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I don’t think we will be making this month’s meeting. Will see you all next month at hopefully both meetings.
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I will be at the Hapo Center for the show. Entirely possible to make that happen.
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I would have been there but I am but I am working smoking ribs for several parties that day. Could give 2 sh*** about Super Bowl.
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Definitely going to be more! and we have several trips planned!
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I am also trying to finish up my disc brake upgrade on my 68 Bronco.
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I will not be able to make the meet tomorrow. Sorry, we are entertaining for game tomorrow.
My apologies for late response, been a sh$t week!!
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Whoever is playing whatever will win or lose weather I watch or not. As for myself, I’ll be there. Looking forward to discussing upcoming trips. So ….table for one?Brandon and I did a pre-run for the coming Feb trip over Presidents weekend, so beautiful!
Does anyone still want to meet this coming Sunday? It’s the second Sunday but also Super Bowl Sunday. We could do 12-2pm, or just cancel it.
Let me know your thoughts
Also our yearly trip schedule is posted!
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North Idaho Monthly Meet Up Eastern WA-North Idaho-Western MT We will resume monthly meets in the late fall of 2024 as we have a trip a month, check the 2nd post! We meet the second Sunday of each month. LOCATION- Pizza Factory Pizza Factory 503 W Appleway Ave Coeur d'Alene, ID 83814...www.overlandbound.com
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12-2pm todayWhoever is playing whatever will win or lose weather I watch or not. As for myself, I’ll be there. Looking forward to discussing upcoming trips. So ….table for one?Brandon and I did a pre-run for the coming Feb trip over Presidents weekend, so beautiful!
Does anyone still want to meet this coming Sunday? It’s the second Sunday but also Super Bowl Sunday. We could do 12-2pm, or just cancel it.
Let me know your thoughts
Also our yearly trip schedule is posted!
US Northwest - North Idaho Meet Up- Eastern WA and Western Montana
North Idaho Monthly Meet Up Eastern WA-North Idaho-Western MT We will resume monthly meets in the late fall of 2024 as we have a trip a month, check the 2nd post! We meet the second Sunday of each month. LOCATION- Pizza Factory Pizza Factory 503 W Appleway Ave Coeur d'Alene, ID 83814...
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ORS DESIGNED - ABS SENSOR GUARD (GX470)
WORKS WITH KDSS, IF YOU DELETED YOUR SWAY BAR, PLEASE ADD TO NOTES. This is definitely one of my favorite modification to the rig. Formed out of 10g steel to guard the ABS Sensor. We all know the importance of our ABS Sensor and why we should guard it. Main issue with a blown sensor is multiple...
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Juniper Dunes Clean Up
Join Eastern Washington Off Road and others at the the Midnite Mudders annual "Juniper Dunes Clean Up" to pick up litter at Juniper Dunes. The Clean Up starts at 9:0
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March trip was a reminder for me, and maybe a lesson for you, that just because plan A and plan B, and plan C don't work out... Plan D may make it all worth it.
Plan A
For those that saw my original plan, it was a 4 day, 3 night trip through my old hunting grounds and up to Overlook Hells Canyon...
Unfortunately just outside of Hepner, OR... the road maintenance ended, and the local snowmobile club took advantage and closed a main paved road through, @PapaDave was with me on the scouting trip, and we tried a bipass thinking it was just a small section, but learned 3 things,
1. It was at least a stretch of 20 miles that was blocked
2. that though the snow wasn't super deep, the weird weather created a thaw/freeze cycle that meant that about 6-8" under the crust was ICE... and so once you broke through, you were done.
3... oh that when you get turned around and have to back track... you may find some folks using the isolation for... recreational activities, that you'd rather not see...
Because of this I grew wary about day 3 as well and Buckhorn overlook as it was similar elevation and I was sure past the maintenance line meaning we could end up with the same experience. Since we only had 2 days to scout, I eliminated day 3 immediately.
Plan A
Plan B
On the scouting trip since we encountered the above we jumped on local highways well below the snow line and hauled for Starkey unit (another hunting area I know well) as we approached snow started to fall as the light was fading. not wanting to deal with struggling in snow after dark, we found a campsite that was open and empty. the next morning we looped around and kind of entered the hunting grounds from the south. we definitely had similar snow, but with less traffic meant no ice and we made easy work of it. the only struggles were two down trees that we cleared by winching out of the way. So the plan was to leave Friday and head to Starkey and loop around and then head home.
As the trip grew closer and watching the forcast, things weren't looking good, they were warming up to mid 40's in the day and down to teens at night... meaning more Thaw/freeze... and since Dave and I just made tracks, I was sure they were just going to be solid ice. the final straw came when they got 5" of new snow on Thursday.
Plan B
Plan C
After discussing at the Sunday meetup about our March Trip, @Buzzbee17, @Bodge Garage and I called an audible and decided to chase warmer weather and use this as a scouting trip for a possible location for March. We were shooting for an area south south east of Lewiston, ID on the Salmon river. we also decided we would change the trip to leaving Saturday AM, and coming back Sunday. Unfortunately Kris wasn't able to make it due to tweaking his back, so Erin and I set off from my place around 9. Drive was nice and easy up to Waha Lake, and the road was miraculously plowed clear past the summit! Unfortunately, as we started the drop down to the salmon river on Eagle Creek Rd, the plowing stopped. There were some tracks leading down, so I had Erin stay up top and I eased down. about 100 yards down there was a wide section where I thought it would be good to test if I could turn around (just incase we reached something impassable) STUCK almost immediately. I dropped my pressure to 10 psi, but it was too late for that, so out came the winch. I spun myself around and headed back up to Erin. we made the call to pass on this as though I'm sure we would have made it down... we would have had to come back up the same route... and with only one winch... it wasn't the adventure we were looking for... So...
