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Catoctin Mountain Summer Tour -- PCA-CHS 2018 Tour No. 9, Aug. 26

Our “Catoctin Mountain Summer Tour” on Aug. 26 took 60 PCA Chesapeake members on a 75-mile drive through some of the most enjoyable and lightly traveled back roads in Maryland's Baltimore, Carroll, Washington and Frederick counties. This was one of our major driving events this year. It featured a route that was scenic, twisty, undulating, smooth and truly delightful. The roads were definitely worthy of our Porsches.

This year’s Catoctin tour was the third time since 2016 that we held a PCA-CHS driving tour through this Appalachian area that’s home to Camp David and Thurmont, but each event has always offered some unique features and an altered route. The biggest change this time was a return to a former lunch destination – the Catoctin Hall of the lovely Musket Ridge Golf Club in Myersville. A PCA Chesapeake tour led by Bob Purgason, Steve Graham and Mike Cook had taken us to this wonderful venue in June 2014.

Before our 2018 tour, participants started gathering at the parking lot of Kecco's Neapolitan Woodfire Kitchen in Reisterstown at around 8 AM, even though the official assembly time was 8:30 AM. The early or prompt arrival of most attendees gave us ample time to stage the cars, nose-to-tail, in a horseshoe arrangement, collect waiver signatures and socialize. The drivers’ meeting began promptly at 9:00 and we departed by 9:30 AM.

After about 75 minutes on the road, we made a brief pit stop at the Burger King in Thurmont. While we were parked there, a friendly Frederick County Sheriff’s deputy came by in his brand-new Dodge Charger patrol car and chatted with me and Chuck Marshall. Our caravan had passed by him twice on our way to our pit stop – the first time while he was talking to a motorist whom he had stopped. He turned out to be a Porsche fan, knowing what a Cayman is and saying that his favorite Porsche is the new Panamera Sport Turismo.

The first group of 15 cars arrived at Musket Ridge Golf Club at 11:46 AM, with the second group of 17 cars showing up a few minutes later. One car had arrived there earlier by itself. For lunch at the club’s Catoctin Hall, we had a Southern Style Buffet consisting of garden salad, crispy fried chicken, meatloaf, smoked Gouda mashed potato and seasoned green beans, plus iced tea, hot tea, coffee and water.

The whole tour proceeded smoothly, as planned, with even the weather cooperating. The whole day was sunny and pleasant.

