[JONAT] RE: JONAT - San Francisco

[Fazal Cader]

A nice variation to the routine. I'd say go with it!

Fazal Cader
Executive Committee, JONAT
Administrator, ISC
ISC - Australia
www.jonat.org

----- Original Message -----
From: "Mark Stephenson" <marks@jonat.org>
To: <jonat@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, April 22, 2003 4:03 PM
Subject: RE: [JONAT] RE: JONAT - San Francisco


> Another factor to consider is the temperatures. (Can you tell I'm from
AZ?)
> If we are someplace where it is going to be hot an earlier start would be
> preferable. The day out of Lake Havasu City is a perfect example. I'm not
> sure if we are heading to LV or taking Rt. 66 to LA, but if we are going
to
> do six hours of driving, leaving at 7:00, taking a quick mid-morning snack
> stop, and getting in at 1:30, then eating lunch would be very preferable
to
> leaving at 9:30 and arriving at 4:30 or 5:00.
>
> Another thing that might be interesting would be a segment under the
stars.
> For those of us with ragtops, and even those without, an evening drive to,
> say, 10:00 p.m. under a full (May 4, 2004) or nearly full moon would be an
> interesting change.
>
> I don't think the sun goes down until 10 p.m. in Canada around the summer
> solstice, so if anyone likes the idea, the best time would be earlier in
the
> route somewhere in the south. Arizona cools off very quickly after the sun
> goes down and northern Arizona won't be all that hot during the day. This
is
> the time when Arizona can be the hottest and coldest place in the country
on
> the same day -- below freezing when the cold air rolls down from the San
> Francisco Peaks around Flagstaff and over 100F down in the desert the next
> day. However, there is one advantage to Arizona -- no daylight savings
time.
> Perhaps we could eat dinner at the Grand Canyon, watch the sunset, and
make
> a twilight / night run into Williams, AZ. If we left GC at 7:30, we'd be
in
> Williams around 9:00 p.m.
>
> Just a thought.
>
> Mark
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: jonat-admin@autox.team.net
> > [mailto:jonat-admin@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Bob
> > Sent: Monday, April 21, 2003 8:35 PM
> > To: jonat@autox.team.net
> > Subject: RE: [JONAT] RE: JONAT - San Francisco
> >
> >
> > Ron et. al.
> >
> > Just a quick note on one of your items.  We had generally
> > thought to start
> > the Tour each morning about 9:30 (after breakfast).  Wouldn't mind
> > everyone's comments on this - is 9:00 or 8:30 a better start time?
> >
> > And a note on another of your items.  There are a few of use
> > here thinking
> > of shipping the cars to Vancouver, then picking up the tour there and
> > heading east.  Maybe we should add a shipping company on our
> > "negotiation
> > list".  Thoughts?
> >
> > Bob England
> > '69 E-Type & '72 XJ6
> > JONAT Executive Committee (Route Coordinator)
> > www.jonat.org <http://www.jonat.org>
> >
> >
> >
> > |-----Original Message-----
> > |
> > |Hey Jerry:
> > |I am doing the section from LA to SLO. I would think we could get
> > |the lads at
> > |XKs Unlimited to have some kind of dinner on Thursday night.
> > I have not
> > |contacted them since I am leaving that up to the SF co
> > coordinator. <grin>
> > |
> > |We will be all day in LA on Wednesday the 5th. Leaving LA on
> > |Thursday the 6th
> > |between 8.30 and 9.00 AM (I don't know yet) and driving to Los
> > |Olivos (winery
> > |area) for lunch at one of the wineries. Then to SLO with the
> > |arrival planned for
> > |between 4 and five PM.
> > |
> > |I am planning that the roads from LA to SLO will be on
> > secondary roads the
> > |entire way. The map book says about 204 miles buy I would guess
> > |that my route
> > |would be closer to 250 miles. Thoughts? Comments?
> > |Ron Rader
> > |
> > |FYI:  I am planning on driving from Las Vegas to Vancouver and
> > |shipping my car
> > |back.
> >
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