Central WA Dunes!

[Baxman]

North on I-5 to HWY 18 toward North Bend/I-90. Go E on I-90 about 3 or 4 miles, take the 2nd North Bend exit (Factory Outlet Mall, #31, I think). Go left under the fwy, take the 1st right and McD's is on the right. See you next Sunday at 7:45

[kpaske]

Thanks, I'll be there.

Is most of the terrain like the picture you posted above? I'm trying to decide if the wife and 8 month old should tag along.

[wekilled]

Would have liked to ask about tagging along for a first VX meet as a newbie, but I sign in to 3-2 Stryker and head to the field that week. Crap Crap Crap.

[nocturnalVX]

Hi Rick!
I haven't seen you since Zu Zoo V man! Wish I had the time & could take the trip to play in the sand with you guys. Have fun!

[Baxman]

RoryB:
Great to hear from you Rory - its been about... 4? years!

kpaske:
That's pretty much it - arid and open. Very scenic this time of year. Our runs are G-rated, your family is welcome. Might be a little rough for an 8 m/o, given VX suspension.

wekilled:
Too bad you can't make it. I hope "the field" is Yakima and not Iraq!

nocturnalVX:
Gil, I've never seen anyone take to the sand the way you did in Moab; just look at her hanging on for dear life! Got some Great Lakes dunes to play in?

[Baxman]

So far we have:

Tru - VX
Mike - Wrangler
Cal - Ford P/U
Kyle - VX
Mike - Toy P/U
Rory - VX
Rob - 4Rnr
Keith - Amigo
Rick - VX
+ 3 maybes

Anyone else?

See you all in North Bend at 7:45 or Schwana at 10:15

[marximus]

ooo...sounds fun, and i would like to go as well, but it looks like im all booked up this weekend. have fun! be sure to post some pics.
mark-

[RoryB]

Fellas, I've got some things that require my attention so I won't be able to make the trip. I was looking forward to it but I probably won't make it. If things change I'll catch up with you there.
Sorry,
Rory

[wekilled]

Fun trip, managed to get out in the M998 (Hummer) and shoot some ball ammo during to Live Fire Exercise which coincided with my birthday (heavy machinery and bullets are better than a cake any day)

kpaske: yeah, I'd definitely like to do a run with everyone someplace this Summer. We cover down on bright-eyed ROTC cadets for the next few months. Never thought I'd be doing this when I PCSed to the Strykers!)

Maybe sometime we can hit lunch. Like to see the rig.

Doug

[spaceCADETzoom]

We cover down on bright-eyed ROTC cadets for the next few months. Never thought I'd be doing this when I PCSed to the Strykers!)

Doug

bwahahaha. i was one pair of those bright eyes!

sorry for reviving this dead thread, i just did a search for 'stryker' because theres a propoga...err...marketing...err...documentary on right now on the military channel. I'll tell you this: before the summer of 2005, i didn't have a high opinion of strykers. But being at ft lewis in 2005, you learn to really appreciate those things. You stryker brigade guys were pretty enthusiatic about them and i was ridiculously impressed at how QUIET and FAST those things were.

[wekilled]

"Too bad you can't make it. I hope "the field" is Yakima and not Iraq!"

It's just local back 40 of Fort Lewis this time, next year looks like trip #3 to the "big sandbox." I should by retirement property there. Nothing like honing your driving skills on the Baghdad freeways. (I'll show you the Hummer cam video footage sometime, they slide pretty well on asphalt.)

I REALLY want to attend a VX run and meet other people with the "madness," so as soon as I can I'd like to tag along on a meet. Uncle Sam is keeping me pretty busy lately. We actually load out Sunday morning.

-FNG in Wa

[kpaske]

Doug -

Too bad you can't make it... Enjoy your stay in lovely Yakistan. Perhaps we can arrange another Seattle area meet in another couple of months.

[kpaske]

Hey guys,

I regret to inform that I'm going to have to bail on this one... A couple of things have come up that I've got to deal with this weekend. Sorry!! I was really looking forward to meeting some other local VXers. Perhaps like I mentioned in my previous post we can have another meet soon.