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Old Sep 12, 2012 | 01:32 PM
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Originally Posted by stupidchicken03
Also, hows the cell phone reception there?

I know at Navato is wasnt too great for me haha
It's spotty at the park.

Verizon seemed good. I had coverage in most spots. Same with my buddy.

Not sure about everyone else.
Old Sep 12, 2012 | 03:47 PM
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Originally Posted by stupidchicken03
Also, hows the cell phone reception there?

I know at Navato is wasnt too great for me haha
Originally Posted by dSpec
I have AT&T and I know that at the top (observatory), there's signal there (3G).
Originally Posted by OneManArmy
It's spotty at the park.

Verizon seemed good. I had coverage in most spots. Same with my buddy.

Not sure about everyone else.


I am AT&T and got NO reception anywhere in the park.
Old Sep 12, 2012 | 03:48 PM
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Old Sep 12, 2012 | 03:49 PM
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Originally Posted by OneManArmy
It's spotty at the park.

Verizon seemed good. I had coverage in most spots. Same with my buddy.

Not sure about everyone else.
Ive got Vz too
Old Sep 12, 2012 | 03:50 PM
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Ive got Vz too
Yaaaay.
Old Sep 12, 2012 | 04:02 PM
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Originally Posted by queeg9k
I am AT&T and got NO reception anywhere in the park.
That's what I thought. So I'd say Sprint will probably have something up there. LOL.

AT&T doesn't believe in supporting anything outside of city limits.
Old Sep 12, 2012 | 06:51 PM
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Ive got Vz too
Let me tether.
Old Sep 12, 2012 | 07:01 PM
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We lose a car everytime we go up to Hammy it seems. That number might increase since back then we didn't have the "Hella Flush" stretched tires scene. Please drive slow guys I would hate to see some nice Subies in a ditch someplace.
Old Sep 12, 2012 | 07:58 PM
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Old Sep 12, 2012 | 09:42 PM
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Originally Posted by bluwrxwgn
Also to add in here. Do make the trip up to the top of the hill, see the observatory at least once while you are there. It will be worth it. The view from up there and going in and seeing the exhibits they have there are awesome.
Not sure if this has been mentioned here, but I do know it has been cautioned in a BAM-related thread somewhere in recent memory.

The drive to the observatory is really great, but it's really only something to do in smaller groups of people you trust or with whom have previously driven on similar stretches.

This drive is NOT something I recommend undertaking w/ the caravan that you roll up to the park in the morning (i.e. typically relative strangers)!

I know you were thinking all this, Justin. I read between the lines, brah, and just wanna make sure our peeps know what's up.

Originally Posted by Manny408
Please drive slow guys I would hate to see some nice Subies a couple hundred yards down a ravine someplace.
^^^ this, but fixed for accuracy of the terrain.

Originally Posted by Heedz
Someone WILL crash just who LOL
Only funny when the person walks away w/ just a bruised ego.

I'll be crossing my fingers w/ ya that we keep it safe, bruddah!
Old Sep 12, 2012 | 09:53 PM
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Old Sep 12, 2012 | 10:06 PM
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Its pretty obvious that the drive up isn't a joke. I'm sure everyone will do their part and drive safely with all the warnings being shot out day by day. Don't know too many people that would want to go extremely fast in corners with such a large group to be honest. In past years were the ones that crashed idiots?
Old Sep 12, 2012 | 10:12 PM
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Also ontop of the road itself being challenging there are a lot of bicyclist that go up here as well. So the last thing anyone wants is to take a biker off the road with them.
Old Sep 12, 2012 | 10:15 PM
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Would it be helpful to have me bring a large amount of 1's so people can have exact change at the gate? I run a few gas stations and I could get a hundred or 2 in 1's and change people's fives at the meetup of the caravans. I can probably dispense money faster than the rangers can given me experience in retail. Just hoping to be able to help in some small way.... On the other hand I get it if it creates more problems than it solves.
Old Sep 12, 2012 | 10:31 PM
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well, I personally will be managing the speed of the caravan up from milpitas and Dsav will be helping me as well :]



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