Next event is Arlington drive 2014

yes we are still going to Arlington. We will be meeting at
the Tim Hortons at number 10 Highway and 152nd between 6
o'clock and 630 on Saturday morning. We will be leaving
promptly at 630 and heading across at the truck crossing.
From there we will gas up and head to Bellingham to pick up
Charles (I believe). from there we'll take the backroads if
somebody knows where they're going. I've tried to do it on
this electronic tablet and its not being very helpful.

I just got home after being out all day. I've got a route mapped out here which I'll post tonight. It's actually quite amazing what can be done with Google Maps.

 

I've taken a few suggestions into consideration and come up with the following route.

One question I have though, is why do we meet at that particular Tim Horton's on 152nd St and #10 Hwy? I don't know what directions other people are coming from, but it's a long slow drive going south on 152nd with a ton of stop lights to get to that particular Tim's. And it's not even directly on the way to the Pacific Hwy border crossing. People from east of 176th need to drive too far west to get to it. May I suggest we meet instead at the Tim Horton's at 17695 64th Avenue which is one block off of Pacific Hwy.

Whether someone is coming from the direction of Vancouver or Abbotsford, they just take the 176th St exit off the freeway, go directly south to this Tim Horton's, and then as a group we go directly south to the Pacific Hwy border crossing.

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EDIT: We will be meeting at the original location...

Fieroman88 wrote: Tim Hortons at 152 and #10

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Here's what the map of the entire route looks like.

We'll be meeting Charles at location D, which is at a store/deli right beside the road.

I should also mention that just before we get to the airfield, there is shopping for picnic supplies available at Safeway and/or Haggen where we turn off #9 Hwy onto 204th St NE. (Close to location E on the map.)

To see what I was looking at with Google Maps while working this out, click HERE. Once you're there you can zoom in on the map, etc.

And to print out the exact route (with street names, directions, etc), click HERE.

And while you're on that page, you can even see the same thing along with a whole bunch of images of the various roads by clicking on "Street View" (top left corner). Google Maps is great!

Feedback? Questions?

Edited by Patrick

Cheese wrote: I'm still open to heading down there as a passenger.

Colby, if you wish to be the official navigator (seriously), you can come with me.

Will you be driving the Caddy to the TimHo's we're meeting at? I'm not picking you up in Abbotsford.

Edited by Patrick

Too late to change the meet place. Would possibly cause
kaos.

@ Patrick the reason we used that meet location is / was it was on 152nd and many people were coming to the club meetings at the Ricky's on 152nd. However the biggest reason we did not use the Tim Horton's you suggested, It didn't even exist yet. I think changing it for next year would be a GREAT idea. However the reason not to change it right now, is because no one knows who MIGHT show up. We used to always get a 1/2 dozen cars show up that had not said they were coming, and some that we had never even seen or heard from before. They just read it marked it on their calendar and showed up.

Also make sure that everyone has GMRS / FRS Radio's for the run. Especially those that plan to drive well over the limit or those that plan to do exactly the limit.   I can't go as I am not allowed into the US right now. Have Fun you GUYS and make sure to take plenty of photos.

See you Tim Hortons 152 #10
Redwilley

beken wrote: Sorry Patrick, it doesn't have to make sense.

I'm beginning to get that impression.

beken wrote: ...it doesn't matter where to meet next year.

Cool. Next year I'll suggest we meet in Upper Lonsdale.

 

Alright, I'll see you all early tomorrow morning. I'm going to be driving out to Tim Horton's and then hopping in Patrick's car for the drive down to Arlington.

I've updated Patrick's map with the starting point of 152nd and #10 (here). I'll bring a few paper copies with me.

And Patrick, I'm all for changing the starting point, but next year bring it up more than just a few days before the event.

Got home about half an hour ago. As I sit here I can feel the room moving beneath me.  No, I'm not drunk... but I'm feeling the residual effects of driving fast on twisty roads over an extended period of time (x2).

There were a few errors in navigation, but nothing serious. It added to the fun. My navigator nodded off on the way back from Arlington (can't take kids anywhere ), so that led to a couple more new back roads being discovered.

I think we all enjoyed getting off I-5 and testing out the handling of our little plastic cars on some bends. I'm already thinking about next year's trek.