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WUD - Memorial Day Weekend Run Report (Ahtanum)
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KarlVP
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IT's aboot time!!! I thought we were never gonna hear from you guys. :clappy:
crash2
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Nice write up
(pssssst you need to post thatb here too
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(pssssst you need to post thatb here too
)Thanks Crash. Here it is minus 4 pics that wouldn't fit on the post. This was just a easy wheelin' trip, nothing extreme.crash said:Nice write up
(pssssst you need to post thatb here too
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The WUD WHEELERS Memorial Day Run was a lot of fun. Only a few of the members could make it out this year. We pull into the cabin on Friday around 7 PM. We did a little celebrating before going to bed. Some more than others.
Saturday
Saturday morning we ate breakfast and hit the trail. Well most of us did. Only two of the three WUD rigs that was there went on the first run. We started off by running the Whites Ridge Crest Trail up until the snow was to off camber on the trail.
We turned around and went down to the Whites Ridge Cross-over Trail and then on to the Mid Fork up to Tree Phones. We found Ed's (one of the AWORC members) truck and camper parked there. He wasn't at his camp so we moved on up A2800. We found this sign so we had to turn around.
As we were coming back into Tree Phone the ORV Sheriff stopped me and asked me if we had a permit to be up there. I explained that we only went as far as the sign. He said the DRN and the logging company were working on swapping some land and we maybe able to use the land again if the deal goes through. He said we could call to get a permit for now.
We headed back down to the cabin to see if Yeti was ready to wheel. We ran the Whites Ridge loop to get to the bottom. It was better than dirt road driving.
At the cabin Yeti was almost ready to wheel. He just had to air down.
We left the cabin and ran up to Red Saddle and then headed up the Sedge Ridge Crest Trail. This is a challenging climb because of the loose rocks.
On up the trail we ran into a lot of patches of snow.
We make it up the Sedge Ridge Crest Trail to about the 5700 foot level. We stopped when the trail went in to the woods and we didn't know where it went because the snow had it hid.
We turned around and ran the trail back down toward Tampico.
At the end where the Sedge Ridge Crest Trail is blocked off, I walked over to the edge and took this picture of the Tampico area.
It was getting dinner time so we headed back to the cabin. Later that night I drove up to Tree Phone to see Ed.
Sunday
Sunday Ed came down to the cabin to join up on our next run. We now were up to four rigs. We first ran the goat trail. It was a lot of fun.
Next we were off to Foundation Ridge. We ran Jackass road to around the 5800 foot level. Again we ran into off cambered snow banks. This was a good place for a break.
Sweety (My co-pilot for the day)
The next stop on Foundation Ridge we seen the moon.
Stopped here to let our eyes heal from the full moon.
Next we headed down the ridge toward Nasty Creek Corral
What a great view on the valley.
Here we had to turn around to play on a small hill climb.
Monday
After breakfast we headed up to Eagle Nest. We saw Ed was still at Tree Phones. He was getting ready for the long trip home to the West Side. We said our good byes and headed on up the Mid Fork. The snow was getting to snow and deep to make it all the way up tp Eagle Nest. We were close.
We turned around and ran down to the Whites Ridge Loop and then up the Whites Ridge Crest Trail. Again running into snow. It was fun trying to make the climb.
We head down to the Whites Ridge Cross-over Trail and then down to the North Fork.
At the North Fork Road we headed to the cabin to load up for home. It was a great weekend I didn't want to end.
archer1965
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crash said:
hey Crash, this is the area I was telling you about last Saturday. Treephones is a great place for home base, from there you can access nearly every part of this area. Not sure if you can still get all the way to Hwy 410 (Nile road) from there? :corn:
You will run into Hwy 12 before 410. You can come out at Windy Point or drop down to the Rimrock Lake area off Divide Ridge to get to Hwy 12. The other areas you can come out is Tieton, Cowiche and Tampico. The Ahtanum is a big area with great views. The highest point is 6981' on Darland Mountain.archer1965 said:
KarlVP
Love that TOYOTA
When are the WUD wheelers gonna come and play on the left side of the mountains?
Maybe after we adjust our finances to fit in the high cost of fuel.KarlVP said:
I am working on going to Elbe next year and maybe Evans. I am not for sure if the runs will be WUD WHEELERS Runs or AWORC Runs. This years calendar is full because of all runs with the two ORV clubs I am in, the saddle club events and the wife is having another baby. Next year looks better for me.
We have a lot of AWORC members that live on the West side. Most of the time they head east. I did go on an AWORC quad only run at Gold Bar in October 2004. It was wet! Next time I am bringing my rig.
Anyway I will be on the West side to play someday!
KarlVP
Love that TOYOTA
Ceg said:
Nope, we went to Buck Meadows. The writeup is on the tamers site. Clicky the linky in my sig.
archer1965
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Ceg said:
I'm from Yakima originally, haven't wheeled those areas for a long time though.
Do they still have the Jeep Rodeo out at Tampico every year?
Yes. The Ridgerunners put it on every year in August. They just had a mud bog event on Memorial to add to their events.archer1965 said:
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