1ST LIVIN LITE REGIONAL RALLY

[flemke]

It is strange that in Oregon they still have to pump your gas, I forget and just jump out and try to pump my own when in that state.

[ammobob]

So the first time I jumped out and pumped my own gas (Friday) the guy came over and told me he was supposed to pump my gas. Told him I was not handicapped ( ) and got chewed out. Then he looked at my Nevada tags and explained the law to me. Feels odd after years and I mean years of pumping my own gas. Oh well something new.

[leslie]

Somebody should have warned us from out of state! Is there anything else we need to know about the culture of Oregon so we can stay out of trouble??

[pinstriper]

Season 1 of Portlandia will tell you everything you need to know. It is a fine documentary.

[leslie]

We are in Memaloose State Park, right on the Columbia River. So nice! And the way we got here was by going to a rest area on I-84! I kid you not! You have to drive through the rest area exit to get here!

We can stay until 1PM, so we are going to have a lazy AM, and then we are going to Portland! Our youngest son has been best buds since first grade with a kid - well, now he is a man - who lives in Portland now, and we plan to see him while we are here.

[ammobob]

At Silver Falls now and I love this park. Beautiful park and the falls are outstanding.

[daplumbr]

We are coming into Umatilla tomorrow. We planned to take the red road on the north side of the big river, but anyone with experience could talk us into taking the Interstate on the south side. Pinstriper helped us with ideas to get around Portland. Any thoughts on which river route?  

[leslie]

I suggest you go to Pendleton and head west on I-84. My son suggested this route to me. We were blown away by the scenery. We stayed at Memaloose State Park, where you enter by going through the rest area, just east of Mosier.

[leslie]

Our reservation at Ft Stevens starts on Thursday. We will be driving from Portland. I had an idea - who else will be driving to arrive on Thursday? What about a Camplite Convoy? Or a LL Convoy?

This is my first time here - not sure if we can work it, but if we could...

[ammobob]

Sorry we'll miss your convoy if you work it out. We will hit Ft Stevens on Wednesday.

[pinstriper]

We are coming into Umatilla tomorrow. We planned to take the red road on the north side of the big river, but anyone with experience could talk us into taking the Interstate on the south side. Pinstriper helped us with ideas to get around Portland. Any thoughts on which river route?  

SR-14 is narrow, hilly, and lots of turns. Fun road without a trailer.

I-84 is straight, 2 lanes in each direction, and flatter.

[scbillandjane]

We made it! Yay!!!  Arrived around 1:00-ish.  Couldn't check in yet, so went into Warrenton and ate lunch at Dooger's Cafe. Enjoyed my crab cakes and Bill liked his pan fried oysters, too. Then a quick run to Costco and back to Fort Stevens. Smooth check in and finally settled. We are in loop O, site 41. Sorry we couldn't get a site in the M loop, but we'll find our way to the "in crowd." Drive safely, everyone! See you soon!? ??

[pinstriper]

[quote source="/post/23192/thread" timestamp="1468900979" author="@leslie"]Our reservation at Ft Stevens starts on Thursday. We will be driving from Portland. I had an idea - who else will be driving to arrive on Thursday? What about a Camplite Convoy? Or a LL Convoy?

This is my first time here - not sure if we can work it, but if we could...[/quote]We're coming in Thursday. Gonna try to push the 4pm checkin.

Where u gonna be coming from ?

[flemke]

Hope to see some LL units on my way, coming from Seattle on Thursday I'll be catching US30 after coming over the Lewis and Clark bridge at Longview.  Hope to get there by 4pm checkin. Excited to meet everyone.

[pinstriper]

Hope to see some LL units on my way, coming from Seattle on Thursday I'll be catching US30 after coming over the Lewis and Clark bridge at Longview.  Hope to get there by 4pm checkin. Excited to meet everyone.

I would have directed Merlin to cross over to the Washington side at the 205 bridge and avoid Portland if I could have remembered the route names. 

Nah, I would have told him to stay on the Washington side until Astoria, as a more interesting ride. Anything to avoid Portland traffic.