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  1. Merk

    Dispersed camping NW - WA?

    Me and my old lady drove through there on Saturday, we found a good campspot off of NF-49. There was quite a few cool spots right on the North Fork Sauk R.
  2. Merk

    West Coast / Sierras / Cascades Trip

    Mendocino was on the original trip plan, I definitely want to check it out. Along with Shasta-Trinity and Lassen. We planned to hit it on the way home... but when we found out Tioga pass was opened up, we rerouted to the I-395 route
  3. Merk

    Whats one item you cant camp without?

    Being from Washington... rope, tarps and awning :smiley:
  4. Merk

    West Coast / Sierras / Cascades Trip

    Just got back on Monday from a 10 trip down the West Coast US, and return up through the Sierras/Cascades. It was alot of time spent on the concrete as we were covering 2k+ miles... But we found plenty of time to get in the dirt and mud Our big destination point was Yosemite National Park...
  5. Merk

    Need ideas for first trip. NW WA

    hmm sorry bout that, yeah if you google mountain loop hwy road status itll pop up. They just reopened the gate for the main hwy that follows Sauk R. all the way to Darrington.
  6. Merk

    Need ideas for first trip. NW WA

    I spent a good amount of time last year exploring the Mt. Loop highway area near Darrington. The gravel "highway" goes from Darrington, south to Granite Falls. There alot of random forest roads accessible from there.. Here's a link to what is open, but its still early in the season and alot is...
  7. Merk

    Western US - Full Circle

    I just got home (Seattle) from an 11 expedition of the western coast... We traveled us-101 from Astoria to just North of SF Bay, and then cut across Cali to Yosemite. Our route home was through the Sierra Nevadas/Cascades. As far as the coast goes.. definitely stop to see the Redwoods! We drove...
  8. Merk

    Washington Backcountry Discovery Route 2018.

    Are you planning on doing route 1 in one day? I'd be interested in jumping on for routes 2 and 3 (Packwood to Chelan)
  9. Merk

    Remote camping Mendocino

    Did you end up finding a good spot? Ill be rolling through Mendocino NF in a couple of weeks, and lookinf for a good basecamp area
  10. Merk

    West coast southbound, Cascades North

    Looking mostly for dispersed camping near Shasta. Ive heard that area can be popular.. will it be difficult finding a good dispersed spot on a Frifay night? Sent from my iPhone using OB Talk
  11. Merk

    West coast southbound, Cascades North

    In a couple of weeks I'll taking 10 day trip down the West (US) coast, and then back North through the Cascades. Starting point being Seattle, and turnaround point being Yosemite NP....... I was just curious if anyone had any cool suggestions on stops along the way. Most specifically Mt...
  12. Merk

    Seattle area astrophotography meet and campsite cleanup, - 04/07/2018

    Whats up with the Mule Re-opening? Are there going to be vendors there?
  13. Merk

    Washington Backcountry Discovery Route 2018.

    Ahh very true. Yeah fingers crossed, people will be able to contain their campfires better this year :unamused: We usually try to find a good summit to hike up to when watching meteor showers, so hopefully that opportunity is available
  14. Merk

    Washington Backcountry Discovery Route 2018.

    I was looking into doing a run at the northern sections in mid August. There is a big meteor shower on between the 12-13, and the North Cascades are a great spot to view it
  15. Merk

    June and July trip through the west

    I visited Crater last July and camped in Umpqua NF. There were a couple random trails off of 138 between Clearwater and Diamond Lake that we camped on
  16. Merk

    Oregon to SOCal and back.

    I just began planning a (10 day) Seattle > Yosemite.. one thing that I've noticed about Cali, is there's not much opportunity for "dispersed" camping on the coast. I booked a campground spot at Jedediah Redwoods State park which looks cool. We plan on camping there, and then spending the next...
  17. Merk

    Seattle area astrophotography meet and campsite cleanup, - 04/07/2018

    Hey man, this looks cool! I might be interested. I dont have a DSLR.. but ive got a couple gopros that are capable of shooting the night sky :sunglasses:
  18. Merk

    Washington State Loops

    I've done this drive before, and it makes for a great day. Stopping at deception pass is a must, and there is actually a cool short (hiking) trail there called Goose rock. its the highest point on Whidbey. There's also a cool road to the top of Mt. Erie (Fidalgo Island) that offers great views...
  19. Merk

    Tacoma Front Tow Shackle

    Yeah that looks legit, maybe do a search on tacomaworld, I'm sure someone has done some testing with it. i would just make sure that thing is bolted real well, because that thing would be one hell of headache if ripped off during recovery :grin: