All Wheelers Off Road Club
Labor Day Run & Campout

August 31st - September 3rd, 2007


On Friday August 31st, 2007 we when up to Tree Phones in the Ahtanum State Forest to set up camp for the run.

Saturday we hit the trail around 10 AM. We ran the same trails in two groups. The quads went one way and the rigs the opposite way.

We took the rigs from Nasty Creek on up the Stobach Trail.
here is our first stop.
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Strobach Trail at 4W613
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Strobach Mountain
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A great view of Rimrock from Strobach Mountain.
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We met up with the quads around Dome Peak.
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We stop here so 99 could get some pictures of the trees.
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We had to cross a down tree on 4W613 as we were going up the side of Foundation Ridge.

Sgt Superman had no problem with the down tree.
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Scuba did.
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Test Dummy made it around.
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We had to check out Scuba's new carage.
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He only lost the rear side window, a door handle, a mirror and added some good dents.
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Time to hit the trail again.
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Blue Slide Lookout
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Blue Lake
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On the Blue Lake Trail Scuba lost a bead on the same tire as many times before.
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After the Shoestring run he went home and got his OBA hooked up.
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We stopped on Darland Mountain for the view before headed back to camp.
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On Sunday we had less ORVs with us on the trail. We first headed up Whites Ridge Crest Trail.
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Where the Grey Rock Trail crosses over the Whites Ridge Crest Trail there is a nice view of Mt. Rainier, Darland and the North Fork Area.
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Back at camp we ran into Hoss.
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We headed up Sedge Ridge after lunch.

The rocky climb is always fun.

Hoss
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Luna
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The Tweety Jeep on the top
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Bobstar
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Here Hoss had some problem starting his Bronco.
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Hoss turned around and coasted back down the mountain until the trail started climbing. The Bronco would not start until I hook the strap up to it and was going to pull him with the Tweety Jeep. The Bronco fired up under protesting a Jeep pulling it. Hoss drove on out to Sno-park and I head up the mountain to meet Bobstar and Luna.

Here is what was left of our group. This is near the Cultus Hole View Point.
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This is where we turned around and headed back to camp.

This was a real fun run thanks to to people that came.

Ceg / Clay

Story by:

Clayton E. Graham
cegranch.com

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