Washington State East Meets West - Second Annual Gathering - May 17-20, 2018

Honutab

Hope to be there eventually... traffic on SR18 has been horrendous!

MortyandDottie

Got a late start but we are on our way. Looking forward to seeing/meeting everyone. Spot 49 here we come 

Homebodyatheart

Ok, just so you know... I did NOT order this weather! The rain can stop any time now.

Dalehelman

The rain is free. No extra charge.

Honutab

At least we don't have to worry about getting wet from the sprinklers!

Homebodyatheart

Good morning everyone!  We have a game plan for today that involve staying dry. Ranger Dennis has offered us use of the pavilion shelter closest to A loop as you were driving into the park on the right side. Eric can use some help about 10 o’clock taking everything down for the barbecue and he’ll have dinner done by six. It will be nice to have a big open area that’s covered with tables we could stay dry!

Vikings

Becky and Eric,
Good plan!!!
Mary Kay thinks it is supposed to stop raining mid-afternoon.   Lets hope.

Kim

2Cougs

Perfect!!!

Ratkity

Homebodyatheart said:

Hey @Ratkity I’ll save you a front row seat if you could make it!

@ericnliz...

Can't make it, but phones these days do have video modes *hint, hint*. I'm not sure if anyone will notice if the sprinklers go off in this weather. Are you getting the same as the DC metro area? I have had to swim to the yard to take out the dog. He loves it. Who'd have guess that a German Shepherd would love water so much. He also loves to fetch. I think I have a Golden Retriever in a German Shepherd coat. LOL.

edited to add Popper - 7 mo.

Homebodyatheart

@Ratkity, best guess was 45-50 mph winds, hail, sideways rain, and it cooled off rather quickly! Here’s a pic of Murphy at the new Lake @2Cougs!

Ratkity

(Murph) w00h0000 a lake! *laplaplap* *sloshslosh* Look Mom!

Homebodyatheart

Hey everyone! The weather finally is perfect, just what we ordered! Potluck dinner is at 6pm again. If you leave hungry, you didn’t try hard enough. See you soon!

MuttonChops

Tell Nancy (Creamsicle) About This Driving Route

At Friday's Potluck, Nancy (Creamsicle) B-39, commented about the roller coaster drive from Oregon on US-97 and I-82. The route includes the Yakima -to- Ellensburg rolling (steep) hills and Blewett Pass. I had to leave Lincoln Rock early and forgot to tell Nancy she can by-pass most of the roller coaster and save about 50 driving miles by following the Columbia River on her return drive to Oregon

Could someone forward this route option to Nancy . . . . .
     WA-28 (south) to Quincy,
    WA-281 (south) to I-90
     I-90 (west) to WA-26, exit 137 toward Othello
    Soon after Exit 137, Right Turn on to WA-243,
    Take Bridge to WA-240 & Richland. Rest Stop after bridge crossing
    From Richland follow signs to I-82 & Umatilla

Blue Line is the Route she drove up

RED Line is following river.


Relative Elevations of Two Routes
Starting at Wenatchee
Richland 2 Umatilla delta is just manual x-y data plotting error

Homebodyatheart

@creamsicle... see the post above. 😊
@MuttonChops it was nice meeting you! Have safe travels.

ericnliz

To all that attended: 
First of all, despite the downpour on Thursday, I'm pretty certain this event was a HUGE success! Many thanks to those who rushed in to help those that were the worst effected! You folks are awesome!
I want to thank @Dalehelman for your help with everything you did for me, including our little recon trip to secure the pavilion & save our BBQ & sing-along from the rain. @2Cougs , @Homebodyatheart, Mr. 2Coug & Mr. Homebodyatheart, a special thanks for the assistance at the BBQ, your help was much appreciated (I ALSO know there was a LOT of sampling during the help!), and I couldn't have done it without you two! To EVERYONE that helped out on Saturday when I blew out my shoulder THANK YOU ALL! Thanks to everyone for your generous donations to assist in the costs of the BBQ. It was very much appreciated! The way everyone in this group stepped up to help each other out was incredible to say the least. To say I'm proud to be a part of this group would be an understatement.
To Marceline, and Jill, and a whole lot of others....Thanks for your condolences, support, toasts, & just plain being great friends! You made this trip a joy for me, and although there were some tough moments along they way, your support & friendship helped me through it all. I'm quite sure Liz had a smile on her face, and I know in spirit she was there with us. 
I had SOOO much fun reuniting with some old friends, and meeting a lot of new ones. Yanni & Mike, you made this a very special event for us with your music. Thanks a whole lot for contributing!
In closing, I would like to give an extremely BIG thanks to @Homebodyatheart, @2Cougs, and everyone else who helped chip in their time & efforts to make this a GREAT event. I know how much time was spent not only putting this event together, but also doing a LOT of follow-up, organizing, and distributing of not only helpful information, but the "goodie" bags, and guidance for the newer folks to this event. Your efforts did not go un-noticed! Thanks also to nuCamp for the goodies you sent along to help support this event. 
Hope to see you all again next year, along with perhaps some new faces along with those that were unable to attend this year. Thanks to ALL for helping to make this a HUGE success!
  Eric