Northwest Epic Round Up

[SpokaneX22]

Thought I would at least start a new topic related to a get together this summer in the Pacific Northwest.


If people can reply with preferred destinations & dates we can start getting an idea of what will work for everyone.  Heck, even if is only for a day at Vantage/Crescent Bar on the Columbia
(centrally located) it would be great to see another Epic... In fact, my Epic is the only one I have ever seen in person!

Thanks, Jason

[masonlk]

I originally suggested Lk Wa because I've only got a mini van to tow with and it belongs to the company. I can get from Mason Lk to Lk Wa with an hour drive on flat road and a 40 minute ferry ride but I don't think I want to try pulling over the pass in addition to that. Plus Lk Wa is big with lots of amenities and I think several people can be on the lake in a fairly short period of time.

6/16-17, 6/30-7/1, 7/21-22, or 8/4-5 work for me. The rest of our weekends are booked with our son's swim meets. 8/4-5 is Seafair so that weekend would have to be somewhere else, unless we think we can get the tv helicopter crews to film us for the 5 o'clock news.

Dennis, that's a long haul, what day are you heading to Roosevelt and what day are you heading back?

[DENNIS]

Leaving Dallas, Or on Mon 7/25 and driving back on Sun 8/5.  It is a long haul to Lake Roosevelt,  about 10 hours in a motorhome pulling the Epic.  It is worth it, lots of fun and sun, and ice cold alcoholic beverages.

I would like to meet up with everyone for the round up, but it will depend on when everyone goes.  Unfortunately, I cannot predict that far in the future, other than my Lake Roosevelt trip.  Once everyone confirms a date, I can figure out if I can go about 3-4 weeks before the event.

Dennis

[SpokaneX22]

Hey, no problem with Lake Washington, as I mentioned, I have family in Belleveue so that's an easy one.  I towed my boat from Dallas (the Texas one) when I got it so I could care less how far I need to go.  2-3 No Carb Rockstars (new flavor) and I am good to go!!!

[phenom_1819]

I'd be all for Lake Roosevelt, since I've never been and always wanted to go.  But if you drop a pin in the middle of the state, you just poked me.  So I can get anywhere really easily.   But I might advise against Lake Washington, just because it would probably be more fun to do a camping/weekend trip, and Lake WA isn't really suited to that. 

Might I recommend the state park 4 miles south of Vantage?  Excellent grounds, nice launch, lots of good water and party spots (if you want 'em, or wide open spaces if not).  And Vantage is less than three hours from anywhere in the state -- and less than 6 from anywhere in Oregon/Idaho.

Regardless, I'll be there.  I think I was the first Northwesterner on this site.  And I just can't see you having a Northwest Roundup without me. 

[masonlk]

OK I'm up for Vantage. I'll beg, borrow, or steal something to tow with. Cal, are you talking about Ginko/Wanapum St park? I looked up the web site, www.parks.wa.gov, click on Park Info, and it looks pretty nice.

Dates?

[phenom_1819]

That's the one!  The park is really nice.  There are free launches all over right there, but I pay to use the state launch because it is that nice.  And the campsites are huge -- they let you reserve ahead of time so we could book a whole bunch together if needed.

 I'm free almost all weekends except holidays and the last two weeks of July.  How about late June? 

[masonlk]

6/30-7/1? Feel confident enough about the weather then?

[cyclone]

That timeframe will work for me, I'll be in Campbell River, BC the week before, so I'll be on the left coast already:)

[SpokaneX22]

Those dates would be fine.  I could zip over there from Spokane... I would not camp there because the wife's family lives in Wenatchee and it would be an easy tow from there each day... plus I could leave the kids there!!!

[FreeLance]

Works for me.

[phenom_1819]

Beautiful.  About the weather, we get 300 days of sunshine each year in Central WA!  So the odds are with us.  Water will be a touch cold, but a shorty-suit or wetsuit-top is plenty in June.  Who's booking campsites?  It sounds like there's four of us in right now -- we'd be OK with 2-3 campsites if they are together.  I just called and checked. They only have two spots together that weekend on the outside ring, or we can easily get up to 4 if we don't care about being on the outside ring.  Sites are $26/night per site.  I think it might be a good idea to book 3-4, and I wouldn't mind paying as long as we are sure we can get at least 4 boats.  I think we'll probably only be able to fit one towrig/boat and one car per site.  Total is $106 for 4.  If we have a huge rush of people that want to go, it's fine but those cars/trailers/boats would need to be parked in a seperate lot (still on site).  Thoughts?  Comments? Conerns? 

[phenom_1819]

I meant to remove the "who's booking campsites?" question.  I'll do it, as soon as y'all gimme the go-ahead.

[masonlk]

I vote for booking whatever 4 sites together you think are the best. I'll cover 1 and help with another if needed. We're allowed eight per site so there's plenty of room for more to join. I'm hopping some people just haven't read this yet. We really need seven boats!

Cal, let me know how or where you want the money sent and how much.

Cyclone, you going fishin?

[cyclone]

No but I'll bring my board and a tent!