Ed - my parents live about 1/2 hour from Simi Valley - lodging will NOT be an issue for trips to Rustic Canyon!
And I've just also been informed by the best source that May is indeed VERY optomistic. So OK, this ain't gonna work. Back to the drawing board...
I tell ya what though, the minute someone declares that course playable, I am making the drive FOR SURE. We'll talk about this bright and early Sunday, Ed!
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