[Sun, May 18th] MINIs BY THE BAY V
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I'll try to have that for you later this evening. I just got back from plotting an alternate route down, just in case the roads aren't cleared and the floods haven't receded by Sunday. This morning the water was over 6 feet deep at the hairpin turn at the bottom of Patuxent River Road (pictures to follow), and the single lane Patuxent River bridge close to the start is closed since the road connecting it is under about 3 feet of rapidly moving water.
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Run time +/- 2 hours
Est. arrival time in Chesapeake Beach for food 11:45am
Departure time (est.) from food stop 1:30pm
Run time back to Edgewater (not Bowie) +/- 90 minutes
Est. arrival time in Edgewater for Ice Cream 3pm
Hope that helps!
Please see post #1 for full info!
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I'll try to have that for you later this evening. I just got back from plotting an alternate route down, just in case the roads aren't cleared and the floods haven't receded by Sunday. This morning the water was over 6 feet deep at the hairpin turn at the bottom of Patuxent River Road (pictures to follow), and the single lane Patuxent River bridge close to the start is closed since the road connecting it is under about 3 feet of rapidly moving water.
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I can't find a picture of those cute little Sunbeam amphibious cars, but that's what we'd need to traverse several sections of the original (dry) route!
Here's what I mean:
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Well, the roads are still flooded today 
I'm feverishly working on an alternate route in case we have to avoid the river crossings, and we'll have the run no matter what!
Keep checking post #1 for info, and RSVP in post #2 if you haven't already. Thanks!
I'm feverishly working on an alternate route in case we have to avoid the river crossings, and we'll have the run no matter what!
Keep checking post #1 for info, and RSVP in post #2 if you haven't already. Thanks!
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I really we are able to hit that hairpin you mentioned. one day i'm gonna get those right. throttle, turn in, let off and feel the back end break free, slide through, smile. something like that.
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Wow Ed. You don't think the water will have receded by Sunday?
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Or maybe a jet ski!
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Well, it's up to Mother Nature but I seriously doubt that the water will recede in time.
It's kind of a bummer if we can't use the first (dry) route I worked out... I've driven over 1,500 miles, invested way more than 8 full days (I lost count), countless hours at the computer, and enlisted lots of help from Glenn, incorporated suggestions from Chase (and Brandy, of course). And a special thanks to Paul who created the original route and started this tradition. Too bad he can't be here to join us (and to run this blasted thing)!
Still, the alternate (wet) route covers a lot of the same roads (some more than once) and will offer lots of the terrific rolling hills, pastoral views, passing through neighborhoods that were the inspiration for the terms McMansion and mega mansion, pastures with horses frolicking, smells of all the wonderful plants and animals that populate lower AA county and northern Calvert. So it will be a great run either way.
The good news is that county cleanup crews have pretty much cleaned up all the mudslides that covered the roads (you'll see evidence of them in several places along the route) and they've cut all the fallen trees up and moved them off the road (you'll see some of that, too).
Any new important info will be in post #1, so please check back there from time to time if you don't have time to read through this entire thread. And be sure to RSVP in post #2.
Thanks!
It's kind of a bummer if we can't use the first (dry) route I worked out... I've driven over 1,500 miles, invested way more than 8 full days (I lost count), countless hours at the computer, and enlisted lots of help from Glenn, incorporated suggestions from Chase (and Brandy, of course). And a special thanks to Paul who created the original route and started this tradition. Too bad he can't be here to join us (and to run this blasted thing)!
Still, the alternate (wet) route covers a lot of the same roads (some more than once) and will offer lots of the terrific rolling hills, pastoral views, passing through neighborhoods that were the inspiration for the terms McMansion and mega mansion, pastures with horses frolicking, smells of all the wonderful plants and animals that populate lower AA county and northern Calvert. So it will be a great run either way.
The good news is that county cleanup crews have pretty much cleaned up all the mudslides that covered the roads (you'll see evidence of them in several places along the route) and they've cut all the fallen trees up and moved them off the road (you'll see some of that, too).
Any new important info will be in post #1, so please check back there from time to time if you don't have time to read through this entire thread. And be sure to RSVP in post #2.
Thanks!
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Well, it's up to Mother Nature but I seriously doubt that the water will recede in time.
It's kind of a bummer if we can't use the first (dry) route I worked out... I've driven over 1,500 miles, invested way more than 8 full days (I lost count), countless hours at the computer, and enlisted lots of help from Glenn, incorporated suggestions from Chase (and Brandy, of course). And a special thanks to Paul who created the original route and started this tradition. Too bad he can't be here to join us (and to run this blasted thing)!
