Cowboy Dinner Tree June 5 & 6 Silver Lake, OR Route Plan

[Pi]

Hey Y'all,

Here's the Route we've planned:

Thank you all for your route suggestions. The plan is straight forward and back.

Starting at Sheri's in Salem at 10:00am
Breakfast meeting time is 8:00am
Shari's Restaurant
1270 Lancaster Dr SE
Salem, OR 97301
(503) 364-4413
exit number 253 off of I-5

Route: Hwy 22 to Hwy 20 to Hwy 97 to Hwy 31 to Silver Lake

Salem
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Return Trip:

Starts at Sheri’s in Bend at 10:00am
(No breakfast meeting planned)
Shari’s Restaurant
61155 S Highway 97
Bend, OR 97702
(541) 389-2405

Route: Hwy 97 to Hwy 20 to Albany, trip ends

Bend
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That's all folks. Sorry it took so long to post this, Navigator to Captian communication difficulties.

Deadline to sign up was May 31, Monday, (You can still make reservations on your own).

Here's a link to The Cowboy Dinner Tree Site, their cabins are full already, so you'll have to find lodging in town, be sure to check for availability there are probably around 20 rooms needed for our group.

http://cowboydinnertree.homestead.com/main.html

Some other places to stay might be:
Silver Lake Merc & Motel 541-576-2426
(4 miles from Cowboy Dinner Tree 6 Rooms)
Silverton Hotel 541-576-2131
Summer Lake Inn: 541-943-3983 (20 Miles up the road)
Summer Lake Lodge: 541-943-3993
La Pine has several Places and you need to back track 49 Miles
X-mas Valley is not to far from there, there is two places to stay over there.
The Terrace #541-576-2278
The Desert Inn #541-576-2262


I took a fact finding tour on spring break out to the Cowboy Dinner Tree. WOW is that out in "The Middle of No Where". It's very rustic, let's say down right ramshackled! It snowed most of the time we where there and the wind was blowing like snot.

The restraunt is nestled among the sagebrush and sits in front of an ancient juniper tree. Out front is an enormouse weathered teepee, which is the waiting room and bar (BYOB). The whole scence would look like something straight out of the old west, if it weren't for the cars parked out front. As you get out of your rig, the fist thing you notice is the smell wafting toward you over the sage, a scent guaranteed to provoke a growl from your stomach (to bad we didn't make reservations). It doesn't take long to idetify the source, a small cookshack behind the restaraunt, where giant steaks sizzle on a grill and whole chickens are slow-roasted. We (Robin Michelle & I) visited for a long while with the pioneering woman who ran the gift shop, while the cold wind blew threw the cracks and crevis' of the tired old building, she had a very hot fire going in the wood stove, but it was a struggle to keep up with the cold dessert wind.

The restraunt gets its name from local lore, cowboys from the nearby ranches used to break from their work to rest in the shade of the tree where their wives would meet them with a midday meal. The tree became known as the dinner tree, and when the restaurant was built more than a half century later, it was named for the tree and the tradition.

The roads out to Bend are very good and straight as most of you probably already know, but the first 18 miles on 31 out to the restraunt is aligatored and fairly rough. Total Milage is less than 250 from Salem, not a big deal (there's lots of Picture Opps.) I think this will be a fun easy overnight trip, and I'm sure the wheather will improve by June.

Please let me know if you have any comments or questions, I'll be happy to help.

[Horseshoer]

Hey Pi, I think Arch will probably want their 25 gallon can of oatmeal instead of the chicken.

Dennis

[Pi]

:D

[bj]

I said the same thing on the Yahoo site but I think this is the way it goes, Dean beef, Caroline chicken. They will be riding up with us.
Anita (on Barneys login!)

[manwhorides]

Hey Anita, I added you 2 on the oregonxriders under the user name "bj".

[Pi]

Hey Anita,

I recorded 1 beef and 1 chicken. So for your group I've have 4 dinners Total.

[akbound]

Hi Pi, I'm not real sure what this cowboy dinner tree event is... I see that it's in early June, so I'm sure AK and I want to do it... whatever "it" is!

Is there a post where I can read all the details? like where is it, when do we leave, where are people staying....is the dinner tree a restaurant? an event? a campsite? help....!

autumn (all alone cuz Jerry's building an airplane)

[Horseshoer]

Hey Autumn, If your all alone, I can help! The last I checked, I wasn't building an airplane.....

Dennis

[manwhorides]

Hey Pi, if ya get a moment, since this is your thread and all, could you go to your original post here and hit the edit button and type in a few details about the Cowboy ride, we've got folks posting questions :D

[manwhorides]

NICE JOB with the update Pi :D :D :D :D :D

[Beer Kahuna]

Pi,

I don't know the rest of the group but I'm David Powell - Beer Kahuna. I signed up on your web-site but Brad Carman may have given you my name as well. Hopefully, if there is another David signed up he'll see your message and contact you.

[manwhorides]

Pi,

I don't know the rest of the group but I'm David Powell - Beer Kahuna. I signed up on your web-site but Brad Carman may have given you my name as well. Hopefully, if there is another David signed up he'll see your message and contact you.

You actually went to Pi site and signed in? There's what happened Pi, I had already signed him in. Take the other Dave off

[Beer Kahuna]

Pi,

My Indian rider friend, Tom, is going to make the trip. I tried to sign him up at PiPlace at geocities but the site is down? So, sign up Injun Tom for steak.

