Mustang 50th Birthday Celebration Day 1

Day 1 of the Celebration started off with some Starbucks.

My friend JT has his 1979 Cobra 302 4 Speed in the Ford Display.

Day 1 had the new 2015 on display with no ropes. (Was roped off later)

 

Dennis and I with our Fox Shoppe Shirts and Goody Bags.

After spending the day getting fried in the sun. A group of us went to see the fountains at the Bellagio.

I didn't take that many pictures on day 1. Was too busy looking around.

Registration Pick Up

After arriving in Las Vegas I had the GT cleaned and enjoyed some down time before my friends Liz & Ernie arrived at the Airport. After piking them up, we headed to check them into their room at the Hilton Vacations Hotel.

Afterwards we headed to pick up our pre registration packets. But first some lunch at Border Grill in Mandalay Bay. Had some Spicy Chicken Nachos. Yum....

 

The lines for the packet pickup was insane and very unorganized. Took just over 2 hours to get our pre-paid packets.

A group of met for dinner at the House of Blues. Great food and great company.

Got my passes and ready to enjoy the Mustangs 50th Birthday.

Road Trip to Mustang 50th Birthday in Las Vegas

To celebrate the Mustangs 50th Birthday, I took a week off work and drove my 96 GT to Las Vegas from Mukilteo.

Day One: Mukilteo, WA to Springville, UT - 905 Miles

5:30 AM - Stop #1 for Gas

7:30 AM - Stop #2 for Coffee - Ellensburg

7:41 AM Stop #3 for View Point Eastbound I-82 Outside Ellensburg, WA

9:25 AM - Oregon State Line

9:56 AM - Stop #4 for Fuel in Hermiston, Oregon

10:36 AM - Stop #5 for View Point at Dead Man's Pass on I-84 East of Pendleton, Oregon

12:15 PM (1:15 PM MST) - Idaho State Line

12:17 PM (1:17 PM MST) Stop #6 & 7 for Gas and Food. Filled up in Ontario, Oregon and ate my Arby's at the Rest Stop Overlooking the Snake River in Idaho.

3:47 PM (4:47 PM MST) - Stop #8 for Food and Gas in Burley, Idaho and parked next to a Roush Stage 1 at Jack in the Box. Before pushing into Salt Lake City, Utah

 5:08 PM (6:08 PM MST) - Rest Break just before Utah State Line.

5:15 PM (6:15 PM MST) - Utah State Line

That's not an illusion - The Speed limit in Utah is 80 MPH. I did 90 with no issues.

8:30 PM (9:30 PM MST) - Final Stop for the Night - Springville, Utah

Total of 905 Miles travelled.

Day 2 - Departed Springville bright an early.

3:37 AM (4:37 AM MST) Left Springville, Utah

4:37 AM (5:37 AM MST) Fuel Stop in Beaver, Utah

7:38 AM - Arizona State Line and the return to PST.

8:05 AM - Nevada State Line

9:04 AM - Vegas can be seen in the distance.

10:15 AM - Vegas - Time for a clean car at Regency Auto Spa. They had to wash it offline because the car was to low for the track to pull the car through the wash.

Oso Mudslide Memorial Cruise

Joined some fellow Mustang's and other cars for a cruise today in honor of those families impacted by the Oso Mudslide. 

We started in Arlington and cruised to Concrete via Hwy 9, South Skagit Hwy and Hwy 20.