Went on a drive with pdxhak, pyran and jfn08m up to Mt St Helens. We went up the east side unlike most of the Mazda drives that go up the west side. We didn't make it all the way up to Windy Ridge because the road was closed, but we still got a pretty good view of the mountain. The route up there is pure twisties and a very intense drive (think Tail of the Dragon, but for about 40 miles!). Anyway some pics.

jfn08m and me (on time at the meet up point):



with pdxhak and pyran:






At the top:









The volcano:


Comin' down the mountain:


Pit stop at the bottom:



Back to civilization (busy freeway home):

 

Great pics!!! I miss the Great Northwest. All the beautiful mountains and trees.
Fabulous pic of Mt. St Helens. I remember watching the plume on the way to work when I lived in Bellevue. What an awesome site that was. The power of Mother Nature is amazing. Makes you feel like kinda insignificant in comparison.

 

those JIC wheels look awesome

 

Thanks! I'm really happy with them.

 

The NW is beautiful, no other place like it.

I wish I could have gotten more pics of the scenery, but the drive is pretty intense so I couldn't really take photos while driving. The one pic of the other three guys in my mirror was taken while stuck behind a camper, but slower traffic is surprisingly good about pulling over when you come up behind them so that's the only one I got.

 

looks good man. wish i could have made it down. a little more notice would prob help. haha. i saw your post in the nw section last night

 

great pics....sweet cars...what type of rims on the titanium (my bad)?

 

You mean titanium? They are JIC Magic J-Force 05's.

 

It was an AWESOME drive today. Very SPIRITED

I did not take very many pics but here are mine

 

Here is what we ran today. The last section of the road was closed so we did not make all the way.

 

Looks like a fun road. Nice pics!

 

Thank you guys (Aipex8, pdxhak, pyran) for a great ride! It was as much fun as I have ever had on a drive. Granted, I cant say I have been on anything that intense before. When you said that drive would be technical, you weren't kidding. Awesome pics Aipex8! You did a great job at capturing the trip and all of its glory. (And the fact that you and I were on time!)

 

Looks beautiful out there...nice pix.
I like the hood of that 40th annev.

 

That was my bad. I was giving pyran a hard time about being on time and I'm the one that shows up late

 

What a relaxing and fun time!

 

is the veilside kit replica or real ? fitment looks great~

 

Nice pics! Looks like alot of fun!

 

Nice pics of the shoes!

I remember that road. Very impressive.

 

It is real! The paint perfectly matches. Really a great job.

Pyran,

You will need to send me a PM with your bodyshop guy so he can work on my car

 

It looks like you guys had a good drive!

Sorry I missed it, but I hadn't checked the forum since friday night. Maybe next time.

 

Awesome!

 

fricking awesome VeilSide power! I nearly got the hood but I decide to go with Varis, after seeing this I am feeling the regret

 

That's a beautiful drive!

I've only been up the west side of the valley - I'll have to go the pretty way next time.

S

 

looks like a peaceful drive. scenery is really nice.

 

LOL if you call ripping up and down 60+ miles (each way) of twisty mountain road peaceful

It was an awesome drive. Plenty of challenging terrain and elevation change to keep you very interested in what is front of you