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Rich Lambert 10-12-2009 09:49 AM

Rich & Skip’s (and Aaron’s) Excellent Adventure – Part Deux
 
Last weekend was the 2nd annual Excellent Adventure up the North Cascades Hwy. This trip was longer than last year. I left home at 7am, got back at 6pm, and put over 300 miles on the car…which ran flawlessly and came home in almost the same condition it left with the exception of a new rock chip in the windshield and a loose piece of rear bumper-to-body seal. By the way, Pertronix rocks!

Skip is slowly parsing out cool places he knows about and we hit a few new ones this trip. By far the coolest was the Ross Lake Resort Ross Lake Resort / Rockport, Washington , which is a time capsule right out of the ‘60’s. Also new this year, were the Twilight Zone-ish town of Diablo, the Washington Pass look-out, the “old mill”, and the addition of Skip’s son, Aaron…great kid, and very patient with old man whenever he had to pose for a “senior picture”.


Off we go
http://granitehead.smugmug.com/photo...54_ozkd3-L.jpg

Scenic vista #1
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Alleged DNR sign we saw…note spelling
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Scenic vista #2
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Cool reflection shot #1
http://granitehead.smugmug.com/photo...02_wRMmt-L.jpg

The bridge to Diablo (start humming the Twilight Zone theme).
http://granitehead.smugmug.com/photo...68_5YJm7-L.jpg

I didn’t get any pictures of the town, I doubt if they would have turned out anyway. This is a very weird place. The only live people we saw in the whole town were 2 guys in a truck looking for a boat launch. They do have this though…
http://granitehead.smugmug.com/photo...58_aKLnH-L.jpg

And this, for lifting rail cars up the hill sideways. It’s about a 45 degree slope.
http://granitehead.smugmug.com/photo...85_fRhDN-L.jpg

And this weird phone booth.
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Rich Lambert 10-12-2009 09:52 AM

Dup

Rich Lambert 10-12-2009 09:55 AM

More...

Driving across Diablo Dam
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Scenic vista #3…Ross Lake
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Scenic vista #3a
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Aaron
http://granitehead.smugmug.com/photo...41_jDzM9-L.jpg

In order to get to the Ross Lake Resort you have to hike a mile down a rocky trail to the dock where you call the resort and they send a boat to pick you up. I’m sure Skip will correct me here, but it seemed like we dropped about a 1000ft in that mile. You also have to hike back out (up).
A cool bridge on the trail.
http://granitehead.smugmug.com/photo...23_mAq8u-L.jpg

The view from about halfway down the trail.
http://granitehead.smugmug.com/photo...52_fddGT-L.jpg

The resort off in the distance, across the lake.
http://granitehead.smugmug.com/photo...20_CS9DA-L.jpg

The boat they sent over to pick us up. Very cool and very fast.
http://granitehead.smugmug.com/photo...85_vy3VE-L.jpg

The resort. They make those boats on the premises. The whole place is built on old logs and, in the winter, is towed out into the middle of the lake due to the rising and falling water level. The water level fluctuates between 75 and 125 feet.
http://granitehead.smugmug.com/photo...14_5X6Vt-L.jpg

Cool reflection shot #2. Glowing water with little fish swimming around.
http://granitehead.smugmug.com/photo...36_A8zyd-L.jpg

Rich Lambert 10-12-2009 10:00 AM

More still...gotta hurry before my lunch break is over...

The biggest freakin’ dog I have ever seen. If I was a Russian wolf, I’d run away from that thing.
http://granitehead.smugmug.com/photo...26_zzwB9-L.jpg

View of Liberty Bell from Washington Pass.
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View down the valley.
http://granitehead.smugmug.com/photo...77_TKbyz-L.jpg

View up the valley. This place is amazing.
http://granitehead.smugmug.com/photo...43_8FTad-L.jpg

Skip
http://granitehead.smugmug.com/photo...44_on7uZ-L.jpg

The coolest restroom on earth.
http://granitehead.smugmug.com/photo...05_p86si-L.jpg

911 in front of the “old mill”.
http://granitehead.smugmug.com/photo...28_cMdjZ-L.jpg

The “old mill” pond.
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The drive wasn’t bad either. There was more traffic than last year, but not horrible.

