PNW 2020 Summer BDR Run - WA

Howdy fellow Taco peeps,

How 'bout a BDR run this summer?!

I've never been, so if you have, and would like to share your thoughts/experience, please do.

Present dates (subject to change)
July 3rd - 9th.

WA run! Let us know what you think and see if we can't get something together!



Planned Route:
WA: Sections 5 to 1 (North to South). Between Twisp & Okanogan to Carson.

*due to the current zombie virus and state & federal land closures, this may have to be postponed. Pending further developments*

Itinerary
July 3 - Meet in Okanogan at noon, Hanks Harvest Foods (412 E Methow Valley Hwy, Twisp, WA 98856), camp around Cooper Mountain (48.011130, -120.083688)
July 4 - Hit the trail at 10am to be in Chelan (Shell - 301 E Woodin Ave, Chelan, WA 98816) at 11am for gas (and lunch?). Leave Chelan at 1pm, camp around French Corral (47.705545, -120.513343)
July 5 - Hit the trail at 10am to be in Cashmere (Shell - 102 Titchenal Rd, Cashmere, WA 98815) around 11:30am for gas (and lunch?). Leave Cashmere at 1, camp around Lion Rock (47.251884, -120.588883)
July 6 - Hit the trail at 10am to be in Ellensburg (Circle K - 1600 Canyon Rd, Ellensburg, WA 98926) around 11am for gas (and lunch?). Leave Ellensburg at 1pm, camp around Bethell Ridge (46.717604, -121.113322)
July 7 - Hit the trail at 10am to be in Packwood (Chevron - 12974 US-12, Packwood, WA 98361) around 11:15am for gas (and lunch?). Leave Packwood at 1:15pm, camp around Horseshoe Lake Campground (46.309903, -121.566621)
July 8 - Hit the trail at 10am, camp around Guler Ice Caves (45.961337, -121.632508)
July 9 - Hit the trail at 10am to head home

WA DNR Burn Restrictions - https://www.dnr.wa.gov/burn-restrictions

While we're on the trail, we'll keep the thread updated with our progress / stops / any raves we come across, etc...

Tools/Equipment I’ll have:
- Recovery (winch, shackles, straps, kinetic rope, max tracks, hi-lift, shovel, axe)
- Basic hand tools
- Dual ARB compressor

Attendees
@PacNW_Taco: 7/3 - 7/9
@SaphiraTaco: 7/3 - 7/9 (?)
@WrecklessAbandon: 7/5 -7/8
@Goran: 7/7 - 7/8
@MundaneFace: 7/5 -7/8
@JDAM:
@ready6delta:
@SilverYeti:
@Shadowhunter: 7/3 - 7/9
@Bertw192:
@CK_9:
@Tacodog: 7/6 - 7/9
@nosamk:
@Sparky.:
@sparechange:
@SeattleTRD17:

WA map:

 

Watching for now!

 

I would say start with the hometown BDR unless everyone else wants to do OR.

Not sure if I could take off enough time to do the whole thing but at the least I’ll try to come for a couple sections! I’ve wanted to do it for a while now

 

Yeah. Starting in WA may be easier for more folks to join in.

 

bring a chainsaw and have a winch to pull downed tree's out of the way.
try to get news about washouts and detours.
Snow should be gone by July.
Can download GPS tracks here: https://ridebdr.com/gps-tracks-2/

There was a TW group that did Oregon a couple years ago and it took them forever to clear all the down trees.

If you ever get the chance do Idaho BDR!

 

In!

I'll take proposal 1 or umm... Proposal 1

 

Was just thinking about doing a BDR run.

 

Only found out about it while back. Sounds like a lot of fun.

 

Just need a chainsaw out of that equation.

Thanks for the feedback.

 

i would scheduled WA BDR as 4-5 days and would this be a north to south or south to north?

 

I'd love to run this some day. Unfortunately, I work that weekend.

 

If you’re starting in Carson I’m interested

 

In, but only for a weekend or 3 day weekend. I’ll figure out how/ where when to meet up with the convoy.

 

Lots of time to get the logistics, locations and dates figured out.

 

This sounds like fun! If I have my camper by then it would be super deluxe
Following for more details

 

I just now put that together...

 

Wabdr is pretty easy. I'd do it again but skip the first and last sections (bail at highway 12 or 20)

Would be interested in Oregon

 

I'd plan for 6-7 days unless all you want to do is drive, drive, drive. I would have liked to have taken my time and explored some other roads off the bdr. My group was handicapped by time so we did 2 sections each year (3 days each trip) and completed it last year. Keep your group to a manageable size and you'll have a great time.

My favorite sections were 5 and 6. Okanogan county is beautiful.

 

funny this came up, have been planning on doin sections 3,4 and 5 up to hwy 20 this summer