Join us for the classic ORPCA Three Ferries Spring Drive, now in its eighth year! We will wind along the Willamette River, passing meadows with spring flowers, bird sanctuaries full of returning geese, vineyards, and small towns.
We will meet at 9:00 a.m. in the parking lot of the Resurrection Catholic Parish on 2849 SW Ek Rd, in West Linn, OR 97068 (off Stafford Road). Safety Meeting at 9:15 a.m., wheels rolling at 9:30 a.m. The tour route follows the Willamette River south, crossing the river three times on three different ferries before we arrive for lunch at the Ankeny Vineyard south of Salem. The route leads through river landscape, rolling wine country hills, passing bird migration habitats. Expect spring flowers to be in bloom in the meadows. Please bring $15 in cash for the ferry charges – we recommend $5 and $1 bills. No credit cards are accepted.
This tour is marked as an SUV tour as the ramps up and down from the ferries are steep and not suited for sports cars with low front spoilers. If you feel comfortable maneuvering steep ramps with your non-SUV, please join us!
From Stafford, we go on backroads to the Canby Ferry. After crossing the river on the Canby Ferry, we continue on to Champoeg State Park for a first rest stop. Then we continue to the Wheatland Ferry, where we cross the river again. Then on to Maud Williamson State Recreation Site for a second rest stop. Next, we drive through Bethel Heights wine country to Independence and on to Buena Vista County Park for a third rest stop. For the final leg, we cross the river a third time on the Buena Vista Ferry and follow the river north until we enter the wine country south of Salem and reach the Ankeny Vineyard for lunch.
Event Organizer: Heinz Holzapfel
Event Stats:
Number of Groups: 1 group of 12 cars
Total Miles: 95 fully paved
Total Drive Time: 4 hours 15 minutes
Digital Navigation Support:
RidewithGPS: Instructions will be provided to attendees with Driving Directions.
Registration Information:
Registration will open April 9 at 7:00 p.m. and close April 28 at 5:00 p.m. Volunteers will be needed for Leads and Sweeps. Please volunteer when you register, if you are able and willing to accept the responsibilities.
General Information about this Event:
Registration is by car. Each driver must complete the data collection in the registration form. If you have a navigator, please register that person at the same time. If you don’t have a navigator, just mark the navigator question as N/A.
The start location, time, description of Digital Navigation Support as well a printable PDF file of Driving Directions will be provided two days before the event to all registrants. Please check your Spam folder if you do not see an email with the directions within 24 hours of the event.
Each Participant (Driver and Navigator) is required to sign the “Release and Waiver of Liability” at the start of the drive.
We encourage all participants to take pictures and share the pictures either on our social media sites or upload them to our photo repository using the link provided with the driving directions.
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Questions: Please contact the Drive Leader
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Maintaining Momentum
Oregon Region is marching through the year at a steady pace. March turned out 11 events, which may be a record for this time of year. Even though it is still early, we have seen a couple of new events on our calendar including the new dining event, Road and Fork, and an out-of-town tech session in Tacoma. I was thrilled at the number of new faces attending the New Member Orientation. Be sure to check out stories about each of those later in this edition.
I realize now one of the key elements of having so many events on the calendar is maintaining momentum while not over- burdening our volunteers. The processes and procedures are ever- evolving, and while much of it is becoming routine, keeping all the balls in the air at once is challenging. The Drive Team and the Social Committee have been working overtime, and it shows. If you see any of the drive team or social committee members out and about, be sure give them a thumbs up and a smile – they deserve it!
This year ORPCA is celebrating 65 years and PCA is turning 70! The cars, the people, the clubs have a lot to celebrate. Back in 1955 and 1960, there were no 911s, no 914s, 944s, Boxsters, Caymans, Cayennes, Macans, Panameras or Taycans and very few variations on the models that did exist. There were a handful of regional clubs and not many members. Today there are 148 regions under the national umbrella with over 160,000 members participating in over 4,000 events every year.
In the area of Club history and how PCA and Porsche have evolved in 70 years, there are two great things every Porsche owner should check out if you haven’t already. One is the fantastic history of Porsche Club of America found on the PCA website: https://ww2.pca.org/pca- history (login to PCA.org, drop down the “Membership” tab to “PCA History” near the bottom.) This is a long read, but worth it. The other entertaining and education place to spend some time is PCA’s YouTube Channel: If you have not visited the PCA YouTube Channel, be forewarned, it is an addictive spot. https://www.youtube.com/@ PorscheClubofAmerica/featured
With nine more months of this exacting year ahead, I trust I will bump into many of you more than once and that alone makes it worthwhile. As you know, it’s not just the cars, it’s the people.
Let’s Drive! You can reach me at [email protected].
Let’s Drive!
