the Easter Bunny BBQ is Saturday, April 10th,2004. Potluck BBQ, starting
around 2pm, egg hunt and pi"atas for the urchins, followed by food a little
later. You are invited.
Be there or be square! Got a freezer full of rabbit and I am collecting wood
for the bonfire. Gonna be stuffing candy up the pi"atas ass and dying eggs
to keep the munchkins amused. Robert is bringing some homebrew with
him(competition from other brewmiesters is encouraged). He is also bringing
his accordion, so, PUHLEEZE, if you play an instrument, bring it so we can
have some variation in the background noise!
Hope y'all can come.
DIRECTIONS BY GPS
I-84 to Hood River, take the third(East) Hood River Exit and head South up
Hwy 35 towards Mt.Hood.
...by GPS(new toy,the numbers look right to me;-)
Hwy 35 south from the Panda Bear in front of the Chinese Restaurant
at the
Hwy 35/Hood River Junction 45o 42.47 N 121o 30.17W
Pine Grove Junction,flashing yellow, 45mph, continue South on Hwy35
45o
39.22N 121o 30.82W
Turn left onto Neal Creek Road, be careful, this corner is tighter
than it
looks and there is always a skiff of gravel here 45o 37.78N 121o
30.83W
#3717 Neal Creek Road at the corner of Thomsen Rd. You have arrived!
45o
37.01N 121o 30.80W
There is room in the yard for tents, or you can camp in the woods near by.
Following are some links to Gorge Net,
with info about area lodging, weather etc:
http://www.gorge.net/lodging.htm (http://www.gorge.net/lodging.htm)
http://gorge.net/recrate.html (http://gorge.net/recrate.html)
Hood River abounds with hotels and B & B.
Other than the B&Bs, some of which are out in the country on less traveled
roads and a little closer to me, getting a room means going into Hood River.
About a 7 mile trip. No big deal, but be sober if you are driving.
More info can be found at:
http://www.gorge.net/recreation/lodging.asp (http://www.gorge.net/recreation/lodging.asp)
flops:
http://lodging.gorge.net/meredith/ (http://lodging.gorge.net/meredith/)
http://business.gorge.net/sunset/ (http://business.gorge.net/sunset/)
http://www.reservationtoday.com/hotelin ... R/USA/503/ (http://www.reservationtoday.com/hotelinfo/Hood_River/OR/USA/503/) -probably
the closest
http://www.reservationtoday.com/hotelin ... /USA/9596/ (http://www.reservationtoday.com/hotelinfo/Hood_River/OR/USA/9596/)
Praters (541)386- 3566 -never been there, but there are often bikes parked
out front. May have construction going on in the street out front
Lone Pine (541) 3867-8882 -I haven't been there in years ;-) used to be the
worst dive in town; somewhat improved since half of it burned down. Crawling
distance from Safeway.
more upscale:
http://www.columbiagorgehotel.com/ (http://www.columbiagorgehotel.com/)
http://www.hoodriverhotel.com/ (http://www.hoodriverhotel.com/)
B&B
http://www.sakuraridge.com/ (http://www.sakuraridge.com/)
-this one belongs to some good friends of mine. It is about a ten minute
ride from my place. Great view, great accommodations, great people. I
recommend it, if you can get reservations.
http://www.hoodriverroomfinder.com/welcome.html (http://www.hoodriverroomfinder.com/welcome.html)
http://www.mthoodorganicfarms.com/ (http://www.mthoodorganicfarms.com/)
http://www.pheasantvalleyorchards.com/ (http://www.pheasantvalleyorchards.com/) -'bout halfway from town to my house,
if you book a room here ping me for directions
http://www.berylhouse.com/ (http://www.berylhouse.com/) on the same route as above, closer to town
http://www.lakecliffbnb.com/ (http://www.lakecliffbnb.com/) -Uncle Blasto grew up in this house. We had
some wild times there. Ask him about it. In someways nicer now with the new
owners, but nowhere near as interesting(think Adams Family without so much
Goth)
The best bet is still. The Vagabond Motel. They have always treated my
friends well, the rooms are nice, with reasonable rates. (541)386-2992
(http://imzwa.secureforum.com/upload/HappyEaster.jpg)
Regretfully, I will not be able to attend your shindig. You are a little ways out of my neighborhood. In fact I have NEVER seen a pair of easter bunnies like them around these parts........ :shock:
Have fun,
Jace
PS. What kind of knobbies are you running????
Redmenace,
Your bunnies just disappeared. They must be shy.
dohhh, my computers slow.......my wife was amused
Later
Quote from: "Jace"Regretfully, I will not be able to attend your shindig. You are a little ways out of my neighborhood. In fact I have NEVER seen a pair of easter bunnies like them around these parts........ :shock:
Have fun,
Jace
PS. What kind of knobbies are you running????
Pity. I think Jay Giese is bringing his 95 Tiger down from Seattle if he gets it together in time. He is in the process of putting a dualsport sidecar on it, but it is a little more involved then the one we did on mine. Among other things, he is building monoshock leading link forks for it. I am looking forward to seein what he comes up with.
I am running Kenda knobs on my rig.
You are twisted...... How do those Kenda's perform?
:roll:
Quote from: "Jace"You are twisted...... How do those Kenda's perform?
:roll:
they work really well for my sidecar rig. They might be a little much for a solo that sees street use. I have a Kenda Trackmaster rear mounted on the front wheel.
I think the Conti dualsport knobs are a pretty good choice for solo use; I wear out 3-4 sets of tires a year witht he sidecar so I prefer a cheaper option. Had to raise the front fender and reroute the brake lines to fit the big knobs on the front.
Thanks for the tire info.....I will stay with Metzler Karoos....Howl on the hwy but I like the way they work on gravel/mud/snow/offroad. Been using Dunlop 604s for my long road trips.
Later,
Jace