Reunion site field trip

Imagine a tranquil park in the lush Snoqualmie River valley. Now imagine it filled with Mini enthusiasts and dozens of Minis. That’s what Tim Boyd was imagining when he suggested Tolt-McDonald Park as the site for the SAMOA 40th Anniversary Reunion. A small group of SAMOAns (aka “The 40th Committee”) met at Tim (the committee chairman) and Patti’s house for the April planning session and the highlight by far was the field trip we took to the park. Tim’s son, Eric, took some photos and here they are.

On the banks of the Snoqualmie there are covered and paved picnic facilities under a restored barn from when the land was a dairy farm. Clifford thinks this is a great place for a walk with SAMOA member Noreen Hancock.


A lush grass soccer pitch on which to display the Minis. There will be plenty of parking for non-Minis in the surrounding lots.


An amazing suspension bridge over the Snoqualmie River leads to miles of wooded hiking trails.




There’s a link to more information about the park on the bottom right of this page. We can hardly wait for August 18. Hope you can make it!