GLCraig Posted May 26, 2009 Share Posted May 26, 2009 (edited) Part 1 As a few of you already know, I bought a 2009 STI recently and I just got back Sunday night from a 4 day road trip. I left my place in Longview WA, Thursday evening and headed down I-5 to Eugene OR; where I stayed the first night. Friday Morning I headed south again to Roseburg where I turned off on to highway 138 and headed to central Oregon. Along the way I took a turn off to some lookout near Diamond Lake. After a couple of mile the road went from gravel to snow. My STI has summer tires on it, so I turned around and took this first picture on the way back down. You can see Mt. Bailey in the back ground. I proceeded back onto the highway until I reached the turn off for Diamond lake. I stopped at the lake and took some pictures there, again that's Mt. Bailey in the background. This next shot is from a viewpoint about 5 minutes east of the lake. The viewpoint is intended for people to stop and look at Diamond lake but as you can see, you can get a few good shots of Mt. Thielsen. Okay, from there my plan was to enter Crater Lake National Park from the north entrance but as you can see, there was something in the way. So I continued east on highway 138 until I reach highway 97; where I headed to Klamath Falls. As some of you know, attended college in Kfalls at Oregon Tech. So I knew of a couple of near by spots to take pictures. These next few shot were taken just north of town, looking out at Upper Klamath Lake and Mt. McLoughlin. I've posted pics from this location before so some of you may recognize this place. I ended up staying the night in town. I met up with a friend from college, had a few beers at a place called Mia & Pia's Pizzeria & Brewhouse. If you ever stop there I suggest their "Ra" ale. It's has a lot of hops in it and makes a typical IPA taste like water. It's also 8% alcohol by volume. The next morning I continued east along highway 140 towards Lakeview and took a these next two shots along the way. This highway has very few passing areas and you can really appreciate the level of performance that a STI has when trying to get around the slower traffic. Edited May 27, 2009 by GLCraig Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GLCraig Posted May 26, 2009 Author Share Posted May 26, 2009 (edited) Part 2 Once I reached Lakeview, I headed north on Highway 395 towards Burns. These next two shots were taken at a point on the map called Valley Falls. As you can see, there's not much there. After Valley Falls the highway follows along Lake Albet, which is on of the bigger lakes in eastern Oregon. I found a couple of places to stop and take a few more shots. This next shot if from a rest area that's about an hour north of Lakeview. You are looking in the direction I came from in this shot. After reaching Burns, I headed east on highway 78 to the junction with highway 95. Now 78 is one of those highways that have a bit of everything. There are some nice long straight sections that are well over 5 miles and there are plenty of twistys too. Here's a couple of pics. My last stop of the day was at geological landmark call The Pillars of Rome, which is just outside Rome Oregon. The road from Rome to this location is about 5 miles of gravel. There's one nice sharp corner that when I went around it, I added a little left foot braking that swung the back end of the STI around, just right . Here's a couple of pictures I took our there. From Rome I headed back to Burns on the same route but this time I had a little more fun. Since I didn't see any patrol officers the first time through, I thought I would see what this STI could do. 110 is not a problem; but the cruise control can not be set above 87 and that was annoying. Once I got back to Burns and check in to my motel room, and I was treated to a nice little thunderstorm. The next day my plan was to make it to the Delta Cam BBQ in Tacoma Wa before it was over but I also wanted to take the longer route through Eastern Oregon from Burns to Penedleton, then on to Tri-Cities, Yakima, Over Snoqualmie pass, then Highway 18 to I-5. So I didn't take too much time stopping at taking pictures. It took me just over 8 hours and at one point in one of the canyons a Miata had caught-up with me. Well he didn't stay caught-up for long . Here's one of the pictures that I did take that day. It from down hill side of one of the passes. I believe that community of Seneca is what you are looking at down in the valley. After the BBQ I went up to Seattle to hang a Zap's place for a while. I left his place a little before 9p.m. and got home sometime after 11p.m Edited May 26, 2009 by GLCraig Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edrach Posted May 26, 2009 Share Posted May 26, 2009 Great itinerary and beautiful pics. Thanks for sharing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flowmastered87GL Posted May 26, 2009 Share Posted May 26, 2009 Sweet, nice pictures... I was wondering what year you bought. Glad you aren't afraid to get dust on it. Gonna get all seasons before October rolls around? Maybe some studless for the winter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GLCraig Posted May 26, 2009 Author Share Posted May 26, 2009 Sweet, nice pictures... I was wondering what year you bought. Glad you aren't afraid to get dust on it. Gonna get all seasons before October rolls around? Maybe some studless for the winter The tires that is has are okay in the rain and I plan on driving something else in the winter weather. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GLCraig Posted May 26, 2009 Author Share Posted May 26, 2009 I forgot 3 pictures that I wanted to post. These were taken out at the Pillars of Rome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the slug Posted May 26, 2009 Share Posted May 26, 2009 Very nice, the car and the scenery. Nothing remotely close that natural beauty here in Georgia. