1. Petting Zoos
2. Wedding Locations
3. Best Buy Stores?
4. Maze
5. Fighter Plane Rides?
6. Looking for the ideal camp site
7. Mystery House

Q: I am interested in knowing about any live petting zoos for children in East or North Bay.

A: The Oakland Zoo has a petting zoo area in the Children's Zoo.
See http://www.oaklandzoo.org/

Tilden Regional Park in the Berkeley hills has a "Little Farm" that has farm animals that kids can pet. Tilden also has a merry-go-round, steam train rides, a swimming lake, pony rides, playgrounds, picnic areas, an environmental museum, a botanic garden, and miles of hiking trails. Also, nearby is the Lawrence Hall of Science, with its hands-on science exhibits.
See http://www.ebparks.org/parks/tilden.htm

In Walnut Creek, there's the Lindsay Wildlife Museum. It has a "Pet Library," which offers participants the opportunity to check out a live rabbit, guinea pig, hamster or rat for one week. See: http://www.wildlife-museum.org/
http://www.sixflags.com/marineworld/

For more ideas about places to go in the Bay Area, see: http://www.locallinks.com/places_to_go_in_bay_area.htm
and
http://pages.prodigy.net/rhorii/youngkid.htm 

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In Reply to: Wedding Locations, posted on August 17, 1999

Q: I'll be getting married next June and am looking for a location. I want something local, in the Bay Area, preferably a beautiful setted church, or possibly outdoors.

A: Here are links to some places and resources that I found on the Internet:
http://www.khuner.com/venues.htm
http://www.weddinglinks.com/
http://www.weddingweb.com/sf/sf.locations.html
http://webhost.phc.net/ph/wedding/second.html
http://www.wednet.com/us/region/ca.htm
http://www.wed-guide.com/
http://www.bayanddelta.com/weddings.html
http://www.millroseinn.com/weddings.html
http://www.falkirkculturalcenter.org/
http://www.weddingsbythesea.com/planning.html
http://www.sfweddingguide.com/index.htm
http://www.getawaywedding.com/weddinglocation.html
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1885355041/wwwtoreadorscomA/002-4908799-2298209 

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In Reply to: Best Buy Stores? posted on August 20, 1999

Q: Could anyone please tell me the addresses of the five new Best Buy stores in the Bay Area?

A:The locations of all the Best Buy Stores in California are listed here:
http://www.bestbuy.com/locations/cgibin/location.asp?State=5 

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In Reply to: Maze, posted on October 08, 1999

Q: I am trying to locate the Maze somewhere around Vaccaville or Fairfield.

A: You are probably thinking of the "Wooz," a large outdoor maze that was constructed in Vacaville. It got a lot of publicity a few years ago, but I haven't heard much about it lately. I found a listing for it:

WOOZ PARK INFO
500 ORANGE DR. 
VACAVILLE CA 95687 
707) 446-3939

Assuming it's still there, it should be east of the Nut Tree, visible from I-80 to the south. 

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In Reply to: Fighter Plane Rides? posted on October 10, 1999

Q: Where can I find out about fighter plane rides with simulation dog fights.

A: If you are talking about rides in a REAL fighter plane, look at this Web page:
http://www.sf-escapes.com/fitplane.shtml

Here is what it says:
"Yes, you will be flying the aircraft, an actual Siai Marchetti SF260W, at the only school of its kind in the world today that allows you to learn hands-on the art of air combat maneuvering (ACM), pilots and non-pilots alike! In the air you'll practice gun sight tracking, high and low yo-yo's, pursuit angles, lag rolls, then engage in 6 air to air "G" pulling After landing you'll witness your gun camera kills in a 45 minute de-brief. Includes one hour pre-mission reparation, briefing, and video keepsake. San Jose, California, 1999 dates: Feb. 26-28, Mar. 26-28, Apr. 23-25, May 21-23, Jul. 17-19, Aug.13-15, Nov. 5-7, Dec. 10-12
or private group charter by availability, weather permitting.

Price: $ 795.00 per person plus a $ 20 service fee.
For Reservations or more information: Call us at 1-800-728-1384 or 1-650-726-7626 (9 am - 6 pm PST) Fax us at 1-650-726-7647 (24 hrs.)
E-Mail to: Plane@sf-escapes.com"

Also look here: http://www.aircombatusa.com/
In San Diego:
http://www.barnstorming.com/varga.html
Out of state:
http://www.stallion51.com/
http://www.skyfighters.com/
http://www.airaces.com/default.html
http://www.aircombatcanada.com/Home.htm
http://www.natg.com/
http://www.aircombatschool.com/
http://www.avdigest.com/caf/caf.html
http://users.ccnet.com/~craner/acschool.html

I don't think Backroads did a story on this, but I do remember seeing it on TV. 

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In Reply to: Looking for the ideal camp site, posted on November 09, 1999

Q: I would like to go camping on the new year. I am new to the area so I do not know where to begin. I would like to camp where the weather won't be freezing cold, but less then a 10 hour drive away from the city.

A: Check out my camping page:
http://pages.prodigy.net/rhorii/famcamp.htm

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In Reply to: Mystery House posted on November 10, 1999

Q: I would like to know where the Mystery House is.

A: See http://www.winchestermysteryhouse.com/ 

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