2012 AMVIV Drive

Any plans for PS Mini folks to pass thru the Tri-Cities on their way to AMVIV this June?
Last year I went thru Pilot Rock to Burns, OR then thru Austin NV into Vegas. I hit snow, rain and snow again, the trip in June should avoid this type of weather
It may have taken longer but the ride was more fun then the Jackpot run, more twist and turns from Tri-Cities to Burns and much less highway time

I can not wait for AMVIV!!

I just posted in Out-Of-Area asking if there was interest in a drive AMVIV9 Interest.

My plan was to go down 101 and then across. But I'd be going back that way. If there is no interest in the 101 route I may head your way. I'll let you know.

Edited by ipeverywhere - May/03/12 at 8:17pm

We are still working on our leave dates but we were looking at the 11th or the 12th

Candus and I have a new twist to this run , stay tuned.

LOLOLOL, we are trying to fit some Mining into the trip.

What it is looking like is
Ephrata
To
Pendleton
To
Burns
To
Denio Junction
To
Winnemucca
Then to
Las Vegas

We were going to leave on Monday but it looks like we might be leaving Sunday to give us a day in Northern Nevada, alot depends on Hotel reservation. Did you pick up any more from your group that are going?

We are looking at ruffly the same but are going through denio junction, Winnemucca and the be in Vegas on Tuesday

Well, our plans changed just a little bit. Steve and I are now leaving this coming Tuesday (6/5) with our first night in Bend, OR. I bid on a night on Priceline and we'll be staying at the Shilo Inn Suites Hotel in Bend for only $65. Wednesday morning we're going to try and head out early to tour the Crater Lake area. Then I have no idea where we'll spend the night on Wednesday. Maybe Reno? Winging it kind of makes it fun in the MINI. Get it...  Winging it?  

Okay here is what we has so far

Ephrata Wa  Sunday the 10th
Fields Or
Winnemucca Nv
Austin NV
Tonopah Nv
Las Vegas  Tuesday the 12th

Hopefully we will have dates and ruff times locked this weekend.

I was there when it was founded and has grown into a great place. Has Steve tried there Beer?

Cool so maybe this is like breaking it to her he easy way , LOLOLOL . You should try the black butte XXIII

