This event is happening on Saturday October 7.

Please join us for a fall driving event in Western MD, West VA and a little bit of PA too! Hopefully, with the dry summer, the leaves will cooperate and turn early!

Since this run is a long drive to the start point for most, we would like to suggest folks come up on Friday night if they are able and meet for dinner. If not, we are scheduling the start a little later than some of our drives in order to allow folks the time to drive up on Saturday morning. Staying over in the area Saturday night would also be an option.

The run will visit Cumberland, Mineral County, West Virginia, Jennings Randolph Lake, Garrett County MD, lunch in Grantsville MD, Somerset County PA (including a stop at the Flight 93 Memorial Site) and ending back in Cumberland.

Your hosts and drive leaders will be Byron and Sue (Coopercops), who have been working very hard to put this route together.

Participants will get a cling to take home.

Here are the details:

When: Drive is Saturday, October 7. See details on start time below.
Optional meet up on Friday night for dinner. Hotel suggestions are below

Friday night (October 6): Meet at 5:00 pm in the parking lot of the Holiday Inn (http://www.cumberland-dtn.holiday-inn.com/) to motor over to downtown Cumberland MD for dinner.

Dinner Friday night: Depending on the number of RSVP, we'll pick a restaurant in downtown. There are several choices. If anyone sees something they think is a must let me know. http://downtowncumberland.com/index....position=30:26

One suggestion is this restaurant http://www.citylightsamericangrill.com

Overnight Accomodations: The Holiday Inn is a good choice. But be sure to ask for a room AWAY from the railroad tracks.
Holiday Inn
100 S. George Street
Cumberland MD 21502
Phone: 301.724.8800

Another option is Best Western Braddock - a few miles outside Cumberland in LaValle MD. http://www.mdmountainside.com/attrac...?attraction=29
Best Western
1268 National Highway LaVale MD 21502
301 729-3300

Saturday (October 7): Meet 10:00 am Greater Cumlerland Regional Airport.
http://www.cumberlandairport.com/

You can buy breakfast and coffee etc. at the airport's restaurant.

Run starts 11:00 am.

Lunch will be in Grantsville, MD about 80 miles after the start of the run or about 2.5 hours of driving. There will be one pre-lunch pit stop at Jennings Randolf Lake in West Virigina. http://www.nab.usace.army.mil/recreation/jenran.htm

Lunch: PennAlps Restaurant and Craft Shop.
125 Casselman Road
Grantsville, Md 21536
Phone 301-895-5985
http://www.pennalps.com/
Not too early to do some early Christmas shopping!

This is a link on their web site to the menu.

Run will resume after lunch and end back in Cumberland.

Bring: Water and snacks for the car. The run will end mid-afternoon to early evening after a lunch stop.
Bring your FRS radio set to 7/21
Bring cash for lunch and for breakfast. Details on estimated cost to be posted.

Make: Hotel reservations if you plan on coming up Friday night.

Other: $5.00 per MINI fee for non-DCMM members collected at the start of the run.

RSVP: to me by September 30 at president@dcmetrominis.org. Please indicate:
1) Number of MINIs
2) Number of people
3) If you are coming up on Friday night for drinks/dinner

I will be on vacation after September 30...so please RSVP by then so you are not missed!

Questions? You can send them to me or to Coopercops.

RSVP List (as of 10.03)

Gene and Carol
Katie
Haemish
Sherill
James
Beth and John
Brian +1
Stacey and Jaysen
Byron and Sue
Jeremy +1
Wendy +1
Enrique +1
Chris +1
Sherwin
Paul!
Matt
Sally
John and Trish
Alan and Kattiya
Mark and Wanda
Stephan + 1
Christian +1
TK and Tracey

39 people
23 MINIs

6 folks so far coming up on Friday night with about 3 more tentative to come on Friday night.
This is going to be a great run!

 

PenAlps is SOOOOO Good! Their sausage is DABOM! We always stop there on the way to my grandparents house!

SoulFire and her owners are IN!!

 

[quote=Jen]I will be on vacation after September 30...so please RSVP by then so you are not missed!
[quote]

you're actually getting some vacation?

