Hey Gene... I'm in the Fresno club. Thanks for the nice words there about our club. It is a nice group, and I've been a member for over 20yrs. I do know its a bit of a drive though... probably an hour coming down give or take depending on traffic, etc...and a tad more going back up.. We have a few members that live in Coarsegold/Oakhurst area too that come down regularly, but they're quite a bit closer to us then Mariposa.
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In any case, I can tell you right now those mountains are beautiful man! The rains have been coming at least every week... sometimes a few or more times a week. I took a ride up and around Oakhurst Friday on my motorcycle, and I haven't seen it so nice in many years. I can't wait to get out to our field and fly too. I was going out today, but .... well.... the weather is getting blown out from the approaching storm as I'm writing this.

There will be plenty of green grass and such this year, and it will be an excellent Spring for us here in the valley it seems. I wish you well on your journey... You might stand a really good chance of getting a club going up there too... you never know.