Central Valley Corvettes - October 2014 Magazine

The second annual Hansen’s Central Valley
Corvettes President’s Mystery Run is now in the
record book. Thirteen cars including twenty-six
members shoved off to points unknown on
Monday September 29 and returned home Friday
afternoon October 3. Those taking part included
Dale and Sue Comer, Charlie and Kim Fosnaugh,
Pat and Patricia Garrahan, Glenn and Lorraine
Henderson, Mike and Lynne Henenfent, Mike and
Mary Lebda, Herb and Freida Null, Fred and Terri
Parks, Gary and Jan Pflepsen, Steve and Jill
Rosen, Skip and Leigh Ann Severance, Del and
Sue Walker and Craig and Pam Hansen.
On the first day we headed up the peninsula to
the Presidio in San Francisco for a guided tour of
the Disney Family Museum. Following lunch it
was over the Golden Gate to the Benbow Inn,
located just south of Garberville. The Benbow is
a historic lodge built in 1926. That evening Freida
Null began serving up unlimited margaritas as we
sat from a deck overlooking the Eel River.
The following day we took a beautiful drive on
the old 101 highway now known as the Avenue of
the Giants. This scenic two-lane route takes you
up close and personal with the giant Redwood
trees. We took the trail at the Founders Grove
and walked amongst trees one and a half times
the height of the Del Webb building. Another
stunning drive was through the Rockefeller Grove
where day turns into night as you drive under the
dense forest of 2,000 year old, 370 feet tall trees.
After a quick drive through Rio Dell on the State
Route 183, the shortest highway in California, we
made our way to Ferndale for lunch at the
Victorian Inn and some shopping. Later that day
we returned to the Benbow Inn.
On day three we headed south to Leggett where
all the cars drove through the Chandelier Tree to
set the stage for our upcoming 2015 calendar.
Then it was time to hit Highway 1 and head out
to the sweeping Pacific Ocean. We stopped in
Mendocino for lunch and more shopping before
our next stay at the Little River Inn and enjoyed
our group dinner overlooking the ocean.
Day four saw us travel down Highway 1 with a
group photo stop at the Point Arena Lighthouse,
lunch at the “Tides Inn” in Bodega Bay, a jaunt
up to Bodega to see the old schoolhouse used in
the movie “The Birds,” and then down to
Tomales Bay for our final night at Point Reyes
Seashore Lodge in Olema. With the margarita
supply exhausted and not wanting to tire out
Freida, we enjoyed a quiet evening in the
garden while some played games and others
watched football.
Our last day saw us continue on Highway 1
through Stinson Beach and over to the Golden
Gate Bridge where we ended up at 11am in
Santa Clara for a private tour of the new San
Francisco 49ers home, Levi’s Stadium. It was a
great tour as we visited the upscale lounge,
press box, one of the suites, the visitors’ locker
room, the 49er Goldrush cheerleaders locker
room, then down on the field and finally into
the Hall of Fame Museum.
After an action packed week, we headed for
home and arrived around 6pm on Friday
October 3. Pam and I want to give special
thanks to Dale and Sue Comer for helping us put
this run on. As mentioned a big thank you to
Freida Null and we want to thank all those who
went with us. At our next meeting on October
21, we will fill in some of the other details of our
adventure. Also don’t forget this month is the
final month for nominating your 2015 CVC
Board members.
CRAIG