RUN TO THE CASCADES 2013

[bertvorgon]

Here are my stats:

Total KM was taken from my house in White Rock, to Winthrop, back to my house to drop off Matt, stop at Specialty for alarm check, then back to plant. I would add another39 kilometers if I had zeroed the GPS in Richmond.

650 Kilometers./ 403.9 miles
moving time: 8.15 hours
stopped time : 5.02 hours
moving average: 82 Km/hr
overall average: 49 KM/hr
Total time for me: 13.18 hours.
Engine running time, which includes trip home on Friday:9.2 hours
Speedo indicated milage with 10% error factored in : about 412 miles
Max speed via GPS : XXX
I used 7.671 Imperial gallons Border to Winthrop = 22.86 Miles /gallon, which is in my normal range.

It's interesting that we both showed the same moving average...shows the "convoy" was bumper to bumper...ha, ha....

[chunstone]

Well I wanted to post on Sunday when I got home, when I reached for the computer to see what had transpired with my new Canadian friends, it immediately shut down. Apparently the power supply died. Now I'm back with another computer.
I really enjoyed meeting a great group of Datsun owners and their rides. Also learned a lot more about Datsuns.
Looks like My wife and I will be coming to the August event in Vancouver, as it was an easy sell to my enthusiastic wife, who's birthday is that weekend, and she just loves Canada. I better get busy finding a place to stay!
Sorry that the School House Brewery was not open for us, and that I did not know any other place to go, but it all worked out at the Duck Brand for lunch.
I had a great run both to Winthrop and home, I am really enjoying my wagon now that I know what it will do. I even slept in it Saturday night at a friends house south of Twisp. After we all departed, my friend really wanted to go for a hike, so we jumped in his Forrunner and drove 22 miles in 2 hours up a rough mountain road, and climbed 1500 feet to a peak to look at the Sawtooth range. When we got back to his house it was 10 pm and I was too tired to drive home, let alone deal with deer that would be on the road. I was pleasantly surprised how comfortable the rear of the 510 wagon was!
I got a few photo's, but nothing more than what you have already seen.
Again it was a pleasure to meet you all and I look forward to the August event in Vancouver.

[PoorMtnKid]

Man you guys make me jealous with these runs! Thanks for sharing the pics. Once BikePapa gets his done we will have a group of 2 here in Vegas!! Im sure there are others but they are not so active on the forums.

[///FiveOneOh]

we have members in Vegas? Damn! I missed this cruise because I was in Vegas!

[bertvorgon]

Three pictures my son took on the run.

Nice one of the Bronze!

[iceD]

That shot of the Bronze with other cars in the background is magazine material, nicely done.

ice D

[PoorMtnKid]

That shot of the Bronze with other cars in the background is magazine material, nicely done.

ice D

Amazing! New Background for sure!

[bertvorgon]

I was looking on line at some of our hiking areas, just to check out winter snow conditions, and I thought I would look at the Cascade Highway. You can see the avalanches that have come down in the hairpin area below Liberty Mountain, where we took those cool pictures.