Mountain Run 3

[nelson007]

What state does it take place in?
Nelson

[efnfast]

I could hear the banjos from the passengers seat!
Soooo bummed I'm going to miss it this year.

[cvette98pacecar]

Mountain Run 4 will happen next year. Sorry for eveyone that cant make MR3 this year.

"Life Happens"

[Paul Workman]

Who's up for a SW USA Mountain run, a la MM4? The canyons, Arches, etc. Robert and I were kickin' the idea of hiring a transport to ship our cars to some designated location to begin the run. That might be cheaper (apiece) than driving from east coast area to (AZ) to do a run.

Juuuuussst a thought!!!

[cvette98pacecar]

Originally Posted by Paul Workman

Who's up for a SW USA Mountain run, a la MM4? The canyons, Arches, etc. Robert and I were kickin' the idea of hiring a transport to ship our cars to some designated location to begin the run. That might be cheaper (apiece) than driving from east coast area to (AZ) to do a run.

Juuuuussst a thought!!!

Paul, Dom and I talked about this very event. Dom, Would like to drive through the Black hills in South Dakota on the way to Denver. From there Pikes Peak and other mountain ranges.

[Paul Workman]

Originally Posted by cvette98pacecar

Paul, Dom and I talked about this very event. Dom, Would like to drive through the Black hills in South Dakota on the way to Denver. From there Pikes Peak and other mountain ranges.

I lived in the mountains SW of Denver for 3 years, and I can say with confidence there are some extraordinary roads to explore along the "front range" and beyond! Colorado area would be a terrific candidate, IMO!

Never too early to start scouting a route out. ANY TAKERS????

[XfireZ51]

Originally Posted by cvette98pacecar

Paul, Dom and I talked about this very event. Dom, Would like to drive through the Black hills in South Dakota on the way to Denver. From there Pikes Peak and other mountain ranges.

That would be cool to do. Looked it up this week. Denver is about 1000mi from Chicagoland. I've done the Chicago > Lincoln in about 7.5 hrs and that's halfway.

[Paul Workman]

Originally Posted by cvette98pacecar

Paul, Dom and I talked about this very event. Dom, Would like to drive through the Black hills in South Dakota on the way to Denver. From there Pikes Peak and other mountain ranges.

Speaking of twisties of beauty, US-6 includes the Coors plant, and the Clear Creek canyon route out toward the ski country, Idaho Springs (gold mining continues to this day), US-285 over the pass down into Fairplay, SR 9 south to Co Springs and Pike's Pk...We could spend a whole day (or more!) just seeing Colorado! The so Utah, south along US-85 to Bryce Canyon and from there is is a rock's throw to the Grand Canyon, and the Pueblo Cliffs... That whole area is one breath-taker after another!

Lets see if some "indigenous" ZR-oners would be interested and have some more routes to consider. (Some of the scenes that Jim is sending back on his current trip brings back a lot of memories - and I'm itchin' to see some of that from the Z! (Gets me all tingly to think about it!!)

[bhedberg]

Last year a group from the northeast met in Winchester, VA on Sunday before heading to blowing rock for MR2. We stayed at the Best Western there, had breakfast at the Perkins restaurant, then met with others from PA, MD, etc for the ride south. Is there a similar meet-up planned for MR3? We plan to spend the night somewhere in northern VA on Saturday before heading to Fontana Village on Sunday.

Getting anxious and excited as MR3 is only a month away, give or take.

Bill

[JFFerner]

Last year we left Perkins in Winchester about 9:30 AM, Sunday morning. Keep in mind that it will be Mothers' Day. Also, gas prices in Winchester, Virginia area are about $2.50 a gallon for premium. The price drops about a nickel as you get further south into the state. I think Jim V is coordinating the Winchester meet this year.

And so it goes.....Jim