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"Cruise Oregon: It's not just a vacation, it's an adventure!"
Cruise Oregon 2012
"Birds of a feather go to Tahoe together"
Cruise Oregon April Newsletter
Hello Cruisers!
April is almost over and registration for the 2011 Cruise Oregon adventure will be closing soon! If you are still thinking about signing up, please have those registration forms postmarked and mailed by the 30th. After that date, we will close registration and release the hotels we have blocked. So..make sure you have those hotel reservations made as well.
On May 1st, we will mail out the print newsletter and pre-pay forms. Please look those over and return them promptly, as we need them back by the end of May.
You will get an email or letter from your group leader the first couple weeks of June. Groups are randomly assigned, so at this point we don't know yet who your leader is.
Remember, we have two dress up nights this trip, so start looking for fun stuff! We will have a "crazy hat night" the first night we arrive in Tahoe. There will be a short drivers meeting and get together in the hotel parking lot. The last hat night we had was a hoot, and we can't wait to see what you guys come up with this time!
The second dress up night will be the final night in Canyonville. It will be a Hawaiian night, so get those shirts out and maybe a muu-muu or two? Think you can find something Hawaiian that has Flamingo's on it?
It's not too much longer now....!!!
Cruise Oregon March Newsletter
As I write this, it is March 21st, and it is snowing like crazy! It's Spring, isn't it? Hopefully we will see some warm weather and sunshine soon!
We now have 93 registered for the cruise, with 32 Route 26 Cruisers club members and 12 newbies. To the newbies: we welcome you to Cruise Oregon - get ready to have a really good time on wheels!
We have decided that the first night, after we get to Tahoe, we will have an informal get-together in the hotel parking lot. This hotel is perfect for that, and that is the night we will wear our crazy hats, sit around and swap stories of the day's drive and any adventures that happen along the way. It should be a fun way to end the day.
Registration for this year's cruise will be closing in approx. 6 weeks, on April 30th. If you, or anyone you know is still sitting on the fence about going, they had better get those forms in soon. Hopefully by now, those of you that HAVE signed up have made your hotel reservations as well. We only block the rooms until the end of April, so after that we can't guarantee rates or availability.
Once registration closes, you will be receiving your pre-pay forms and snail mail newsletter from the Mayor and Cruise Director. This should come the first part of May sometime, so keep your eyes open for it!
That's about it for this month....plans are coming along nicely, we have picked our group names, and the first clothing order has been placed. I know you will all love the T-shirts this year....they ROCK!
Cruise Oregon February Newsletter
Howdy!
Another month almost gone, and even though the weather is still pretty iffy ( I think I saw some snow yesterday!), there are also signs of Spring. Anybody see the daffodils coming up?
Only five more months to go until the 2012 Cruise. As of this meeting, we have 87 cars registered and a couple more we know are coming in, so before long we will be pushing the 100 cars mark! If you still have not sent in your registration, you might want to get on that soon. Registration closes on April 30th.
We are starting to think about group names and I'm sure you can imagine some of the ones that have been discussed. Think Flamingos, birds in general and of course PINK! The guys are SOOO thrilled about the pink part....
There will be a Friday niight meet and greet with our out of town arrivals and Route 26 Cruisers on July 13th at 6 PM at Wescott's Auto Restyling in Damascus. They have graciously offered to host us this year. We will have a BBQ in their parking lot at 19701 SE Hwy 212 in Damascus. You can see more about Wescott's here: www.wescottsauto.com
We will also be collecting goods for Sno Cap in Sandy that night and the next morning at registration as well. The print newsletter you get before the cruise will have a "wish' list of what type of things to bring to put in the barrels. We did this a couple years ago for My Father's House in Gresham, and they were thrilled with what we donated to help stock their shelves!
Be sure to save time for the Gondola ride at Heavenly Village in South Lake Tahoe on our day there. From the top, you will get 360 degree views of Lake Tahoe and the surrounding area, and it's absolutely beautiful. There are also hiking trails and restaurants at the top for your enjoyment.
