Thanks for the welcome Karen...yes, we've met.

I will let you do the honors of starting the Nor Cali thread, since it is your forum.

I know Gilroy well....I lived in San Jose for a while, and my in-laws live in San Jo.

We have nice weather up here in Sac until about Early October, and sometimes even up to Halloween, so that should give us pleanty of time to plan.

Crystal