The Grand Arrival: July 9th, 2007

San Francisco, CA
August 9, 2007


-----------------------------for riders and curious family, friends, acquaintances--------------
Wake up ~ 6am
Approx. 60 mile ride
Arrive Sausalito around 1pm

Regroup and depart Sausalito 1:30ish
Cross bridge 2-2:30pm
Proceed to Vista Point (Bridge Viewing area, see driving directions below)
Proceed to Crissy Fields West Bluff Picnic Area
--dip bikes in ocean
--have reception

Group Dinner : Meet at hotel at 5:30

Group Get-together: Meet at hotel at 8pm (until this time, riders are on their own to take care of showers/transportation/any other activities they need to do)



------------------------------for friends, families, acquaintances-----------------------------


Access to southeast/Vista Point parking lot (Stop #1, for viewing cyclists on the bridge…be here before 2pm, preferably by 1:15-1:30 to ensure parking and just in case we arrive early. There will be plenty of HBC families to meet and get to know in the mean-time!)
This parking area has a range of visitor services, including a café, gift center, gardens and an array of scenic vistas. Parking is metered ($.25 per 15 minutes), with 81 spaces, 3 of which are designated for visitors with disabilities that have disabled placards. There are 5 spaces for tour buses. On weekends and holidays ONLY, additional parking is available in a nearby satellite lot on the southwest side at a rate of $5 per day.
• Traveling south from Marin County: Follow U.S. Highway 101 south across the Golden Gate Bridge. Have exact change ready to pay the $5 toll, collected southbound only. Proceed through the far right toll lane #1, and make an immediate right exiting U.S. Highway 101 just past the Toll Plaza. Make another immediate right onto the roadway passing underneath the Toll Plaza and directly into the southeast parking lot.
• Traveling north from San Francisco: Take a right at the last San Francisco exit off Highway 101 just before the Toll Plaza. The sign reads "Golden Gate National Recreation Area View Area". Proceed to the stop sign and turn left into the southeast parking lot.

……look for other HBC friends and family who may already have claimed a picnic area/table……





Directions TO Crissy Fields West Bluffs Picnic Area (stop #2) From Freeway 101 Traveling South or 19th Avenue/Highway One Traveling North: Follow signs for 101 South/Lombard Street. Follow Lombard Street to Van Ness Avenue and turn left. Follow Van Ness north until you reach Bay Street and turn left. See "Directions Continued" listed below.

From Freeway 80 Traveling West: Follow signs for Freeway 101 North/Golden Gate Bridge. You will exit onto Van Ness Avenue. Follow Van Ness Avenue several miles north until you reach Bay Street and turn left. See "Directions Continued" listed below.

Directions Continued: Follow Bay Street to Laguna. Turn right on Laguna and follow the road as it curves past the Marina Safeway shopping center and turns into Marina Drive. Follow Marina Drive, approximately two miles to the Marina Gate entrance into the Presidio. Crissy Field will be on the right hand side of the road.
http://www.nps.gov/archive/goga/spug/picnic/p_crisy.htm



Bike shops in San Francisco (for boxing and shipping bikes)

1. Bike Guy Motorcycle Tow (415) 823-3550 222 Clinton Park, San Francisco, CA 0.8 Mi
Driving directions
2. Mike's Bikes (415) 241-2453 1233 Howard St, San Francisco, CA 0.5 Mi
Driving directions
3. Bike & Roll (415) 771-7358 San Francisco, CA 0.9 Mi
Driving directions


Things we need for reception (located at Crissy Fields Bluffs, stop #2)
…I am happy to inform you that many of your children may have volunteered you to bring a few things for our reception tomorrow. If you are not on this list and would like to contribute something, please go right ahead, anything and everything will be greatly appreciated. You can either drop off your things at our picnic area (stop #2) and then go to the Golden Gate viewing area, are you can simply bring your food/other things to the picnic area after we cross the bridge.

--small foods (like small sandwiches, fried chicken …) (colin, anyone else?? )
--salad (….??)
--vegetable dish (claire, sam,
--sodas/other drinks (francis, ben
--champagne (andy)
--plates/plastic utensils/cups/napkins (ali…?)
--chips/crackers/pretzels and other finger foods (beth, chris…?)
--dessert foods (sara…?)