[Editor's Note: This trip occurred 9/13/2014, this blag post is very late]
(NOTE: Not the actual map, apparently google maps doesn't save the "no highway" version.
Shortly (basically immediately) after I purchased my car, I joined the "Moon on A" chapter of the Model A Ford Club of America (MAFCA). It just so happens that the next scheduled tour was to Anacortes. Anacortes is a solid 60 miles from Snohomish, and at that time I don't think I'd driven for a stretch any longer than 5 miles. Clearly, a big leap. But, I figured if there is a time to break down, it is when you've got 6 Model A gurus in tow.
We were scheduled for a 9:00 AM departure from the Erickson Furniture Co, which is highlighted on the map. Liz & I left her house at a little before 8:30, stopping to pick up some coffee and breakfast before heading over to the meetup spot. The Model A does not have cup holders, and as you can imagine it isn't the smoothest ride around. So there was lots of spilled coffee in the early part of the trip.
The view while cleaning spilled coffee...
We were the 2nd to last to arrive at the furniture store. We left the store with 5 cars and picked up a 6th en route. We were 2nd to last in the line-up, and away we went! The first part of the journey was through a fairly busy part of Everett, which wasn't much fun because the brakes were bad and I wasn't yet used to using the parking brake in hairy situations. Luckily, there were no catastrophes, and the reward was leaving the north end of Everett over a spectacular bridge that spans the Snohomish River.
Then we proceeded up along the side of I5, before cutting up through Skagit Valley. Here is a timelapse of part of the trip, including a fast stop that almost resulted in a rear ending...
After this we got on state route 20, which is a 2 lane each way highway. We stayed at about 45 mph on the right. Kind of fun, we got lots of waves, honks, and smiles. SR20, dumps you into Anacortes, where we were heading for the engine show, below are some pictures.
Neat display of old electrical thingies
This fire truck helped put out the fire in SF after the earthquake in 1906