Thanks to one of our Cruise Oregon participants, we heard about a private collection that is a 'must see' just outside of Vallejo. We are working on arranging a tour for us there- it sounds like a great place!
That's about all I have for you this month...see ya in March!
Cruise Oregon January Newsletter
Happy New Year everyone! Hope you all had a wonderful holiday season and believe it or not, it's only 6 short months until we leave on Cruise Oregon again!
We now have 74 cars registered for this year's cruise, with 28 Route 26 Cruisers Club members, and 4 newbies. Not bad for only the end of January. If you have not sent your registration form in yet, you might want to think about doing that soon, as we limit the cruise to 150 cars.
We have confirmed the dinner cruise on Lake Tahoe, and this time, along with a wonderful dinner, it will be a three hour cruise around the lake with music. Sounds like fun! You can check it out here:
The M.S. Dixie II - Lake Tahoe Cruises - Zephyr Cove Resort\
You have several options while we are in Vallejo, as I have mentioned in previous newsletters. We are securing discounted ticket prices to Six Flags, if that is where you would like to go. The tickets will be for park admittance and all the park rides, etc., but if you want to do the Dolphin Experience, you will have to do that on your own. I believe the cost for the Dolphin's is in the $100 range.
If you are registered for the cruise, or are planning on registering, I have a question for you this month.. We need your input on the Napa Valley Wine tours. We can reserve busses that will take the group on a 5 hour tour to several different wineries and then back to the hotel for approx. $20 per person. We need to reserve the busses before the end of registration, so could you let me know if this is something you might be interested in? Please respond to this email if you are, and we will continue looking into this.
One of our cruisers sent me a link to a website that has a ton of pictures from when we visited Patty's Burger Time in Boise last year. If you would like to see them, look for the Cruise Oregon pictures here:
Zenfolio | Hot Rod High Photography
Lastly, I am trying to clean up the email address list and would like to know if anyone wants to be removed from our email list. If you don't want monthly emails, please let me know, and I will remove you. Remember, you can always read the same emails on our website.
Cruise Oregon December Newsletter
Hi Everyone!
So ya got all your shopping done? Ready for the holidays? It's hard to believe that another year is almost over and 2012 is right around the corner!
y now you should have received your registration form in the mail for next year's cruise to Lake Tahoe. If for some reason it has not shown up yet, you can download one from our website (www.cruiseoregon.com) or contact Karen Strand at cruisedirector@cruiseoregon.com and she will get one off to you. Registration closes on April 30th, which I know seems like a long ways off, but try to get them in as soon as you can so you can get the list of hotels we have blocked and start making your reservations.
So far, we already have 38 signed up for the cruise, which will be from July 14-22, 2012.
Plans are coming along, and I will have more info for you next month.
Your Cruise Oregon committee would like to wish you all a very Merry Christmas, and a Happy New Year!
Cruise Oregon November Newsletter
Happy Thanksgiving everyone!
Our November meeting was very good, and I have lots of info to share with you.
The registration forms are at the printer's and will be snail-mailed to you and available on our website around December 7th. As usual, once you have sent your registration in, you will receive your list of hotels and can start to make your reservations.
Here's a breakdown of some of the tentative things we are planning:
Saturday in Klamath Falls, we will have a Mexican dinner and play a few games of Bingo.
Sunday night in Tahoe will be dinner on your own as it's a long driving day.
Monday will be a "free day" in Tahoe to do as you please. For you zip trekkers, I am sorry to tell you the zip line is no longer there, so that isn't an option this time, but there's still the Gondola and the beautiful views from the top of the mountain, as well as shopping, gambling, or maybe a drive around the lake? That night, we are looking into booking a dinner cruise on the lake.
