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Welcome to the Salt Lake Roadsters |
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Written by Dave Holbrook
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Thursday, 20 March 2008 |
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Welcome to the Salt Lake Roadster club for Pontiac Solstice
and Saturn Sky roadsters. Even though Salt Lake is in the name we
aren’t limited to Salt Lake City. Our members live all along the Wasatch front and back for that matter. From Utah county in the south to
Cache Valley in the north, our members are geographically diverse. This
is a new club but we are growing fast. In only two and one-half months
we have nearly tripled in size. Because we are new and due to the
current winter weather we haven’t had the opportunity for rides or
events. We are looking forward to the future and are checking on and
planning some exciting events.
As an example last summer my wife and I took a ride into the high Uinta
mountains of northeastern Utah. We started in Ogden Utah and headed
east on I-84 to the junction with I-80. With the top down we marveled
at how beautiful the scenery and rock formations were. Although we had
driven the route several times before, this time it was different the
viability with the top down was unreal. My wife being a Geology major,
had to stop at the Devils slide scenic area to take pictures with our
new Sky. 
We followed I-80 until we reached the town of Wanship. Here we took the
exit and headed south on state road 32 driving passed Rockport
Reservoir and traveled though green pasture land to the town of Kamas.
In Kamas we stopped and picked up a picnic lunch before starting on
state road 150. This twisting road took us up through the Uinta
mountains reaching altitudes near 10,000 feet. The scenic views of the
high mountains, pine forests and distant low land valleys were even
more spectacular in the roadster.
We ate our lunch while at Mirror lake
a snow fed lake in the high mountains. Looking down from the road
above, like a mirror, the lake reflects the near by mountain peaks.
After a long day of enjoying the beautiful scenery we turned back
retracing our earlier route. We took pictures of the surrounding
mountains and scenic valleys recording the memoirs of the trip.
I’m excited about getting together with other Sky and Solstice owners,
taking trips, comparing our cars and checking out their mods. If you
haven’t joined yet, now is the time, I look forward to meeting all of
you.
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