Eastern Washington Off Road - Naches Pass Run
Hosted by the All Wheelers Off Road Club
September 30th, 2006
Saturday September 30th, 2006 we all met up at the EWOR camp that was near the Naches Pass Trail Head. For some reason or another we only had AWORC members show up. We had seven rigs on the run.
We first ran NF19 to 1913. We start running the trail from there. It was sad to see they are logging near the trail so the deep woods look is gone in a few places a long that stretch.
We had to stop here for a nature call.
Stopped for a picture just passed the notched Tree.
At the area where the trail gets narrow and steeper we ran in to a big goup of Jeeps. It was hard to move over to let the first one down. The others stayed up the trail and pulled off where ever they could to let us go by. Once at the top of the climb we stopped so we could regroup.
Jwhoss76
Test Dummy
Scuba Steve
As we were parked, there was a lot more rigs and other ORVs headed east. One of the groups was PNWJeep. Piece County Sheriff Department came by. They were doing Search and Rescue training. It looked like they were having fun.
I stopped for a quick picture near the top of the pass.
We stopped to eat lunch go check out the cabin. Some EWOR forum members came up from the west side.
Here is Uncoolperson's trail rig. Cool!
We walk up to see the cabin and on the way back, the fog rolled in. It got cold quick. Waycrazy had a problem with his CJ.
JWHoss used his Bronco to tow Waycrazy's rig back to camp. We took Pyramid Pass over. As their tow strap broke, my XJ lost a burp box hose. We were able to cut it and make it work. We added coolant but there wasn't enough in the radiator so she started getting hot. We pull over and had to take a radiator hose off to top off the radiator. It was fixed and then we were on our way.
Back at camp, Waycrazy's wife came up with there tow rig and they towed the CJ home. JWHoss and family headed home too.
Sunday morning Scuba went home so that left us with only 4 rigs for the run. We ran Pyramid Pass over to just above NF70 and start back west on the Naches Pass Trail.
Instead of doing the off camber part we stayed up on the top of ridge this time thinking the off camber part was the bypass. Nothing is marked on the trail on the west side. This took us to a long steep drop. After we dropped down this steep hill we came out to a T, not back onto Naches Pass Trail. We took a left to look for the trail. It wasn't too far, but there was a big mud hole we had to cross to get back on the Naches Pass Trail.
Here is Tiny going through. I missed taking the picture when his grill was under water.
At the end of the ORV part of the trail we all dropped straight off instead of doing the by passes.
Test Dummy
Mischief Maker
Tiny
We stopped above the walking part of the trail.
We went down to see the cliff where the Longmire Party lowered their wagons.
After a quick look, we got back into the rigs and headed down NF70 to the pavement where there was a outhouse. We had lunch in the parking area. We saw a lot of the same rigs heading home that we had met on the trail the day before.
After lunch we headed back acrossed Pyramid Pass onto NF19. We ran NF19 to 1913. We turned east onto the Naches Pass Trail. At the top of the first hill climb (if you were heading west / where Yeti broke his drive line) they filled in the hole and made it where you can't drive there. You now have to go around the tree where the high part of the trail was. It is a lot safer now. The big mud holes at the beginning of the trail are also filled in.
We stopped for a picture at the trail head before going back to camp.
We packed up camp and headed home at dark. Mischief Maker had the long drive back to the west side. We were happy to be only 50 miles from home. Our trip home took longer than we had hoped. The RV lost an alternator belt. We had a spare belt and replaced it in the DOT's driveway. We got home around 10 PM.
This was a great run. I can't wait to to it again next summer.
Hosted by the All Wheelers Off Road Club
September 30th, 2006
Saturday September 30th, 2006 we all met up at the EWOR camp that was near the Naches Pass Trail Head. For some reason or another we only had AWORC members show up. We had seven rigs on the run.
We first ran NF19 to 1913. We start running the trail from there. It was sad to see they are logging near the trail so the deep woods look is gone in a few places a long that stretch.
We had to stop here for a nature call.
Stopped for a picture just passed the notched Tree.
At the area where the trail gets narrow and steeper we ran in to a big goup of Jeeps. It was hard to move over to let the first one down. The others stayed up the trail and pulled off where ever they could to let us go by. Once at the top of the climb we stopped so we could regroup.
Jwhoss76
Test Dummy
Scuba Steve
As we were parked, there was a lot more rigs and other ORVs headed east. One of the groups was PNWJeep. Piece County Sheriff Department came by. They were doing Search and Rescue training. It looked like they were having fun.
I stopped for a quick picture near the top of the pass.
We stopped to eat lunch go check out the cabin. Some EWOR forum members came up from the west side.
Here is Uncoolperson's trail rig. Cool!
We walk up to see the cabin and on the way back, the fog rolled in. It got cold quick. Waycrazy had a problem with his CJ.
JWHoss used his Bronco to tow Waycrazy's rig back to camp. We took Pyramid Pass over. As their tow strap broke, my XJ lost a burp box hose. We were able to cut it and make it work. We added coolant but there wasn't enough in the radiator so she started getting hot. We pull over and had to take a radiator hose off to top off the radiator. It was fixed and then we were on our way.
Back at camp, Waycrazy's wife came up with there tow rig and they towed the CJ home. JWHoss and family headed home too.
Sunday morning Scuba went home so that left us with only 4 rigs for the run. We ran Pyramid Pass over to just above NF70 and start back west on the Naches Pass Trail.
Instead of doing the off camber part we stayed up on the top of ridge this time thinking the off camber part was the bypass. Nothing is marked on the trail on the west side. This took us to a long steep drop. After we dropped down this steep hill we came out to a T, not back onto Naches Pass Trail. We took a left to look for the trail. It wasn't too far, but there was a big mud hole we had to cross to get back on the Naches Pass Trail.
Here is Tiny going through. I missed taking the picture when his grill was under water.
At the end of the ORV part of the trail we all dropped straight off instead of doing the by passes.
Test Dummy
Mischief Maker
Tiny
We stopped above the walking part of the trail.
We went down to see the cliff where the Longmire Party lowered their wagons.
After a quick look, we got back into the rigs and headed down NF70 to the pavement where there was a outhouse. We had lunch in the parking area. We saw a lot of the same rigs heading home that we had met on the trail the day before.
After lunch we headed back acrossed Pyramid Pass onto NF19. We ran NF19 to 1913. We turned east onto the Naches Pass Trail. At the top of the first hill climb (if you were heading west / where Yeti broke his drive line) they filled in the hole and made it where you can't drive there. You now have to go around the tree where the high part of the trail was. It is a lot safer now. The big mud holes at the beginning of the trail are also filled in.
We stopped for a picture at the trail head before going back to camp.
We packed up camp and headed home at dark. Mischief Maker had the long drive back to the west side. We were happy to be only 50 miles from home. Our trip home took longer than we had hoped. The RV lost an alternator belt. We had a spare belt and replaced it in the DOT's driveway. We got home around 10 PM.
This was a great run. I can't wait to to it again next summer.
