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Michael
Hey! What are some of the best lakeside RV (full hook up) Campsites in Nor Cal? I have tried researching, but I'd prefer peoples experiences. Also, it would be great if it had jet ski rentals and lots of amenities near by. I'm planning a trip this coming July and need to get it coordinated soon. Your answer is highly appreciated.
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I don't have direct RV experience. However, I suggest that you try Lake Sonoma & Warm Springs Dam area for both jet ski rentals & RV hookup camping. This would be in the Geyserville & Cloverdale areas.
The sites I saw included comments, both positive & negative from campers, including the risk from ticks. (If you get a tick, save it in a jar with lid when you remove it for further testing. It is a risk in Northern California. Also, you might try taking a salt water bath & inspect for ticks carefully each night. I doubt that one area is any other when it comes to ticks. Besides, you can get them out camping or you may get them just as easily from your own backyard, depending on where you live or if you have animals bringing them in. When camping or hiking, though, use some caution regarding ticks & snakes when it comes to sitting on a rock or a log.
You might also try the Clear Lake area in Lake County. However, you'll have considerably more windy roads getting there, while the Lake Sonoma area might be closer to the freeway. One campground near the freeway was given as easy for quick trips into town for supplies while having little awareness of the freeway while camping.
There are other camping areas in Sonoma County, such as at the ocean, in the redwoods, such as near Armstrong Redwoods State Park, both in the park & just outside the park (privately owned), & Austin Creek area, all near the Russian River. You may also want to ask around to find someone who's savvy about directing you to secret locations for wild blackberries around side roads & creeks. While it would give you a very rural feel to it, with plenty of beautiful plants in the undergrowth, I'm doubtful that they have the full RV hookup, though you might make inquiries at the private campgrounds outside the park itself. My visiting relatives liked the lower rates at one while they were camping with their tent trailer, as compared to inside the state park.
However, I first gave Lake Sonoma due to your desire for full RV hookup & for jet ski rentals. The main drawback, though, is that you'll be in a much hotter area near Cloverdale & Geyserville than in the Russian River & the coastal areas, where you'll receive the evening cool downs from nature's air conditioning coming from the coast. Also, you may love the beautiful canopy from the redwoods near the Russian River. Just don't expect it to be the boating or lake experience that you're wanting. Boating on the Russian River is more oriented toward canoes.
If you want a variety of things to do beyond lakeside & camping, you may prefer Sonoma County to Lake County, which may have fewer things to do besides on the lake. I would associate it with the more rural & isolated experience, although you could drive into Calistoga for hot springs, spas, fine dining, & charm.
I don't have direct RV experience. However, I suggest that you try Lake Sonoma & Warm Springs Dam area for both jet ski rentals & RV hookup camping. This would be in the Geyserville & Cloverdale areas.
The sites I saw included comments, both positive & negative from campers, including the risk from ticks. (If you get a tick, save it in a jar with lid when you remove it for further testing. It is a risk in Northern California. Also, you might try taking a salt water bath & inspect for ticks carefully each night. I doubt that one area is any other when it comes to ticks. Besides, you can get them out camping or you may get them just as easily from your own backyard, depending on where you live or if you have animals bringing them in. When camping or hiking, though, use some caution regarding ticks & snakes when it comes to sitting on a rock or a log.
You might also try the Clear Lake area in Lake County. However, you'll have considerably more windy roads getting there, while the Lake Sonoma area might be closer to the freeway. One campground near the freeway was given as easy for quick trips into town for supplies while having little awareness of the freeway while camping.
There are other camping areas in Sonoma County, such as at the ocean, in the redwoods, such as near Armstrong Redwoods State Park, both in the park & just outside the park (privately owned), & Austin Creek area, all near the Russian River. You may also want to ask around to find someone who's savvy about directing you to secret locations for wild blackberries around side roads & creeks. While it would give you a very rural feel to it, with plenty of beautiful plants in the undergrowth, I'm doubtful that they have the full RV hookup, though you might make inquiries at the private campgrounds outside the park itself. My visiting relatives liked the lower rates at one while they were camping with their tent trailer, as compared to inside the state park.
However, I first gave Lake Sonoma due to your desire for full RV hookup & for jet ski rentals. The main drawback, though, is that you'll be in a much hotter area near Cloverdale & Geyserville than in the Russian River & the coastal areas, where you'll receive the evening cool downs from nature's air conditioning coming from the coast. Also, you may love the beautiful canopy from the redwoods near the Russian River. Just don't expect it to be the boating or lake experience that you're wanting. Boating on the Russian River is more oriented toward canoes.
If you want a variety of things to do beyond lakeside & camping, you may prefer Sonoma County to Lake County, which may have fewer things to do besides on the lake. I would associate it with the more rural & isolated experience, although you could drive into Calistoga for hot springs, spas, fine dining, & charm.
How many Government Officials attend the Bohemian Club.?
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All of the former Presidents and many high officials (as stated in Answer #1) have been invited to join The Bohemian Club as Honorary Members, thereby not having to wait the requisite 20 or 25 year 'waiting period' after a 'regular' person has to wait, which includes being nominated by a present member for initiation. One of the reasons for the waiting period is to 'follow' the nominee/applicant's life, making sure that that person has no scandals or other distasteful character flaws which would bring dishonor to The Club. And it will occasionally happen that a member is booted because of a scandal after being initiated, but it is rare.
