The Can-Am Model A Reliability Run;Mt. Baker A-scent

[37Benny]

Greetings Barners, You heard it here first! The Can-Am Model A Reliability Run; Mt. Baker A-scent. Is happening Wednesday August 9th 2017 in Deming,Washington. The event is a friendly competition between Canadian and American Model Aers to see who can get the most A's, AA's and Speedsters to one spot. This time Moon On A is going to take you up to 5000ft to Artist Point. A,B & C powered vehicles only, rain or shine. More details TBA. For the latest information subscribe to this thread or watch our website www.moonona.org. Benny

[Dick Steinkamp]

We're thinkin' that since this crowd made it to the top of Mt. Baker Highway "back in the day"...



...when the roads weren't even paved...



...that it will be a piece of cake now-a-days.





Here's the route...







A short 100 miles round trip, but with some of the most scenic country in North America. Stops including a BYO picnic lunch at a National Forest Campground along the Nooksack River high in the North Cascades just before the final climb to the top.

Join us. Bragging rights awarded to all participants.

[Art Newland]

I've got a lot of wrenching to do!

[aonemarine]

Bummer! Im on the wrong coast

[37Benny]

Originally Posted by Art Newland

I've got a lot of wrenching to do!

I bet you I got more to do than you ��

[37Benny]

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Originally Posted by aonemarine

Bummer! Im on the wrong coast

Who says?�� If you made it out we would make you a Honorary Life Member of Moon On A�� You would not have to pay dues ever! Benny

[Art Newland]

Originally Posted by aonemarine

Bummer! Im on the wrong coast

There are roads from Delaware that will get you here.

[37Benny]

To My fellow Gerties; I will be at the February 23rd meeting with flyers and to answer any questions you might have. Benny

[Dick Steinkamp]

The road is a little wider now...

[Rocketdog1]

The good news is that if something breaks, you'll have plenty of experienced "help" to make repairs!

Might have to put in for the day off for this one.......

[Art Newland]

Hey RD1, would be great to have you along. There is talk about a "helper" rig with some spares for guys with problems.

[37Benny]

Originally Posted by Art Newland

Hey RD1, would be great to have you along. There is talk about a "helper" rig with some spares for guys with problems.

I believe yours truly will be riding shotgun in the parts rig. Benny

[Ian Curtis]

Where did you guys find all of these Mt. Baker pictures from back in the day? They're great!

Does the Whatcom County museum do prints like MOHAI does? One of these would look nice in my house!

[Dick Steinkamp]

Ian,
Yes...the Whatcom Museum. A fantastic resource for the history of our area. They will do prints. I found 20 pictures of Model A's on the Mt Baker highway. There are others of A's on Chuckanut Drive. One beautiful one of a late Cabriolet.

[Synchro909]

Originally Posted by aonemarine

Bummer! Im on the wrong coast

Heck, you're almost there!!

[Dick Steinkamp]

Here's the official tour flier in PDF form. Feel free to download it as a reminder and/or to pass on to your local club members.

[37Benny]

Ok Barners, I am going to have to ask you guys how many of you in Ford Barn Land are interested in participating? If you can tell me the name of your MAFCA Chapter or MARC Region and how many in your tour party? Trying to give the Donut Guy some warning so he does not fall over. Information from you will help make sure you and your party won't miss out on Coffee and Donuts...so it's a matter of life and death here If by chance there is more of you then Coffee and Donuts, we'll just cut the Donuts in fourths and get the garden hose and water down the Coffee Benny

[Floats]

Bummer, I am in the wrong continent, on the wrong hemisphere, on the wrong side of the world��

[37Benny]

I'll be going to the NW MAFCA Regional in Coos Bay,OR. If anybody would like to talk to
me in person about the Can-Am, I'll be wondering around down there. Benny

[Art Newland]

I'll be there most of Friday, hopefully will see you there. BTW, my son-in-law was fishing at Baker Lake over the weekend, still LOTS of snow there!

[Dick Steinkamp]

Originally Posted by Art Newland

I'll be there most of Friday, hopefully will see you there. BTW, my son-in-law was fishing at Baker Lake over the weekend, still LOTS of snow there!

