Hot Rods 2254 miles round trip for LARS (again)

Roger that.

John

 

That sounds like fun. I have other things going on during that time, but I like the idea.

John

 

There was a time when a bunch of us would get together and caravan down. Usually in traffic it’s over 90 minutes with a potty break mid way. There’s another route to easy which is two lane and minimal traffic. Mostly desert driving but you come in at NE Tucson and bypass the downtown freeway mess.

These days the younger guys tend to want to solo down, not much fun in that. Car culture down here is a wee bit different from that of folks up north. Must be the fast pace living down here.

 

Hello,

Just after we got a new station wagon for my wife, (when our granddaughter was born,) our old two door sporty sedan was not going to be the most comfortable form of transportation for all of her stuff and access to the rear seating position. So, our station wagon was a must. Our son and wife now, had a sign of relief with the new station wagon.

But, they were new parents and now had a week off to stay home with their daughter. So, we took a week off to head north to the Canadian border, with stops along the long coastal cliff side drive up Highway 1 to San Francisco. From there, it was almost the whole coastal route to the San Juan Islands. After our stay there, we headed back down I-5 to cross over around Yosemite and now, the long dry drive down Highway 395 to head back to coastal So Cal.

Along the Columbia River, we saw plenty of cool road scenery that never gets old...

It was a long drive, but our odometer started with a couple of hundred miles of local So Cal cruising, most of it with our granddaughter. But upon coming home, we noticed that the odometer now read 6000+++ miles... wow, from new to used in one week of constant driving and seeing the sights. It was my wife’s daily driver and also our primary granddaughter transportation. So, it was worth it, despite the accumulated miles within a week of vacationing.

We definitely missed this as it was not around, but will definitely get to see it, if we head that way, again…

Jnaki

We knew that our granddaughter was the central key of our lives, since the parents were in new jobs and a new condo. So, they were off the scale with new experiences. Not ready for prime time as it should. We were retired. So, it was our chance to be so called parents of a great granddaughter for 5 to 6 days a week with plenty of week long sleepovers.

The driving vacations were still there, but now, there was a more important job ahead of us. It has been going on up until the junior high school days… So, we were ok with 1000s of miles on my wife’s new/old station wagon. We have gone through several versions of station wagons as per our son’s request and our convenience.

Note:

It is very envious to be able to drive in an old hot rod for the miles and locations that we have traveled over the past years. Since we enjoy the coastal experiences more than elsewhere in the USA, as nice as our cross country USA road trip was or has been, this long up the coast and down the whole state is always a great drive many times over. There are always alternate routes to get to the same destinations. YRMV

Nice photos that show the fun in this great vacation road trip to So Cal and beyond. On one portion of a stay in Portland, we drove out through Hood River area on our way to the Maryhill Winery. One sight made us wonder and amazed at the sailhoats in the Columbia River. We love sailing, but those folks out on the water fighting the current are wonders. It takes time to enjoy the slower speeds of sailing vs drag racing, but the enjoyment is always top notch.

The current at this portion of the big flowing river was seen in downtown Portland and those folks did the same, fight the current to get where they wanted to sail. At the Hood River area, the boats were smaller and it seemed endless to not go very far each time they “tacked” to get a better angle of wind for the direction heading one way. Kudos to those skilled folks in their smaller boats. Yikes!

 

Great trip! I miss Oregon and the awesome roads & sights. Thanks for posting!!

 

you say your car didnt like the high temps.id drill some 1" or similat holes in the top corners of your fan shroud and dimple them.since the hottest water is at the top of the rad i think this will help it cool.press the dimples back into the engine bay.lovely car looks like its being used.chris