Tuesday we will travel down to the Reno/Sparks area and tour a private collection. I hear it's a wonderful collection of minatures, as well as extensive Roy Rogers/Dale Evans memorablilia. They might even have a couple cars to show us! After that, you can do as you please for the rest of the day and that evening at 5:30, we will go to the National Auto Museum in Reno which will be closed to the public, but open for us for dinner and private touring. You can check it out here:
Wednesday we will leave Tahoe and head on down to Vallejo. It's a fairly short drive, so along the way you can stop in Sacramento to tour the California Auto Museum:
Or, you can stop in Fairfield and go to the Anheuser Busch Brewery or visit the Jelly Belly Factory.
Dinner that first night in Vallejo will be at our hotel and will be a pasta night.
Thursday is a free day. You can visit Six Flags Amusement Park, maybe swim with Dolphins, tour the Napa Valley and visit some wineries (14 miles away), or take the ferry which costs $20 (round trip), over to San Francisco and visit Fisherman's Wharf.
Friday we will drive up beautiful Hwy 1 to Eureka, California, and we are working on a dinner at the Samoa Cookhouse.
Saturday, we will head on over to Canyonville, Oregon and our final night dinner at the 7 Feathers Casino Resort.
Along the way we will have two dress up nights. We are going to have another crazy hat night because that was so much fun last time we did it! Time to start thinking about how you want to decorate your hat. We will also have a Hawaiian night, so get out those Hawaiian shirts and muu-muu's!
That's a lot for you all to think about this month....your committee would like to wish each and every one of you a Happy Thanksgiving with family and friends.
Cruise Oregon October Newsletter
Happy October everyone!
Have you noticed the colors of the trees this year? Maybe it's because of the strange weather we had all summer, or maybe I am just noticing it more, but the leaves seem to be more colorful and vibrant than I have ever seen them! What a wonderful time of the year.
Our Cruise Oregon 2012 plans are coming right along! The route is pretty much set, and hotels are being contacted in each town to block rooms for us. We are starting to discuss things to do along the way, and we have already decided on a 'catch phrase' and mascot for the cruise. For those of you that like to know in advance...get ready.....(drum roll).....
Our mascot for the Tahoe trip will be a PINK FLAMINGO!!
The trip will be called: "Birds of a feather go to Tahoe together."
It sounds like a wonderful trip, with some new country to explore. Our two night stay in Vallejo is about 10 miles from the Napa Valley for those of you that have asked to go to Napa. And you can also take a ferry from Vallejo over to San Francisco for the day if you wish, or hang out at Six Flags Amusement Park. And the drive up the California coast will be absolutely amazing!
As an aside, for those of you that have gone to the Hot Rod Cafe with us the two times we visited Post Falls, Idaho, I'm sorry to say that I heard that they have closed their doors for good. I, for one, am really glad we got to see it when we did. Here is an article about it, if you are interested in reading it
After 14 Years, Hot Rod Cafe Closes Its Doors - News Story - KXLY Spokane
Cruise Oregon September Newsletter
Hi Everyone!
Well, Fall is here, and it's almost time to put the cars to bed for the winter. Although we didn't have the best weather this summer, it sure turned out pretty good towards the end, don't you think?
The committee had it's first meeting for Cruise Oregon 2012 this week and we are already making some good progress. Save the dates: July 14-22, 2012.
As a lot of you know, we are going back to Lake Tahoe, as we had so much fun there the last time. We are working on the route, and have tentatively decided on the towns we will be visiting. Here is a run-down of what we are working on:
Saturday - Sandy to Klamath Falls
Sunday - Klamath Falls to South Lake Tahoe
Monday - In Tahoe
Tuesday - In Tahoe
Wednesday - South Lake Tahoe to Vallejo, California
Thursday - In Vallejo
Friday - Vallejo to Eureka, California
Saturday - Eureka to Canyonville, Oregon
It looks like a great trip, with some roads we have not traveled on yet and some beautiful scenery along the way! In the coming months, we will be fine tuning the route, deciding on a mascot and catch phrase, and planing events in the towns we will be visiting.
Pictures from the 2011 "Just Horsin' Around" cruise are now on the website, as well as the amounts we made and where the money was donated to. When you get a chance, take a look at www.cruiseoregon.com
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