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The 2022 Golden Gate Tour, May 30 - June 4

6 Days, Including: Mill Valley, Bolinas, Stenson Beach, Golden Gate National Park, Muir Woods National Monument, Sausalito, Fort Baker, Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco Presidio, Pacific Heights, Palace of Fine Arts, Maritime Museum Tall Ship Collection, Marin Grasslands, Russian River, Dry Creek Wine Country, Tamales Bay, Bodega Bay, Point Reyes Station and Rancho Nicasio.

Here is the flyer for this year. Click on the blue link below, ...and please ignore that it says "2021" at its top.

The following thread is a trip through pictures and comments from last year's Golden Gate Tour.

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Historic Fort Point protecting the southern flank of the Golden Gate Bridge.

Looks like fun for all that attended! Did #64 get high centered? Thanks for sharing, hopefully next year.

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North Flank of the Golden Gate.

Reckless and suicidal 18% downward single lane one-way grade with no guardrail or shoulder over freezing shark infested waters. Would you have followed these “nuts” in a Model T?

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Fort Baker

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Muir Woods National Monument

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Sausalito’s Houseboats

Random Photographs

Looks like a nother beautiful tour. Will definitely be with you next spring on that fantastic adventure. Frank

Beautiful pics of a beautiful area. Wish I could do one. Seeing and driving anything on the G.G. bridge is on my bucket list. For now Mackinaw Bridge will have to do. Drove it long ago.
That was one nasty looking transmission screen load! Thanks for posting all the pics

Thanks for the great photos.
What an awesome tour you all had !
One day I’ll get there...

A few more

From the Calistoga Newspaper

Too bad the tour leader didn't have the nerve to descend the 18% grade! This was my second time. I guess some just don't have any faith in the cars they drive!

Whose transmission blew up, and how did that happen?
Norm

Hard to choose just five. Norm it was Debbie (King) Francis who blew a low band drum.

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The 2022 Golden Gate Tour, May 30 - June 4

Including: Mill Valley, Bolinas, Stenson Beach, Golden Gate National Park, Muir Woods National Monument, Sausalito, Fort Baker, Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco Presidio, Pacific Heights, Palace of Fine Arts, Maritime Museum Tall Ship Collection, Marin Grasslands, Russian River, Dry Creek Wine Country, Tamales Bay, Bodega Bay, Point Reyes Station and Rancho Nicasio.

The Following thread is a reboot of pictures and comments from last yer's Golden Gate Tour 3.0.

To request a tour flyer and/or to sign up for this year please contact Steven Chase REMTC, MTFCSC, and MTFCSD at; NewNorthSouth@gmail.com or you may call him at; three 2 three, forty-nine 7 - o 6 o one.
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The 18% decent was something of a let down as I started in Ford low and Ruckstell low. After a little way I went in Ford high and it was just fine in my old Coupe. My major problem was a driver error where I wanted to visit some part of the Bay Bridge and then got lost in the back streets of Sausaledo. Hopefully I won’t make that error this year.
The broken transmission wasn’t as bad as it looked. The low drum disintegrated and I found small crack in the reverse drum. Yes that is that remains of a low band drum. Fortunately the owner had some spares and I had them all magnafluxed so it’s probably good for another hundred years.

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As of today, there are two spaces still available. I hope that you will decide to come along. It it a wonderful tour.
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