If you are in the Western Washington area and you love cars, then join me at the Mason County Car Show-Off on the 1st June 2014. The action starts as early as nine with the judging usually finished by 3 or 4. This is on the tail end of the "Forest Festival" so there is a lot of other activity going on, not only on the 1st but also the 29th, 30th, and 31st. Lots of good photo ops here.
Where: Shelton Washington along Olympic Highway
How to get here: From the Olympia area, take exit 104 from I-5 onto US 101. Just past the Mud Bay Road exit there is a fork branching to the right for Shelton (still 101). Take the Wallace-Kneeland Blvd exit and turn right, then immediately right again on Olympic Highway (the Wal-Mart will be to your left). The show location begins at "K" street.
From Seattle, if you don't want to drive all the way to Olympia, you can take the Bremerton Ferry. Once in Bremerton, follow all signs leading you to State Route 3 SOUTH (not NORTH). Follow State Route 3 to Belfair (when you pass through Gorst, Highway 3 branches off to the right. Follow this.) Stay on Highway 3 past Belfair toward Shelton. Shortly before you reach Shelton there is a road that branches to the right and climbs very steeply called Johns Prairie Road. Follow this. It eventually turns into "Wallace Kneeland Blvd" but it is still the same road. When you reach the Wal-Mart, take the left at Olympic Highway (the ARCO station will be on your right) and find parking before you reach "K" st.
(An alternative is to take I-5 to Tacoma and follow highway 16 over the Narrows Bridge. Take the Purdy exit. When you reach highway 302 (which goes to Key Center and Vaughn), take left turn onto highway 302. It eventually ends at highway 3. When you reach highway 3, turn left. Shortly before you reach Shelton there is a road that branches to the right and climbs very steeply called Johns Prairie Road. Follow this. It eventually turns into "Wallace Kneeland Blvd" but it is still the same road. When you reach the Wal-Mart, take the left at Olympic Highway (the ARCO station will be on your right) and find parking before you reach "K" st.)
I do not recommend relying on GPS units to find this place - for some reason the streets in Shelton are not even close to what they look like in MapQuest. You have been warned.
Some of my shots from previous shows can be found in my gallery if you want to get an idea what to expect.
Hope to see some of you there.
