OK, let's plan on the 26th.
Ideas for the meet? What road for the canyon drive, and where you all want to grab food at?
One idea could be a drive on Hwy 74 (AKA Ortega) and either get breakfast or lunch before/after at the
Lookout Roadhouse. Ortega runs East/West connecting the I 15 and I 5, from Lake Elsinore to San Juan Capistrano, so depending on whether everyone wants to eat before or after the drive would determine which side we start from. The restaurant opens up at 8am on Sundays.
My suggestion would be meet up in San Juan Capistrano at 7am to grab coffee and bullshit. Then, around 8am, punch out to hit the twisties, following up with brunch at the Road House whenever the group gets there. For the guys who have to go back to the 5 to get home, bonus, because you can just do the road backwards /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif
The road is really nice. It has good sweepers, clean pavement, and plenty of twisties. Traffic shouldn't be too bad early on a Sunday morning, and there are plenty of pull-offs if we want to stop to let traffic pass, or take pics.
I've been up and down Ortega a million times (I've never eaten at the Lookout Roadhouse, though), so I'm definitely open to other roads and food plans. Hoping to hear your guys' suggestions.