Studebakin' up to Mt. Rainier

[BRUCESTUDE]

Today I drove my '64 Daytona HT (259-4 spd) to Chinook pass, about 60 miles west of Yakima, wa. I took a nice (vertical)hike, caught a glimpse of Mt. Rainier, when it wasn't hiding in the clouds:


I was hoping to get a shot of the '64 with the mountain in the background, but the pass was socked in with fog when I returned. The cruise back was GREAT, however! Very little traffic, a warm day, dual exhausts, 70 mph (oops-55); I think the drive was the best part of trip!

[studeclunker]

Beautiful pics, thanks for sharing. Looks almost as beautiful as around here (I'm not prejudiced, no, not me...).[)]

That shot of Rainier is nothing short of spectacular![8D]


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Ron Smith
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[Shane]

Yes very nice shots!!! Thank you

<div align="left">My first stude '61 champ in 1987</div id="left"> <center>Shane</center><center>Kennewick, WA</center>

[silverhawk]

Cool! I've been wanting to do that for awhile, love that area, hopefully I'll see it from the top someday.

Dylan Wills

'61 lark deluxe 4 door wagon

[Mark57]

Great pics Bruce... love cruisin' in the PNW! [^][8D]

<h5>Mark
'57 Transtar Deluxe
Vancouver Island Chapter
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[Jeff_H]

My sister lives in Yakima. After the '05 Spokane meet I spent a few days at her place. One day we went to Mt Rainier and hiked up a ways until her and my BIL's legs tired out. The weather was great, the scenery was awesome [8D] I took a few rolls of pix with my 35mm SLR that turned out great.

Someday I need to get out there again for a visit. I did manage to get a couple shots of the Mt w/o clouds obscuring it. We could see some steam or smoke from Mt St Helens while up on the side of the Mt too.

Thanks for posting these.

Jeff in ND

'53 Champion Hardtop

[JRoberts]

Gorgeous pics. Thanks. What a trip that must have been.

Joe Roberts
'61 R1 Champ
'65 Cruiser
Editor of "The Down Easterner"
Eastern North Carolina Chapter

[4961Studebaker]

I'll make it that far NW one day.

ChopStu

144 weeks till completion.

[Dick Steinkamp]

Beautiful, Bruce! []

I've had the fortune of living in several states. Massachusetts, Wisconsin, Ohio, Kentucky, California and Washington. I've visited almost every state. I've thoroughly enjoyed every one of them (we've got quite a variety here in the US of A [^])...But there is nothing I have found (yet) that compares to the beauty of the Northwest. Besides the high Cascades, we have probably the best boating in the world in Puget Sound and the San Jaun Islands, the fruit orchards on the eastern slope of the mountains, rolling wheat lands in the eastern part of the state, the Columbia River gorge, etc.

We are being "discovered" (fortunately or unfortunately depending on your point of view), but I think population growth will really kick in to high gear with the 2010 Winter Olympics in the Vancouver, B.C. area, and all the publicity this area will get from that.

Dick Steinkamp
Bellingham, WA

[2R5]

Nice shots , but wheres one of the car ?



[IMG]
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[Pat Dilling]

I can hear you going through the gears now: Raaaaaaaaiiiiin - neeeeeiiiiirrrr - beeeeeeeeerrrr. (Having seen/heard the Rainier Beer commercial helps.)

Nice pics, sounds like a great trip

Pat

Pat Dilling
Olivehurst, CA
Custom '53 Starlight aka Stu Cool

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[Gary1953]

Beautiful pictures. Thank you for posting.



Gary Sanders
Nixa, MO
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[Rich]

Pat - your post made me laugh. I had almost forgotten about those quirky Rainier Beer commercials...right along with Ivar's.

Bruce - thanks for posting some great pics, but I agree with 2R5 Bob, next time be sure to include one of your Stude!

Rich

Richard Morris
Renton, WA
64 Avanti R-1 #5367
90 Avanti 4-door #78

[StudeDave57]

Ya gotta love those Cascade Mountains. [:0]

If you think those pics are cool--
you should see what I see (on a clear day)
everyday now that I'm back up here...
right from this very chair!!!!

Mt. Baker ROCKS!!!!

as does Mt. Garbaldi, eh?



StudeDave '57 [8D]
Ferndale, WA

'54 Commander Regal 4dr 'Ruby'
'57 Parkview 'Betsy' (she's a 2dr wagon)
'57 Commander DeLuxe 2dr 'Baby'
'57 Champion Custom 2dr 'Jewel'
'58 Packard sedan 'Cleo'
'65 Cruiser 'Sweet Pea'

[4961Studebaker]

quote:Originally posted by Pat Dilling

I can hear you going through the gears now: Raaaaaaaaiiiiin - neeeeeiiiiirrrr - beeeeeeeeerrrr. (Having seen/heard the Rainier Beer commercial helps.)

Is this the one you remember[?]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iz-WuLQz_ns

ChopStu

143 weeks till completion.