Thanks!

[bj]

Kathleen: There may actually be 6 of us going. But we will know a little more as the days go by. When I know more I will let you know. How close to the deadline (event date!) do you have to know?
Anita

[manwhorides]

Pi,

I just have to say. That is one sweet presentation you've made on the Cowboy run. Informative, easy to read, colorfull ect ect. I think the creatively artistic possibilities of this site are starting to grow on you 8)

Soon you'll know how hard it's been for me posting a "presentation" here , and then having to go over to yahoo and post the same thing in the most boring
black and white bla bla bla no eye candy whatsoever format that is like the difference between a 1940's black and white 8" screen and a state of the art plasma high definition super set :shock:

[Pi]

You're sooo DRAMATIC :mcrider:

[Horseshoer]

Hey Pi,
In your signature line you say you are an X-co-pilot. Does that mean you used to be a co-pilot????

[Pi]

hEY dENNIS

tHATS SHORT FOR VTX. mAYBE i sHOULD cHANGE tHAT tO aVOID cORNFUSSION :a13:

[Horseshoer]

Just giving you a hard time!!! :lol: :lol:

[Pi]

Thanks!

I'll take all the Hard Times I can get.
:twisted:

[Sparky 1]

Pi
I have a buddy that is going to ride over with us so can you put him down for a chicken?
Thanks
Sparky (aka Pa to you)

[Pi]

Hey Pa,

I've got you down for 1 extra Chicken.

Pi :D

[manwhorides]

Hey Pi,

I was curious, were you making dinner reservations for all of us? Will there be a problem because some of us had already caslled the resturant and made reservations prior? Do we each need to call and make sure we aren't double booked so to speak?

[Pi]

Hey Man Whor,

Missed ya on the ride, I'm sure you would have enjoyed the chasing cows, bowling for trees, bike falling over, caught in construction, 115 mph dodging cagers and cops putt home from Eugene, Ride. Reservations are all taken care of, I spoke with the lady at the Cowboy Dinner Tree about 3 weeks ago and I told her that the people who made their own resevations are included in my total count. They just wanted to make sure they got us all in the same area of the restraunt. :P

[manwhorides]

Bump

[weberrider]

Pi, I was afraid of this happening, and so why I have not chimed in on the ride, But i have come up with a commitment on the 1st that I can't get out of... I will not make this event, but hope to hook up on the next one possibly...

Thanks
Mike with (chicken) :( :(

[Hodad]

I signed up on your site but wasn't listed here. I was comin on down to meet Warden and the rest of you if that's okay.

Al - Beef
Julia - Chicken


Thanks!

[Pi]

Ok Mike I've Removed you from the list, you where originally signed up for "chicken feet".

Pi

Pi, I was afraid of this happening, and so why I have not chimed in on the ride, But i have come up with a commitment on the 1st that I can't get out of... I will not make this event, but hope to hook up on the next one possibly...

Thanks
Mike with (chicken) :( :(

[Pi]

I signed up on your site but wasn't listed here. I was comin on down to meet Warden and the rest of you if that's okay.

Al - Beef
Julia - Chicken


Thanks!

Hey Al,

"I've got you & your babe" on the list! :wink:

[Pi]

Bump
Exsqueezme :wink:

[Hodad]

Pi,

Can you remove us off the dinner putt? We won't be coming down afterall. Thanks.

[BlackJack21]

edit :>) :D

[Pi]

As some of you know, I've requested your confirmation for the Cowboy Dinner Tree Ride. If you did not get a message from me, then I do not have you signed up. This does not mean you can not go, it simple means you will not get to eat at the Cowboy Dinner Tree. Go to http://www.geocities.com/kitpi/PiPlace.html?1076782315203 and view the Guest Book to see if you are signed up. Dead line for sign up is May 31.As soon as I can tie Sundance down, we'll post a meating (pun intended) place and departure time.

Pi

[wayne]

X-mas Valley is not to far from there, there is two places to stay over there.
The Terrace #541-576-2278
The Desert Inn #541-576-2262
These are old numbers, I use to have property over there.
The Terrace is the best, but I have stayed at both.

[cummins]

:D We (Ric & Lee) are saying at Summer Lake in the Sage cottage.
It's about 30 miles south of Silver Lake. Any of you staying at The Lodge at Summer Lake?

Ponyboy

[Horseshoer]

Hey Pi darling, could you please change my order from beef to chicken???

Thanks babe...

[Pi]

Hey Sweetheart,

Gottcha down for chicken.

[Pi]

8)

[wayne]

Not sure if I can make it over yet. But if I can make it over just for the ride, it sure would be great to meet some of you.
If I knew for sure I would have made res. for dinner, but I cant.
I would like to know what time everyone is going to be there Sat.??

[bloomz]

:D We (Ric & Lee) are saying at Summer Lake in the Sage cottage.
It's about 30 miles south of Silver Lake. Any of you staying at The Lodge at Summer Lake?

Ponyboy

I just got a reservation for the Summer Lake Lodge...
jonathon (bloom)

[Pi]

Don't forget to bring Cash or a Check for your dinner. No Electricity, No Credit Cards, No Kidding.

[Pi]

April, 2004

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