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suberstar88 Posted May 26, 2009 Share Posted May 26, 2009 Should have came to wenatchee, i want a ride in the sti!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbone Posted May 26, 2009 Share Posted May 26, 2009 I had no idea you bought a new STi Guess I need to visit New Gen more often. Great pics, beautiful car. Sorry I missed you at the Delta BBQ. Okay, from there my plan was to enter Crater Lake National Park from the north entrance but as you can see, there was something in the way. Stupid gate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GLCraig Posted May 27, 2009 Author Share Posted May 27, 2009 I had no idea you bought a new STi Guess I need to visit New Gen more often. This is actually the first post I had about the STI, so you haven't missed anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GLCraig Posted May 27, 2009 Author Share Posted May 27, 2009 The night I picked-up the STI I had Chinese food for dinner. This was in the fortune cookie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olnick Posted May 27, 2009 Share Posted May 27, 2009 That is too funny! (And a bit scary!!!) Hey, beautiful car--great pix--and fun trip. I've already traced your entire route on Google, wonderful roads and scenery. Thanx for sharing it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbone Posted May 27, 2009 Share Posted May 27, 2009 Ok, I want to know what restaurant that was, and where Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carfreak85 Posted May 27, 2009 Share Posted May 27, 2009 Ok, I want to know what restaurant that was, and where Yeah, and what kind of fortune cookies those were, because that fortune looks pretty grimey... Hope it didn't come out of the cookie that way! How does the STi compare to your old GL? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flowmastered87GL Posted May 27, 2009 Share Posted May 27, 2009 The night I picked-up the STI I had Chinese food for dinner. This was in the fortune cookie. (pic here) Dude, that fortune was so on that you better play the lotto numbers on the back of it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bratman18 Posted May 28, 2009 Share Posted May 28, 2009 Man this is exactly what I want to do. Within the next few years I want to buy a newer STI wagon or maybe even just a Forester XT and take a nice road trip to see some of the country with my wife and daughter. Very nice pics and awesome car!!! I bet it was and will be fun!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Durania Posted May 28, 2009 Share Posted May 28, 2009 I love threads like this. Love the STi too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bucky92 Posted May 28, 2009 Share Posted May 28, 2009 I still find it funny how things have changed...when I bought my 08 2.5i back in Nov of 07 all I heard was how ugly the car was and how aweful the STi was going to look.:rolleyes: Congrats and welcome to the darkside..I been here almost 2 years now. Just watch your rotors..they are having problems with them warping easy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carfreak85 Posted May 28, 2009 Share Posted May 28, 2009 I still find it funny how things have changed...when I bought my 08 2.5i back in Nov of 07 all I heard was how ugly the car was and how aweful the STi was going to look.:rolleyes: Well Connie, it IS an STi after all... Even if some think it is more tame looking compared to previous iterations, its still fast as spit and has to get respect for being what it is, a WRC homologation vehicle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GLCraig Posted May 28, 2009 Author Share Posted May 28, 2009 How does the STi compare to your old GL? Let's see, it's a lot faster, it handles better, stops better but it the gas mileage isn't quite as good and it just dose not have the ground clearance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GLCraig Posted May 28, 2009 Author Share Posted May 28, 2009 In my OP, when I said that I bought it recently, I should have said that I've had it for about 5 weeks not. At the moment the STI has over 5k miles on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeamCF Posted May 31, 2009 Share Posted May 31, 2009 Very nice. Great way to get familiar with a new ride. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GLCraig Posted September 2, 2009 Author Share Posted September 2, 2009 I took another trip over the weekend. Here are some of the pics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olnick Posted September 2, 2009 Share Posted September 2, 2009 Beautiful! Great vistas. Thanks for sharing. I especially enjoyed your little friend at the edge of the pavement! So where did you go, what was your route? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GLCraig Posted September 3, 2009 Author Share Posted September 3, 2009 Beautiful! Great vistas. Thanks for sharing. I especially enjoyed your little friend at the edge of the pavement! So where did you go, what was your route? Friday http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=US-30&daddr=44.066004,-123.048763&hl=en&geocode=FZqYuwId_Lyt-A%3B&mra=mi&mrsp=1,0&sz=13&sll=44.075624,-123.000698&sspn=0.103963,0.2635&ie=UTF8&ll=44.0792,-122.947311&spn=0.207914,0.527&z=12 Saturday http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=I-5+N&daddr=44.215678,-121.868591+to:NE+3rd+St+to:N+Oregon+St&hl=en&geocode=Fdl-oAIdA3Cq-A%3B%3BFXx8oAIdKhPF-A%3BFSTLnwIdjkkH-Q&mra=dpe&mrcr=0&mrsp=1&sz=9&via=1,2&sll=44.136885,-121.085815&sspn=1.661658,4.216003&ie=UTF8&ll=43.834527,-119.256592&spn=6.679955,16.864014&z=7 Sunday http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=N+Oregon+St&daddr=John+Day+Hwy%2FUS-26+to:John+Day+Hwy%2FUS-26+to:46.133635,-122.952933&hl=en&geocode=FSTLnwIdjkkH-Q%3BFVokoAIddoAC-Q%3BFV4kqAIdjOXv-A%3B&mra=dme&mrcr=0&mrsp=3&sz=16&via=1,2&sll=46.131256,-122.945037&sspn=0.012536,0.032938&ie=UTF8&ll=46.120964,-122.876244&spn=0.100304,0.2635&z=13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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