Sept 12-18 The Tualatin Valley PT Cruiser Club in Oregon has invited us to join them on their vacation cruise to Tahoe and Reno. Please contact rick at TVCC Website : www.tvccpt.com
Good evening again, here are the basic details of the cruise we have planned so far.
Thank you
Rick
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Hello again,
Ok here are the general details of what we have planned so far, more planning still in the process but this covers the majority of the cruise. I would suggest bringing a cooler for snacks to keep you between lunch and dinner stops. Please let me know if you are planning on going so we can have a good idea of how many cars are going for planning purposes.
Our Cruise Adventure will start from the rest stop just south of Wilsonville at 8:00 am on Sunday 9/12.
Day 1 - We will cruise down I-5 to Eugene and then pickup Hwy 58 to Oakridge where we will stop for lunch at the A&W Drive In. After lunch we will continue on Hwy 58 to Hwy 97 turning off on Hwy 138 to head over to Crater Lake National Park (entrance fee $10.00). (
http://www.nps.gov/crla/index.htm ) We will enter from the north entrance and cruise half way around the lake to the lodge area for a break before continuing on and exiting the south entrance and pickup Hwy 62 towards Klamath merging back onto Hwy 97 into Klamath Falls for the evening.
Day 2 – Stock your cooler since lunch could be a little later the normal. Heading south from Klamath Falls at 8:00 am on Hwy 39 to the Lava Beds in the Tulelake area. (
http://www.nps.gov/labe/index.htm ) Continue on through the Lava Beds coming out on the south end merging back onto Hwy 139. Then take a more scenic route to Susanville, stopping in Susanville for lunch either at the Black Bear Diner or the Diamond Mountain Casino. Checking out some of the local stores in downtown Susanville before continuing on to Reno on Hwy 395.
Day 3 – Sleep in !! ;) .. The morning is open at this time, we will be leaving for Lake Tahoe at 11:00 at this time (could be a little earlier as further plans are finalized). We will head up Hwy 431 to Lake Tahoe stopping first at Incline Village. At this time the details of what we have planned between the time we arrive at Incline Village until 5:15 when we need to be at the boat dock for the cruise on the MS Dixie.
I do need to know how many of you are going on the cruise on the MS Dixie (cost appx $75.00 per person for a 3 hour dinner/dance cruise includes a plated dinner) (
http://www.zephyrcove.com/cruises/index.cfm )
since I have to sign a contract for the group rate and send a deposit in advance. Please let me know as soon as you can concerning this part of the cruise. We are considering some ideas to cruise around the lake with our cars, some may want to ride the tram, some may want to shop plus we need to have lunch also. The boat cruise gets over at 9:00PM, then we will cruise back to Reno.
Day 4 – Sleep in again !! ;) .. The morning is open at this time again. Unsure of the time yet but we will be cruising down to Virginia City for the afternoon which will include a train ride, mine tour and museum tour of Virginia City. (
http://www.visitvirginiacitynv.com/index.aspx ) Cruise on back to Reno, the evening is open at this time.
Day 5 – Open at this time. For those of you that want to go to the Air Races we are checking into prices. Some might want to explore Reno on their own or with a group. Check out the car museum, or the gaming museum. Some might want to cruise out to Fallon Air Base if we can set up a tour. This is basically a free day !! For the evening we are trying to locate a restaurant where we all can meet and have our last dinner in Reno. We are also checking on what shows may be in Reno during the time we are there in case some of you may want to take in a show.
Day 6 – Begin our trip for home at 8:00AM. Head back up Hwy 395 to Susanville where we will stop and pickup some snacks to hold us over until we get to Shasta for lunch at the Black Bear Diner after driving through and visiting Lassen National Park. (
http://www.nps.gov/lavo/index.htm ) and then continue after Shasta on I-5 to Medford where we will spend our last night.
Day 7 – Basically you can leave anytime you want and cruise by yourself up I-5 or cruise as a group stopping anywhere along the way to eat lunch before arriving back in Portland. There is really nothing planned for the last day on the way back to Portland.
Well that is it in a nut shell basically, I hope that all of you will join us for this fun adventure (especially since most of the roads past Klamath Falls I have never been on until we get back to I-5) J I do really need to know about the MS Dixie so I can finalize the contract and send them a deposit. If you have any questions or suggestions please let me know. September is 8 months away but as we all know that time will go fast and it will be here before you know it. I am inviting all of the clubs in the Northwest to join us along with clubs in California, Nevada and Canada. Will be an opportunity to meet fellow PT owners from all over.
Happy Cruisin
Thanks Rick, Jody, Rick, Millen and Carol