the ring around St Helens and Rainier

[gwb72tii]

this is posted up under PAcific Northwest as well but wanted to post it here too

Hi Everyone,

Ok, first of all, sorry for the delay in the details. As some of you may know I am a financial advisor in real life and my free time has been limited.
That plus two sets of aging parents.

But, the following is the details for all that are interested.

Departure and meeting place;
Saturday, August 27th
8:00 am at Krispy Kreme, Tacoma Mall right off I-5
meet up and try to leave as close to 8:30am as possible

Basically what were doing is heading south on I-5 to Woodland, then heading east to Cougar, then north to Randle and then to Packwood for lunch.
There is a side road to a viewing place for St Helens on the road between Cougar and Randle
After lunch, heading east to SR123 and then north to 410 over Chinook Pass to Enumclaw
total trip is about 290 miles and should have us into Enumclaw around 3:30pm.
for those that need to get home early there will be an option to head west from Randle and head to I-5 or to Morton and then north to Enumclaw.
Chinook Pass should be awesome with the remaining snow and, God willing, good weather. Its a really nice, fun scenic road.


please email me thru the R3V for a more detailed attachment of the route

Cheers to all,
George Bonney

to all you e30 owners, you're more than welcome to come along and join in the fun to see if you all can stay up with the 2002's ha ha

but seriously, this is not a race, its an excuse to get out and DRIVE!!!

come along

[ZekeTheSneak]

I have a cabin in packwood, very fun place. FYI roads are a tad shotty in some places so watch out on hwy 12 and the pass. Watch for police in randle as well

[ZekeTheSneak]

So going to be there for my birthday on the 28th hah

[gwb72tii]

just a reminder...............

[gwb72tii]

The Route

meet up at Krispy Kreme Tacoma 8:00, Leave 8:20 sharp
4302 Tacoma Mall Blvd

Meet up with Portland crew at Starbucks, Woodland WA
1999 Pacific Ave, Woodland WA

Leave for Cougar, WA
Head north on 25 towards Randle

side forest road 99 off 25, that climbs up Windy Ridge above Spirit Lake for LUNCH and pics
should be an epic day

head north to Randle
for those with time constraints, heading west towards Morton on 12 will get you back to I-5, or to Morton and then north on 7 thru Spanaway

for the rest, east on 12 from Randle towards Packwood
gas up in Packwood

From Packwood, east on 12 to SR123, north to 410, 410 towards Greenwater and eventually Enumclaw, then home

if you get separated or you're running late, my cell is 253-441-5002

[gwb72tii]

ok, major update here

we're planning on taking forest road 99 off 25 to the Spirit lake overlook
if we're close to on schedule we should get there at around 12:30 give or take.

****We'll eat lunch at the overlook instead of Packwood****

SO>>>>>>>>>>>

bring a lunch, or plan on getting a sandwich or eats when we meet up at Starbucks in Woodland. If memory serves me there is a Safeway near the Starbucks where you can get a sandwich made, or Starbucks now sells lunch stuff.