Road Trip

[Bill Douglas]

Yeah, like the old Porsche ad' "kills bugs fast."

[GH85Carrera]

Originally Posted by Bill Douglas

Yeah, like the old Porsche ad' "kills bugs fast."

I have killed a lot of bugs on my many trips as well.

[t6dpilot]

The MWRG crew got home Monday after two long days. 750 miles on Sunday and between 560 and 850 on Monday. After my 8 hour drive, I mowed the lawn and washed the car. SMH. The tire repair worked great and it’s all ready for the next adventure. 3,505 total for me.

Safe travels Jeff!

[Jeff Higgins]

Glad to hear you guys all made it home safely. Meanwhile, just south of John Day, OR.



We'll spend the night in Pendleton, OR and head for home in the morning.

[Baz]

^^^^ Another fantastic photo, Jeff!

Thanks for bringing us along and all the cool pics. I'd love to do something like that one day....dang.....just so epic!

[Jeff Higgins]

Safely back home. Mt Index (along US 2 about 70 miles NE of Seattle) welcoming us home:



4,597 miles in twelve actual driving days covering nine states. Two of the finest travelling companies one could ever wish for.

[Baz]

Nice, Jeff.....love these photos! Dang.....just so cool.......

[p911dad]

Total thumbs up, I enjoyed your story of your adventure!

[CurtEgerer]

Great seeing you Jeff. It's been a while to say the least. Loved Brian's car - ya can't replicate patina like that and rarely - with the crazy values of early cars - do you see anything like it these days I finally got back yesterday. Fantastic trip.



Guardrails? It's only a 1000 foot plunge. Who needs guardrails?

[CurtEgerer]

Originally Posted by t6dpilot

The tire repair worked great and it’s all ready for the next adventure. 3,505 total for me.

The Chihuahua Tire Shop and Taco Wagon for the win!




The Midwest guys dedicated our trip to long-time friend and Porsche mechanic extraordinare Larry Marzano who we lost recently I was honored to drive his light yellow 1970 911E to Santa Fe.

[CurtEgerer]

[Jeff Higgins]

It was great seeing you again, Curt. I had a fantastic time hanging out with all of the guys in the Midwest crew. Personally one of my best Treffens ever - the drive, the people, the location. It just doesn't get much better.

A few more pics from our last day on the road.

Yakima River Canyon:



German themed town of Leavenworth, WA where we had lunch:



Wenatchee River Canyon:



Climbing the east slope of the Cascades up to Stevens Pass:



Heading down the west slope of the Cascades, Mt Index welcoming us home:

[CurtEgerer]

^^^ incredible trip for you guys Just glancing at the map and looking at the future, the Black Hills seems to be about a halfway point between the PNW and MidWest (and Texas for that matter). Doesn't need to be connected to an event, just a straight up road trip.

[Shaun @ Tru6]

Looks like it was a fantastic trip Jeff, great pics and I'm sure an even better time was had. Love seeing all these cars being used. Glad you made it there and back safely with another notch added to your adventure belt.

[Jeff Higgins]

Thanks, Shaun. Truly an epic road trip. Nothing like your ride, but we did our best.

[MMARSH]

Great Adventure. Nothing like a road trip in a fun car( or motorcycle), great roads and good company to share it with.

[Jeff Higgins]

Thanks, Michael. I know you have certainly had your share of similar road trips, I think mostly on your motorcycles. You are absolutely right - nothing like it. Cherished memories.

[gsxrken]

“Cherished memories” forced me to ring in here. You guys are to be commended for still making such memories. It’s far easier to stay home and live on old ones. In today’s age of cell phones, credit cards, and great tires, taking an air-cooled 911 out on an adventure is not crazy… nothing unrecoverable is going to happen. All of us over 55 lived through much rougher times (in my case at least) with much less preparation and with cars that were not as sorted out due to a lack of financial means. Didn’t stop us for a minute. For some folks, those days formed the sum total of their epic “cherished memories”. But you and your pals are in the <5% of us still getting after it and making new ones. Bravo, Mr. Higgins. Thanks for the pictures and the example.