Completion of the WABDR from Stevenson to Canada
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NinjaOne
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You've sold me on doing at least some of this this upcoming summer. Thanks for the great documentation!
Rock_Rat
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Thanks. Hopefully you get an opportunity to do part of, or an entire BDR.
Fantastic! You'll enjoy it. Research a little history about the entire route and it makes it so much more enjoyable. Fingers crossed there aren't any fires.
Rock_Rat
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My pleasure. Now you don't have an excuse!! Get on out there and have fun. I still have a "lessons learned "post to add to this.
Your'e quite welcome, glad it gave you a jump start. [MENTION=82154]GSPRunner[/MENTION] and [MENTION=63487]A.Wilson013[/MENTION] up in your neck of the woods have also completed most, if not all of the WABDR. I don't recall if they documented it all or not. Great resource. :thumb:
NinjaOne
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For sure; they've both provided tips/trip reports on the local facebook group
https://www.facebook.com/groups/4Runnersofwashington/
montana4runner
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Rock_Rat, I enjoyed reading about your expedition! Your last few pics brought back some pleasant memories! I worked the ranch at the bottom of Chapacca grade before Loomis from 1975-1977! It was called Sheep Mtn Cattle Co. at the time. I had worked for the owner a few summers on his ranch on the south side of the Crazy Mtns, west of Big Timber, MT. The summer I graduated High School
he had sold that ranch and purchased the Palmer Lake spread. Remembering that time puts a smile on my face! Thank you for rekindling some great memories!
he had sold that ranch and purchased the Palmer Lake spread. Remembering that time puts a smile on my face! Thank you for rekindling some great memories!
Rock_Rat
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That's awesome! Glad to re-kindle some old memories. That section of the drive, although the shortest, was absolutely breathtaking. My wife really didn't want me to post any pictures of it because of it's beauty. She wanted to keep it a secret. Can't wait to go back again.
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Great read and looks like a fun trip. Many great backroads to explore through the state. Brings back memories of trying to catch trout below Conconully Reservoir. Fish were wary and you had to sneak up from behind the spillway deflectors, only problem was the rattlesnakes liked the heat from those same deflectors. :fishing:
montana4runner
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R0ck_Rat, can't blame her for that, but, as I recall, there was quite a bit of traffic up that road even then! At least from my perspective. Montana was pretty rural back then, ( a lot of it is still is, though times are changing) and I was amazed how many rigs drove up there. I'd like to take a trip back out there some day soon.
stever1000
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That looks like quite the trip! How well did the cables from the hood to the roof work for keeping the branches away?
96RedRunner
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Awesome! You guy's that live in the western part of the country have fantastic
places to wheel. Very good write up.
places to wheel. Very good write up.
Rock_Rat
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The limb riser cables worked fantastic for the price I paid! I think I spent about $50 total and just a few hours. Eventually I will need to do something similar to what [MENTION=55891]Bandit Runner[/MENTION] did with his.
Thanks for taking the time to read through the write-up. I'm a bit partial to the PNW but would love to explore other areas of the country as well. Looking forward to exploring the OBDR in a month.
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GhostRing
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If you beat me to it, I would love to hear some up-to-date info on some of the
sections! Been meaning to at least do the central loop for some time...
MeefZah
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You have a couple replies early on in this thread... not sure if you saw that the trip is a "go" for July 5-12 (ish):
http://www.toyota-4runner.org/off-r...ackcountry-discovery-route-2017-planning.html
Rock_Rat
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Eagle Creek, Multnomah Falls on Fire
How incredibly sad. The gorge is considered to be one of the most beautiful, scenic areas in the world. Folks travel from across the country and beyond just to come here and catch a glimpse of this breathtaking wilderness. My family and I have spent many years hiking in the beautiful area we call home.
And now, it's in flames. This disaster, set by two irresponsible teenagers tossing firecrackers over a cliff. My heart is broken.
The triangular sign you see in this photo is for the Pacific Crest Trail. This view is from SR 14 on the Washington side looking across to the Oregon side. This is where the WABDR begins.
The following photos are NOT mine.
How incredibly sad. The gorge is considered to be one of the most beautiful, scenic areas in the world. Folks travel from across the country and beyond just to come here and catch a glimpse of this breathtaking wilderness. My family and I have spent many years hiking in the beautiful area we call home.
And now, it's in flames. This disaster, set by two irresponsible teenagers tossing firecrackers over a cliff. My heart is broken.
The triangular sign you see in this photo is for the Pacific Crest Trail. This view is from SR 14 on the Washington side looking across to the Oregon side. This is where the WABDR begins.
The following photos are NOT mine.
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twardnw
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There's also the East Crater fire burning along NF-24, part of the section 1 route
https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/5589/
https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/5589/
Rock_Rat
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Awful. Did you get a chance to head out there back in June? I was supposed to do the OBDR on July 4th with five others but I lost a good friend and colleague in a car accident on the 3rd. It's been a pretty rough go ever since.
Feel fortunate to have completed the WABDR the time that we did.
Seattle206
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Incredibly sad it will takes YEARS for everything to regrow. We were lucky and did sections 1 & 2 during the last week of July.
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