22nd Annual VW Thing Rallye

Good shot at 7,980 ft elevation on Paulina Peak.

Good shot at 7,980 ft elevation on Paulina Peak.

The Things operated smoothly at just shy of 8,000 feet elevation.

The Things operated smoothly at just shy of 8,000 feet elevation.

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Part of the toughest Thingers braving the freezing rain and wind hiking atop the Big Obsidian Flow.

 

 

On the road  to Paulina Peak at the Newberry Caldera.

On the road to Paulina Peak at the Newberry Caldera.

Thingers exploring Crack in the Ground.

Thingers exploring Crack in the Ground.

At the top of Lava butte at Lava Lands National Monument.

At the top of Lava butte at Lava Lands National Monument.

On Devils Lake at the base of Mount Bachelor.

On Devils Lake at the base of Mount Bachelor.

German Transaxle of America were kind enough to give us a tour of their transmission rebuilding facility. Almost all the Things in this photo have GTA transaxiles.

German Transaxle of America were kind enough to give us a tour of their transmission rebuilding facility. Almost all the Things in this photo have GTA transaxiles.

 

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Day trip into the back country to see Big Hole, a volcanic maar in the Deschutes National Forest.

 

 

 

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June 26, 2014 On the cascade lakes scenic byway.

 

June 21,2014 Saturday, Boise

9 Things at the departure dinner. Four more arriving in the morning

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Our departure dinner (last years depicted) will be here in Boise this coming Saturday.

Rallye 2014:   Sunday, June 22 we will depart Boise with 9 VW Things for our 22nd annual VW Thing Rallye.  We will be touring the high desert of central Oregon for a week and returning to Boise on June 28th. 4 additional Things will be joining us at our base in Oregon. We have a week of day trips and tours set up for the entire week. This year we will be taking pics and posting them daily to this web page.

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