Canadians,
As the Round-Up is a Can-Am event I impore you "northerners" to make a strong showing.
We'll be leaving from the Seattle area the moring of July 26th. From there we'll head around the east side of Mt. Rainier and then Mt. St. Helens and then southward to Hood River, Oregon.
I have a block of rooms at the Hood River Inn (Best Western) booked under the group name Rain-Forest Round-Up....call and book a room if you intend on making the trip......rooms are few and far between as we'll be in Hood River during the height of the wind-surfing season and Hood River is sort of a Mecca for that particular activity.
Second day has us on a 300 mile loop throught the high Oregon desert.....5 mountain passes and plenty of twisty canyon roads.....and the best part, it's all in the middle of no where....as in zero traffic. or so I've been told.
Several of us intend on staying in Hood River again Sunday night and then driving the reverse of Saturday's route home on Monday...but really, after the loop on Sunday the Round-Up is officially over.
I hope as many of you can make it as possible. More details to follow as we're planning to pre-drive the route sometime in the next few weeks. I'll cross post then on the PNW, Canadian and main Tech boards.
Marc Sanders
marcsanders68@yahoo.com