santa Cruz area going? We could carpool.

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