Second Annual "FALLING LEAF TOUR", Now With Photos! |
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Second Annual "FALLING LEAF TOUR", Now With Photos! |
Todd Enlund |
Sep 9 2009, 01:17 PM
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Resident Photoshop Guru Group: Members Posts: 3,251 Joined: 24-August 07 From: Laurelhurst (Portland), Oregon Member No.: 8,032 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
Dave is a bit busy right now, so I'm going to take the torch and see if there is interest in a repeat of last year's run.
The date can be a bit tricky... October 10th would be the "same" day as last year, which worked out good with the weather, but the leaves were not really turning yet. The catch is, the later we wait, the less likely we are to have nice weather. So... I'm open for suggestions as to the date. My 914 is still in pieces, so I won't have mine there... I'll either drive my truck as a support vehicle, or bum a ride in a teener. |
JRust |
Oct 14 2009, 12:04 AM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 6,307 Joined: 10-January 03 From: Corvallis Oregon Member No.: 129 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
I drove in the snow once for 3 hours in my first 914. I was meeting my family in Lincoln city & we were living in Monmouth a the time. Typically a 45minute drive. It was in late january & I decided on a whim to drive my 914.
I had literally just gotten it back from getting painted. It was the last step in my restoraion of that car. Weather was cold but not bad. Sure as hell didn't hear anything about the possibility of snow. I get to lincoln city & all is good. We are sitting in a restaurant having dinner. I look out on the beach & damned if it doesn't start snowing. I am so amazed as I have never seen snow at the coast. It was coming down hard & sticking on the beach. Total insanity! While I am sitting there in amazement I get a call from work. Turns out I need to head back early. No problem as we were done eating. Then it dawns on me I am in my 914 (IMG:style_emoticons/default/headbang.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/headbang.gif) . Still I figure it's a fluke & I won't find it once on the road. NOT! I never would have really considered any of the beach runs having a real pass. I never left second & the ride home was pure hell. Defrost didn't work for shit. So I spent the drive home hunched over looking thru maybe a foot & a half arch in my windshield. Me in my new paint following these people that can't drive in the snow (IMG:style_emoticons/default/hissyfit.gif) . I was so tense when I got home. I parked my car back in the garage & walked the mile to work just to try to loosen up. Still my alltime worst experience in my 914. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/screwy.gif) |
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