[MSCW list] MSCW 2024 Scenic Drive #8 - A Chilling Christmas Cruise - December 7, 2024
Timothy Metzinger
tim.metzinger at outlook.com
Thu Nov 14 20:32:01 CET 2024
It's a shame the holidays are scheduled when everyone is busy ;-)
In December, after we're all done with Thanksgiving and before we get TOO crazy with Christmas stuff, we'll have our "chilling cruise" where we drive with hats, gloves, and coats, (and hopefully with the tops down). This year, on December 7th or 8th, we'll end up in Baltimore to visit 'A Miracle on 34th Street' (https://www.facebook.com/Miracleon34thSt) where a complete block is all lit up by the neighborhood. The plan is to attempt this drive on Saturday, December 7th, with the 8th as a backup day for bad weather.
The drive is in two parts - an optional pre-cruise and the part where we go see the lights in Baltimore. The optional pre-cruise will start at the Towson United Methodist Church - we'll leave there at 3:25 PM, cruise around the Loch Raven Reservoir (we visited this area in 2023) and get to Mcfaul's Ironhorse Tavern around 4 PM for an early meal. We'll leave McFauls and be at the Loch Raven High School East Parking Lot around 5:25, and that's where we'll meet other folks who want to join us for the drive into Baltimore. The main drive will leave the Loch Raven High School East at 5:35 PM, and make our way along MD41 to Lake Montebello where we'll head West on E. 33rd St and drive around Johns Hopkins and across Wyman Park to find Chestnut Ave, where we'll head north and drive through the lit up block around 6 PM (if they don't have it blocked) and then those who want to stay will find street parking and walk around the lit up block. Once done it's a straight shot down Kesswick Road to join I-83 which can take us into Baltimore to pick up roads home (I-96, US40/I-70).
Logistics:
Assembly and Departure - The pre-drive will start at Towson United Methodist Church (501 Hampton Ln, Towson, MD 21286). We'll assemble around 3 PM and depart around 3:25 PM.
The main drive will start at Loch Raven High School (in the East parking lot along Cromwell Bridge Rd) at 5:25 or so and we'll leave at 5:35 PM.
Time/Distance - The total distance is less than 30 miles, and the the pre-drive will take about 25 minutes, and the main drive will take about 30 minutes, with time for the pre-drive to eat at Mcfaul's and to congregate at the second drive. We should get to the lighted block around 6 PM, so folks can easily get home by 9 PM or earlier.
Food - Folks who come for the early pre-drive, we'll have food around 4 PM at McDaul's Ironhorse Tavern (https://www.mcfaulsironhorse.com) Menues are available on line.
Car limits - I'm gonna set a limit of 20 cars for the pre-drive, and no limit for the second drive, although parking will likely be a challenge.
Weather - The drive will take place on Saturday, December 7th, with the 8th being reserved as a bad-weather make-up day.
Technology - I will bring nine extra Midland GMRS radios. If you want to bring your own GMRS radio, we will be using Channel 30 on Midland Radios, or 462.7000 MHz frequency and CTCSS 17 for the privacy code. In Glympse, we'll use the !mscw_cruise tag to keep track of each other.
RSVP via signup genius at https://bit.ly/mscw2024-sc-8 . Don't use Facebook to indicate you're going.
Visit www.midatlanticscenicdrives.com<http://www.midatlanticscenicdrives.com> for maps and GPX files
Drive safely and HAVE FUN,
Timothy (Tim) Metzinger
Scenic Drive Coordinator - Mazda Sport Cars of Washington, DC
tim.metzinger at outlook.com
703.963.3015
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