Oregon and Washington BS thread

Count me in on this! I'll likely be driving around in that area in a few weeks to just explore the area. I'm moving back to Walla Walla this week and I need to relearn my way around the mountains up there and a day trip is a good place to start. I've lived outside of WA for the last 12 years and I'm ready to be back.

 

Went and saw some bra brap in Dufur over the weekend

 

I drove by that on the way to go camp. What was the event?

 

It was the Oregon Trail Rally. Pretty cool rally that starts at PIR and works its way over to Central Oregon. I've been meaning to go to it for years and finally made it out.

 

Sweet! Gonna be a fun trip for sure, going with a climbing club from my alumni college Long ass drive from Jackson for it, but it's off season and I guess I needed another excuse to blow a bunch of money on gas

 

https://youtu.be/QFDGGht3CQU
Saw this and thought I'd post it in TW.

 

I've done both one day and 2 day trips. Camping up at the base of the steel cliffs gives you an amazing sunrise on the summit. Definitely don't want to be on the summit past noon.

 

Good! I've been devoid of a good camping trip for a while. Why exactly is the summit to be avoided past noon? I keep hearing the reasons being rock slides due to the extreme temp changes? Either way we're starting at 12am so we are going to be descending before then. Only 2 of the group are actually skiing it. Fuckin blows for the rest of them, I am not a true mountaineer, why the fuck would I exert the effort to trek up something just to walk back down. I'm stoked to ride it!!

 

If you want some really damn good skiing then go across the river to Mt. Adams and ski the southwest chutes from the summit. It's something like 5000+ vertical feet of skiing down a single chute! Back in my younger years I skied (snowboarded) Adams and Hood on back to back days.

 

Anyone know of any USED ultralight popup campers for sale? I can't attend another TSF adventure without one . Or any Tacoma buy/sell listing sites for one that isn't craigslist. Will travel

 

Mainly for the temperature changes. Ice falls are the biggest dangers. Start early and be careful. Walking down after the summit was the worst. Felt like it was never going to end. Most accidents on Hood happen on the decents

 

Thank god im shredding the gnar down. Fuck walking

 

Found a slightly cheaper Rotopax knockoff for anyone needing to do that sort of thing

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01GWJZPN4/ref=s9_acsd_hps_bw_c_x_2_w

 

I have seen this one around Glencoe High School. Think he lives a few blocks to the north.

James

 

I signed up for a 4 day ADV motorcycle course, I'm stoked to finally be getting more skills. Picture of future me:

 

I did mine through the navy and had fun. The instructors made me try to actuate my abs brakes and could not have the front to actuate.

 

Did some survey work in Christmas Valley. Figured out where my first loop driveway will go with one rv pad and shipping container for storage. Got to watch a couple jets do some dogfight training and pop off some flares. They let off a couple sonic booms when they left.
It was a nice day out there.

Everyone has heard of the breakfast of champions. Here is the lunch of losers. Forgot to time it, but that little burner boils water fast.

 

I've totally been thinking about doing the same thing. Next big step.

 

I have the same stove...

 

What's the diff between 2nd gen taco and 1st gen wheel wells? Is one wider? I keep reading 1st gen is 40-41.5" (inside bed between wheel well) and 2nd gen is 42.75" does that sound right? Gotta cram this cabover in today. I understand it might taper a bit but the bed on my access cab should be comparable to a 2nd gen width wise huh?