Awesterbeck

Would anyone be up for a day drive from Everett/Snohomish or even I90 area to Leavenworth, then Chelan, then Winthrop and then the north cascade highway?

I've done it a few times in other cars, but never my C5. I'd love to do it before summer is over. It takes around 8 hours driving straight through, but we'd be able to stop for food. So it'd be a 8-12 hour trip.

Anyways, it'd be fun. Let me know if you're interested. I was thinking Saturday October 7th.

ExRedRacer

I'm interested.

HDLARRY

I made that run last weekend but stayed in Winthrop for the Vintage Wheels Car Show. Little smoky on the east side but cleared out Saturday. It was supposed to get smoky again starting last Sunday afternoon but I was gone by then.

Recommend you check the fire and smoke situation before you head that way.

GoodVibeVince

Interested as well

kenthomas4

I'm interested.

Awesterbeck

It looks like most of you guys live down south. So I was thinking we could meet at XXX in Issaquah pretty early like 6-7am and take I90 to Blewett Pass and then grab breakfast in Leavenworth.

Unless you guys would want to drive up north and take Highway 2 over to Leavenworth. Either way works for me.

Awesterbeck

Yeah I was over at Fish Lake for a few days the first week in August. The smoke was really bad.. Hopefully we'll get some rain before and it'll help with the fires over there.

AmmoVet

CMCS is doing this trip today, 29 cars, overniter in Pateros.

itaylorm

I am up in concrete today doing I 20 or would have loved to go

duramaxsky

I may be interested. I live near XXX so I like that idea. It would be just me as the SO will be in London at her moms place.

Zorro O

I did this yesterday in the other direction, North Cascades then back over Stevens, great drive. Had fun sharing the road with a beautiful black C7 convertible from Diablo too Winthrop, made my day!

TomdaToolman

Does this event have any potential yet? If so, I'm interested. Any possibility in making it into a 2 day trip?

HeyDanNiceShot

Here's some notes: https://www.dansdrives.com/the-north-cascades-loop

And we cover it in our Podcast: https://www.dansdrives.com/podcast/

AaronZ51

Nice write-up and sweet tips, Dan! I bookmarked your site to spend more time perusing and getting ideas for future road trips.

HeyDanNiceShot

Thanks! I've got about 15 years of notes I'm trying to put down into something usable and fun for people and not overload the page. Trying to publish one every week.

last901

That weekend or Oct 7th is also the annual Mahogany and Merlot event in Chelan. I'm not going this year so don;t know how many of the old Unlimiteds will be there. I'm sure there will be a few though and the turnout of old wooden runabouts and vintage limited class hydros is usually quit large and interesting.

So, if you need a diversion along the route, you might give this some thought.

Awesterbeck

I think I'm going to call it off unfortunately. It looks like it's going to rain and be cold.. so that probably means snow for the passes. Especially the north cascade pass. I vote we shoot for sometime this spring or early summer. Sorry guys. I'd love to go but would rather not risk the passes.

TomdaToolman

Just got home from a 9 day vacation and the wife isn't interested in going. I could still be interested in going, but there is no way I can be there at that early hour with the San Juan Island ferry schedule. Have fun!

koranke

I actually drove the loop this past Sunday. I totally forgot about your post here. It is a beautiful drive in the fall and we got lucky with the weather. The passes were a little wet with melting snow, but otherwise good conditions and above 40. Of course, my nemesis the RV was also out in full force, but I guess that can't be avoided. I'll keep an eye out for when you do this next year.