Finally, a rig I can take out on a run.
Last year I had to stick around for my Boeing recall letter which showed up a few days after.

The year before I rode with Rob as the 4Runner had been pretty sick not being fed Boeing bucks to keep it going.

The Greenwater area looks magnificent during the fall when the leaves are changing colors up there.

This is an easy run, mainly just a run to get out of the city.
Stock rigs can do this just fine.
There may be snow at the top of the loop we do, but we have never had any trouble on it in the past.

Rob (WATRD) has often find some side trails to explore too if anyone feels like trying some harder stuff.
But for the most part it is mainly on logging roads giving great views of Mt. Rainier and the surrounding mountain range peaks.

No date is set yet, but it generally takes place near the end of September early October.

We can set a date later when it gets closer.
Here are some past Fall Color runs up at Greenwater, with the newest listed first.

http://www.pnw4runners.com/runs/91804/9182004.htm

http://pnw4runners.com/runs/92703/9272003.htm

http://pnw4runners.com/runs/11_9_02/11_09_2002.htm

 

I'm there once we figure out the date!

 

I'll be home visiting family in Idaho from 11-27 September. I could be there in 6 hours if it drops on a weekend during that time frame.

 

Sept. 30, Oct. 7th, how does that work.
Joey, is this going to be to late for you?

We have found in the past that we have gone up to early in Sept., and missed out on the changing of the colors.

Then one year in Nov. we went up we had snow on the same 72 route
http://pnw4runners.com/runs/11_9_02/11_09_2002.htm

I think if we time it for either of the two weekends at the top of this post we will run into the best display of colors.
If you have to ship out before that, we can try for the 23rd, but the colors may not all be out yet.

Lets try and get a confirmed date setup here, as a few other forums will be joining in too.

 

You really need to go in mid to late October to see the Fall Colors.

 

October 14 is rifle open deer season. There will be a lot more traffic up there.

 

Saturday the 14th of October?

Anyone have a Farmers Almanac
I have never used one, and I am sure one is online, we should try and check to see the long range forecast for that date.
Also my neighbor across from me is one of the chief weathermen for the FAA up here in Auburn, and he is always dead on.
I will hit him up for a long range forecast, and try and get a copy to scan.

 

Dave, your post came in when I was posting.
I am not going up there opening day of deer season.

To many stray 30.06 leads will be zinging around.

Lets work backwards to a better date then.

 

September 1-30 is archery season, early Oct 7-13 is Muzzeloader season (If that area has any open places....those are the general state dates)

You talking Greenwater, right? (that is the White River game unit)

The White River unit, 653, is not open for any general muzzeloader seasons (maybe special permits, but way fewer people)

 

Yes Dave, Greenwater.

I guess I would rather take my chances then with arrows zipping by than bullets.

If it is my turn to go, I would rather not hear it coming

 

I should be able to make the Oct 7th date, can't do Sep 30th.

 

OK, how does October the 7th grab ya all?
Sounds like a good date to me.

 

OK, the 7th sounds good to me, and between 8:30 am to 9 am at the Enumclaw Safeway.

Can we get a head count of who is going to come?

There are some coming from fjcruiserforums site too.
I need to put up a post over on WATTORA too unless someone else already put one up.

 

As of now my schedule is open and I should be able to make this.

 

I'll be there.

 

Howdy group:

Have been above Greenwater a few times, mostly getting to the north boundary of Rainier.

Would like to join the group and at this point in time pretty sure I can make it.

I'm guessing most the trip would be on forest roads or side jeep trails rather than xsheetmetal thrashing hard core rock crawling?

Looking forward to meeting some local YotaTech users.

Steve

 

Yes, this is an easy run mainly on FS roads with views of the mountain.
I am not taking a brand new $30K rig and doing any thrashing to the sheet metal

If anyone else wants to thrash theirs, there are ops to do so.

There were two runs last weekend many went on where there was plenty of ops to do just that.
Check out midiwalls pics he took of Funny Moon Rocks and Evans Creek.
They are around here somewhere.

 

Funny Rocks:
http://midiwall.com/4Runner/dirt/20060826_FunnyRocks/

Evan's Creek:
http://midiwall.com/4Runner/dirt/20060827_EvansCreek/

 

Reiter Trails cleanup is Oct 7th.............

 

So are you saying we should shoot for the 14th instead?