Originally started as a club populated by writers and artists, the membership roles have expanded to include people of all backgrounds, but one of their commonalities is money: there is a very steep (= $$$) Initiation Fee, as well as ongoing annual fees and User Fees, such as when members and their invited guests attend the Summer Weekend and other events, both at The Grove as well as at The Club in downtown San Francisco.
The Grove itself is a stunningly beautiful large acreage of old-growth redwood trees sited along the Russian River near Guerneville, north of San Francisco. The members have organized themselves into sub-groups called Camps; each Camp is made up of a series of buildings and/or tents. Most of the camps have a building housing a kitchen and bar, as well as buildings (or tents) for sleeping. many of the camps have deck areas where members (and their guests) meet for discussions, cocktails, general schmoozing and meals. Members of a Camp pay for the maintenance, repair, upkeep and any additions to their particular camp, but they are not allowed to do the work themselves. There is an on-site crew which performs all of those functions, and it ain't cheap. I know of one Camp that wanted to expand their deck; what had been, say, a 20' by 20' deck was about tripled in size... for $100,000 .. and all wood used is redwood, harvested from fallen trees on The Property.
The summer weekend fee includes a prepaid breakfast and dinner; members can either reserve a table for lunch, but many Camps have lunches on their deck. There's a LOT of alcohol (usually) and cigar-smoking going on. But some of the salient features of time spent at The Grove includes the prohibition of cell phones, cameras, video recorders, amplified music and NO business talk (although that would be hard to prove that it doesn't take place). There are some pay phones on the grounds for members to use and they are often quite busy.
A few more odd features: women are NOT allowed on the grounds except for waitresses (and only because of a lawsuit), and female guests on Family Day ... no female is allowed to spend the night in The Grove. However, there is rumored to be an active 'liaison' scenario called 'going across the bridge' or 'going to town' in which some male members leave The Grove at night to enjoy some female companionship with eager local women ... but *cough* that's just a rumor ...
One thing that's NOT a rumor is odd, but understandable given the grown-up-boy mentality is this: because women are not allowed, when members feel the need to pee and they're not near a bathroom, it is normal and accepted practice to 'whip it out' and pee against any of the many giant redwoods; after a meal, it is not unusual to see anywhere from one to a dozen men standing at the base of a redwood, whizzing away. Ah, boys and their 'toys.'
I've been to The Grove and I must say that it's beautiful. I can only imagine that local developers have been drooling for years over being able to get their hands on that property. But with the financial heavyweights who are members, the chances of The Bo's leaving or selling that property are nil.
All of the former Presidents and many high officials (as stated in Answer #1) have been invited to join The Bohemian Club as Honorary Members, thereby not having to wait the requisite 20 or 25 year 'waiting period' after a 'regular' person has to wait, which includes being nominated by a present member for initiation. One of the reasons for the waiting period is to 'follow' the nominee/applicant's life, making sure that that person has no scandals or other distasteful character flaws which would bring dishonor to The Club. And it will occasionally happen that a member is booted because of a scandal after being initiated, but it is rare.
Originally started as a club populated by writers and artists, the membership roles have expanded to include people of all backgrounds, but one of their commonalities is money: there is a very steep (= $$$) Initiation Fee, as well as ongoing annual fees and User Fees, such as when members and their invited guests attend the Summer Weekend and other events, both at The Grove as well as at The Club in downtown San Francisco.
The Grove itself is a stunningly beautiful large acreage of old-growth redwood trees sited along the Russian River near Guerneville, north of San Francisco. The members have organized themselves into sub-groups called Camps; each Camp is made up of a series of buildings and/or tents. Most of the camps have a building housing a kitchen and bar, as well as buildings (or tents) for sleeping. many of the camps have deck areas where members (and their guests) meet for discussions, cocktails, general schmoozing and meals. Members of a Camp pay for the maintenance, repair, upkeep and any additions to their particular camp, but they are not allowed to do the work themselves. There is an on-site crew which performs all of those functions, and it ain't cheap. I know of one Camp that wanted to expand their deck; what had been, say, a 20' by 20' deck was about tripled in size... for $100,000 .. and all wood used is redwood, harvested from fallen trees on The Property.
The summer weekend fee includes a prepaid breakfast and dinner; members can either reserve a table for lunch, but many Camps have lunches on their deck. There's a LOT of alcohol (usually) and cigar-smoking going on. But some of the salient features of time spent at The Grove includes the prohibition of cell phones, cameras, video recorders, amplified music and NO business talk (although that would be hard to prove that it doesn't take place). There are some pay phones on the grounds for members to use and they are often quite busy.
A few more odd features: women are NOT allowed on the grounds except for waitresses (and only because of a lawsuit), and female guests on Family Day ... no female is allowed to spend the night in The Grove. However, there is rumored to be an active 'liaison' scenario called 'going across the bridge' or 'going to town' in which some male members leave The Grove at night to enjoy some female companionship with eager local women ... but *cough* that's just a rumor ...
One thing that's NOT a rumor is odd, but understandable given the grown-up-boy mentality is this: because women are not allowed, when members feel the need to pee and they're not near a bathroom, it is normal and accepted practice to 'whip it out' and pee against any of the many giant redwoods; after a meal, it is not unusual to see anywhere from one to a dozen men standing at the base of a redwood, whizzing away. Ah, boys and their 'toys.'
I've been to The Grove and I must say that it's beautiful. I can only imagine that local developers have been drooling for years over being able to get their hands on that property. But with the financial heavyweights who are members, the chances of The Bo's leaving or selling that property are nil.
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