US Northwest North Idaho/Eastern Washington March Trip Frenchman Coulee/Douglas Creek Area

[Ebbs]

Short 2 day 1 night trip through Douglas Creek Falls area, Camping at Frenchman Coulee.

View Rally Point

 

[PapaDave]

This location is insanely beautiful, looking forward to it!

 

[PapaDave]

This video shows a little of what to expect as far as topography

 

[shortbus4x4]

Got room for one for Saturday? I have to be back home Saturday night as my cousin and family are flying into Spokane at midnight.

 

[Buzzbee17]

Looks like this is full. Not getting any notifications at all from OB Have fun!

 

[Ebbs]

Yes I'll open up another couple spots when I get home, that will put us at 9 rigs so that'll be the h heard cap.
Should be no issues with camp, and I'll prerun just to make sure it's all possible with snow levels. Frenchman coulee is definitely good, but the Douglas Creek falls area might have some difficult areas

 

[Bodge Garage]

If there is more interest I can back out. That weekend falls after a major event with work that will cut my time very thin so I don't mind droping out for somebody else to go.

 

[Bodge Garage]

@Ebbs do you have any specific trails in mind for Douglas Creak Falls area? I am going to be in the vicinity next week on the 11th for work. I wouldn't mind a detour on the way home just to go peak at things.

 

[G.Goodwin]

I don’t know what we are going to be able to do but I was shortly notified that my work is doing a sale on the 22nd so we won’t be attending a lot of that day but we will most likely join at some point. We should close at 3 and be on the road by 5 at the latest.

 

[Ebbs]

@Ebbs do you have any specific trails in mind for Douglas Creak Falls area? I am going to be in the vicinity next week on the 11th for work. I wouldn't mind a detour on the way home just to go peak at things.

Yeah I can send you the gpx in planning.

 

[Ebbs]

I don’t know what we are going to be able to do but I was shortly notified that my work is doing a sale on the 22nd so we won’t be attending a lot of that day but we will most likely join at some point. We should close at 3 and be on the road by 5 at the latest.

Might just meet us at Frenchman Coulee and then hit up the Douglas Creek area on Sunday (my plan was to hit one part Saturday on the way to camp, and another on the way home)

 

[AcJ]

Looks like this is full. Not getting any notifications at all from OB Have fun!

I don’t always receive the notifications either (this is April). What phone do you have Erin?

 

[PapaDave]

I don’t always receive the notifications either (this is April). What phone do you have Erin?

Make sure the eye at the top right (mobile) is yellowed for this thread or WATCH is clicked on the web forum.

 

[Ebbs]

Recent imagery and OnX and snow levels in GAIA look promising. Still might be muddy with the melt off, but easily doable. Still pre running the weekend before, but things are looking good. Weather in vantage is going to be in the high 50's the week before(it's still too early for a long range forecast for our weekend) most importantly it's going to be in the '50s and '60s from now until then with very little rain.