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Catoctin Mountain Summer Tour -- PCA-CHS 2018 Tour No. 9 (3561)
Catoctin Mountain Summer Tour -- PCA-CHS 2018 Tour No. 9 (3561)
In REISTERSTOWN, Catoctin Mountain Summer Tour -- PCA-CHS 2018 Tour No. 9 (3523)
In REISTERSTOWN, Catoctin Mountain Summer Tour -- PCA-CHS 2018 Tour No. 9 (3523)
32 of 33 cars gathered in Reisterstown, MD, for the Catoctin Mountain Summer Tour -- PCA-CHS 2018 Tour No. 9. (3524)
32 of 33 cars gathered in Reisterstown, MD, for the Catoctin Mountain Summer Tour -- PCA-CHS 2018 Tour No. 9. (3524)
Catoctin Mountain Summer Tour -- PCA-CHS 2018 Tour No. 9 (3526)
Catoctin Mountain Summer Tour -- PCA-CHS 2018 Tour No. 9 (3526)
Catoctin Mountain Summer Tour -- PCA-CHS 2018 Tour No. 9 (3527)
Catoctin Mountain Summer Tour -- PCA-CHS 2018 Tour No. 9 (3527)
Catoctin Mountain Summer Tour -- PCA-CHS 2018 Tour No. 9 (3525)
Catoctin Mountain Summer Tour -- PCA-CHS 2018 Tour No. 9 (3525)
Catoctin Mountain Summer Tour -- PCA-CHS 2018 Tour No. 9 (3530)
Catoctin Mountain Summer Tour -- PCA-CHS 2018 Tour No. 9 (3530)
Catoctin Mountain Summer Tour -- PCA-CHS 2018 Tour No. 9 (3528)
Catoctin Mountain Summer Tour -- PCA-CHS 2018 Tour No. 9 (3528)
THURMONT pit stop, Catoctin Mountain Summer Tour -- PCA-CHS 2018 Tour No. 9 (3531)
THURMONT pit stop, Catoctin Mountain Summer Tour -- PCA-CHS 2018 Tour No. 9 (3531)
Catoctin Mountain Summer Tour -- PCA-CHS 2018 Tour No. 9 (3532)
Catoctin Mountain Summer Tour -- PCA-CHS 2018 Tour No. 9 (3532)
Catoctin Mountain Summer Tour -- PCA-CHS 2018 Tour No. 9 (3535)
Catoctin Mountain Summer Tour -- PCA-CHS 2018 Tour No. 9 (3535)
Catoctin Mountain Summer Tour -- PCA-CHS 2018 Tour No. 9 (3534)
Catoctin Mountain Summer Tour -- PCA-CHS 2018 Tour No. 9 (3534)
A friendly, Porsche-loving sheriff's deputy dropped by to say hello. Catoctin Mountain Summer Tour -- PCA-CHS 2018 Tour 9 (3539)
A friendly, Porsche-loving sheriff's deputy dropped by to say hello. Catoctin Mountain Summer Tour -- PCA-CHS 2018 Tour 9 (3539)
Catoctin Mountain Summer Tour -- PCA-CHS 2018 Tour No. 9 (3540)
Catoctin Mountain Summer Tour -- PCA-CHS 2018 Tour No. 9 (3540)
Catoctin Mountain Summer Tour -- PCA-CHS 2018 Tour No. 9 (3541)
Catoctin Mountain Summer Tour -- PCA-CHS 2018 Tour No. 9 (3541)
At MUSKET RIDGE GOLF CLUB, Catoctin Mountain Summer Tour -- PCA-CHS 2018 Tour No. 9 (3542)
At MUSKET RIDGE GOLF CLUB, Catoctin Mountain Summer Tour -- PCA-CHS 2018 Tour No. 9 (3542)
33 of 60 participants of the Catoctin Mountain Summer Tour -- PCA-CHS 2018 Tour No. 9 (3544)
33 of 60 participants of the Catoctin Mountain Summer Tour -- PCA-CHS 2018 Tour No. 9 (3544)
Catoctin Mountain Summer Tour -- PCA-CHS 2018 Tour No. 9 (3550)
Catoctin Mountain Summer Tour -- PCA-CHS 2018 Tour No. 9 (3550)
Catoctin Mountain Summer Tour -- PCA-CHS 2018 Tour No. 9 (3548)
Catoctin Mountain Summer Tour -- PCA-CHS 2018 Tour No. 9 (3548)
Catoctin Mountain Summer Tour -- PCA-CHS 2018 Tour No. 9 (3549)
Catoctin Mountain Summer Tour -- PCA-CHS 2018 Tour No. 9 (3549)
Catoctin Mountain Summer Tour -- PCA-CHS 2018 Tour No. 9 (3551)
Catoctin Mountain Summer Tour -- PCA-CHS 2018 Tour No. 9 (3551)
Catoctin Mountain Summer Tour -- PCA-CHS 2018 Tour No. 9 (3553_
Catoctin Mountain Summer Tour -- PCA-CHS 2018 Tour No. 9 (3553_
Catoctin Mountain Summer Tour -- PCA-CHS 2018 Tour No. 9 (3555)
Catoctin Mountain Summer Tour -- PCA-CHS 2018 Tour No. 9 (3555)
Catoctin Mountain Summer Tour -- PCA-CHS 2018 Tour No. 9 (3557)
Catoctin Mountain Summer Tour -- PCA-CHS 2018 Tour No. 9 (3557)
Catoctin Mountain Summer Tour -- PCA-CHS 2018 Tour No. 9 (3563)
Catoctin Mountain Summer Tour -- PCA-CHS 2018 Tour No. 9 (3563)
Catoctin Mountain Summer Tour -- PCA-CHS 2018 Tour No. 9 (3558)
Catoctin Mountain Summer Tour -- PCA-CHS 2018 Tour No. 9 (3558)
Oldest car in the tour, same owner since new, 1968 Porsche 911L, Catoctin Mountain Summer Tour -- PCA-CHS 2018 Tour No. 9 (3560)
Oldest car in the tour, same owner since new, 1968 Porsche 911L, Catoctin Mountain Summer Tour -- PCA-CHS 2018 Tour No. 9 (3560)
One of the newest cars in the tour, 2018 Porsche 718 Cayman S, Catoctin Mountain Summer Tour -- PCA-CHS 2018 Tour No. 9 (3561)
One of the newest cars in the tour, 2018 Porsche 718 Cayman S, Catoctin Mountain Summer Tour -- PCA-CHS 2018 Tour No. 9 (3561)