It's going to be touch and go if Artists Point will be open in time for the ascent.

This from WSDOT...

Crews took an exploratory trip to Artist point on Wednesday, April 13 and found more than 500 inches of snow in most areas of the closed road.

In 2002 the road opened August 9th. In 2011 it didn't open at all.

[Ian Curtis]

Well 20 will be open by late August, maybe we should head for Hart's Pass. =)

Maybe we should plan a dry-run around the Mt. Loop Highway whenever the snow is clear there.

[37Benny]

Worse case scenario, we con Larry into getting his Tudor snowmobile out of the museum, so we can pave a trail��

[37Benny]

Originally Posted by Art Newland

I'll be there most of Friday, hopefully will see you there. BTW, my son-in-law was fishing at Baker Lake over the weekend, still LOTS of snow there!

Friday I think is the day of the Swap meet? So I'll be wondering around there for sure ��

[37Benny]

We are getting closer! If you are going please call the contact number on our website
(www.moonona.org)..If you know somebody who is going please tell them to call our
phone number on our website. Also if you're going please get a forestry pass before the
event. US Forestry HQ will be on the way but the more people who have them the better.
Thanks, Benny

[Synchro909]

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Originally Posted by aonemarine

Bummer! Im on the wrong coast

So am I!!!

[Dick Steinkamp]

Originally Posted by 37Benny

Also if you're going please get a forestry pass before the
event. US Forestry HQ will be on the way but the more people who have them the better.
Thanks, Benny

The US National Park Service Senior Pass is currently $10 for life!...

It provides access to more than 2,000 recreation sites managed by six federal agencies:

National Park Service
US Fish & Wildlife Service
Bureau of Land Management
Bureau of Reclamation
US Forest Service (Including parking at our destination...Artists Point)
US Army Corps of Engineers

Also, you will get free admission for up to 3 other adults in your car and any kids under 16 plus discounts on camping, guided tours, etc.

It's quite a bargain!

However, the cost changes on August 28th from $10 to $80. This is one change in a package of policy changes to defund of our parks that was recently implemented.

Get yours now...even if you are unable to accompany us on the Reliability Run up Mt. Baker.

A Senior Pass can be purchased on line or through the mail here...

https://store.usgs.gov/senior-pass

...or at any of the above field offices including the USFS office in Glacier on the way to Artists Point.

If you are not 62 or older or don't ever intend to visit a federal park or site again, a day pass to visit Artists Point is $5 and can be purchased on line here...

https://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/mbs/p...fsbdev2_027009

[Tom Wesenberg]

Can I assume this National Pass has no use for getting into state parks?

[Dick Steinkamp]

Originally Posted by Tom Wesenberg

Can I assume this National Pass has no use for getting into state parks?

At least not Washington State state parks. We have an annual pass for that purpose. $30/year. Other states may have similar.

http://discoverpass.wa.gov/31/About-the-Pass

A day pass is $10 so if you go to more than 3 of the listed places the pass is good for...you win. Between the parks, trail heads, boat launches, etc., mine pays for itself many times over.

[Chuck Sea/Tac]

What time do you expect to be back in deming that afternoon?

[37Benny]

Originally Posted by Chuck Sea/Tac

What time do you expect to be back in deming that afternoon?

We will probably leave the start in groups from 9:30-10:15 so we don't tie up the highway too badly. should take about 1.5 hours to Artists Point if no stops are made on the way. 2 hours if a stop at the Forest Service is required.

If you turned right around and went back down, you could be back to the starting point in another 1.5 hours. you had a leisurely picnic lunch at the top, then made some stops on the way down (like at Nooksack Falls or some of the view points), add another 1.5 hours.

Plus I don't know how long the snow ball fight is going to last between Dick and I.It might take a while, I owe him a few Benny

[Chuck Sea/Tac]

Ok, that would give me plenty of time to drive down hwy 9 and then on home from woodinville. I don't want to drive 350 miles in one day, nor spend two nites in a motel. The evergreen club found a place in Bellingham for $74, a nite, so I think I'll go up with them on tues, but just drive home on wed after the tour. I think some are thinking of driving the whole thing all on wed. Now, I just need to convince the wife!