Plan C
Plan D
@Codeman was camping with his family in Joseph (originally planned on meeting up with us for plan A) so we backtracked to Lewiston and then hauled down to Joseph. Long drive, but gorgeous! We camped at the Wallowa State Park campsite, it was nearly empty. only 2 other rigs in the entire place. it was absolutely gorgeous and always nice to meet up with friends.
the next day Erin and I chose to go to Dug Bar on the way home. 1. the scenery is EPIC 2. it was slower going than normal as I was leading and had never been there, and we were headed into weather. 3 the scenery is EPIC.
this is already longer than I meant so I'll get to the pictures but just want to say, this is a Definite option for March.
now more pics, in completely random order
Plan A
For those that saw my original plan, it was a 4 day, 3 night trip through my old hunting grounds and up to Overlook Hells Canyon...
Unfortunately just outside of Hepner, OR... the road maintenance ended, and the local snowmobile club took advantage and closed a main paved road through, @PapaDave was with me on the scouting trip, and we tried a bipass thinking it was just a small section, but learned 3 things,
1. It was at least a stretch of 20 miles that was blocked
2. that though the snow wasn't super deep, the weird weather created a thaw/freeze cycle that meant that about 6-8" under the crust was ICE... and so once you broke through, you were done.
3... oh that when you get turned around and have to back track... you may find some folks using the isolation for... recreational activities, that you'd rather not see...
Because of this I grew wary about day 3 as well and Buckhorn overlook as it was similar elevation and I was sure past the maintenance line meaning we could end up with the same experience. Since we only had 2 days to scout, I eliminated day 3 immediately.
Plan B
On the scouting trip since we encountered the above we jumped on local highways well below the snow line and hauled for Starkey unit (another hunting area I know well) as we approached snow started to fall as the light was fading. not wanting to deal with struggling in snow after dark, we found a campsite that was open and empty. the next morning we looped around and kind of entered the hunting grounds from the south. we definitely had similar snow, but with less traffic meant no ice and we made easy work of it. the only struggles were two down trees that we cleared by winching out of the way. So the plan was to leave Friday and head to Starkey and loop around and then head home.
As the trip grew closer and watching the forcast, things weren't looking good, they were warming up to mid 40's in the day and down to teens at night... meaning more Thaw/freeze... and since Dave and I just made tracks, I was sure they were just going to be solid ice. the final straw came when they got 5" of new snow on Thursday.
Plan C
After discussing at the Sunday meetup about our March Trip, @Buzzbee17, @Bodge Garage and I called an audible and decided to chase warmer weather and use this as a scouting trip for a possible location for March. We were shooting for an area south south east of Lewiston, ID on the Salmon river. we also decided we would change the trip to leaving Saturday AM, and coming back Sunday. Unfortunately Kris wasn't able to make it due to tweaking his back, so Erin and I set off from my place around 9. Drive was nice and easy up to Waha Lake, and the road was miraculously plowed clear past the summit! Unfortunately, as we started the drop down to the salmon river on Eagle Creek Rd, the plowing stopped. There were some tracks leading down, so I had Erin stay up top and I eased down. about 100 yards down there was a wide section where I thought it would be good to test if I could turn around (just incase we reached something impassable) STUCK almost immediately. I dropped my pressure to 10 psi, but it was too late for that, so out came the winch. I spun myself around and headed back up to Erin. we made the call to pass on this as though I'm sure we would have made it down... we would have had to come back up the same route... and with only one winch... it wasn't the adventure we were looking for... So...
Plan D
@Codeman was camping with his family in Joseph (originally planned on meeting up with us for plan A) so we backtracked to Lewiston and then hauled down to Joseph. Long drive, but gorgeous! We camped at the Wallowa State Park campsite, it was nearly empty. only 2 other rigs in the entire place. it was absolutely gorgeous and always nice to meet up with friends.
the next day Erin and I chose to go to Dug Bar on the way home. 1. the scenery is EPIC 2. it was slower going than normal as I was leading and had never been there, and we were headed into weather. 3 the scenery is EPIC.
this is already longer than I meant so I'll get to the pictures but just want to say, this is a Definite option for March.
now more pics, in completely random order
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Hells Canyon Trip is posted
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US Northwest - Hells Canyon to Dug Bar— North Idaho/Eastern WA
Some head south for the winter but we are going to Hell. View Rally Point
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North Idaho/Eastern Washington General discussion
Just figured I'd start a thread for us to have general discussions rather than clog up others to start it off, I found a pretty good video on prep for trips out in winter especially when solo.
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Quick solo overnighter touring the Scablands of eastern WA where ice age floods devoured the landscape and created huge coulee’s (French for gully). It would be like Lake Ontario and Lake Eerie both immediately emptying out all their water at once. I went to Dry Falls, 3.5 mile wide waterfall that would dwarf Niagara Falls and you can drive to the bottom. Tonight I’m camping at Frenchman Coulee right off 90 near Vantage WA. Amazing geology here in the PNW
