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Beacon Rocc: scirocco.org PNW cruise Cincy weekend?



Chuck Blue wrote:
> Being transplanted to Texas from Oregon and seeing those pics.I Hate You!
> ole blue

D'oh!  Well, I'm sure Tex. has *some* redeeming quality, or there'd be 
no transplants!

- Camron from Vancouver, WA USA
   '86.5 Black 16V 2.0L

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> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Camron D. Crouse" 
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> To: "Scirocco List" <scirocco-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Wednesday, May 09, 2007 3:18 PM
> Subject: Beacon Rocc: scirocco.org PNW cruise Cincy weekend?
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>> Something I've always wanted to do is host a Scirocco cruise on WA 
>> State Route 14 along the beautiful Columbia River Gorge bordering 
>> Washington/Oregon. Since it isn't very practical for most of us on the 
>> West Coast to make it to Cincy (I DO want to make that trip, maybe 
>> next year) maybe this would be the next best thing.  So this is just 
>> putting feelers out, definitely not intending to steal the thunder 
>> from Cincy.
>>
>> I gotta tell ya, the drive on SR-14 (Lewis & Clark National Scenic 
>> Highway) down the Washington side of the Columbia River Gorge is 
>> *absolutely incredible*.  Mt. Hood, Mt. Adams, Cape Horn Viewpoint, 
>> Beacon Rock, Bonneville Dam, Wind Mountain, and of course the mighty 
>> Columbia. Windy, twisty highway, with some good straightaways, 
>> well-signed and striped, all on *nice* pavement. My dad retired a few 
>> years ago from the Washington State DOT, and he was QC for a lot of 
>> these highways outside of town. Now my parents live in their new house 
>> outside of White Salmon, WA, so my wife and I make this drive every 
>> month or two, about 150 miles round-trip from Portland Metro.
>>
>> My pics taken from Cape Horn:
>> <http://scirocco.dyn.dhs.org/vw/list/Camron/IMG_5388.JPG>
>> <http://scirocco.dyn.dhs.org/vw/list/Camron/IMG_5393.JPG>
>>
>> external links:
>> <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beacon_Rock>
>> <http://www.crgva.org/>
>> <http://www.soundrider.com/archive/rides/GORGEous.htm>
>> <http://washougal.biz/cow/attractions/gorge.htm>
>>
>> Input encouraged!
>>
>> - Camron from Vancouver, WA USA
>>   '86.5 Black 16V 2.0L
>>
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