[members] Club Lotus Northwest Mid-Central Fall Tour

[Schwartz Daniel]

*Club Lotus Northwest*

*Mid-Central Fall Tour*

*Greetings driving enthusiasts!  Please read on for a hopefully fun
upcoming event!
*

*When:  October 12*

*Where: Southern Willamette Valley and Siuslaw National Forest areas*

*This fall driving tour will consist of a 150 mile route during the early
Autumn, hopefully late enough for some nice fall colors, but early enough
to avoid any severe weather.*

*The route is a bit on the short side in anticipation of some participants
driving long distance to arrive at the starting point, which will be on the
south end of Eugene at Spencer Butte Park.  From here we will travel south
west through some rambling hills and valleys on the southern end of the
Willamette valley, then further south.  Turning north, we will skirt along
the Siuslaw National Forest, then head west toward Mapleton for a lunch
break.  Thereafter, we’ll head back east towards Junction City on some
mellow country roads for a nice cool down drive back to the valley.  From
here, participants can hop on Hwy 99 and disperse north or south to I5 and
home.*

*Routes will consist entirely of two lane tarmac roads.  This includes some
state highways and also some county lanes.  Although the wider two lane
state highways in this area are very nice, we will mostly avoid them as
they are frequently heavily traveled, resulting in afternoons staring at
the bike lashed to the back of a Winnebago.  Much of the route we will
follow is highly technical, variable in elevation, narrow and twisty county
lanes which will thoroughly challenge your Lotus’ superb handling
capabilities and exercise your driving cravings even at normal highway
speed limits!  We’ll have a few sections of epic state highway as well for
moments to relax and lash down all the random debris, CD’s and old French
fries that worked their way loose from their hiding spots through the curvy
sections.*

*All manner of cars are welcome.  Other car clubs may join as well and it’s
likely we will get some co-attendance from the local PCA region.  Feel free
to forward the invite to any interested parties.
*

*Note also that Spencer Butte has a very nice, short (but steep) ascent to
the summit offering an excellent view of the Willamette valley and
mountains to the North and West.  One could easily arrive early and get
this hike stomped out in about 1.5 hours and then head out for the tour
immediately after.*

**

*Schedule (Drive times are approximate)**:*

*9:30 – 10:30 – Arrive anytime.  Light refreshments will be provided during
this time.*

*10:30 – Depart for morning run
*

*12:30 – 1:30 - Lunch*

*1:30 – Depart for afternoon run
*

*~2:30 – Finish*

*Directions to starting location from I5:*

*1.     **Exit I5 at exit 189*

*a.     **From the north, exit 189.  At the end of the off ramp, turn right
a the traffic light onto McVay Hwy and head south for about 0.5 miles.  Then
turn right onto 30th Avenue.*

*b.     **From the south, exit 189 and turn left onto 30th Avenue.*

*2.     **Continue on 30th Avenue for 3.2 miles.  Turn left onto Hilyard at
the traffic light (note Albertsons on left)*

*3.     **Immediately turn right onto 31st Avenue.*

*4.     **After about 0.5 miles, turn left onto Willamette St.*

*5.     **Proceed south on Willamette St. about 3.1 miles where you will
find the entrance to Spencer Butte park on the left just prior to the crest
of a hill.*

*Addendum**:*

*Copy and paste this link into your browser for a preview of one of the
best sections of the route!*

*http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kb_nkeyeCQs*<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kb_nkeyeCQs>
**
Spencer Butte:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spencer_Butte


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Daniel J. Schwartz
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