E90Post
 


 
BMW 3-Series (E90 E92) Forum > BMW E90/E92/E93 3-series General Forums > Regional Forums > USA - Northwest > OR/WA Meet Sept 15 - Longview, WA



Reply
 
Thread Tools Search this Thread
      09-03-2007, 11:43 AM   #1
808AWD325xi
Ballin' out of control.
808AWD325xi's Avatar
No_Country
519
Rep
1,289
Posts

Drives: 2009 335i
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Moline, IL

iTrader: (0)

Thumbs up OR/WA Meet Sept 15 - Longview, WA

MEET SITE
========
Let's meet at John Null Park in Longview at 2:00 p.m.

2650 Pacific Way
Longview, WA 98632
http://maps.google.com/maps?near=265...=15&iwloc=addr

It's nothing special in terms of a park -- two baseball diamonds and four tennis courts, but the parking lot is huge, especially for a park of its size; it could easily hold 200 cars. The parking lot is as big as the park itself.

Here is a picture of the park entrance and some general information. The red sign is to your left as you enter the parking lot:

http://www.ci.longview.wa.us/parks_r..._johnnull.html

It's a great rendezvous point as it's right off of Ocean Beach highway (SR 4). Pacific Way is a small, residential looking street that dead ends into Ocean Beach highway. The park is less than a block down the street on the right.

CRUISE ALONG THE COLUMBIA RIVER
===========================
After hanging out, taking pics, whatever -- we can cruise west on SR 4 along the Columbia River, following the Lewis & Clark scenic highway through the twisties... Maybe about 3 or 3:30'ish?

About 3 miles from John Null Park we'll cross SR 432 and leave Longview. The Columbia is to the left and visible for most of the way:

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&hl=e...UTF8&om=1&z=12

The question becomes -- how far do we go? SR 4 will eventually take you all the way to the coast.

MY PLAN
=======
The next town is Cathlamet. A quaint small town about 25 miles west of Longview. Cathlamet has a small bridge to Puget Island.

I propose cruising out to Cathlamet and stopping by the Haiying Chinese restaurant for some grub:

http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&sa...Z7KjAOHtPSdAg#

I talked to a local yesterday at the Puget Island ferry landing and he claimed that the food at Haiying wasn't bad. It appears from the signs in the window that they have a bar as well -- Chinese and a cold beer doesn't seem like a bad plan. Cathlamet is not a culinary hotspot, I didn't see much else.

Pugent Island has a ferry to Westport, Oregon:
http://www.iinet.com/~englishriver/L...ort_ferry.html

FYI, the ferry runs from 5:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. daily, on the hour.
Appreciate 0
      09-03-2007, 09:33 PM   #2
Ty Vil
Captain
United_States
31
Rep
913
Posts

Drives: ///M4
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Scottsdale, AZ (by way of Portland, OR)

iTrader: (0)

Paul - I can't make it. Rasmussen has me until 3.
Appreciate 0
      09-03-2007, 11:04 PM   #3
scollins
Bootleggin' 'n Gunrunnin'
scollins's Avatar
134
Rep
2,371
Posts

Drives: 2024 X3 M40i
Join Date: May 2007
Location: Renton, WA

iTrader: (3)

Sounds like a cool GTG, but I'll be attending the UW/Ohio State football game that day in Seattle. See if my Hucking Fuskies can actually put together a winning season this year!
__________________
Scott
2024 G01 X3 M40i, Brooklyn Grey Metallic /// 2015 F15 X5 35i, Space Gray Metallic, 99K miles /// 2013 F30 320xi, Mojave Metallic, 112k miles
2019 Ford F450 STX, Oxford White
2013 Ducati Multistrada Touring S, Red
Appreciate 0
      09-18-2007, 12:33 PM   #4
808AWD325xi
Ballin' out of control.
808AWD325xi's Avatar
No_Country
519
Rep
1,289
Posts

Drives: 2009 335i
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Moline, IL

iTrader: (0)

It was a good time.

http://forums.bimmerforums.com/forum...d.php?t=831042

http://www.bimmerfest.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=230717
Appreciate 0
Reply

Bookmarks

Thread Tools Search this Thread
Search this Thread:

Advanced Search

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off



All times are GMT -5. The time now is 08:01 AM.




e90post
Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.11
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions Inc.
1Addicts.com, BIMMERPOST.com, E90Post.com, F30Post.com, M3Post.com, ZPost.com, 5Post.com, 6Post.com, 7Post.com, XBimmers.com logo and trademark are properties of BIMMERPOST