So, the 2008 Mt Baker Drive is on.
Date: August 24th - Sunday
Meeting Place: NE 70th Pl park & ride in Kirkland (exit 17). This is located on the east side of I-405.
Time: Park & Ride, departing 7:30am
Cost: $5.00 per car for lodge use, $5.00-$8.00 per car for National Forest Parking fee (estimated)
Weather: As of 08/22/2008 they are predicting PARTLY CLOUDY/RAIN and 73 degrees
Total car count: As of 08/18/2008 - 30
See detailed directions below - we will drive up together but feel free to plan your own time back. We need to be at the lower lodge by 11:30am. Photo ops at the lower lodge only, then driving up to the upper lodge for lunch. The lower lodge is in the process of interior painting, so we can not use it this year. After lunch we will have the opportunity to go to Artist's Point another 4 miles up. This is mainly an NSX/S2000 drive but all are welcome. If you have friends that can respect others and are not wild in group drives, then feel free to invite them. See you at the PARK & RIDE.
NSX's
1. nsx-d
2. jfowler
3. mpkr91
4. senna F1
5. NA1/2 R
6. blkdmd
7. DrVolkl
8. zahntech
9. nsxdreamer2
10.A.Senna
11.invisiblevision
12.Jan D
13.wigginsville
14.c-speed
15.pingu81
16.slownsxt
S2000's
1. jerrypeterson
2. rice classic
3. eggsix
4. s2000junky
5. hugo
6. pnws2klover
7. berlina#2290
8. jrz
Others
1. dan-bmw
2. andrew-sti
3. guest of invisiblevision-evo
4. kyle-bmw
5. brian-bmw
6. jean-bmw
7:00am-7:30am Arrive at NE 70th Pl park & ride in Kirkland (exit 17). This is located on the east side of I-405.
7:30am Leave for the Smokey Point rest area (coffee break) on I-5 north bound, set your tripometer to 0 before leaving the P&R. Arrive at rest area located after exit 206 @ mile post 207.
Estimated travel time 35 minutes, tripometer @ 38.9 miles. 20 minute stay.
Leave reast area and head north on I-5, take next exit (#208), turn right and head east on HWY 530 for about 3.5 miles and turn left onto HWY 9 north, tripometer @ 44.2 miles.
When entering the town of Sedro Woolley turn right onto the North Cascade HWY (HWY 20 east), tripometer @ 71.4 miles.
Turn left back onto HWY 9 north @ the intersection of Arco-am/pm and Dairy Queen, tripometer @ 72.7 miles. (Regroup at the school on the right hand side)
Follow HWY 9 north til it intersects with HWY 542, tripometer @ 95.5 miles, at this intersection turn left (heading west) for about a mile. We will enter the casino area from the back and stage parking on HWY 542 (east bound). This will be a place for bathrooms or fuel and to meet the Canadian crew. Please park normally in the stalls, the casino security will stop and tell us to move our cars. It happens every year. 20 minute stay. ATTENTION - this is the Bellingham/Canadian meeting point!
Leave casino and head east on HWY 542 (Mt Baker HWY). Next stop will be 15 miles east of the town of Glacier, tripometer @ 130.1 miles. This is the DOT Hwy garage. 45 minutes from the casino stop. 15 minute stay. Depending on our timing, we may not stop here. If we do not stop at DOT Hwy garage, then it's 1 hour - 1:15 from casino to lodge.
LEAVE DOT Hwy garage and continue about 6 miles to enterance of the White Salmon Lodge parking area. We should arrive at the White Salmon parking area by 11:30, the gate to the parking area is usually closed, but will be open for us between 11:00 and 11:30. It will be important to arrive by these times. The gate will not be open after noon.
There is plenty of parking (paved) at the lodge for photos, we will stay for about 30 minutes then continue up another 3 miles to the 2nd lodge for lunch.
For those attending this drive, I recommend a packed lunch (no food service at lodge during summer months), sodas, water, digital cameras, and cam-corders, hiking boots, sunscreen, windex and papertowels for the bugs on your windshield, and a garbage bag.
This drive will happen rain or shine, be prepared.
If we leave the lodge by 2:30 pm, we should arrive home in the Bellevue area by 5:30pm, some of you may need to adjust your schedules accordingly for your trip home.
*****IMPORTANT NOTE*******
There has been some concerns regarding speeds on this drive, this will be addressed at the park and ride before we leave. I believe we can find a happy medium for everyone. Remember we will stick out like a sore thumb.
The main concern will be to behave ourselves on the Mt Baker Hwy and at the lodge.
We are lucky to have this opportunity (e-mail & thank the g.m. at Mt Baker Ski Area, Duncan Howat and his daughter Gwen) to use the lodge area, since it's usually closed during summer months to the public. I don't want to be a hard ass about this, but please respect this request.
This is not a race event, if those who wanted to drive more spiritly, please stay at the back, heck, you could even sandbag yourself and leave couple minutes after everyone's gone, and play catch up. As stated before, we will stick out like a sore thumb. So if we see any of us driving way too aggressive or even at the point of endangering other motorists please ask them not to if you know them.
I hope everyone enjoys the 2008 Mt Baker Drive!
