If you will recall, we went through all this agonizing about "how long the
drive was" and "who couldn't get free" several years ago as we planned the
Lake of the Ozarks Spridget Event. It proved pointless. Not everyone can
get free to go and not everyone will venture driving long distances.
Still... Many can and will attend. It is all up to the individual. You
have 2.5 years to plan. Save your pennies, mark your calendar, fix up the
Spridget. You CAN do it if you really want to.
Surely a wonderful group like this that can orchestrate moving the Holy
Sprite all the way across country - and then go to New Jersey from where
ever to build it up - TWICE - ....Surely such a group can piece together
some convoy routes whereby everyone who wants to go will feel safe and well
supported. Surely this can be done over the next 2.5 years!
Cheers!
Jim
On Fri, Jan 9, 2009 at 12:11 PM, Kathryn Bales <kgb@frontiernet.net> wrote:
> This lil' ol' lady has grandchildren in college, and I'm willing to drive
> my Midget to the east coast if that's what you all decide. My navigator and
> assistant mechanic has four legs. These cars were meant to be driven. A
> long distance convoy can be great fun, and a good source of both moral and
> mechanical assistance. Most folks on this list can diagnose and fix any
> problems with little more than duct tape and a hammer.
>
> For those of you who have never driven out west, there is a ton of mountain
> man history in Wyoming, including Fort Jim Bridger and many other sites that
> are very close to the Interstate. Little America is the only truck stop in
> the world with its own Zip Code. I don't recommend it for food or lodging,
> as I feel it is over priced, but it is definitely worth a stop to see the
> gift shop. Wendover, UT has a museum dedicated to the bombers that dropped
> the bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Just west of Wendover you will see
> Pilot Peak, where fires were lit to guide wagon trains across the salt
> flats. For anyone willing to do a bit of climbing, you can see where the
> wagons were hoisted up the mountains.
>
> Kate
>
> Dave G. wrote:
>
>> This Spridget owner is a Great-granfather many time over...
>> On a good day, I can even walk to the Sprite ;-))
>>
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Jim
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