Hudson Valley NY Impromptu drive

Phoenix · Phoenix's Garage

I've been out of commission for a few weeks and in dire need of a nice run in the mountains with the p-car.

I'll likely be heading for the twisties of Monhonk/ Lake Minnewaska (Rt 44/55) near New Paltz this Sunday morning (10/30). Anyone care to tag along? Open to other routes as well.

... Oliver

(PS - I don't mean to take away from the 11/6 run Adam is planning. I just need to get out this weekend and it would be more fun with some p-car friendly company.)

blucille · 10-29-2005, 02:06 AM

I'd be up for it...

-Lewis

Phoenix · Phoenix's Garage

Great. From where in NNJ are you coming? If you take the Palisades, we could do a quick run over the Bear Mt bridge and up Rt 6. Then turn around and do it again before tooling around Seven Lakes drives and a few of the offshoot roads in that neighborhood. I'm sure we could work it so that you ended up back at the Palisades for an easly route home.

I was planning on heading out around 9 am (after church) and could meet you on either end of the bridge.

Let me know... Oliver

blucille · 10-29-2005, 03:35 PM

I know I could PM you, but maybe we can get another car or so...I'm a few miles from the palisades, around exit 2, also exit 5...so easy for me to meet you anywhere around the northern reaches of the palisades, there's a rest stop/visitors center between exits 16 and 17...that works for me, or anything else.

should be cool, our cars are almost twins....mine's an ossi blau 1969 911S.

-Lewis

afterburn 549 · 10-29-2005, 04:00 PM

you dudes cant use your E coast section??

Phoenix · Phoenix's Garage

The visitors center is perfect.

We can start there and head over the bridge up Rt 6. Hopefully we'll have little traffic and get a good run in. We can turn around in the circle at the bottom of Rt 6 and go through it again which doubles our chances. Then cross the bridge to the next circle and go through 7 lakes drive. There's an offshoot there which I explored once that brings you right back to the Palisades.

Let's meet at the vistitors center at 10:00. I have 'til about noon before I need to head back which gives us plenty of time.

It looks like it will be a perfect day for a qucik fall run.

If anyone else wants to join us, we'll wait at the center for a bit before heading out.

blucille · 10-29-2005, 10:06 PM

since the west-coasters are enjoying this so much.

if you plan to join us, don't forget about daylight savings time!!

-Lewis

afterburn 549 · 10-30-2005, 08:09 AM

HAY!! I came over there in Sept. posted about a Adirondack Autobahn, could not get anyone to get out of bed,I saw 6 P cars the whole trip on the E coast.....I do not think you dudes ever take them out of the hangar

blucille · 10-30-2005, 08:35 AM

well, we (the 2 of us) had a great drive, some fabulous roads with great fall foliage....hopefully next week's run will be as much fun.

-Lewis

Phoenix · Phoenix's Garage

Sonnet:

That was a great drive. Too bad about all the Sunday Traffic and the 9D road closure. Rt 6 is a great drive when there's little traffic. I should have slowed more to give us longer runs but I felt bad for all those folks behind us. That last road before the Palisades is a great one as well.

The picture of your car in my mirrors with leaves blowing all around it is what I call perfect ;-)

Next weekends fun run should be similar and longer,

See you then...

Flying Toaster · Flying Toaster's Garage

figures I read this too late. I've been itching to get out. I went for cruise instead this morning up through Kent, CT & back. Hopefully next weeks weather is the same. -John