[37Benny]

[ Now, I just need to convince the wife![/QUOTE]

Good Luck on that oneBenny

[Chuck Sea/Tac]

She's on board! It's a go!

[Dick Steinkamp]

Originally Posted by 37Benny

Plus I don't know how long the snow ball fight is going to last between Dick and I.It might take a while, I owe him a few Benny

I completely agree, Benny. It might take a while for you to hit me with a snowball.

BTW, I was up to Artists Point again today. I was the sag wagon for my daughter's annual bike ride to Artists Point. The snow is melting fast.

[37Benny]

Originally Posted by Dick Steinkamp

I completely agree, Benny. It might take a while for you to hit me with a snowball.

BTW, I was up to Artists Point again today. I was the sag wagon for my daughter's annual bike ride to Artists Point. The snow is melting fast.

..We may just have to use doughnuts �� then..food fight on top of Mt Baker!

[37Benny]

Originally Posted by Chuck Sea/Tac

She's on board! It's a go!

right on!

[37Benny]

For those of you who will be participating in the Can-Am Model A Reliability Run.
The restaurant will be closed. So no bathroom at the
meeting spot but in Deming there is a Chevron Station with
a bathroom,Gas,Snacks..etc ,that you may want to stop before
you get to the meeting spot. The address of the Chevron Station is 5048 Mt Baker Hwy, Deming, WA 98244.

[Chuck Sea/Tac]

Benny, do you have any idea how many Canadians are coming. I think we have 13 cars from Seattle , spending Tues night in Bellingham, plus two more on wed.

[37Benny]

I do not. I'm thinking maybe 6?..or there could be more? Canadians are sneaky and they maybe just down playing just to get a jump on us...but jokes on them they might not get a doughnut..Wow 15 from Seattle..is that Evergreens and Gerties combined? B

[37Benny]

Also with it being 150 years of Canada..you think Canadians would be more competitive? Maybe if I told them Anne Murray was going to be at the top..handing out Tim Hortons..we'd get more?

[Synchro909]

Originally Posted by Chuck Sea/Tac

Ok, that would give me plenty of time to drive down hwy 9 and then on home from woodinville. I don't want to drive 350 miles in one day, nor spend two nites in a motel. The evergreen club found a place in Bellingham for $74, a nite, so I think I'll go up with them on tues, but just drive home on wed after the tour. I think some are thinking of driving the whole thing all on wed. Now, I just need to convince the wife!

That's not even 2 tanks of fuel. Heck, we've driven 600 miles in a day TOWING.

[37Benny]

Originally Posted by Synchro909

That's not even 2 tanks of fuel. Heck, we've driven 600 miles in a day TOWING.

That's it! Next year Moon On A is challenging the Australians!!!lol

[37Benny]

I'm getting reports of packs of Model A's heading North! If you're going please if you haven't done so already call the contact number on our website. www.moonona.org
ThX Benny

[SSsssteamer]

41 model A Fords made it up to Artist Point on Mt. Baker. There were a few cars that met us at the start but they did not go for ascent. As far as I know, no one had any mechanical difficulties.

[Art Newland]

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Congratulations Benny, sounds like you had a great turnout.

[Dick Steinkamp]

An A+ day on the mountain!

I have to admit I was somewhat of a doubter when Benny told us there would be 40 Model As from 2 states and 2 countries at our A-scent of Mt Baker, but when we came around the corner on Mt Baker highway and the starting point came into view, there was no doubt...





I counted 50 cars in the staging area for the start of the tour, but 9 had come for the "car show" provided by the tourers (and it was a great one) and opted not to take the challenge of sea level to 5,000' in about 45 miles.

All 41 cars that started made it to the top without incident...







Lots more photos and videos here...

https://www.flickr.com/photos/996911...h/36302499652/

It was a beautiful day in spite of the lingering smoke from the BC fires.
Hopefully other Barners that were on the tour can post their photos and videos also.

