i plan on departing in the am on thurs. not super early but after the commute bs dies down. for way north folks i have an extra bedroom and lots of floor space to spare you leaving @ 3 or 4am. if anyone departing on thurs is interested in swinging by my house and traveling in a pack, let me know via pm and i'll send you my address. i live just south of hwy 512 and west of puyallup. we did this in 06'. much fun.

Are you making breakfast?

Don't add breakfast, Kevin won't make it, car will break or something.


What time do you think traffic dies down? I can leave Bham at 8:00am and

cruise straight through, puts me down there at about 10:00am.

We're not gonna be following you in a F*rd E$ cort w@gon are we??

nate, no. the escort went to a new home. picked up a clean 97' subaru outback wagon ltd last weekend. no follow on that one either.

nord, if you are leaving @ 8 the traffic should be ok except for the mt vernon hassle and seattle nightmare. use 405 to puyallup.

curt, i plan on fixing multi-grain cheerios. milk not provided.

rocky?

marc?

jeff h?

anyone else?

So what is the intended route for this pilgrimage??

Hopefully a route with service stations capable of keeping our cars running.

Im not sure when Ill depart with the BIG rig.
Ive yet to get the time to fix a car Ive been working so much, so Im on the fence as to whether Ill drag a teen or roll the bike on to the carrier.

Unless you get really bad mileage, you should get there in one tank from Tacoma.

route to be determined by popular vote i guess. boring 84 or 14 up the wa side. more curves and less traffic on 14. a top off in tacoma area should make it to the dalles. there are a couple of Real gas stations along 14. one in stevenson and one in white salmon iirc. bear in mind i have to swing by a hotel near the portland airport before i head east. the group can go ahead if they want.

I should be to your house 10-11am, that should give us a drive clean all the way through even if we drive into Portland to get Jim.

Are any of our Western Canadian friends going to join us?

Kevin you should be careful in your LOGO wagon. Bush pilots in Hood River love those Subies.
Craig at CAMP

haha . you sure have a FIRM GRASP on that subject!

well, nords in. i think jeff h is on board for thurs too. anyone one else want to meet at my house? departure time is pretty casual, i just don't want to make jim wait all day at the hotel in pland.

there will be a new message on the answering machine specifically tailored for those who call after we leave. calls will be screened. no one is going to answer.

curt?
nate?
buller?
buller?

k

Kevin, I really don't want to go I-5. I think I will go I-90 down through Yakima...just got back from an I-5 marathon---Need some new scenery.

I was kinda hoping for a more inspired route as well like hwy 410 to 97 or some such. I-5 south kinda sucks unless you're going a long distance. I think I'll be heading down hwy 2 through Leavenworth. Then turn onto 97 south. For me, it'll be a lot less stressful than I-5 for 230+ miles and it gets me to the sunny side of the mountains quickly with lots of twisty sceenery.

Thanks for the offer, but I guess I'll see you all down there.

you guys are taking some ambitious routes. esp you nate. 5 to 2 to blewett pass to ellensburg is quite the haul. happy motoring.

I wouldn't call it ambitious. I'd be looking at a miminum of 6-6.5 hours of seat time going 5 to 84 if traffic is clear. Remember that I would be dealing with ALL major traffic centers north of Sacramento and a bridge that's out just to get to 84. My route may take 1 hour longer than dealing with the 5 on a good day. MUCH more enjoyable and during the week, you often times have the blue hwys all to yourself.

I took the same route last year going to Ellensburg for my nephews Army commissioning and it was really smooth sailing the whole way. Blue hwys is where its at brotha.

I plan on leaving before 10AM thursday. Heading south on 101 from Sequim to Olympia. That usually takes 2hrs or less. I am up for meeting anywhere on I-5 after that, Chehails, Long View ????
I figure I-5 to 205 then head east on 84.
284 mi from my house 5hrs 34 min plus potty stops ect

I'm not able to leave until Thursday afternoon around 4:00,

I guess I'll be driving all by my lonesome over I-90 thru Yakima etc.

If anyone else is getting a late start let me know.

Dude your going to miss Happy Hour...

Dunno that might be me
Still a lot to do.
Hope to leave Thurs morn around 10 but its looking bleak.

I will be leaving on Friday, damn work, so I will see you all that eve in the parking lot!

Weather looks to be perfect!

i thought bosses set their own schedules.

We all must answer to someone

Its been a while Kevin! Look forward to seeing y'all!

Hangin out in Portland. See ya'll tomorrow sometime!

Josh and I will be hittin' the road around 8am tomorrow. We're making a brief stop at a custom knife store we found last time we drove through to check out the goods. Looking forward to this time away from the shop (since those times are so rare).

I spent the afternoon tuning up the teener and washing it (as promised). See you all soon. . .

I'm loaded with a few details to finalize in the AM should be on the road by 9-10
Stopping in long view for lunch with a friend
Should be there by 3ish
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Sure about that?

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