Just a quick post to pimp out our new Soccer Mom ride, a 2002 Volvo XC70 Cross Country:
A quick side trip with Paul and his wife to Van Duzer Winery:
And the next day we hit Mary's Peak for a little hike in the snow with our St. Bernard:
As you can tell, we have fallen in love with this car! The e28 535 has been a great car to us, but it was time for my wife to get something nice considering how hard she works for it. Shana is so enamoured with the car that she's actually going to start her own blog based around our trips in that car. I'm really excited for her and eager to help her with her first blog!
The VFR750 and 750SS attack the Willamette Valley again, but this time the VFR is being piloted by Blake in a very generous loaner agreement with Paul. What can I say, the man is the shit for extending such an offer!
We took the back roads on Thursday for a killer ride up to Portland to visit with our SEO and PPC Vendor, Anvil Media Inc., on official OSU business. The weather on the way up was spectacular and we were treated to the best the valley has to offer while passing up all the various crops Oregon is known for: grass seed, wheat, filberts, strawberries, hops, grapes, green beans, corn, and many other types of organic produce. A ride like this reminds me why we live where we do!
Here are a couple pics from the Wheatland Ferry where we crossed the Willamette, and the current Anvil Media headquarters:
Here is the Google Map of our route up and pictures from the trip:
To follow up our trip, we assaulted Mary's Peak on Saturday morning via back roads again of course! Highway 20 leading to the peak has recently been repaved at the base of the mountain and the road to the summit is still one of the best hillclimbs out there in terms of corners per mile and scenic views. Here are the pics from the Peak:
Many thanks to Paul for loaning out the bike to Blake, the best in SEO and Social Media for hosting us: Anvil Media, and rural Oregon for best and most scenic roads anywhere!
Posted by Dan | Posted in Automotive | Posted on 09-07-2008
My wife sent me this shot from her cel phone of a gray Audi R8 spotted in Corvallis this past weekend:
I briefly considered that in may be the Edmunds long term test car since they were heading up I-5 to Seattle. But I dismissed it as I figured they'd fly right by our little town.
And btw, that's when you know it's true love. When your wife stops dead in her tracks to send you an IM with a picture of an R8 when you're 350 miles from home
Posted by Dan | Posted in Automotive | Posted on 04-11-2005
The road to the top is only open for another few weekends, so I decided to ignore crappy weather and hit Mary's Peak this afternoon. Plus I was watching track videos last night and was needing to let the BMW sing a bit.
A fun drive, but it's a little dicey with the wet road, leaves, pine needles -- and freezing rain!
