Mt. Baker Drive 2007. Official Directions and schedule.
Sunday August 26th
7:00am-7:30am Arrive at NE 70th Pl park & ride in Kirkland (exit 17). This is located on the east side of I-405.
7:30am Leave for the Smokey Point rest area (coffee break) on I-5 north bound, set your tripometer to 0 before leaving the P&R. Arrive at rest area located after exit 206 @ mile post 207.
Estimated travel time 35 minutes, tripometer @ 38.9 miles. 20 minute stay.
Leave reast area and head north on I-5, take next exit (#208), turn right and head east on HWY 530 for about 3.5 miles and turn left onto HWY 9 north, tripometer @ 44.2 miles.
When entering the town of Sedro Woolley turn right onto the North Cascade HWY (HWY 20 east), tripometer @ 71.4 miles.
Turn left back onto HWY 9 north @ the intersection of Arco-am/pm and Dairy Queen, tripometer @ 72.7 miles. (Regroup at the school on the right hand side)
Follow HWY 9 north til it intersects with HWY 542, tripometer @ 95.5 miles, at this intersection turn left (heading west) for about a mile. We will enter the casino area from the back and stage parking on HWY 542 (east bound). This will be a place for bathrooms or fuel and to meet the Canadian crew. Please park normally in the stalls, the casino security will stop and tell us to move our cars. It happens every year. 20 minute stay.
Leave casino and head east on HWY 542 (Mt Baker HWY). Next stop will be 15 miles east of the town of Glacier, tripometer @ 130.1 miles. This is the DOT Hwy garage. 45 minutes from the casino stop. 15 minute stay. Depending on our timing, we may not stop here. If we do not stop at DOT Hwy garage, then it's 1 hour - 1:15 from casino to lodge.
LEAVE DOT Hwy garage and continue about 6 miles to enterance of the White Salmon Lodge parking area. We should arrive at the White Salmon parking area by 11:30, the gate to the parking area is usually closed, but will be open for us between 11:30 and noon. It will be important to arrive by these times. The gate will not be open after noon.
There is plenty of parking (paved) at the lodge. We should have some access to the lodge for bathrooms. Estimated time at the lodge about 1-2 hours. If at all possible would like to leave as a group so we do not have to open the gate to many times when leaving.
For those attending this drive, I recommend a packed lunch (no food service at lodge during summer months), sodas, water, digital cameras, and cam-corders, hiking boots, sunscreen, windex and papertowels for the bugs on your windshield, and a garbage bag.
This drive will happen rain or shine, be prepared.
We will have the opportunity to stop in the town of Glacier on the way back for dinner at "Milano's pasta fresca" or those that wish can continue home. If we leave the lodge by 2:30 pm, we should arrive home in the Bellevue area by 5:30pm, some of you may need to adjust your schedules accordingly for your trip home.,
*****important note from Dean*******
There has been some concerns regarding speeds on this drive, this will be addressed at the park and ride before we leave. I believe we can find a happy medium for everyone. Remember we will stick out like a sore thumb.
The main concern will be to behave ourselves on the Mt Baker Hwy and at the lodge.
We are lucky to have this opportunity (e-mail & thank the g.m. at Mt Baker Ski Area, Duncan Howat and his daughter Amy) to use the lodge area, since it's usually closed during summer months to the public. I don't want to be a hard ass about this, but please respect this request.
I hope all those who attend have a great time...
This is not a race event, if those who wanted to drive more spiritly, please stay at the back, heck, you could even sandbag yourself and leave couple minutes after everyone's gone, and play catch up. As Dean said, we will stick out as a sore thumb. So if we see any of us driving way too aggressive or even at the point of endangering other motorists (Read: Black meanace). Please DO report to me or Dean.
It's been very successful and fun event of the last 3 years, hope to see more new nsx/S2000 owners there:
Organizer: DEAN!!! NSX-D
1. nsxdreamer2
2. Jfowler
3. Sarge
4. Polar
5. nsx#75
6. na1/2-R
7. drvolkl
8. John@Microsoft (and Heather?)
9. BLKDMD
10. schuss
11. exitspeed (Moazzam & Hanifa)
12. SENNAF1
13. OLDMNSX
14. toasty
15. redaugst + 1 viper + 1 silver nsx.
Members from S2ki.com forum:
1. himike
2. Berlina#2290
3. bahula03
4. 2001s2knfr
5. versionJDM
6. integrapunk67
7. Richee
8. drstrangelove and his dad
10. night_rider + 2 freinds
13. gatts
14. fperra
15. rice classic
16. rainorshine
17. rmseagull
18. M Entertainment
19. PNWS2KLover
20. 240SXS2K
21. s2000Junky
22. rdizzle
The love birds and the hungry dog
The hungry dog again..
