LumenAl
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Well, had a little trip... all in all went real well... Didn't take enough pictures but what the heck...
The route was 250 miles round trip and covered three passes... Stevens Pass, Bluet Pass, and Snoqualmie Pass.
First stop was the 59'er Cafe for Breakfast after crossing Stevens pass..
Then it was time to let the ladies do some shopping in Leavenworth...
Leavenworth was officially incorporated on September 5, 1906. A small timber community, it became the headquarters of the Great North Railroad in the early 1900s. The railroad relocated to Wenatchee in the 1920s, greatly affecting Leavenworth's economy.
The city struggled until 1962, when the Project LIFE (Leavenworth Improvement For Everyone) Committee was formed to transform the city into a mock Bavarian village to revitalize its economy. In this same vein, Leavenworth is home to the Leavenworth Nutcracker Museum, which opened in 1995 and contains more than 5,000 nutcrackers dating from prehistoric to modern. Leavenworth's annual Oktoberfest celebration is claimed to be one of the most attended in the world outside Munich, Germany. or the Kitchener-Waterloo Oktoberfest held in Ontario, Canada where attendance last year (2006) was expected to top 700,000.
In November 2007 Good Morning America went to Leavenworth for Holiday Gifts for the Globe where GMA helped light up the town for the Christmas Holiday. Leavenworth was also named the Ultimate Holiday Town USA by A&E.
From there we went to La Toscana winery... yep... a little drinking and driving! (We behaved)...
Here we are parked on the lawn of this small and very charming place... He does about 5000 bottles a year from here... he was the first of what has grown into 30+ wineries in this region.
(Note: A young man taking picture of the T-bucket!)... Anyway... it was time to head over Bluet Pass to The Red Horse Diner... an old Mobil station all fixed up nice and serves up some good food.
Here we are in the parking lot... I thought I took a picture of the front, but guess I didn't...
Well... after some food, it was time to hit Snoqualmie Pass and call it a day...
Now I know lots of you guys put way more miles on, but I can tell you with the mono-leaf spring in the rear... 250 miles in a day is going to ware ya out!... So we are near month 17 of completion of the car and I crossed into the 4000 mile mark! :buttkick: Keep in mind this is the Pacific Northwest up here! :rofl:
The route was 250 miles round trip and covered three passes... Stevens Pass, Bluet Pass, and Snoqualmie Pass.
First stop was the 59'er Cafe for Breakfast after crossing Stevens pass..
Then it was time to let the ladies do some shopping in Leavenworth...
Leavenworth was officially incorporated on September 5, 1906. A small timber community, it became the headquarters of the Great North Railroad in the early 1900s. The railroad relocated to Wenatchee in the 1920s, greatly affecting Leavenworth's economy.
The city struggled until 1962, when the Project LIFE (Leavenworth Improvement For Everyone) Committee was formed to transform the city into a mock Bavarian village to revitalize its economy. In this same vein, Leavenworth is home to the Leavenworth Nutcracker Museum, which opened in 1995 and contains more than 5,000 nutcrackers dating from prehistoric to modern. Leavenworth's annual Oktoberfest celebration is claimed to be one of the most attended in the world outside Munich, Germany. or the Kitchener-Waterloo Oktoberfest held in Ontario, Canada where attendance last year (2006) was expected to top 700,000.
In November 2007 Good Morning America went to Leavenworth for Holiday Gifts for the Globe where GMA helped light up the town for the Christmas Holiday. Leavenworth was also named the Ultimate Holiday Town USA by A&E.
From there we went to La Toscana winery... yep... a little drinking and driving! (We behaved)...
Here we are parked on the lawn of this small and very charming place... He does about 5000 bottles a year from here... he was the first of what has grown into 30+ wineries in this region.
(Note: A young man taking picture of the T-bucket!)... Anyway... it was time to head over Bluet Pass to The Red Horse Diner... an old Mobil station all fixed up nice and serves up some good food.
Here we are in the parking lot... I thought I took a picture of the front, but guess I didn't...
Well... after some food, it was time to hit Snoqualmie Pass and call it a day...
Now I know lots of you guys put way more miles on, but I can tell you with the mono-leaf spring in the rear... 250 miles in a day is going to ware ya out!... So we are near month 17 of completion of the car and I crossed into the 4000 mile mark! :buttkick: Keep in mind this is the Pacific Northwest up here! :rofl:
