US Northwest Gifford Pinchot National Forest Tour

[a12houk]

We’ll make a big loop exploring the southern Washington cascades with several stops to explore or take a short hike. This will cover most of WABDR section 1

GPX file is now attached.
PDF of more complete itinerary also attached.

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[Luinil Explorations]

Sounds like an interesting trip. Am checking my schedule to see if I can make it.

 

[Luinil Explorations]

I’m in. Looking forward to it.

 

[Burly]

I’ll join- if I can bring a plus one!

 

[Devil Dog 77]

I may have to join later in the day.

 

[a12houk]

@Burly - of course! I'm trying to limit the number of rigs for campsite and travel purposes. Pack as many people as you want in your rig!

@Devil Dog 77 - No worries. The coordinates for the Friday night campsite are posted. If you're only a couple hours late, we can try to meet at Camp Creek Falls too. I have a small ham radio, but no license. I'll be using GMRS 16. But it looks like @Luinil Explorations has ham. Can the two of you connect for a channel...

 

[RogueJeep]

@a12houk, any chance you could make room for a 6th rig?

 

[a12houk]

@a12houk, any chance you could make room for a 6th rig?

@RogueJeep I added 2 spots.
Looking forward to having you join us!

 

[RogueJeep]

@a12houk, any chance you could make room for a 6th rig?

@RogueJeep I added 2 spots.
Looking forward to having you join us!

@a12houk thanks for expanding the list. RSVP is still stuck at max of 5 though. I'll continue to check in case it's a refresh thing.

 

[a12houk]

@a12houk, any chance you could make room for a 6th rig?

@RogueJeep I added 2 spots.
Looking forward to having you join us!

@a12houk thanks for expanding the list. RSVP is still stuck at max of 5 though. I\'ll continue to check in case it\'s a refresh thing.

I have much better luck using the website than the app. Maybe try a page refresh, or close the app and relaunch?
Go ahead and plan on showing up even if the app doesn't let you RSVP.

 

[RogueJeep]

Sounds good. Looking forward to it.

 

[Luinil Explorations]

DD77, I usually run 146.46 on my HAM radio. Let me know if that works for you.

 

[Burly]

@Burly - of course! I'm trying to limit the number of rigs for campsite and travel purposes. Pack as many people as you want in your rig!

@Devil Dog 77 - No worries. The coordinates for the Friday night campsite are posted. If you're only a couple hours late, we can try to meet at Camp Creek Falls too. I have a small ham radio, but no license. I'll be using GMRS 16. But it looks like @Luinil Explorations has ham. Can the two of you connect for a channel...

Looks like 1 rig is considering coming with me.. and I’ll be packing 1 in with me in my rig

 

[Luinil Explorations]

I was looking at the Gifford Pinchot NF site and saw that forest road 23 is being closed, https://www.fs.usda.gov/alerts/giffordpinchot/alerts-notices/?aid=73871. Will this affect our trip routing?

 

[a12houk]

@Burly - of course! I'm trying to limit the number of rigs for campsite and travel purposes. Pack as many people as you want in your rig!

@Devil Dog 77 - No worries. The coordinates for the Friday night campsite are posted. If you're only a couple hours late, we can try to meet at Camp Creek Falls too. I have a small ham radio, but no license. I'll be using GMRS 16. But it looks like @Luinil Explorations has ham. Can the two of you connect for a channel...

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Looks like 1 rig is considering coming with me.. and I’ll be packing 1 in with me in my rig

Sounds good.
We'll have a full pack!

 

[a12houk]

I was looking at the Gifford Pinchot NF site and saw that forest road 23 is being closed, Gifford Pinchot National Forest - Alerts & Notices. Will this affect our trip routing?

Yes
Thanks for the heads up.
I know of a bypass. If it’s closed, I’ll have a plan c in place.

Thank you again for letting me know

 

[Devil Dog 77]

Looks like I will be able to meet in Centralia after all. I have Ham, FRS and CB radios for what it is worth.

 

[a12houk]

Hey Crew,

As of just now, fires are still allowed. I’ll bring some wood, feel free to bring a few pieces if it’s easy.

Let me know if there is anything you need.

For those meeting in Centralia, I’ll do my best to find a wide open spot somewhere near the New Balance or Nike store on the east side of I5

Randle is the last fuel stop. We’ll do a quick meet & greet and radio check there.

I’m looking for someone to be my tail gunner. Just need somebody experienced enough to make good calls and radio up for breakdowns, group separation, people wanting to pass us, and able to navigate from the rear.

I think that’s everything for now. Looking forward to meeting all of you.

 

[a12houk]

Hey Crew,

As of just now, fires are still allowed. I’ll bring some wood, feel free to bring a few pieces if it’s easy.

Let me know if there is anything you need.

For those meeting in Centralia, I’ll do my best to find a wide open spot somewhere near the New Balance or Nike store on the east side of I5

Randle is the last fuel stop. We’ll do a quick meet & greet and radio check there.

I’m looking for someone to be my tail gunner. Just need somebody experienced enough to make good calls and radio up for breakdowns, group separation, people wanting to pass us, and able to navigate from the rear.

I think that’s everything for now. Looking forward to meeting all of you.

Photo of my truck for reference

 

[Luinil Explorations]

Do you want me to bring a collapsible fire pit?