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Wyo Kiter
Since 09 Mar 2006
148 Posts
In a VAN, down by the RIVER.
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| pkh wrote: |
Hmm wonder how many 24/7 gorge locals are reading this and thinking: poor saps  |
yeah the gas tax sucks...at least the wind is free!!!
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stringy
Since 23 Jun 2006
1738 Posts
vancouver
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| Mon Mar 10, 08 6:32 pm Re: afternoon carpooling to the gorge (spring & summer) |
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| Spike wrote: | I alone spent over a grand on gas last summer.
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spike you are far from being alone on that one. Ask any puget sound kiter that calls the gorge their second home/playground in the summer. $80.00 roundtrip adds up quick. And thats just driving down and back. that doesn't include the extra fuel you can plan on burning to chase wind between bonneville and john day. Plus leaving that carbon foot print doesn't help our planet out much either.
kind of a neccessary evil to get to the gorge.
Have you considered other options, like either living closer to where you kite and taking advantage of city transit to get to work?
or even kiting locally around Portland?
Carpooling is a great idea for those who can do it.
for others asking about van camping, rufus has some of the best conditions in the gorge, but can be considered quite a drive for those in Portland. A measly 4 hour drive from Seattle but you can make it a weekend destination. Just park your car there and kite and you can stay there the whole weekend.
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registered
Since 12 Jul 2005
1319 Posts
tsunami
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| Tue Mar 11, 08 6:27 am |
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just in time to celebrate the weakened dollars buying power with 110 dollar barrels of sludge. 
remember the days when they told us we have plenty of oil in oil shale and higher oil prices will make it worth extracting.......ooooppps 
3.90 per gallon for diesel in places is brutal.
may have to start running the used motor oil for fuel. |
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blancoh2o
Since 15 Mar 2005
1154 Posts
Oregon
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| Tue Mar 11, 08 7:00 am |
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| kyle.vh wrote: | How's the rush hour traffic from downtown pdx to the gorge? Are there any good rules to follow: like, leave before 4pm? Can you leave at 4:30?
I have a job downtown now, and I'm nervous about leaving at 5 and sitting in traffic, I'm wondering how early I'd need to leave to avoid traffic...
I could be down to carpool.
For those trying to aviod the high gas prices: my friend and I are manufacturing and selling budget veg-oil conversion kits for diesels: http://www.poweredbyveg.com.
We can do conversions, too. |
Kyle, where do you get the veggie oil? From what I have heard, most resturaunts already have services that remove their oil. |
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Reaper356
Since 10 Dec 2006
781 Posts
Salem / LC Oregon
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| Tue Mar 11, 08 7:39 am |
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| Is it time to start horseback riding yet? |
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Spike
Since 13 May 2007
1414 Posts
Alameda
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| Fri Jul 25, 08 8:29 am |
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I'm heading to stevenson this afternoon around 2 or 3, driving down marine drive. let me know if anybody wants a ride out there. I'll be coming back to pdx satruday evening.
I can meet anywhere along marine drive or troutdale. |
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