Updated: 10/16/08
Location:
Little Blackhawk Creek Road, Quincy, California;
1-530-283-1968
Directions:
Please call or e-mail us for new URL of the page with exact directions and maps or for its printout.
Upcoming 2008 events in Quincy:
• ~Dec 30, 2008 - Jan 4, 2009 - New Year's Party
2007 Events in Quincy:
• July 12-15, 2007 - Solar Cook-off
• June 16-17, 2007 - Relax Trip, Bucks Lake...
• September 28-30, 2007 - Indian Summer
• Dec 24, 2007 - Jan 2, 2008 - New Year's Party
2006 Events in Quincy:
• July15? 29?, 2006 - Tractor pick up
• March 25-26 - LR3 snow tests + relax trip;
• April 29-30, 2006 - RL's bday, wild flesh-eating plants, Reno, Lovelock;
• July 8-9, 2006 - Solar Cook-off
• September 29-October 1, 2006 - Indian Summer;
• ~October 15-16? - Blues and Brews;
• December - 3x work trip to Quincy (new stove, slate, railing);
• December 28, 2006-January 2, 2007 - New Year's Party
2005
Events in Quincy:
• February 13-14 - Relax trip; +hauling
tractor (to Owl Creek);
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March 10-14 - Kitchen cabinets intallation;
woods cleaning and burning;
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July 9 - 15th Solar Cook-off (event in Taylorsville);
• September 30-October 2 - Indian Summer (relax
trip);
• October 15-16 - Blues and Brews
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October 29-31 - Off-road explorations; fall colors...
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November 26-28 Preps for New Year's Eve (tractor)
• Dec 29-Jan 2 - New Year's Eve Party;
2004
Events in Quincy:
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February 13 - Filmmaking session (school project);
• February 28 - Work - installation of new water
heater;
• Easter through June - 5x Work and Relax
trip with Tomas' parents (+dentist); construction of a new spiral staircase
(in existing walk-in closet), installation of a large water tank, cleaning
campfire-ring and areas around the cabin;
• August 11-12 - Work and Relax
trip; Tomas installs water heater
and water tank plumbing;
• September 10-12 - Work trip - water tank addition;
• September 25-27 - Relax trip + buncha birthdays;
• October 9 - Relax trip + Brews and the
Blues; see photos;
• November 27-29 - After Thanksgiving Trip with
zetor "Yenda";
• December 18-20 (21?) - PreXmas Trip - Quincy
and Reno;
• December 31 - New Year's
Eve Party;
2003
Events in Quincy:
• February 7 - Work trip; chair and sofa
delivery; Photos;
• February 17-19 - Relax
trip with Monday night in Reno;
• May 10-11 - Relax, archery, trip to Bucks
Lake;
• July 12 - Solar Cook-off
Music and Art Festival;
in Taylorsville; The Bad Czechs", camping, jam session;
More info;
• August 9 - Short stop after B-day party at Sierraville;
• August 16 - Short stop on the way from Lake Isabella;
• September 17-20 - Work trip; joined by Milan
from Kladno; chinking, building additional shower in basement, hanging
bull's skull, fishing and boating at Bucks Lake; Photos
coming;
• September 28-28 - Relax trip and filmmakers workshop;
More info;
• October 18-19 - Harvest
Festival with its edition "Blues and Brews"
in Quincy; More info also in Events/Invitations;
• November or December (TBA) - working trip
• December 31 - New Year's
Eve Party;
2002
Events in Quincy:
• November - purchase and major repairs for upcoming New
Year's Eve Party;
• December 31 - New
Year's Eve Party;
Local Attractions:
Wilderness - hiking, off-road adventures, summer camps; Butterfly Valley - meadows with wild carnivorous plants; Mt. Hough State Game Refuge - hunting; Feather River - water sports (rafting, canoes), gold panning, swimming a swim hole nearby the cabin, Feather River, Bucks Lake (also fishing and boat rentals); high mountain hiking - Crystal Lake, Silver Lake; Quincy - hospital, pubs, dinning, shopping, movie theater, museum; Mohawk - small cross country ski resort ~20 miles in Johnsonville; Lakes Basin Recreational Area: Gold Lake - horse riding, windsurfing; Sierra Buttes - 10,000 ft outlook; Yuba River - white water sports from Bassetts to Sierra City and Downieville; opposite direction: Lake Almanor - sailing, windsurfing, swimming; Lassen Volcanic Park - siteseeing, hiking.
Capacity:
Open floor plan (about 800 sq ft footprint) - living area with a small kitchen, bathroom and walk-in closet on the main floor; loft - can acommodate ~12 people overnight on the mattresses + a few more on the floor. Bring your ownsleeping bags or blankets...
Utilities/Technical issues:
The property if off the PG&E grid.
Electricity comes from an outdated solar system sufficient only for a modest ligthing, water heater and light tasks; power tools and any appliances with heavy wattage can be operated only from a generator.
There is a propane tank on the property that supplies gas for a heater (there is also a great working wood stove for cold winter season), cooking range, owen and a refridgerator.
Well water is officially drinkable but because of its enormous amount of iron (deep yellow sediment), we recommend to use drinking (bottled) water.
Original stairs and planters bordering the porch edges
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