Oregon Road Trip

[MrMoparCHP]

I’m going to be taking a road trip to visit my brother and his family in Astoria Oregon over the Forth of July weekend, I will be taking the Polara. One way it is 1000 miles and this will be the first trip for the car like this since getting the car. I few weeks ago I took the car on a trip to San Jose that was only 250 miles and it performed perfect.

The last time I did this trip in an old car it was my Barracuda, that trip I went up the coast and returned through Bend and Klamath Falls. My plan is right up the middle on this one.


Alan

 

[mcmlvii]

Sounds like a good trip. Reminds me of when I took my '65 b-cuda 273/4spd from Seattle to LA one summer (with a jaunt to Tijuana) in the early 80s. Good times.

 

[bluefury361]

That sounds like a great trip up the California coast.......
Theres not much better then a long road trip in a nice old car. ld_school:

 

[bluefury361]

Are you going by yourself or will someone be riding with you....?

Once Ellie retires we want to hook a camper to the 300 and head west to the coast and then north.

 

[MrMoparCHP]

That sounds like a great trip up the California coast.......
Theres not much better then a long road trip in a nice old car. ld_school:

This trip will be the more direct inland route, the 101 to San Jose then cut over to the 5 to Portland then the 26 back out to the coast. In 2009 I took the coast from San Francisco north through Oregon (I have done the southern part dozens of times).
This is a picture from the 2009 trip in my Barracuda.

More on that trip... http://www.mrmopar.com/oregon/

Are you going by yourself or will someone be riding with you....?

Once Ellie retires we want to hook a camper to the 300 and head west to the coast and then north.

I'll be runnin solo, I tried to get my niece to go and visit her cousins but even getting to drive she didn't want to go. She loves old cars just not road trips.


Alan

 

[mr. fix it]

Best of luck Alan!

Enjoy yourself

 

[bulldogchesty]

Have fun.

 

[fc7_plumcrazy]

Have fun !

Carsten

 

[70bigblockdodge]

What is wrong with kids today no road trip that's the fun of going somewhere, sorry Alan I don't know your niece but my son is the same way, uggghh all that scenery and a old car too, good luck have fun.

 

[commando1]

I admire you Alan. I'd kill for an opportunity like that.

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[commando1]

What is wrong with kids today no road trip that's the fun of going somewhere, sorry Alan I don't know your niece but my son is the same way, uggghh all that scenery and a old car too, good luck have fun.

I'll tell you in a word what's wrong. Smartphones...
They could care less about seeing a majestic snow capped mountain peak. They can Google a pic. And they won't even do that. But they all know what Jersey. Shore looks like...

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[70bigblockdodge]

Yeah your right but your phone only provides sight for the rest you need to be there, also too much over stimulation, don't get me wrong I love a BB open headered car in the water box or my truck barking down a grade, I just think kids don't enjoy peace and quiet of course I probably didn't either when twenty something.

 

[bluefury361]

What is wrong with kids today no road trip that's the fun of going somewhere, sorry Alan I don't know your niece but my son is the same way, uggghh all that scenery and a old car too, good luck have fun.

It keeps them away from their video games too long....... To much reality.

 

[MrMoparCHP]

UPDATE:

Trip is still on but the Polara is not going. I invited my mother and we are taking her car.
The trip was about seeing my brother and my Mother hasn't seen his new place there.
Although I was looking forward to a road trip in the Polara I'd rather spend the time with family.
At 74 I'm not sure my mother would do well on a long trip in the Polara.

Till next time.


Alan