Sunday August 26th
7:00am-7:30am Arrive at NE 70th Pl park & ride in Kirkland (exit 17). This is located on the east side of I-405.
7:30am Leave for the Smokey Point rest area (coffee break) on I-5 north bound, set your tripometer to 0 before leaving the P&R. Arrive at rest area located after exit 206 @ mile post 207.
Estimated travel time 35 minutes, tripometer @ 38.9 miles. 20 minute stay.
Leave reast area and head north on I-5, take next exit (#208), turn right and head east on HWY 530 for about 3.5 miles and turn left onto HWY 9 north, tripometer @ 44.2 miles.
When entering the town of Sedro Woolley turn right onto the North Cascade HWY (HWY 20 east), tripometer @ 71.4 miles.
Turn left back onto HWY 9 north @ the intersection of Arco-am/pm and Dairy Queen, tripometer @ 72.7 miles. (Regroup at the school on the right hand side)
Follow HWY 9 north til it intersects with HWY 542, tripometer @ 95.5 miles, at this intersection turn left (heading west) for about a mile. We will enter the casino area from the back and stage parking on HWY 542 (east bound). This will be a place for bathrooms or fuel and to meet the Canadian crew. Please park normally in the stalls, the casino security will stop and tell us to move our cars. It happens every year. 20 minute stay.
Leave casino and head east on HWY 542 (Mt Baker HWY). Next stop will be 15 miles east of the town of Glacier, tripometer @ 130.1 miles. This is the DOT Hwy garage. 45 minutes from the casino stop. 15 minute stay. Depending on our timing, we may not stop here. If we do not stop at DOT Hwy garage, then it's 1 hour - 1:15 from casino to lodge.
LEAVE DOT Hwy garage and continue about 6 miles to enterance of the White Salmon Lodge parking area. We should arrive at the White Salmon parking area by 11:30, the gate to the parking area is usually closed, but will be open for us between 11:30 and noon. It will be important to arrive by these times. The gate will not be open after noon.
There is plenty of parking (paved) at the lodge. We should have some access to the lodge for bathrooms. Estimated time at the lodge about 1-2 hours. If at all possible would like to leave as a group so we do not have to open the gate to many times when leaving.
For those attending this drive, I recommend a packed lunch (no food service at lodge during summer months), sodas, water, digital cameras, and cam-corders, hiking boots, sunscreen, windex and papertowels for the bugs on your windshield, and a garbage bag.
This drive will happen rain or shine, be prepared.
We will have the opportunity to stop in the town of Glacier on the way back for dinner at "Milano's pasta fresca" or those that wish can continue home. If we leave the lodge by 2:30 pm, we should arrive home in the Bellevue area by 5:30pm, some of you may need to adjust your schedules accordingly for your trip home.,
*****important note from Dean*******
There has been some concerns regarding speeds on this drive, this will be addressed at the park and ride before we leave. I believe we can find a happy medium for everyone. Remember we will stick out like a sore thumb.
The main concern will be to behave ourselves on the Mt Baker Hwy and at the lodge.
We are lucky to have this opportunity (e-mail & thank the g.m. at Mt Baker Ski Area, Duncan Howat and his daughter Amy) to use the lodge area, since it's usually closed during summer months to the public. I don't want to be a hard ass about this, but please respect this request.
I hope all those who attend have a great time...
This is not a race event, if those who wanted to drive more spiritly, please stay at the back, heck, you could even sandbag yourself and leave couple minutes after everyone's gone, and play catch up. As Dean said, we will stick out as a sore thumb. So if we see any of us driving way too aggressive or even at the point of endangering other motorists (Read: Black meanace). Please DO report to me or Dean.
It's been very successful and fun event of the last 3 years, hope to see more new nsx/S2000 owners there:
Organizer: DEAN!!! NSX-D
1. nsxdreamer2
2. Jfowler
3. Sarge
4. Polar
5. nsx#75
6. na1/2-R
7. drvolkl
8. John@Microsoft (and Heather?)
9. BLKDMD
10. schuss
11. exitspeed (Moazzam & Hanifa)
12. SENNAF1
13. OLDMNSX
14. toasty
15. redaugst + 1 viper + 1 silver nsx.
Members from S2ki.com forum:
1. himike
2. Berlina#2290
3. bahula03
4. 2001s2knfr
5. versionJDM
6. integrapunk67
7. Richee
8. drstrangelove and his dad
10. night_rider + 2 freinds
13. gatts
14. fperra
15. rice classic
16. rainorshine
17. rmseagull
18. M Entertainment
19. PNWS2KLover
20. 240SXS2K
21. s2000Junky
22. rdizzle
The love birds and the hungry dog
The hungry dog again..
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