Hi everybody. How about a nice Cruise to Mt Pleasant, Ia for our fall ride?
I think that we can meet on the North side of Coralridge Mall in Coralville, IA at 4:00pm. on
the 23rd of October. We can take a little ride on some secondary paved
roads. The Old Threshers have decorated their village with a Halloween
theme. I understand that it is a atmosphere of a festival of sorts at the
train museum. For those that dare they can take a ride on the Ghost Train.
Train ride is $10 per person.
Will be fun for all. I look forward to seeing you all. Please remember...everyone driving anything is welcome Fieros are great, just not required!!
John Holmes
********UPDATE******10/11/10
Here is the scoop. tonight the sun was set shortly after 6:18 but now it
is 6:40 and it is not completely dark yet. On the 23rd sunset is planned
for 5:58. Mark indicated that he took 75 min to make the drive so we
will be on target leaving Coral Ridge at 4:00. (Let's meet up by the Sears store)
We can make a stop or two and still arrive around 6:00 that will give us
some time to get something to eat and then on to the park. We have
added a really nice curvy road in the river bottoms around 4 corners.
Looking forward to you being there.
Group from the Quad cities: Lets meet at the I80 truck stop at 2:15 if
you want to ride together.
Group from Cedar Rapids: Let's meet at Burger King on 33rd Ave. S.W.
@ 3:15 if you'd like to caravan down to the mall.
Remember bringing the Fiero is not required but much appreciated.
http://www.mcrr.org/PAGES/events.html#ghost_train Here is the route that Looks like a nice ride. As always I am open to
suggestions.
DRIVING DIRECTIONS
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A) Iowa City, IA US
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1. Start out going SOUTH on S GILBERT ST toward E WASHINGTON ST. (go
1.1 miles)
2. Turn RIGHT onto US-6 W. (go 0.4 miles)
3. US-6 W becomes IA-1 S. (go 30.4 miles)
4. Turn RIGHT onto IA-1. (go 10.6 miles)
5. Turn SLIGHT LEFT onto N BENTON ST. (go 1.0 miles)
6. N BENTON ST becomes CR-W40. (go 11.4 miles)
7. Turn RIGHT onto VETCH BLVD/CR-W40. (go 2.1 miles)
8. Turn LEFT onto 218TH BLVD/W MAIN ST/CR-W40. Continue to follow W
MAIN ST/CR-W40. (go 0.7 miles)
9. Turn RIGHT onto S CENTER ST/CR-W40. Continue to follow CR-W40. (go
0.5 miles)
10. Turn LEFT onto US-34 E/HIGHWAY 34. Continue to follow US-34 E. (go
5.7 miles)
11. Take the US-34-BR exit, EXIT 229, toward MT PLEASANT/WESTWOOD. (go
0.7 miles)
12. Merge onto US-34 BR. (go 3.8 miles)
13. Turn RIGHT onto S WHITE ST. (go 0.2 miles)
14. Welcome to MOUNT PLEASANT, IA. (go 0.0 miles)
ESTIMATED TIME: 1 hour 49 minutes | DISTANCE: 68.57 miles
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B) Mount Pleasant, IA US
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TOTAL ESTIMATED TIME: 1 hour 49 minutes | DISTANCE: 68.57 miles
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