All in all, a most excellent adventure.

twistoffat 10-12-2009 10:14 AM

Breathtaking countryside

jpnovak 10-12-2009 10:45 AM

That was a most excellent adventure!

I managed half the miles yesterday in the rain with a few other brave souls. The scenery was not quite as impressive.

Drive-em 10-12-2009 10:58 AM

Super cool period correct run! Dig the boat!

t6dpilot 10-12-2009 11:26 AM

Cool road trip Rich. You guys live in such a great place in the country for drives and outdoorsy schtuff. More pics please.SmileWavy

Scooter 10-12-2009 11:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jpnovak (Post 4948469)
That was a most excellent adventure!

I managed half the miles yesterday in the rain with a few other brave souls. The scenery was not quite as impressive.

What a beautiful day in the great PNW! I was one of those brave souls driving in the rain yesterday. It felt like I was back home in seattle. ;)

CurtEgerer 10-12-2009 11:35 AM

Rich - great drive, great fotos, beautiful country. :cool:

Fishman7 10-12-2009 11:35 AM

Makes me want to move, wow!

SherpaDog 10-12-2009 11:37 AM

Rich,

Very nice narrative and wonderful pictures. How are the fall colors up there along Hwy 20, I can see some color changing in some of your pictures? We used to drive up there in Oct, however, haven't done that in a couple of years. I fear it may already too late this year for colors.

teenerted1 10-12-2009 11:47 AM

that explains why we didnt see you at the xxx?

Rich Lambert 10-12-2009 11:55 AM

Suraj, the fall colors weren't completely out yet. I would think next weekend would be the perfect time. Dress warm, it was 20 degrees cooler than last year. There were icicles hanging off rocks next to the road and a dusting of snow up in the higher elevations.

Ted, no, Saturday I rented a tractor with a brush hog and a blade, mowed the back 40, and moved some dirt around...and burned the burn pile. Do weekends get any better than that?

teenerted1 10-12-2009 11:59 AM

they will in two weeks...hood river only 11 sleeps away

Rich Lambert 10-12-2009 02:47 PM

Here's Skip's post on last year's Excellent Adventure.

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/porsche-911-technical-forum/435261-targas-coupes-do-get-along.html

Skip Newsom 10-12-2009 06:52 PM

And some from Aaron & Skip too!
 
A paint color for fall:
http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1255401999.jpg

Details of Rich's car... it's a shame someone like Excellence does not do an article on it!!
http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1255402067.jpg

Morning light:
http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1255402208.jpg

An Ad Porsche should have run... "Targa or Coupe, you decide"
http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1255402344.jpg

Skip Newsom 10-12-2009 07:12 PM

Yes, there's more... from the eye of a 17 year old photographer:

Do you think you can "handle" this?
http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1255402503.jpg

Objects in the mirror may also be a Porsche...
http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1255402596.jpg

Off road again:
http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1255402792.jpg

Flora carnage:
http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1255402840.jpg

Low angle:
http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1255402878.jpg

Rumor has it there may be some video out there also...

What a great trip, I can't get enough of the mountain roads around here and an older Porsche that likes red line and it's always great spending time with Rich!

We are exploring some of the interesting places I've found over the years, Rich is always a great sport about taking a back road, dirt road, gravel road or even a lack of road in stride. These old cars seem to be at home no matter what is thrown at them!!

Oh, and really sorry about the rock ding in your windshield Rich, I blame the North Cascades for falling apart slowly around us. I really think it should have been me, my windshield is really ready for a replacement!!!

RSBob 10-12-2009 07:13 PM

Yeah, and they also told us we landed men on the moon....

al lkosmal 10-12-2009 09:15 PM

Rich,
Very nice.....the weather was perfect for that trip...at least I think it was..I peeked out of the garage once.

Al


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