Where abouts in Northern California are you? I live in Carson City, Nevada and would be able to take a leg from there (or south of there if I had too, so long as it was on a weekend ) to just about anyplace in Northern CA. I've got a car with great gas mileage and would be very willing to help! I'd just need a few days warning, thats all.

PM me if you want to. I'd really love to help!

*Edit* I just saw that you live in Santa Clara (helps if I looked at your profile huh lol). That is a very do-able drive for me from here. I don't know how far south I'd be able to go though to pick up.