2018 Bruin Reunion
Russian River

Aug. 2 to Aug. 5 2018

The address of the base camp is 21538 Moscow Rd Monte Rio Ca, 95462.
Bra, Routt’s, KO and John are here.

Where the rest of us be:
Gee’s are at RiverSea West – 14900 Old Cazadero Road; Guerneville, CA 95446. 707-869-9403

The new team of:

James “The Appel Man” Appel
Chuck “The Toe” Valdez
Mark “The Sco” Scofield
Deborah “Little Bear” Scofield

Will be staying in Guerneville for the reunion. Our address is 17515 Neeley Road, Guerneville and is a TREE HOUSE next to the river. We will be arriving on Thursday of the reunion. (these guys are NOT monkeying around! OHO 🙂

The Hirai’s and the Vincent’s will be staying at the Mariott in Santa Rosa, Courtyard Santa Rosa, 175 Railroad Street Santa Rosa, California 95401.

Otto and Alyson are at the Rio Villa Beach Resort, 20292 Highway 116 Monte Rio, CA 95462.
(707) 865-1143

Here is where Mark and Trish Overeem are staying (Thurs – Sun).:
VILLAGE INN, 20822 River Blvd, Monte Rio CA 95462
707-865-2304

Mike and Gwyen Duffy at the Applewood Inn, 13555 CA-116, Guerneville, CA 95446.

Mark and Antionette Leos are at 21816 Russian River Ave, Monte Rio, CA 95446. The way to get to their place, as per the owner’s instructions: “The house is at the entrance to a small community called Villa Grande. The entrance is on Moscow Road, but the address is 21816 Russion River Ave. (WE RECENTLY INSTALLED A NEW FENCE AND OUR ADDRESS IS DOWN – WE ARE RIGHT NEXT DOOR TO THE PYRMID HOUSE, 21800 MOSCOW ROAD). It’s a corner property. We are on corner of Moscow Road and Russian River Ave.” (Sheesh… better be worthwhile getting there after all of that! OHO)

And, if you are planning on flying in, consider the Santa Rosa Airport, if that works. It’s about 40 minutes max from Monte Rio.

FOR GOLF ON SATURDAY INFO CLICK HERE.

FOR YOGA ON SATURDAY INFO CLICK HERE.

FOR WINE TASTING ON FRIDAY INFO CLICK HERE

Happy New Year, Bruins.

The final results of the polls have us heading to the Beautiful Russian River Area (Monte Rio and Guerneville to be specific) August 2nd through the 5th. I nearly have a base camp nailed down (and it looks like it’s me and the Routts, and, depending on which house we end up with, some other folks).

Just to get you thinking, while we will be staying in the redwoods, there are many, many wineries close by. Here’s a link to the Russian River Wine Road website. Lots of excellent options there.

While I might be able to give you advice on wineries, I have no idea about the local golf course, Northwood, but I can read that it’s a nine hole affair right on the river, next to the Bohemian Grove. When I took a look at the score card, it looks like folks just play the course twice to get in 18 holes.

There are some renowned breweries not too far away (Russian River and bear republic for two), but that would mean getting back on the 101, if you’re in to that sort of thing. There are brewery tour buses, so…

The Sonoma Coast State Beaches are nearby as well, and though the abalone season has been canceled, there are some awesome spots for tide pooling and a couple of the beaches (Salmon Creek for instance) are great for body surfing and swimming (and some are definitely NOT good for getting in the water (like Goat Rock), but we can go over that at a later date).

Another state park nearby is Armstrong Redwoods Reserve which is beautiful and full of a variety of easy to moderate hikes.

There is kayaking on the River, canoeing, too. There are a couple of sandy beaches nearby, too. We are looking at a couple of places with sunny decks and spots to hang out.

I will be doing some “research” on restaurants in the area, so that we can have a dinner out at someplace memorable. I was thinking about a seafood night, since we will be reasonably close to some great sources (oysters, salmon, and on and on), though that’s nowhere near to being written in stone.

And, speaking of Stone, there will be ample opportunities for birding.

More updates to follow.

Bob

bobraines@comcast.net