P.O. BOX 3412
AUBURN, CA 95604


What is the Gold Country Endurance Riders Club?


Newsletters:
Old Newsletter Index

Archives for the official newsletter of the Gold Country Endurance Riders
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Our Endurance Ride

Gold Country 50/30 Mile Endurance Ride

next date is 

July 14, 2012

Updated for 2012:

Note that the ride is limited 
to 140 entries

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Western States Trail Foundation/Tevis Cup Ride
August 4th, 2012
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Minutes

Archives for the official minutes of the Gold Country Endurance Riders
Minutes Index

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Horses for Healing Dinner poster


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Club Campouts

Oroville April 13th - April 14th
Individuals must make reservations for the oroville camp-out at
Resrve America

Lake Oroville Directions:

Northbound on Hwy 70
Take off East (right) on Oroville Dam Blvd - some of the signs might abbreviate the name to Oro Dam Blvd.
Go about 1 1/2 miles Make a right at Olive Highway (Hwy 162).
After about 5 or 6 miles the name changes to Oroville Quincy Highway -you will still be on Hwy 162. Some maps list it as Quincy Highway.
About a 1/4 mile past Forbestown Rd, make a left into Loafer Creek Recreation Area.
Follow the signs to the left into the Horse Camp.

Washoe Valley has been cancelled!

The washoe camp-out scheduled for this weekend has been canceled. Only six people signed up so we decided to go somewhere closer. The six of us are going to the Loafer Creek campground at Lake Oroville - directions above. Join us if you like and there will be a pot-luck on saturday night.

Silver Lake: aka "Plasse Resort" Aug. 24-26.

Make your own reservations by calling Robert at 209-223-2551 Sites 11-20 are horse camping by the meadow. Make them ASAP as they fill up. The cost is $56/night. A site may be shared by two rigs if desired. Corrals go in the meadow. There is a "restaurant and showers at the resort, plus beautiful Silver Lake, with great hiking and riding trails.

Bort Meadows September 6th - September 9th (for details and reservation please contact Cherryl Holbrook)

Point Reyes October 11th - October 14th Everyone has to make their own reservations.
Individuals must call Stewart Ranch at 415.663.1362

Stewart Ranch Horse Camp Directions

TAKE 80 TO THE MARINE WORLD CUTOFF IN VALLEJO (HWY 37) STAY ON HWY 37 FOR APPROXIMATELY 22 MILES AND TAKE 101 NORTH EXIT (TO YOUR RIGHT) AT THE 3RD EXIT ON 101 (ATHERTON / SAN MARTIN EXIT) TAKE IT AND GO LEFT OVER THE FREEWAY STAY ON STRAIGHT ON THIS ROAD (THROUGH RESIDENTIAL AREA) FOR APPROXIMATELY 3 MILES. AT NOVATO BLVD (WHERE THERE IS A SCHOOL ON THE RIGHT AND AT THE STOP SIGN) TURN RIGHT GO APPROXIMATELY 6 MILES ON NOVATO BLVD UNTIL THE ROAD ENDS AT A "T". TURN LEFT ON PETALUMA ROAD. GO APPROXIMATELY 7 MILES ON PETALUMA ROAD. AT THE POINT REYES STATION CUTOFF (Y IN THE ROAD) STAY LEFT. GO APPROXIMATELY 2 MILES TO A STOP SIGN AND TURN RIGHT ON SIR FRANCIS DRAKE BLVD. GO APPROXIMATELY 2 MILES ON SIR FRANCIS DRAKE BLVD TO THE TOWN OF OLEMA. AT THE STOP SIGN (HWY 1) TURN LEFT. CONTINUE ON HWY 1 FOR APPROXIMATELY 3 MILES. YOU WILL SEE THE SIGN FOR STEWART'S RANCH. AT THIS POINT, SLOW DOWN FROM 55 MPH. JUST PAST THE STEWART RANCH SIGN YOU WILL SEE THE HORSE CAMP SIGN ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ROAD. TURN RIGHT THERE AND FOLLOW THE ROAD ACROSS THE BRIDGE AND INTO THE MEADOW.

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Upcoming Club 2012 Activities

Monthly Meetings are open to all!  
We meet the 3rd Tuesday of the month, usually in Auburn. 
Exact location of the meetings is at the top of this page.
Arrive early and have dinner at 6:00 pm.   
The meeting starts at 7:00 pm.   
The public is invited to all meetings.

  • January 1: Potluck Meeting at the Milestone Saloon in Cool, Bring food after 12:00, eat at 2:00 pm
  • No meetings until March.
  • March 20: Monthly Meeting at the Joe Caribe Bistro, 13470 Lincoln Way in Auburn (just past Lou La Bonte's), 6:00 dinner, 7:00 meeting
  • April 17: Monthly Meeting at the Joe Caribe Bistro, 13470 Lincoln Way in Auburn (just past Lou La Bonte's), 6:00 dinner, 7:00 meeting
  • May 15: Monthly Meeting at the Joe Caribe Bistro, 13470 Lincoln Way in Auburn (just past Lou La Bonte's), 6:00 dinner, 7:00 meeting
  • June 19: Monthly Meeting at the Joe Caribe Bistro, 13470 Lincoln Way in Auburn (just past Lou La Bonte's), 6:00 dinner, 7:00 meeting
  • July 14: GCER 30/50 Contact Doyle Bailie to volunteer
  • July 17: Monthly Meeting, TBD, 6:00 dinner, 7:00 meeting
  • August 4th: Tevis
  • August 21: Monthly Meeting, TBD. 6:00 dinner, 7:00 meeting
  • September 18: Monthly Meeting, TBD, 6:00 dinner, 7:00 meeting
  • October 16: TBD, 6:00 dinner, 7:00 meeting
    Election of Officers!
  • No meetings scheduled for November and December
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Links to other Endurance Web sites


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You may contact the listed club members at the following locations:



President: Joe Larkin
Vice President:Potato Richardson
Secretary: Judy Carnazzo

Treasurer: Linda Smith

Endurance Ride Manager: Doyle and Pam Bailie

Endurance Ride Secretary: Randy Hackbarth

Webmaster: Jon Saunders

Gold Country Endurance Riders
P.O. Box 3412
Auburn, California 95604
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Updated: 17 May 12 jds;