SteveFJ & I are planning on hitting the trails somewhere around Rainier either Greenwater, Elbe, Evans, Naches who knows we just want to get out!
I would like to meet up in Enumclaw somewhere around 9AM Friday.

Who's with us?

 

Can not go, I work.
But if you want one heck of a scenic run, check out my Greenwater pics from this past Saturday.

All you do is take FS 70.
The first 10 miles are blacktop, then it turns to dirt.

Just stay on it, and eventually you will see the Naches Trail on both sides, you can not miss them.

Stay straight still until you see this formation.
http://www.pnw4runners.com/runs/81107/800x600/5.jpg
It is a lot steeper than it looks.

On your left of that 7080 (70 turns into 7080) it starts to go down hill.
If you stay on that it is about 22 miles I think before you hit either 70 again which is blacktop, and you would hang a left, or it is 22 miles or so continuing down the 70 again until you reach 410.

You are now down by Whistling Jack's Lodge if you go East on 410, or if you hang a right and head West, you will be at Chinook Pass in 19 miles with spectacular views of Mt. Rainier.
http://www.whistlinjacklodge.com/

That would be a good scenic run, and there are plenty of side roads on the way down that 7080 before it turns back into blacktop again.

We saw many fishing over there too on 70 where it winds on down before you hit 410 again.

Oh, your new lift rocks too!
And the ARB bumper

 

We may start there, but I'm thinking we both want to challenge ourselves and our rigs either on the trails at Evans or Elbe, we'll see where the day takes us!

Steve is out trying to rescue the lost hiker up in Snoqualmie, he should pipe up when he gets home.

Thanks for the pointers!

 

FS 70 it is from there if it is not too wet we will be hitting the Naches trail or we have a plan to push through to I-90.

CB ch.4

Meet at the Enumclaw Safeway at 9AM.

 

Spent the afternoon traveling the Naches Trail from Goverment Meadows to the West Entrance. Along the way we came to the rescue of a quad driven by a 50+ year old man with his 70+ year old father on the back. They rolled it backwards 5 times luckily no one was hurt. The quad landed on its side, popped the bead on the front left tire, broke his battery mount, he crapped his pants, and broke his starter switch. This all of course on a 30 degree decline. We strapped the quad to a tree so it wouldn't go tumbling down the hill, up righted it, fixed his bead, aired up his tire and got him down the hill. For our troubles and two hour delay he paid us $40 which paid for a nice Mexican dinner for the three of us! That's right when we walked up he told us not to step on those rocks as he lost his breakfast underneath...

Some pix from the day...









Can you say pucker warp factor 10!

 

Looks like a great run. The stump was a bit tight!

 

Great pics Oly, looks like you had a great time.

A Naches run is being planned for the upcoming Fall Colors Run too.

 

That was one of many too... great trail looking forward to taking the Eastern route sometime soon.

 

I won't make the Fall Colors run this year as I'll be on a plane heading to SoCal for 10 days of fun with the kids.