Date: August 24th - Sunday
Meeting Place: NE 70th Pl park & ride in Kirkland (exit 17). This is located on the east side of I-405.
Time: Park & Ride, departing 7:30am
Cost: $5.00 per car for lodge use, $5.00-$8.00 per car for National Forest Parking fee (estimated)
Weather: As of 08/22/2008 they are predicting PARTLY CLOUDY/RAIN and 73 degrees
Total car count: As of 08/18/2008 - 30
See detailed directions below - we will drive up together but feel free to plan your own time back. We need to be at the lower lodge by 11:30am. Photo ops at the lower lodge only, then driving up to the upper lodge for lunch. The lower lodge is in the process of interior painting, so we can not use it this year. After lunch we will have the opportunity to go to Artist's Point another 4 miles up. This is mainly an NSX/S2000 drive but all are welcome. If you have friends that can respect others and are not wild in group drives, then feel free to invite them. See you at the PARK & RIDE.
NSX's
1. nsx-d
2. jfowler
3. mpkr91
4. senna F1
5. NA1/2 R
6. blkdmd
7. DrVolkl
8. zahntech
9. nsxdreamer2
10.A.Senna
11.invisiblevision
12.Jan D
13.wigginsville
14.c-speed
15.pingu81
16.slownsxt
S2000's
1. jerrypeterson
2. rice classic
3. eggsix
4. s2000junky
5. hugo
6. pnws2klover
7. berlina#2290
8. jrz
Others
1. dan-bmw
2. andrew-sti
3. guest of invisiblevision-evo
4. kyle-bmw
5. brian-bmw
6. jean-bmw
7:00am-7:30am Arrive at NE 70th Pl park & ride in Kirkland (exit 17). This is located on the east side of I-405.
7:30am Leave for the Smokey Point rest area (coffee break) on I-5 north bound, set your tripometer to 0 before leaving the P&R. Arrive at rest area located after exit 206 @ mile post 207.
Estimated travel time 35 minutes, tripometer @ 38.9 miles. 20 minute stay.
Leave reast area and head north on I-5, take next exit (#208), turn right and head east on HWY 530 for about 3.5 miles and turn left onto HWY 9 north, tripometer @ 44.2 miles.
When entering the town of Sedro Woolley turn right onto the North Cascade HWY (HWY 20 east), tripometer @ 71.4 miles.
Turn left back onto HWY 9 north @ the intersection of Arco-am/pm and Dairy Queen, tripometer @ 72.7 miles. (Regroup at the school on the right hand side)
Follow HWY 9 north til it intersects with HWY 542, tripometer @ 95.5 miles, at this intersection turn left (heading west) for about a mile. We will enter the casino area from the back and stage parking on HWY 542 (east bound). This will be a place for bathrooms or fuel and to meet the Canadian crew. Please park normally in the stalls, the casino security will stop and tell us to move our cars. It happens every year. 20 minute stay. ATTENTION - this is the Bellingham/Canadian meeting point!
Leave casino and head east on HWY 542 (Mt Baker HWY). Next stop will be 15 miles east of the town of Glacier, tripometer @ 130.1 miles. This is the DOT Hwy garage. 45 minutes from the casino stop. 15 minute stay. Depending on our timing, we may not stop here. If we do not stop at DOT Hwy garage, then it's 1 hour - 1:15 from casino to lodge.
LEAVE DOT Hwy garage and continue about 6 miles to enterance of the White Salmon Lodge parking area. We should arrive at the White Salmon parking area by 11:30, the gate to the parking area is usually closed, but will be open for us between 11:00 and 11:30. It will be important to arrive by these times. The gate will not be open after noon.
There is plenty of parking (paved) at the lodge for photos, we will stay for about 30 minutes then continue up another 3 miles to the 2nd lodge for lunch.
For those attending this drive, I recommend a packed lunch (no food service at lodge during summer months), sodas, water, digital cameras, and cam-corders, hiking boots, sunscreen, windex and papertowels for the bugs on your windshield, and a garbage bag.
This drive will happen rain or shine, be prepared.
If we leave the lodge by 2:30 pm, we should arrive home in the Bellevue area by 5:30pm, some of you may need to adjust your schedules accordingly for your trip home.
*****IMPORTANT NOTE*******
There has been some concerns regarding speeds on this drive, this will be addressed at the park and ride before we leave. I believe we can find a happy medium for everyone. Remember we will stick out like a sore thumb.
The main concern will be to behave ourselves on the Mt Baker Hwy and at the lodge.
We are lucky to have this opportunity (e-mail & thank the g.m. at Mt Baker Ski Area, Duncan Howat and his daughter Gwen) to use the lodge area, since it's usually closed during summer months to the public. I don't want to be a hard ass about this, but please respect this request.
This is not a race event, if those who wanted to drive more spiritly, please stay at the back, heck, you could even sandbag yourself and leave couple minutes after everyone's gone, and play catch up. As stated before, we will stick out like a sore thumb. So if we see any of us driving way too aggressive or even at the point of endangering other motorists please ask them not to if you know them.
I hope everyone enjoys the 2008 Mt Baker Drive!
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