Date

Events

Thu, Sept. 10

3 PM:   Arrive United Trails Campground, Truckee, CA
4 PM:   Caravan Orientation in campground meeting room.
5 PM:   Car pool to Bacchus & Venus for Wine 101 and tasting.
7 PM:   Barbecue Dinner at campground by Smokey's Kitchen

Fri., Sept. 11

9 AM: Talk on Lake Tahoe area by Chelsea Walterscheid, Truckee Historical Society and Truckee Museum
10 AM: Walking tour of Truckee, including historic Truckee Hotel
12:30 PM: Lunch in Truckee
2:00 PM: Donner Memorial Park
5-7 PM: Moody's Bistro Dinner (1st gourmet dinners)

Sat., Sept. 12

9:00 AM: Pancake breakfast in campground
11:00 AM: Car pool to Tahoe City
12:30 PM: Tahoe Gal tour of Lake Tahoe & Lunch
6:30 PM:   Social hour, soup and salad dinner in campground

Sun., Sept. 13

9:00 AM:   Car pool around Lake Tahoe (72 miles); Sugarpine Point State Park, Ehrman Mansion, D. L. Bliss State Park, Emerald Bay State Park
12:00 Noon: Box Lunch by Crest Cafe
1:00 PM: Taylor Creek Visitor Center and Tallac Historic Site including tour of Baldwin Estate
6:00 PM: Dinner on own in Incline Village, Kings Beach or Tahoe Village

Mon., Sept. 14

9:00 AM: Car pool to Virginia City (53 miles)
10:30 AM: Tour Mark Twain Museum
12:00 Noon: Lunch at Rick's Hungry Miner
1:00 PM: Continue Tour of Virginia City with Ticket B, which includes
• V& T Railroad,
• Trolley Tour
• Ponderosa Mine Tour
• Historic Fourth Ward School & Museum
• The Way It Was Museum
• Piper’s Opera House
• Western Historic Radio Museum
• Discount Shopping Pass
6:00 PM: Dinner on own at Reno Casino or back at campground

Tue., Sept. 15

Wed, Sept. 16

10:00 AM: Travel from Truckee to Sacramento: Cal Expo RV Park (105 miles)
3:30 PM: Welcome Talk by Terry Selk, Sacramento Director of Tourism
6:30 PM: Dinner at Taste Restaurant (2nd gourmet dinner), Plymouth, CA (38 miles, car pool)

Thu., Sept. 17

9 AM: Motor coach tour of 3-4 Sacramento area wineries (Latchem, Bogle), Retiredice Alpaca Farm and lunch at Husick's Country Store.

Fri., Sept. 18

9 AM: Car pool to downtown (4.5 miles).  
Walking tour of Old Sacramento
Trolley ride to tour Capitol Building
Lunch at Fat City Cafe in Old Sacramento
California Railroad Museum
5 PM: Car pool to Woodland, CA (15 miles).
6 PM: Board Sacramento River Train for dinner, dancing + wine tasting

Sat., Sept. 19

9:00 AM:   Car pool to Grass Valley (60 miles)
10:30 AM: Tour Empire Mine and Bourn Cottage
12:30 PM: Pastie Lunch from Marshall's Pasties in picnic area
1:30 PM: Tour Pilot Peak Winery
3:30 PM on: Free time in Grass Valley.   Optional dinner.   Car pool back to Sacramento (60 miles)

Sun., Sept. 20

Mon, Sept. 21

9:30 AM: Travel from Sacramento to Napa: Napa Expo RV Park (60 miles)
1:00 PM: Napa Valley Museum
3:30 PM: Culinary Institute of America Cooking Demo
6:00 PM: Lasagne Rollups, Antipasta Salad and Bread Pudding Dinner
7:00 PM: Overview of Napa schedule

Tue., Sept. 22

10:30 AM: Beringer Winery Tour and Tasting
12:30 PM: Lunch at Greystone, Culinary Institute of America  (3rd gourmet meal)
Free afternoon and dinner on own

Wed., Sept. 23

9:00 AM: Motor coach tour
Castello di Amarosa Winery Tour & Tasting
Box Lunch at V. Sattui Winery & Tour
Hess Collection Art Gallery Tour and Tasting

Thu., Sept. 24

9:00 AM:   Car pool to Muir Woods National Monument (52 miles)
12:30 PM: Lunch at Olema Farm House Restaurant
2:30 PM: Point Reyes National Seashore
Dinner on own in San Francisco or Napa.

Fri., Sept. 25

10:00 AM:   Car pool to Sonoma area
11:00 AM: Tour and lunch at Viansa Winery
3:00 Sebastiani Winery Tour: Soil to Bottle Seminar

Sat., Sept. 26

Free Day
6:30 Farewell Dinner at Estate Restaurant (4th gourmet dinner)

Sun., Sept. 27

Break Camp