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Originally Posted by Bob Parmenter

I'm usually there from about 7:00 until 4:00 on Saturday.

Bob - when you say "I'm usually there..." are you talking Puyallup at the Goodguys event or something else?

Greg

Originally Posted by 1951 vicky

Another guy from Shelton Wa here.
Norm

Thanks Norm... that's a beauty of a car! There must be something in the water over in Shelton!

Looks like we have quite a number here in Washington Jack! Cool...
Greg

Originally Posted by bluvelle65

Bob - when you say "I'm usually there..." are you talking Puyallup at the Goodguys event or something else?

Greg

Yup.......Puyallup

Wow...
So far I am counting 9 WA CHR members with a couple more Oreeegon guys close by! We could have quite a nice lil' get together I would say!
Greg

BTW... do a little sun dance for some of my buddies that are down at Bremerton Raceway trying to get some track time this weekend! I was hoping to be there as well but I couldn't get away from work and I've been told I have a wedding to go to tomorrow...

Does North ID count? I'm originally from the Yakima area,but have severed ties with the Queendom of WA.

Originally Posted by don lyon

...................the queendom of wa.

:lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol:

Hi guys from the Beautiful state of Washington.. I spent last night in Goggle Earth travelling down highway, Heck I forgotten, I think 101, from Seattle detour via Maple Valley down the road ,hooked a left onto highway 38 and cruised around tto rejoin 101 at another place cruising south.... Man what beautiful landscape and all the historic bridges and buildings, those amazing reedwood trees etc. heck I would love to actually drive that route in a rod,it would take me weeks just to be able to stop and take everything in.. And the weather wouldn't put a damper on the trip either...

Don,

I hear you, The Mrs and I are seriously looking at the Boise area when she retires next year, (our daughter and her new hubby live in Middleton). There is serious talk about Wa. State instead of raising the gas tax to tax each vehicle for miles driven. How are they going to determine how many miles were driven in state and driven out of state?

Whiplash,

There is some beautiful country in this area of the Northwest. The native Redwoods however are mainly in Northern Ca. with some maybe living in Oregon. The Redwood looking trees in Wa. are Cedar and just as beautiful. Just thought you would like to know.

Jack.

Well I know of 2 of us here in the Portland Or, area , my self and Glen Sexton, but Washington is just across the river,, a get together would be nice...

Thanks for that Jack. As I said I spent tooo many hours last night cruzin the highways and byways between Seattle in the north down to S Fresco Ca. and when I wrote about the redwoods I think I was on the west coast road. There was pictures of where one could drive thru the hollowed out base of this giant redwood etc. The history and this may sound extremely different, I have always had a fascination for old bridges,and my, you people have some of the most beautiful covered and old style bridges I have ever seen. As I mention with the latest Goggle Earth it is almost like being there. What originally got me into this side line was I followed a group of New York rodders who did a road trip from New York to Bakesfield to compete at speedweek, so I followed along on Goggle Earth without the risk of a speeding ticket.. I am envious of the fact that you guys have such excellent rodding events that attracted so many people and cars.

Thats kool,Whiplash..take a trip and never leave the farm..
Gotta try that virtual trip myself...Hey,Lynda.goin for a cruise to Oregon..See ya later..

Whiplash,

Sorry for that, I thought you were just in Wa. St. I had the good fortune of being born in the heart of Redwood country (Eureka Ca.) and have traveled many miles on the 101. The stretch between San Francisco all the way to the tip of the Olympic Peninsula in Wa. St. is a beautiful drive. BTW, I have driven through that tree.

Jack.

Me too Jack, the TREE that is! The 101 cruise is stunning but not as good as the olden days... to many things gone and way to many condos built along te way!!!

Amen Greg.

It's been a few years since I have driven the 101 between Eureka and S.F. but I seem to recall it is all 4 lane or more now and some of the attractions are bypassed. When I first traveled that road in the mid to late 40s with my folks it was all 2 lane and some of it narrow 2 lane on the side of a rock cliff with a rock guardrail. It was also a all day trip. When the Mrs and I drive to Ca. now days we take I 5 to I 80. We are going to Sunnyvale Ca. in July for my 50th HS reunion and would sure like to take the 101 and visit my cousin in Eureka but time won't allow.

Jack.

Hi Jack and Greg, yes I think it doesn't matter where in the world one lives everybodies lifes have got busier to the stage that we all are in a rush to get from point A to B we forget how simple and uncomplicated our lifes where and how much slower we all travelled. I would still like to drive that 101 but I am afraid that I would be stopping and detouring off the main road to explore so it would take me days to complete the drive.