 

3 things...


1. in your post it says october 15th, instead of october 7th
2. 1 person, 1 MINI, will not be at dinner, and will not spend the night prior
3. if a 2nd person comes along, will that pose a problem?

 

Sounds like a lot of fun. Sherill & I will be there for the run, but won't be able to get up there for dinner the night before. (1 MINI, 2 ppl)

Looking forward to it.

 

Post was corrected about 30 seconds after I put it up.

Yes, a second person might pose a problem as we have to give RSVP numbers to the restaurant and sometimes they cannot handle anymore. You are better to RSVP for two and have someone maybe not come.

 

[quote=kgdblu][quote=Jen]I will be on vacation after September 30...so please RSVP by then so you are not missed!
Yeah, the one I never got last year. We have no idea what our construction timing is going to be, so I am getting out now.

 

Pretty sure Sue and I can make it

 

This is finally one that I hope you DON'T miss! No excuses! The drive is NOT too long, it won't be raining (I hope) and I think it is pretty close to you!

 

I looked up the hotel info online and they aren't showing any vacancies. Somehow I don't think that's right so I'm going to be calling them up to find out the real story.

Oh yeah, if you couldn't infer. I'll be attending and probably taking off a wee bit early from work that Friday to make it up there early.

 

Oh, and they are the routemasters....so if they don't show up, you are on your own!

 

Not to worry We just came home from running the route and everything is good to go... including PennAlps (had to stop there to test the food)

Hard to believe but some of the leaves on the PA leg have already turned... not too many tho, so there should still be plenty for the run.

 

how was it!

 

The food - good, as usual.
The route - well, it has its ups and downs Of course, there are a few flat stretches too.

We'll get an advance route list out before too long.

 

Hmm, guess I can start RSVPing again! Barring any military silliness, I'll be there for the drive on Saturday!


-Paul!

 

WOOHOO! Looking forward to hanging out again, Paul!

 

put me down for both days. I'll be out on friday.
It'll just be me and my MINI.

i did check the holiday inn site as well, and it is saying no rooms available. is everyone going to be staying there or will they be trying to stay at the best western?

 

Here's a few more hotels in the nearby area -

Red Roof Inn - 12310 Winchester RD SW, LaVale, MD.
(301) 729-6700

Comfort Inn & Suites - 1216 National Hwy, LaVale, MD.
check the web for Comfort Inn LaVale MD for availability.

Super 8 - 1301 National Hwy, LaVale, MD.
(301) 729-6265

*The 3 above are located about 4 miles WEST of Cumberland.

Day's Inn - Rt. 36, Frostburg, MD.
(301)689-2050

Hampton Inn - 11200 New Georges Creek RD, Frostburg, MD.
(301)689-1998

*The 2 above are located about 9 miles WEST of Cumberland.

I believe you can check availability of them all on the web, but I added local phone numbers that I could find.

*** Oct. 7 is also the Great Allegany Run and the Holiday Inn is the HQ for it - might explain the "no vacancy" situation there.

 

Count me in. FINALLY going to get a chance to make an event! (Hey, was supposed to work that day and got the OK to change my schedule around. Even the stars must be aligned right for this one.)

Bringing a passenger, but won't be able to make it until Saturday morning.

email RSVP sent

 

I probably wont be able to meet up at 5 on friday, but my plan is to go up later that evening and/or meet up with you Saturday morning.

 

Anyone want to split a room at the Comfort Inn & Suites. With a AAA discount it's still like $140 a night for a 2 bed room. Although I would probably be willing to take the hit for the night I'd rather not.

 

hmm, if i can convince my parents into letting me...i might be up for splitting a room

lemme get dibs for the next couple days, until i know whats happening

 

I'm in, and I just booked a room at the Red Roof Inn, queen bed for $64.00. That includes my AAA discount. Even without the discount, it'll be way cheaper than the $140 Matt was quoted elsewhere....

 

Glad you're coming up. BTW, BRING A JACKET

 

I was wondering, would it be possible to stop by the Flight 93 Memorial? It is in Sommerset County. Will we be near that at all?