besides to hell. I want to go somewhere warm today. Somewhere within a two hour drive that allows dogs and has a place to swim.... any suggestion? Thanks!

East bay is warmer than the city.

got any suggestions on lakes that allow dogs there, alice?

Mount Diablo is a cool place to hike around.

Hmmm, I can't think of any place to go swimming.

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Tilden Park maybe...

dumb. dumb. dumb.

Tell me when to go.

Lake Anza in Oakland is nice but I don't know if they take dogs

tilden park doesn't allow dogs. fuckers.

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thanks laura, their website says they don't allow dogs, though obviously susan had a different experience

I've seen dogs swimming in Lake Anza!  LouLou was not having it but it's a great place to kick it in the sun. . .
but here comes the bad news. . it's TOTALLY overcast here in Oakland today and it's almost noon. . .kind of chilly and it doesn't look like it will burn off until later this afternoon if at all.  

Maybe head towards the south bay??  I don't know of anything that way though.

shit, lainie, that IS bad news. i was just checking out lake del valle... anyone ever go there?

Nope.  What about out towards Sacto?

It's sunny and warm out here in the southerly bay.

I have a bathtub too, come by!

tien, you dirty bird, i'm going to have a carton of cigarettes on me. can i smoke them all at your house?

Sacramento river?  It's about a 1.5hour drive from SF.

it's a convertible, cooter. but i was just saying that to gross out tien, much like he was grossing everyone else out.

um, you can't swim, but it's warm out & only a 20-25min drive...

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a little further, but on the beach...

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fyi - ended up going to monte rio on the russian river. vacation wonderland, as the sign says. they have dog friendly beaches. unfortunately, the beaches are pretty rocky and the pup is a bit sensitive on his feet in his old age and wasn't terribly happy about his poor paws walking on stones. but he did get to swim a bunch. now i just need to find wetsuit booties for dogs (in extra large) so we can go back there because it really was fun. and not crowded.

I miss going to Ft Funston with the dogs....

i love love love love love love love love Dolores Park.

can you swim at fort funston?

keane, the only think you can swim in at dolores park is puddles of booze and piss (dog and human).

For next time maybe...Point Isabel is a nice off leash dog park with water. pido.org

Is that not a turn on with girls?

I 2nd Fort Funston. He can swim in the ocean, Suge.

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i meant that i want to swim with him. and i'm not swimming in the ocean without a wetsuit - and i'm not putting on a wetsuit unless i'm surfing.

peter, good point. i can push people off cliffs too. what are you doing this weekend?

kam - thanks for that link. can you swim there?

keane, that's a turn on with girls like this yelp.com/user_details?us…

Suge, no it's too cold...my bad. I didn't realize YOU wanted to swim too.

...but Hell is pretty warm...

We ended up renting a canoe in Healsburg for a half-day and going down the river with our two dogs. They aren't big on swimming but enjoyed the outing anyway and the water was great! riversedgekayakandcanoe.…

Point Isabel in Richmond