2007 MOUNT SAINT HELENS RENDEZVOUS

First of MANY posts...

The "THREE" at the ArlinGton BK get together talked about having a HHR/SSR (Heritage) run to Mt St Helens in MAY of 2007.

This is the intial POST for this event. Like RENDEZVOUS' of old... this will most likely be a NO HOST gathering of Chevy Heritage vehicals. As this event draws nearer it might evolve and more formal activities might take shape. We the "THREE" are really hoping to expand to "FOUR" or more. Mt St Helens is withing a few hours of Seattle and Portland... so those that want to attend will most likely make this an all day trip. Some may want to spend a night near by and meet up with the rest at a yet UNDETERMINED place... have brunch??? before heading up to the mountain. WA-HHR is going to scope out the area for places to eat and sleep and provide that info in a later posts.

If there is interest in this event??? someone might want to become the "SCRIBE" to make a mailing/contact lists to keep everyone up to date on any changess...


THE 18TH (the day that woke everyone up) IS ON A FRIDAY... SO SAT THE 19TH IS CURRENTLY THE SHEDULED DATE...

People from different cities may want to "CRUZE" to the rendezvous together... Portland people talk and figure a starting point... same for the SeaTac fokes.

an so on...

If one of you out there has an IDEA for another "HERITAGE" run... speak up... Start a NEW THREAD so we don't get to confused


Mt St Helens Monument WEB SITE
http://www.fs.fed.us/gpnf/mshnvm/

Chuck... do we want to start a new thread for a posible FW get together???


John... HOW DO I PICTURE IN A POST FROM MY HD... DO I JUST TYPE IN THE PATH/NAME ON MY HD. DOS AND DINOSAURS!!!

YOZ... where were you when she blew???

 

To answer my own question... Joan and I were in bed. We live near a naval air station... I called into work to see a plane had crashed... then I turned on the TV. Working in quality assurance at the time I had to send in ash samples down to CA to be analize for acid content. When I told the guy in San Diego I could send him a 55 gal drum if he wanted... he went crazy... guess the glass and jewlery makers were paying good money for MSH ash. A friend of mine made me little sterling pendents cost me $5 each... my mother called me from LA... wanted to know if it would hurt my feeling if she sold hers for $50... DAH... had my friend make her another one for... yep $5

Think Joan and I still have our pendents... I'll try to bring one to the RENDEZVOUS.

 

I was somewhere in New Jersey when it blew.

As for photos, click on the Gallery link up at the top of the page. Then click on Upload in the gray bar under the ad banner. Fill in the fields and click Submit. After you submit the photo you can then link to it from your posts.

To link to it, copy the URL from the page showing your photo (underneath your photo you will see a lot of extra info. Look for the Direct Link Code). In your message click on the icon that looks like a postcard of mountains with a stamp in the corner (Insert Image). Then paste the URL from the previous step into the popup box.

That should do it.

 

Is there a easy way to post pic with this message? Not real computer savy and don,t know what url for pic is. Other e-mail is just drag and click to include pic. Thanks Pat in Yakima

 

Here's a good tutorial on posting pics..........

posting pics in thread

 

Hope this works, the question was asked where were you May 18th 1980? We were clam digging on the beach at Long Beach Wa. Didn't get any that morning and I soon found out why. When we got back to motel we heard about the mountain. I don't think we could have gotten a clam with a back hoe that morning. We drove back home to Yakima in our 35 plymouth street rod. Pic, if comes out shows ash when we got home. Still driving car and just changed oil and air filter.

 

Will I almost made it the pic I wanted to attach to the above message is still in the gallery, the old car with the ash. Will try to do better next time.

 

To answer your question, I wasn't around for the eruption. I didn't make an appearance until 1983. I've been to Mt. St. Helen back in the 90's with my family. It was cool.

I would love to make a trip out there again. If I'm not in Europe at that time I'll be there. Keep us posted on the event.

Thanks guys

 

PITAXI

how did your carb survive?

 

The air cleaner was filling up, after about 30 miles of running in the ash the engine was running at about 40 mph at idol. The vaccuum wiper plugged after about 10 miles and had to turn off and on and get 1 wipe at a time. Lots of memories.