I might be in

 

What about the weekend of the 22nd of June?
That is a Saturday.

I know Joey is headed up this way (Oregon) for the weekend of the 8th.

 

June 22nd would work for me, i dont race that weekend!

btw June 22nd is a sunday, June 21st is a saturday

 

Thanks, just looked at Outlook calendar at home, you be right
I use Outlook at work too, but I must have looked to fast.
It was like 5 minutes before I got off work.

The 21st sounds good.
I hope the weather holds.

 

21st then? lets set that date in stone and get some people out here!!

What are we saying, meet that friday? Lets get the specifics ironed out so newbs like me who are driving from far away will know where to go and where to meet.

 

Hmmmm. Only an hour and fourteen from there to Little Naches Road.

 

FYI, this is a bunch of crock.
$5 a day for a pass, or $30 for a one year pass.

Both available at the ranger station in Enumclaw, and the Greenwater store.

Back when I did tons of camping up there 10 to 25 years ago it was free, and there were lots of nice spots.

Over the past several years, they have "trenched" the entrance to many a good site, and you are forced to park along the outside by the road, then carry your gear in.

There are still many good spots up there, but it looks like you have to have the pass.

This really ticks me off, as there is less good camping now, and now you gotta pay to play.

I will stop by this Friday to get my one year pass.

 

OK so it looks like the date 20-21st really did not change. When I get to work wednesday night I will see if that weekend is available or not...Have a feeling it is gone already though...Wife said it sounded like a good time..

 

I have been dealing with the stupid permit thing since I was 18, when i first started wheelin and camping.

Trenches schmenches, i'll drive over em!

 

Some of those are so deep you can stand in them and have your head at the top.

One of my favorite spots to back my tent trailer into was just up 70 about three miles or so on the left, right on the river.

The entrance was at an angle, so driving up the road you have to flip a U turn and come back down, then back up into it.

I would put the rear end of the trailer about five feet from the edge of the river.

This site was big enough for about three rigs with trailers.
Once they trenched it, it was ruined for any with an RV.

It was a good spot too for body surfing.
We would walk upstream about 1/4 mile, then just float down on our bellies or a tube.

The water was only about four feet at the deepest, sometimes more, it was real safe to do that.
Cold water though, and I use to bathe in it too
It was snow run off that fed that stream there.

 

We can build a bridge! Where there is a will, there is a way lol.

Stupid state with all their lame restrictions.

 

So I am caught in a predicament.....Drive the 86, Trailer the 87, or drive the 2000? So many options!

 

trailering that 87 would be a waste of gas.....

 

Well thank god my Ram doesn't use gas!!!

Oh wait, it uses Diesel at $5.20/gallon

 

Weather update:

OK, some here have heard me speak of my neighbor the weatherman for the FAA office in Auburn.
This guy is right about 99% of the time.

Friday afternoon he told me not to make plans for Saturday, and I told him I was going to wash the rig and then spend the day detailing it, as the local news channels said no rain until late afternoon towards the evening.
He said it would rain about 9 am Saturday.

Sure enough, just as soon as I got done moving my ARB fridge to the new location, it started in raining a few minutes after 9 am.
I had to hold my hand over the camera lens to get the pictures.
This guy is good, all he does is eat, sleep, talk about the weather.

Anyways, he just stopped by my place to let me know June is shaping up to be a much cooler and wetter than normal month.

Should we pick a weekend longer out say Friday the 11th of July?
July around here is for the most part much warmer/drier than June is.
That is the weekend after the three day weekend, as July the 4th is on a Friday.

 

July is a bad month, i race every weekend except 25-27

 

So whats the final word? We are about 2 weeks out, give or take, so lets get it set!

 

Ready set go!

The date sounds OK with me.
Just hope I am not sick

There is something going around the office here.
First one of our heat & vent guys had it, then a woman in the office was coming down with it last Friday she told me.
She took Monday and Tuesday of this week off.

Now our lead has it, and he came to work today.
Others told him to go home and not spread it.
He may take tomorrow off, but the damage is already done if he is infectious.
Once it starts going around, I more than likely end up with it with my immune system.

Last time it cost me a weekend plus a Monday & Tuesday off on sickleave.
)))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))

I bought a shower from Cabelas, it will arrive tomorrow at my home.
Tired of bathing is cold creeks/rivers when primitive camping.

Everyone should make sure they have their crapper situation figured out too.
I do not share my crapper

 

how are you going to fit everything in the FJ?

 

I've got my crapper figured out....a big hole.

So who dall do we have to far?

-Tofer
-Corey
-Me

Anyone else? Some ladies perhaps?! Lol.