As going to the DV Spring Fling is not practical, we (Tomsic, Vincent and I) have cooked up what we think would be an outright blast. We work on the cars all winter, but driving them and socializing is what it is really all about, so we present the following:
June 20/24...changed to June 6/10 Thursday through Monday. A road trip that will take us East to Boise Idaho, then North through Sun Valley, the Sawtooths, Salmon and on into Missoula, then back to Seattle on I-90.
That is the VERY short version. The longer version (if you have a road Atlas, break it out and follow along): Depart Issaquah at 0800. I-90 to Ellensberg, then 82 to the Tri Cities and across the Columbia to Hermiston where we will pick up I-84 which takes us to Boise. Along the way is some great driving through the Blue Mountains, then high desert for a while as we work our way into Idaho. The total drive time is 7.5 hours at legal speeds, so arriving in Boise by 5 or 6 P.M. should be easy. The British car club of Boise has tentatively offered to meet us outside of town and lead us to a BBQ they will host. Also KBTV has expressed an interest in doing a piece on the thing (Boise is sometimes hungry for news) which will be up to the participants.
We will spend Friday getting to know Boise which is a very cool small city, also lots of interesting side trips to be had. Saturday, 0800 we depart Boise. At Mountain Home we pick up SR 20 (a great piece of road) which takes us to Magic City. Then N. on SR75 for the short run into Ketchum (Sun Valley) and on into the Sawtooth National Rec. Area. We will be running at around 6000' of elev. and going over Galena summit at around 8000'. We will pick up U.S. 93 near Challis, which will take us through historic Salmon, then up and over Lost Trail Pass (7000'). Now we're in the Bitter Root range on the continental divide and set for the run into Missoula. We may want to cut it short and stay in the town of Darby that night. Very hospitable town. The Tavern is on the left side of the highway and the eatery is on the right. "No problem", the owners of the tavern run across the street and get food for you.
Once in Missoula we head West on I-90 which takes us over Look Out Pass, back into Idaho and on to Spokane and Seattle.
So that's the idea. Still a lot of details to work out, but it will be a wonderful trip. We three are going, we will probably have a chase car as well, so think about it. It means you will have to takeThursday, Friday and Monday off, but as it is 5 months away it gives time to work it out. What do you think?
Bish
