Folks came from all over. We had a map of the USA for each person to put a pin in the city they came from. It made quite a display. Last year (GT-27) had 3 cars travel more than 3000 miles. This year the number was 13! MGs can be reliable after all.

Nearly everyone left the car show grounds and drove 20 miles up the mountain to Timberline Lodge, built in the 30's. The drive was fabulous, the views spectacular, and the tour of the Lodge interesting and informative.

The 170 mile Columbia Gorge tour provided a drive on the scenic highway built in 1916 by Sam Hill. We saw the largest concentration of waterfalls in one area in the US and stopped at the highest of them, Multnomah Falls, for a hour---enough time to hike to the top. After a lunch stop on the Columbia River at Cascade Locks, we went up the Gorge to a favorite Ice Cream store and Porsche Restoration / Museum. next was a twisty drive down (and some folks like it so much they went back up too!) the curves at Rowena. The return drive took us through the orchards of Hood River where pears, apples and cherries are produced in abundance.

Oregon provides some of the best wines in the world. The wine tour drove on scenic country roads, crossed the Willamette river on the Wheatland ferry, and stopped for lunch in the small town of Newburg. Oh yes, and they tasted wines at three wineries in the Willamette valley.

The tech sessions on the engine and transmission (each given twice) really explained how it worked, especially with the amazing visual aid with moving parts. This cut-away engine and transmission took hundreds of hours to build and really clarified the subject.

Keith Martin, of Sports Car Market magazine, gave an entertaining account of his first cars. Generous  commercial donors, club members, and attendees provided a huge number of auction and raffle items, so many that the evening's entertainment went long into the night. Thanks to Lonnie Dicus and Jan Whittlesey for keeping it lively! Lots of folks went home with car parts, art, clothing items, and Oregon products.

The TSD Rally kept a number of cars busy through the whole day with a challenging course following the Barlow Road portion of the Old Oregon Trail, and ending at the Interpretive Center in Oregon City. Only two cars failed to see an off-course paper plate marker! The top three finishers received special edition hats at the Awards Banquet on Thursday. The third place finishers were 1st time rallyists.

The drive to Mt. St. Helens is very long through wooded foothills to a spectacular view of devastation. Mt. St. Helens erupted on May 18, 1980 (shown in the picture at right). The eruption has provided a great deal of insight into volcanism and natural processes of environmental restoration. The ranger was at our Windy Ridge lunch stop with a talk to inform our group even further. No break-downs occurred and the weather was beautiful. It was a long day, but worth it.

Besides the great food, drink, and camaraderie, the Awards banquet offered a wonderful slide show of pictures of the events. The guest speaker was Bob Vitrikas, NAMGAR historian and author of MGA: A History and Restoration Guide, who told us about the men and women of Morris Garages throughout history. The awards were also exciting to find out who won! Roy Parmenter from Sussex England came the furthest, of course, but the miles the car traveled over the ocean by boat didn't count.

What is so special about a car wash? This was a classy place where many folks could wash at the same time and two vacuums were available to really detail out your pride and joy. The car wash was open nearly all the time and kept clean and supplied with soap and towels. It was a class act.