The 2007 VSCNA/NYSOC Fall Saab Drive!
Saturday October 13th, 2007

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Lets go for a drive on October 13th 2007, rain or shine. If you want to go, be at RiK Rydant's farm at 9:30 am for complimentary coffee and donuts. Departure time is 10:30am sharp. Address is 2700 Route 209 in Marbletown NY 12440 (Just South of Kingston NY, NYS Thruway Rt 87 exit 19 to 209 South). Warning: Mapquest directions to the starting point are incorrect, use this link to the Bevier House Museum in Stone Ridge, NY. Rik's farm literally shares his driveway with the Museum.

VSCNA (Vintage Saab Club of North America) and NYSOC (New York Saab Owners Club) will be joined by the Adirondack Motor Enthusiasts Club (AMEC) so expect a lot of interesting and varied vehicles. We will make two scheduled stops along the way, one at Berme Rd Park in Ellenville and again on the old Ellenville Hill Climb Road.

Please pre-register at the sign-up link above so we have an idea of what to plan for.

More info on the old Ellenville Hill Climb here: http://com4.runboard.com/bamecmessageboard.f1.t28004

After our last stop on the Hill Climb road, we will proceed to New Paltz NY via some very narrow and twisty roads for lunch at the Gilded Otter Restaurant and Brewery.

Total drive time: approximately 2 hours 15 minutes.
Total miles: 69
Total number of micro-brews available at the Gilded Otter: 8

As always, non-VSCNA and non-NYSOC members and their families are welcome.You don't even need a Saab! Please remember you never need an invitation to attend a VSCNA or NYSOC event, so bring along some friends and enjoy the drive.

We will divide into two groups, one "slower and scenic" and one faster.... Please bring FRS or GMRS radios if you have them! Don't forget to arrive with a full tank of fuel!

The route will take us through an incredible array of roads and terrain. Here is a brief description of the route:

  • Through historic Stone Ridge and past many Revolutionary War era homes.
  • Over the Mohonk ridge near New Paltz, past the best rock climbing and repelling areas in the Northeast.
  • Down the Shawangunk ridge on Tow Path road, literally driving through the ultra creepy and still functioning Eastern NY Correctional Facility, a castle-like, turn of the century maximum-security prison.
  • Back up the ridge on the now defunct and infamous Ellenville Hill Climb road, then across the mountaintop on Gully road, through Historic Cragsmoor and down the ridiculously narrow and steep Vista Maria.
  • Then just a whole slew of narrow twisty back roads to New Paltz.

Be there or be square.
Best regards,
Bruce Turk