Melinda
08-12-2004, 01:12 AM
780Tuners.com and Beyond.ca would like to invite you to the driving event of the summer. This Labour Day weekend will mark the First Annual Rocky Mountain Run. Since this is the inaugural event it is being planned for 2 days, but in future years we hope to see the Rocky Mountain Run extend into a 5 day event touring all the way down to the lower mainland and up through the interior of B.C.
This years event will begin the morning of Saturday, Sept. 4th in Edmonton. The first day of the Rocky Mountain Run will take us south to Calgary, west to Banff and then north to our overnight stop just south of Jasper. The second day will carry us northeast from Jasper through Hinton and Edson and then on to Edmonton. The southern participants will then continue on down Hwy.2 to home. The first day will include 8 hours driving for the Edmonton group and 5 hours for the Calgary group, the second day should bring 4 hours for the Edmonton group and 7 hours for the Calgary group. By breaking the run up into 2 days we allow ourselves more time to enjoy the cruise at the posted speed limits, as well as making stops along the way.
Accommodations in Jasper should be pre-booked by participants if hotels are wanted; we are also booking a group site at the Whistlers campground just south of Jasper. Accommodations at the campsite will be $22/site for the night; possibly less if we are able to confirm the numbers beforehand. We are looking into how many vehicles are allowed per site and will have something posted here by Friday the 13th.
Planned stops at the moment include Red Deer, Calgary, Banff, Lake Louise, Columbia Icefields, Jasper, Hinton, Edson and Edmonton for a wrap up dinner before the southern group continues on home. Maps and itineraries will be supplied to all drivers upon arrival at the departure points for each city. We welcome drivers from all over Alberta, Saskatchewan and B.C. to participate in this family event.
If you have any questions, comments or concerns, please share them on this thread.
See the same thread on 780tuners.com at http://forums.780tuners.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=18773
Confirmed Participant list:
Melinda
Dirty_SOHC
Chrome_Dragon
1BadPT
* edited by Ben to add the following *
This is the FINAL itinerary for the trip unless otherwise noted. The bolded print indicates the assembly times for each city, be sure that you are there on time!
Saturday, September 4th
7:30am Assemble Edmonton group at Gateway Park
8:00am Depart from Gateway Park for first stop at Red Deer.
9:00am Red Deer group assembles at Gasoline Alley Staples parking lot
9:30am Edmonton group arrives at Staples in Red Deer
9:45am Depart from Red Deer for Calgary
11:00am Calgary group assembles at Calaway park 10km west of Calgary on Hwy. 1
11:30am Edmonton group arrives in Calgary at Calaway Park
12:00pm Depart from Calgary for Lake Louise
1:30pm Arrive at Lake Louise ski hill and hold meeting for all participants
3:00pm Depart from Lake Louise for Columbia Icefields
4:30pm Arrive at Columbia Icefields
5:00pm Depart from Columbia Icefields for Jasper
6:30pm Arrive at Whistler Campground just south of Jasper and pay/register
7:30pm General meeting for all participants
7:45pm Break until tomorrow morning (go enjoy Jasper, hang out at campground, etc)
Sunday, September 5th
8:00-9:30am Wake up and pack, eat breakfast, head to campsite entrance
10:00am Assemble at campsite entrance, general meeting
10:30am Depart from Jasper for Edson
12:30pm Arrive at Boston Pizza in Edson, lunch & gas stop
2:00pm Depart from Edson for Edmonton
4:30pm Arrive at South Edmonton Common theatre in Edmonton
5:00pm Calgary/Red Deer groups continue on down Hwy.2 to home
This years event will begin the morning of Saturday, Sept. 4th in Edmonton. The first day of the Rocky Mountain Run will take us south to Calgary, west to Banff and then north to our overnight stop just south of Jasper. The second day will carry us northeast from Jasper through Hinton and Edson and then on to Edmonton. The southern participants will then continue on down Hwy.2 to home. The first day will include 8 hours driving for the Edmonton group and 5 hours for the Calgary group, the second day should bring 4 hours for the Edmonton group and 7 hours for the Calgary group. By breaking the run up into 2 days we allow ourselves more time to enjoy the cruise at the posted speed limits, as well as making stops along the way.
Accommodations in Jasper should be pre-booked by participants if hotels are wanted; we are also booking a group site at the Whistlers campground just south of Jasper. Accommodations at the campsite will be $22/site for the night; possibly less if we are able to confirm the numbers beforehand. We are looking into how many vehicles are allowed per site and will have something posted here by Friday the 13th.
Planned stops at the moment include Red Deer, Calgary, Banff, Lake Louise, Columbia Icefields, Jasper, Hinton, Edson and Edmonton for a wrap up dinner before the southern group continues on home. Maps and itineraries will be supplied to all drivers upon arrival at the departure points for each city. We welcome drivers from all over Alberta, Saskatchewan and B.C. to participate in this family event.
If you have any questions, comments or concerns, please share them on this thread.
See the same thread on 780tuners.com at http://forums.780tuners.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=18773
Confirmed Participant list:
Melinda
Dirty_SOHC
Chrome_Dragon
1BadPT
* edited by Ben to add the following *
This is the FINAL itinerary for the trip unless otherwise noted. The bolded print indicates the assembly times for each city, be sure that you are there on time!
Saturday, September 4th
7:30am Assemble Edmonton group at Gateway Park
8:00am Depart from Gateway Park for first stop at Red Deer.
9:00am Red Deer group assembles at Gasoline Alley Staples parking lot
9:30am Edmonton group arrives at Staples in Red Deer
9:45am Depart from Red Deer for Calgary
11:00am Calgary group assembles at Calaway park 10km west of Calgary on Hwy. 1
11:30am Edmonton group arrives in Calgary at Calaway Park
12:00pm Depart from Calgary for Lake Louise
1:30pm Arrive at Lake Louise ski hill and hold meeting for all participants
3:00pm Depart from Lake Louise for Columbia Icefields
4:30pm Arrive at Columbia Icefields
5:00pm Depart from Columbia Icefields for Jasper
6:30pm Arrive at Whistler Campground just south of Jasper and pay/register
7:30pm General meeting for all participants
7:45pm Break until tomorrow morning (go enjoy Jasper, hang out at campground, etc)
Sunday, September 5th
8:00-9:30am Wake up and pack, eat breakfast, head to campsite entrance
10:00am Assemble at campsite entrance, general meeting
10:30am Depart from Jasper for Edson
12:30pm Arrive at Boston Pizza in Edson, lunch & gas stop
2:00pm Depart from Edson for Edmonton
4:30pm Arrive at South Edmonton Common theatre in Edmonton
5:00pm Calgary/Red Deer groups continue on down Hwy.2 to home