[Gary WA]

Nice Photos'! It was really a Great Trip! Thanks to Benny and All that made it Happen!!

[Art Newland]

Loved the photos, thanks.

[37Benny]

All I can say is Thank you! Thanks to all who came out and participated and helped out when needed! Thanks to Dick,Art and Larry! A club President could not have a better crew! This was a long time in the making! We got a lot of Model A's together so they can be seen! Hopefully with that we can all inspire the next generation. That is what did it for me. When I was younger I would see a Model A convoy and I thought that was the best thing ever and when I got older I had to get involved! Thank you! Thank you, Thank you! Benny (President /Editor) Moon On A.

[160B]

Originally Posted by 37Benny

All I can say is Thank you! Thanks to all who came out and participated and helped out when needed! Thanks to Dick,Art and Larry! A club President could not have a better crew! This was a long time in the making! We got a lot of Model A's together so they can be seen! Hopefully with that we can all inspire the next generation. That is what did it for me. When I was younger I would see a Model A convoy and I thought that was the best thing ever and when I got older I had to get involved! Thank you! Thank you, Thank you! Benny (President /Editor) Moon On A.

Great job Benny!!!!

[37Benny]

Originally Posted by 160B

Great job Benny!!!!

Thank you Don for all the help! Can't wait till next time. Hopefully we can
beat the Canadians on their Mountain too! B

[Ian Curtis]

It was worth staying up until midnight the night before to get my oil pan back on so we could attend the "A"-scent! I'd never seen so many Model As in one place with my own eyes. I thought there were a lot when I got the meet up point before 9, and then another 25 Model As showed up!

Unfortunately we got stuck behind a DOT truck painting the centerline southbound on SR9 so it took a loooong time to get home. ~230 miles round trip for us.

[160B]

Originally Posted by Ian Curtis

Unfortunately we got stuck behind a DOT truck painting the centerline southbound on SR9 so it took a loooong time to get home. ~230 miles round trip for us.

We got caught up in DOT white line painting also.Then made it to Edmonds for the ferry to Kingston, we had an hour wait for a ferry. We did not get home, Port Orchard, until 8:30 pm, the mileage from Artist Point to Port Orchard was approximately 168 Miles.

[SSsssteamer]

We enjoyed the "A sent" up Mt Baker and also having a pleasant lunch on the snow fields. In the snow field, we picked a warm and dry rock to sit on for lunch. After lunch we visited Nooksack Falls and also enjoyed visiting its rich history of its evolution from being an electrical power station in 1890 to being just a tourist destination in 2017. After Nooksack Falls, it was ice cream cones on Highway 9 at Acme. I found that a triple scoop cone was too much ice cream for me and my wife Merrily. Dog Cola helped finish it. Doing all of this, we were still home in Sedro-Woolley before 2 PM and from my above posting, I was posting on line by 2:46 PM. First photo was taken at Artist point. Second photo was taken at the parking lot at Nooksack Falls. Thank you Moon On A's President Benny. You are making America Great Again!

[37Benny]

Glad, you'll had a good time and made it home safe! Now next year we got our work cut out for us! The Canadians think they can out do us on their soil? Which I don't think is possible because I don't think there are any mountains IN Canada? Benny

[Art Newland]

Originally Posted by 37Benny

Glad, you'll had a good time and made it home safe! Now next year we got our work cut out for us! The Canadians think they can out do us on their soil? Which I don't think is possible because I don't think there are any mountains IN Canada? Benny

I'm pretty sure the Cascades don't stop at the boarder?

[37Benny]

Originally Posted by Art Newland

I'm pretty sure the Cascades don't stop at the boarder?

Yes they do Canada is flat..Like Iowa but with the metric system

[Art Newland]

Video/slide-show of the "A"scent!

https://vimeo.com/229897079

[Chuck Sea/Tac]

Super nice slide show!!!

[37Benny]

Originally Posted by Art Newland

Video/slide-show of the "A"scent!

https://vimeo.com/229897079

Good Job! Art!