 
> From: Ephrata, WA US
> To: Fields, OR US
> To: Winnemucca, NV US
> To: Austin, NV US
> To: Tonopah, NV US
> To: Las Vegas, NV US
>
> DRIVING DIRECTIONS
> --------------------------------------------------
> A) Ephrata, WA US. Leaving the morning of the 10th
> --------------------------------------------------
> 1. Start out going southwest on Alder St SW toward 2nd Ave SW. (go 0.12 miles)
> 2. Take the 2nd right onto 3rd Ave SW.
> - 3rd Ave SW is just past 2nd Ave SW
> - If you reach 4th Ave SW you've gone a little too far
> (go 0.08 miles)
> 3. Take the 1st left onto WA-28.
> - Subway is on the corner
> - If you reach C St SW you've gone a little too far
> (go 0.71 miles)
> 4. Turn left onto WA-282.
> - WA-282 is just past 12th Ave SW
> - Tienda Mexicana Veracruz is on the corner
> - If you reach 13th Ave SW you've gone a little too far
> (go 4.86 miles)
> 5. WA-282 becomes WA-17 S. (go 15.85 miles)
> 6. Turn left onto I-90-BL S/WA-17 S. Continue to follow WA-17 S.
> - WA-17 S is 0.3 miles past E Nelson Rd
> - If you are on Clover Dr SE and reach S Pilgrim St you've gone a little too far
> (go 44.26 miles)
> 7. Merge onto US-395 S toward Pasco.
> - If you are on Pepiot Rd and reach Coordes Rd you've gone about 4.8 miles too far
> (go 22.82 miles)
> 8. Merge onto I-182 W/US-12 W/US-395 S toward Richland/Pendleton. (go 2.37 miles)
> 9. Merge onto US-395 S via EXIT 12A toward Kennewick/Pendleton. (go 7.72 miles)
> 10. Merge onto I-82 E via the exit on the left toward Pendleton/Umatilla (Crossing into Oregon). (go 30.59 miles)
> 11. Merge onto I-84 E via the exit on the left toward Pendleton. (go 30.23 miles)
> 12. Take the US-395 S exit, EXIT 209, toward Pendleton/John Day. (go 0.2 miles)
> 13. Turn right onto Southgate/US-395. Continue to follow US-395.
> - If you reach I-84 E you've gone about 0.2 miles too far
> (go 116.68 miles)
> 14. Turn left onto US-26/US-395/John Day Hwy.
> - US-26 is 0.3 miles past Rimrock Rd
> - Us Post Office is on the corner
> - If you are on Ingle St and reach Kilpatrick Ln you've gone a little too far
> (go 8.24 miles)
> 15. Turn right onto US-395/John Day-Burns Hwy.
> - US-395 is just past SW Brent St
> - Dairy Queen is on the corner
> - If you reach NE Dayton St you've gone a little too far
> (go 11.01 miles)
> 16. Turn slight left onto US-395/John Day-Burns Hwy. Continue to follow US-395.
> - US-395 is 0.9 miles past Canyon Creek Ln
> - If you are on NF-392 and reach NF-830 you've gone about 1.4 miles too far
> (go 56.57 miles)
> 17. Turn right onto US-20/US-395.
> - US-20 is 0.9 miles past Paradise Rd
> - R J's Restaurant is on the corner
> - If you are on Fry Rd and reach OR-78 you've gone about 1.9 miles too far
> (go 2.8 miles)
> 18. Turn left onto E Monroe St/OR-78. Continue to follow OR-78.
> - OR-78 is just past E Madison St
> - Shell Oil Jobber-Lr Swarthout is on the corner
> - If you are on S Broadway Ave and reach E Jackson St you've gone a little too far
> (go 1.72 miles)
> 19. Turn right onto OR-205.
> - If you reach Rye Grass Ln you've gone about 4.8 miles too far
> (go 73.1 miles)
> 20. OR-205 becomes Catlow Valley Rd/CR-202. (go 35.46 miles)
> 21. Catlow Valley Rd/CR-202 becomes Fields Denio Rd/CR-201. (go 1.4 miles)
> 22. Welcome to FIELDS, OR.
> - Your destination is 0.2 miles past Williams Creek Ln
> (go 0 miles)
> >> ESTIMATED TIME: 8 hours 54 minutes | DISTANCE: 466.78 miles
> --------------------------------------------------
> B) Fields, OR US. Staying the night of the 10th
> --------------------------------------------------
> 1. Start out going southeast on Fields Denio Rd/CR-201 toward Fields Dr (Crossing into Nevada). (go 21.06 miles)
> 2. Fields Denio Rd/CR-201 becomes NV-292. (go 2.94 miles)
> 3. NV-292 becomes NV-140/Denio Highway 140. (go 65.58 miles)
> 4. Turn right onto US-95. (go 31.51 miles)
> 5. Turn left onto W Winnemucca Blvd/I-80-BL/NV-289.
> - W Winnemucca Blvd is just past W 2nd St
> - If you reach W 4th St you've gone a little too far
