Octoberfest 13??
#44
#46
If I can line up all the ducks I will tag this one on to one of my trips. I will likely be bringing 2 more XK's with me if it works out and I will know my schedule in the next week.
Pencil 3 more in from the great white north.
What is the route going to be?
Allan
#47
Hey hey Growler!
Hope your schedule lets you point south for this one! Biggest issue for you and your buddies is the day (Sunday). A late return to the Seattle side might be a tad rough if you all had to be home that night....
Still keep us posted!
Here is the "To" side of the house
http://goo.gl/maps/VDJFw
B = Forest stop
C = Restrooms
D = Restrooms
E = Dam Stop
F = Parking area
Return Route
http://goo.gl/maps/9mPby
B = Fruit Stand?
C = Blewett Pass roadside
D = Cle Elum Dairy Queen
E = Denny Creek
F = Denny Creak Wood Bridge
G = Denny Creak riverside rest area (Restrooms)
Parting dinner in Issaquah
Vince
Hope your schedule lets you point south for this one! Biggest issue for you and your buddies is the day (Sunday). A late return to the Seattle side might be a tad rough if you all had to be home that night....
Still keep us posted!
Here is the "To" side of the house
http://goo.gl/maps/VDJFw
B = Forest stop
C = Restrooms
D = Restrooms
E = Dam Stop
F = Parking area
Return Route
http://goo.gl/maps/9mPby
B = Fruit Stand?
C = Blewett Pass roadside
D = Cle Elum Dairy Queen
E = Denny Creek
F = Denny Creak Wood Bridge
G = Denny Creak riverside rest area (Restrooms)
Parting dinner in Issaquah
Vince
#50
Boat gets in at 7:00 - 90 min to Monroe from the ferry so we have 30 min to cross. Hope we get a border guard that likes Jaguars.
We can touch base once we cross the border and review the timing.
Allan
#51
If our Canadian friends are on their way we will certainly wait for them to join us if need be. We'll just have to drive a little faster to make up for any lost time. Such a sacrifice! This is going to be the best drive ever, maybe a dozen or more big cats. I'm working on getting a couple more to join. Just got home from my 30K/2 year oil change and checkup, so I'm totally good to go.
#53
It's early enough that we should not see snow.
Sept 29 Leavenworth run
1.) Clevername
2.) Swimref
3.) Muddydog
4.) Rahtok!
5.) eieio
6.) sprdav33 (tentative)
7.) Merv
8.) Marko
9.) Growler
10.) +1
11.) +1
12.) avt007
13.)
This is epic! I'm going to have to order more decals
Sept 29 Leavenworth run
1.) Clevername
2.) Swimref
3.) Muddydog
4.) Rahtok!
5.) eieio
6.) sprdav33 (tentative)
7.) Merv
8.) Marko
9.) Growler
10.) +1
11.) +1
12.) avt007
13.)
This is epic! I'm going to have to order more decals
Last edited by Muddydog; 09-14-2013 at 12:37 AM.
#54
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Muddydog (09-14-2013)
#56
#57
So as the weather makes it's first grand appearance in the form of heavy rains and all day lightening /thunder, it brings to light a tough question for the event.
What do we use as a weather gauge? We need a process to make a "go/no-go" call.
My personal feeling is that a little rain is harmless. However rain all day is pointless. So my thought is that we maintain a "go" status as long as Eastern side of the pass is showing dry and sunny. As long as weather lets the vert owners drop their tops over there I think all would be good.
Bad weather on both side would postpone till the 12/19 of October?
Thoughts?
What do we use as a weather gauge? We need a process to make a "go/no-go" call.
My personal feeling is that a little rain is harmless. However rain all day is pointless. So my thought is that we maintain a "go" status as long as Eastern side of the pass is showing dry and sunny. As long as weather lets the vert owners drop their tops over there I think all would be good.
Bad weather on both side would postpone till the 12/19 of October?
Thoughts?
#58
Accuweather Extended forecast is still looking OK right now. Maybe we can look again 3 or 4 days out and discuss alternates if its not looking good, depending on the chances of bad weather. Probably better make a go/no-go decision on Friday to allow people time to check the forum and get the word.
#59
Meh -- I'd vote the only go/no go should be snow. We live in the northwest, and rain is gonna happen. We'll still enjoy beer n brauts if it's cold and rainy... perhaps more than we would otherwise. Postponing to late October is going to leave us with an even more assuredly risky pair of mountain passes.
$.02
$.02
#60
Accuweather Extended forecast is still looking OK right now. Maybe we can look again 3 or 4 days out and discuss alternates if its not looking good, depending on the chances of bad weather. Probably better make a go/no-go decision on Friday to allow people time to check the forum and get the word.
Rahtok shows his true PNW spirit which is hard to argue with, but if we were to face steady downpour the whole day, I think the turnout would suffer a bit.