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Sounds like a great trip! Had lots of fun on the one last year, made to all the way to Nighthawk! A few lessons learned last year: Trip starts the night before if you're not local/near Stevenson Might hit snow on the first section, be prepared to pull some rigs back out Fuel won't be a...

A Garmin InReach is hard to beat for solo travel. Not only does it give the ability to send and receive text messages from just about anywhere, but it comes with an optional password protected web page that you can share with anyone that you want to know where you are. You can even combine...

This will be EPIC!

This will be EPIC!

Note that GMRS 15 is also a repeater output channel. @SCS you might remember the confusion as we changed to channel 7 after receiving an on-air reminder about that on top of Bethel Ridge a few weeks ago. Other than that, wish I could go... hope to be able to steal the tracks for when I can...

If memory serves me right, this was at the second of three challenging ones. Also, my memory is not very good.

My front skid plate got a little bent, took me all of 5 minutes to take it off, bend it back, and put it back on. Does that count?

Greetings from Nighthawk!

I'll be broadcasting my whereabouts as KA7OLE-9, and yes that's a vanity call :)

@MrWilsonWJ Have you been to Cash Prairie Camp at 46.71615, -121.16367 in your explorations of Bethel Ridge? I'm wondering how good of a campsite that would be. Plus side, it's at the beginning of the area, so it could be a nice early stop and it looks like it might have nice views. On the...

That's a good idea. Quick question for those more experienced than I am: We're probably coming off the ridge with tires aired down significantly. I'll probably be around 14 psi or so (street pressure is 32 psi). How fast would you go the 4 miles or so from Nile food & gas before getting off...

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From what the ranger said, those first stops I had in mind won't be accessible, nor will the campgrounds be open.

Right now, even Rimrock looks more like Ellensburg weatherwise rather than Packwood, so Bethel Ridge looks like it could be a good goal for Monday night. Let's just make sure we fly through the snow! One more thing though, let's make sure we do stop and take breaks as we go. Drivers often can...

I think I stayed at one of those 3 years ago. Plenty of space and plenty of mosquitoes that day. I was actually thinking we could camp by Bear Lake, or somewhere on the section after we get up the hill and before we go into the woods. That area should have some nice views, although I suppose...

Just talked to the ranger at the Cowlitz ranger station, told her I'm planning to come up from Stevenson on Monday. She said the roads are still not cleared of snow above 3500 ft, impacts all roads going south to north. The higher elevation campgrounds including Tahklahk, Council Lake, and...

CB can be useful when you're stuck in a backup on the freeway. Switch to channel 19, key up & ask "is there anyone here who knows why we're stuck on eastbound I-90?" and there's usually a trucker who who knows something or with whom you can commiserate. But yeah, those are the only two...

I'm with you on challenges, especially when I have you guys to pull me back out of snow/mud/my stupidity :grinning: There's a reason my best recovery point is at the rear of my rig. And @MrWilsonWJ, please continue to "blow up this thread" with suggestions and pictures. I love it!

Looks like we might get some mud on Tuesday: Events/Trails - Seattle area role call and planning thread

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