> (go 0.03 miles)
> 6. Welcome to WINNEMUCCA, NV.
> - If you reach S Bridge St you've gone a little too far
> (go 0 miles)
> >> ESTIMATED TIME: 1 hour 55 minutes | DISTANCE: 121.12 miles
> --------------------------------------------------
> C) Winnemucca, NV US. Food and refuel on the 11th
> --------------------------------------------------
> 1. Start out going northeast on W Winnemucca Blvd/I-80-BL/NV-289 toward S Bridge St. Continue to follow I-80-BL. (go 0.56 miles)
> 2. Merge onto I-80 E.
> - If you are on E 2nd St and reach Enochson Rd you've gone about 0.5 miles too far
> (go 52.45 miles)
> 3. Take the NV-305 exit, EXIT 231, toward Downtown Battle Mountain. (go 0.32 miles)
> 4. Turn right onto NV-305.
> - If you reach I-80 E you've gone about 0.2 miles too far
> (go 87.05 miles)
> 5. Turn left onto US-50. (go 0.85 miles)
> 6. Welcome to AUSTIN, NV.
> - Your destination is just past Cedar St
> - If you reach Virginia St you've gone a little too far
> (go 0 miles)
> >> ESTIMATED TIME: 2 hours 16 minutes | DISTANCE: 141.22 miles
> --------------------------------------------------
> D) Austin, NV US
> --------------------------------------------------
> 1. Start out going southeast on US-50 toward Virginia St. (go 11.85 miles)
> 2. Turn right onto NV-376. (go 99.94 miles)
> 3. Turn slight right. (go 0.08 miles)
> 4. Turn slight right onto US-6. (go 5.33 miles)
> 5. Turn right onto US-95/US-6/Main St/S Main St. Continue to follow US-95/US-6/Main St. (go 0.65 miles)
> 6. Turn left onto W Oddie Ave.
> - W Oddie Ave is 0.1 miles past Brougher Ave
> - If you are on N Main St and reach Corona Ave you've gone a little too far
> (go 0.03 miles)
> 7. Take the 1st left onto N St Patrick St.
> - If you reach N Central St you've gone a little too far
> (go 0.17 miles)
> 8. Turn right onto W Bryan Ave.
> - W Bryan Ave is just past Brougher Ave
> - Tonopah Library District is on the corner
> - If you reach Everett Ave you've gone a little too far
> (go 0.13 miles)
> 9. Welcome to TONOPAH, NV.
> - Your destination is just past S Prospect St
> - If you reach S University St you've gone a little too far
> (go 0 miles)
> >> ESTIMATED TIME: 2 hours 9 minutes | DISTANCE: 118.18 miles
> --------------------------------------------------
> E) Tonopah, NV US. Staying the night of the 11th
> --------------------------------------------------
> 1. Start out going northeast on W Bryan Ave toward S Prospect St. (go 0.17 miles)
> 2. Turn right onto US-95/US-6/Main St/S Main St. Continue to follow US-95.
> - Us Post Office is on the right
> (go 93.56 miles)
> 3. Turn left onto S 2nd St/S US-95/US-95. Continue to follow US-95 S.
> - US-95 S is just past S 1st St
> - Bank of America Banking Center - Beatty is on the corner
> - If you are on E Main St and reach S 3rd St you've gone a little too far
> (go 116.82 miles)
> 4. Take the Casino Ctr Blvd exit, EXIT 75B, toward Downtown LV. (go 0.27 miles)
> 5. Turn left onto Stewart Ave.
> - Mc Donald's is on the corner
> - If you are on N Casino Center Blvd and reach E Ogden Ave you've gone a little too far
> (go 0.16 miles)
> 6. Welcome to LAS VEGAS, NV.
> - Your destination is just past N 4th St
> - If you reach N Las Vegas Blvd you've gone a little too far
> (go 0 miles)
> >> ESTIMATED TIME: 3 hours 19 minutes | DISTANCE: 210.98 miles
> --------------------------------------------------
> F) Las Vegas, NV US. In town on the afternoon of the 12th
> --------------------------------------------------
> >> TOTAL ESTIMATED TIME: 18 hours 35 minutes | DISTANCE: 1058.28 miles


Edited by johnf36 - June/03/12 at 4:30pm

Steve518 wrote: Oh Yes! I have tried the beer!!!  I have partied at the brewery before, when skiing at Mt. Bachelor,  it is a great place. I had planned to go there, but Brenda had not yet been informed.

Did you get your Ebook and are you taking Beer for the Beer Swap

Johnf36, not sure if that was directed at anyone specific but Yes, probably, and Tuesday. Beer depends on how work goes tomorrow.