Still, the alternate (wet) route covers a lot of the same roads (some more than once) and will offer lots of the terrific rolling hills, pastoral views, passing through neighborhoods that were the inspiration for the terms McMansion and mega mansion, pastures with horses frolicking, smells of all the wonderful plants and animals that populate lower AA county and northern Calvert. So it will be a great run either way.
The good news is that county cleanup crews have pretty much cleaned up all the mudslides that covered the roads (you'll see evidence of them in several places along the route) and they've cut all the fallen trees up and moved them off the road (you'll see some of that, too).
Any new important info will be in post #1, so please check back there from time to time if you don't have time to read through this entire thread. And be sure to RSVP in post #2.
Thanks!
It's kind of a bummer if we can't use the first (dry) route I worked out... I've driven over 1,500 miles, invested way more than 8 full days (I lost count), countless hours at the computer, and enlisted lots of help from Glenn, incorporated suggestions from Chase (and Brandy, of course). And a special thanks to Paul who created the original route and started this tradition. Too bad he can't be here to join us (and to run this blasted thing)!
Still, the alternate (wet) route covers a lot of the same roads (some more than once) and will offer lots of the terrific rolling hills, pastoral views, passing through neighborhoods that were the inspiration for the terms McMansion and mega mansion, pastures with horses frolicking, smells of all the wonderful plants and animals that populate lower AA county and northern Calvert. So it will be a great run either way.
The good news is that county cleanup crews have pretty much cleaned up all the mudslides that covered the roads (you'll see evidence of them in several places along the route) and they've cut all the fallen trees up and moved them off the road (you'll see some of that, too).
Any new important info will be in post #1, so please check back there from time to time if you don't have time to read through this entire thread. And be sure to RSVP in post #2.
Thanks!
Ed..honey..whoa. That's too much time and money spent
1,500 miles? That's halfway across the country....
The attendees will adapt. I'm sure you've done a very fine job.
Do you want me to call the restaurants and give them a heads up that hungry hoards will be descending upon them?
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So far I don't think we don't have enough folks on the RSVP list to make calling necessary. My guess is that we'll be pretty evenly split between the two places. FWIW the Rod & Reel seemed to have a bit more room and empty seats when I was there last time. You've got lots more experience with this than I do, so if you think it's a good idea, please feel free, and thanks for handling it.
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Sounds like that area was hit hard by the storms! Much more so than NoVA or DC. I'm sure we'll enjoy whatever alternative you put together. Thanks for all the efforts!
Well, it's up to Mother Nature but I seriously doubt that the water will recede in time.
It's kind of a bummer if we can't use the first (dry) route I worked out... I've driven over 1,500 miles, invested way more than 8 full days (I lost count), countless hours at the computer, and enlisted lots of help from Glenn, incorporated suggestions from Chase (and Brandy, of course). And a special thanks to Paul who created the original route and started this tradition. Too bad he can't be here to join us (and to run this blasted thing)!
Still, the alternate (wet) route covers a lot of the same roads (some more than once) and will offer lots of the terrific rolling hills, pastoral views, passing through neighborhoods that were the inspiration for the terms McMansion and mega mansion, pastures with horses frolicking, smells of all the wonderful plants and animals that populate lower AA county and northern Calvert. So it will be a great run either way.
The good news is that county cleanup crews have pretty much cleaned up all the mudslides that covered the roads (you'll see evidence of them in several places along the route) and they've cut all the fallen trees up and moved them off the road (you'll see some of that, too).
Any new important info will be in post #1, so please check back there from time to time if you don't have time to read through this entire thread. And be sure to RSVP in post #2.
Thanks!
It's kind of a bummer if we can't use the first (dry) route I worked out... I've driven over 1,500 miles, invested way more than 8 full days (I lost count), countless hours at the computer, and enlisted lots of help from Glenn, incorporated suggestions from Chase (and Brandy, of course). And a special thanks to Paul who created the original route and started this tradition. Too bad he can't be here to join us (and to run this blasted thing)!
Still, the alternate (wet) route covers a lot of the same roads (some more than once) and will offer lots of the terrific rolling hills, pastoral views, passing through neighborhoods that were the inspiration for the terms McMansion and mega mansion, pastures with horses frolicking, smells of all the wonderful plants and animals that populate lower AA county and northern Calvert. So it will be a great run either way.
The good news is that county cleanup crews have pretty much cleaned up all the mudslides that covered the roads (you'll see evidence of them in several places along the route) and they've cut all the fallen trees up and moved them off the road (you'll see some of that, too).
Any new important info will be in post #1, so please check back there from time to time if you don't have time to read through this entire thread. And be sure to RSVP in post #2.
Thanks!