Well dude, you like get to San Jose and put out your thumb, then some righteous people will give you a ride and share their vegan organic vegetables as you climb up the pass and then they'll break out the really good kind bud so you can get your head right before hitting Santa Cruz and you'll be totally stoked because they played Phish the entire way at a real loud volume. Then you can turn your new friends into new enemies by ordering a Bacon Veggie Burger at the way cool, artsey/veggie can-this-really-be-a-restaurant with them.
Or spend a long weekend in SF. There are meetings about meetings in SF.