N.OR/S.WA November gathering

[Spud]

Hey everyone, thanks for coming out to Prescott Beach today! It was fun to see some of you again and meet new people!

I'm trying to figure out a gathering for November. The 17th is the Off Road Podcast Charity show up in Puyallup, there's a rally point up for that, please come out and support some great charities! The last weekend of the month I'll be gone celebrating my anniversary. The 2 Saturdays I could organize something are the 10th or 24th, looking at feedback on the cards people filled out it seems like a remote location on a Saturday is what we're after.

Which date works best for you? The 24th is probably not the best as it's Thanksgiving Weekend, a meet-up can be on another day but someone else would have to put it together.


Edit:
Rally Point is up!
https://www.overlandbound.com/event/n-or-s-wa-meet-up-and-short-trail-run/

 

[PB&Me]

It’s was good too meet you all today too.

Yeah out of those options, the 10th would be better for me.

 

[Kent R]

Hey everyone, thanks for coming out to Prescott Beach today! It was fun to see some of you again and meet new people!

I'm trying to figure out a gathering for November. The 17th is the Off Road Podcast Charity show up in Puyallup, there's a rally point up for that, please come out and support some great charities! The last weekend of the month I'll be gone celebrating my anniversary. The 2 Saturdays I could organize something are the 10th or 24th, looking at feedback on the cards people filled out it seems like a remote location on a Saturday is what we're after.

Which date works best for you? The 24th is probably not the best as it's Thanksgiving Weekend, a meet-up can be on another day but someone else would have to put it together.

This is AWESOME!

 

[Terry Pickens]

It was great meeting everyone. I'd be up for the 10th, I'll just getting back from a week trip down south to see my grandkids. The 24th might be tough for people, but I'll try to make it.

 

[Spud]

So let's do something the 10th. A lot of people expressed interest in getting more trail runs in as well as meeting in more remote areas.

Let's combine them, how about we run a section of Barlow Road, eat lunch and visit, then go up to Badger Lake. It's all easily done with stock trucks. Might be the last chance to do much off road up in that area before winter rolls in and gates start getting closed.

I'm thinking for December we should do a training, we had a few people offer up their expertise in both radio communications and first aid.

 

[Terry Pickens]

Sounds good to me

 

[jim lee]

Quite a variety to choose from.

-jim lee

 

[Spud]

Lol, sorry Jim, I'm referring to the Badger Lake Campground in the Mt. Hood National Forest.

 

[Smileyshaun]

just a little fyi , this was in the summer so I'm not sure if they fixed the bridge yet .

 

[STPICKENS]

It’s still closed. We were just up there Labor Day weekend.

 

[STPICKENS]

Looks like there are ways on connecting the two places you want to go to. Should be a fun run.

 

[Terry Pickens]

just a little fyi , this was in the summer so I'm not sure if they fixed the bridge yet .
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Still closed as of Labor Day as Shaun has stated. We went all the way to the bridge to check it out. There is no legal way around this. Yes people have gone through the campground, across the creek and up a slope on the other side. But again it looks like and I was told THIS IS AN ILLEGAL ROUTE from a reliable source that routes trails up here (trailsoffroad.com). If you enter Barlow Trail from the west this is a dead end and you must turn around and retrace your way back to the highway to bi-pass.That is what we had to do. It is about 8 miles in and 16 round trip.

 

[Spud]

Looks like there are ways on connecting the two places you want to go to. Should be a fun run.

I sent Terry an email with a gpx of a possible route, hopefully it avoids the bridge but I'm not 100% sure since I haven't been out there this year.

 

[Terry Pickens]

It does not. I'll send you the info in a bit. I talked with Shaun as he did this run last year.

 

[Spud]

I want some feedback on an idea, what's everyone think of meeting at the Badger Lake Campground in the Mt. Hood Forest, eat lunch, visit, there's a bathroom there too, then run Bennett Pass as a group? The drive up to Badger Lake isn't that bad, there's 1 rough spot but it's a nice remote campground. Bennett Pass is incredible, it's snug for a big full size rig, but last time I did it a long bed Dodge Ram in the group I was with made it through just fine.

 

[Smileyshaun]

Just did Bennett pass last month and I'd really like to do it again now that it's been raining a bit more, going to see if I can get that Saturday off

 

[Tin Man]

I want some feedback on an idea, what's everyone think of meeting at the Badger Lake Campground in the Mt. Hood Forest, eat lunch, visit, there's a bathroom there too, then run Bennett Pass as a group? The drive up to Badger Lake isn't that bad, there's 1 rough spot but it's a nice remote campground. Bennett Pass is incredible, it's snug for a big full size rig, but last time I did it a long bed Dodge Ram in the group I was with made it through just fine. View attachment 73590View attachment 73591

Sounds great! November 10th works fine for me. Now the only question is who has a drone? I think if we're doing a group trail run we're obligated to document it.

 

[Spud]

So a problem with this idea, Veteran Overland will be camping at Badger Lake, it's a small area and won't fit two groups. Guess we need to figure out a plan B.

 

[Smileyshaun]

not far after the beginning of Bennett pass there is a small spur trail that shoots up to a dead end road with a good view and room for quite a few rigs



Dropped Pin
near Hood River County, OR
https://goo.gl/maps/EAja8gCHj9A2

 

[Smileyshaun]

There's also that paved parking area as soon as you get off 35 that has a bathroom and all that good stuff