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Green Hills Of Earth Driving Tour and Lunch 2026 - Bill DeGolia Tribute!

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Date and Time

Sunday, February 22, 2026, 8:00 AM until 2:30 PM

Location

Vintage Oaks Shopping Center Novato - Starbucks
132 Vintage Way
Novato, CA  94945
USA
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Event Coordinator(s)

J. Hutson Hart
707-778-9032 (p)
707-291-7015 (c)

Category

Tour

Registration Info

Registration is required before Friday, February 20, 2026 at 9:00 PM
Payment In Full In Advance Only
Be safe -
Be smooth -
Drive within your and your car's abilities and limits -
Be CONSCIOUS and READY for surprises along the way - possible mud, sand, potholes, tree branches, standing water, construction, etc., [all roads on the route ARE paved].
Registration cancellations will be accepted until Friday, February 20, 2026 at 12:00 PM

About this event

10th Annual Green Hills of Earth Tour
--- Bill DeGolia Tribute Event! ---

DATE: Sunday 02/22/2026
Meetup Time: 8:00-9:00am -- Drive off at 9:00am Sharp

This event will be held RAIN or SHINE

STARTING POINT: Novato near hwy 101 [parking lot in Novato Vintage Oaks Shopping Center just outside Starbucks] 
Join us again on some of our favorite and challenging roads in and among the verdant green hills of Sonoma and Napa Counties. Return route will be back through the Sonoma County hills. NOTE: A special organized group lunch is planned, see notes below.
Printed maps and turn-by-turn instructions will be provided.

This is a rain-or-shine drive, so plan accordingly, [PLEASE check your tires, brakes, and wipers].
You must come to the starting/staging point for an up-to-the-minute route update, driver’s meeting, and to confirm your lunch registration. A SEPARATE activity in your registration will be required for lunch which is OPTIONAL. We are planning to gather as a group for lunch after the drive at our favorite venue, ACRE PIZZA in Petaluma. It is critical you sign-up in advance so we have an accurate count. Please look for the additional activity listing and sign-up/pay for lunch there.

As always you may make your own arrangements for lunch instead of the group lunch if you prefer.
You may register for the drive ONLY if you like.
Our intent is to get back to our lunch venue by about 12:30pm.

 


--- inspiration for the name, and for the ongoing/perpetual NorCal drought and fire concerns ---


The Green Hills of Earth


Let the sweet fresh breezes heal me
As they rove around the girth
Of our lovely mother planet
Of the cool, green hills of Earth.

We've tried each spinning space mote
And reckoned its true worth:
Take us back again to the homes of men
On the cool, green hills of Earth.

The arching sky is calling
Spacemen back to their trade.
ALL HANDS! STAND BY! FREE FALLING!
And the lights below us fade.

Out ride the sons of Terra,
Far drives the thundering jet,
Up leaps a race of Earthmen,
Out, far, and onward yet ---

We pray for one last landing
On the globe that gave us birth;
Let us rest our eyes on the fleecy skies
And the cool, green hills of Earth.


~ Robert A. Heinlein  1907-1988

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