Fall Cruise/Poker Run

[MATCHBX]

Anybody ever driven County Rd O in Wisconsin? Very beautiful, scenic and twisty road. This is one road that we would have to behave on though. The troopers watch it like a hawk. But it is absolutely gorgeous!!!!!

[Jana]

JDM has volunteered to be in charge of this. He will be the one posting up the date/details so stay tuned :)

Thanks JDM!

[JDM]

Well kids I'm looking at OCTOBER 23, 2004, which would be a Saturday. I assume that we will want some interstate driving mixed with some highway mayhem. If you have a good suggestion, please post it up, but don't put something like "well my buddies friend has a place over on this one road"... Specific road names, approx times, and exact location names for stops.

Post up...

[Emcee gsxtc]

Originally posted by Matt D.@Aug 29 2004, 11:47 PM
I'd also be willing to help in making a route. I think it would be fun to skip through Mankato, Owatonna and Rochester, and all of the little places in between here and there.
JDM - We could start in the cities, drive down torwards St. Peter / Mankato area, take the secondary hwy 14 to waseca, connect to regialr HWY 14 keep going to rochester then go up torwards cities area from there. It would be quite the wild ride. I will make try to post up a map soon.

[Emcee gsxtc]

Like this

[Emcee gsxtc]

That would be about a 4 hour round trip without stops, I don't know what kind of length/time people are thinking.

:grouphug:

[JDM]

I've gotten a few routes together, and I'd like to see how long of a trip you guys are willing to take.

Emcee's route would be about 6 hours with stops. See above

I've got a southeast MN route that would take a little longer than that, but it incorporates long stretches of highways, VERY curvy scenic roads, and lots of smaller towns to cruise:

US HWY 52 South to I90 W
Cannon Falls, Rochester approx Time at avg speed 65mph: 1hr, 40 min
Highway Runs Speed limit 65

I90 W to St Hwy 76 South. approx Time at avg speed 70mph: 35 min
Highway Runs Speed limit 70

Hwy 76 S to St Hwy 16. approx Time at avg speed 45 mph: 1 hr
Houston, Caledonia
Lots of curves and Hills, Very Scenic Speed Limits vary from 55 to 30 mph

St Hwy 16 to US HWY 52 North. approx Time at avg speed 50, 2 hrs 45 min
Spring Grove, Canton, Harmony, Preston, Fountain, Chatfield, Marion, Rochester, Cannon Falls
Moderate Curves, Hills Speed Limits Vary from 65 to 30

We would stop in Cannon Falls, Rochester, Caledonia, Preston, and again in Rochester, and again in Cannon Falls if needed.






If anyone has other routes in mind, please post up.

Also let me know how long of a cruise you would like to take.

[blageo23]

Is this still going on?

[JDM]

I'm planing on it....


Anyone else?

[Emcee gsxtc]

I'm planning on it! I figured it would be a nice way of getting away from it all. I have at least 3-4 cars from South MN planning on it.