Location:
Wenas, WA
Date:
May 7 2022
Taken By:
Clay & Doc Graham
of Ceg-TV.com / CegPics.com
Cameras:
GoPro 9 Black, GoPro 7 Black,
Samsung Galaxy S9+
Vehicles:
Santa’s Sleigh (93 YJ), Tweety Jeep II (89 XJ)
Edited by:
Clay Graham
Music:
https://www.bensound.com/royalty-free-music
Location:
Wenas, WA
Date:
May 6 2022
Taken By:
Clay & Doc Graham
of Ceg-TV.com / CegPics.com
Cameras:
GoPro 9 Black, GoPro 7 Black,
Samsung Galaxy S9+
Vehicles:
Santa’s Sleigh (93 YJ), Tweety Jeep II (89 XJ)
Edited by:
Clay Graham
Music:
https://www.bensound.com/royalty-free-music
On Sunday May 1st, 2022 we took a drive though the Wenas Area. We drove to Cascade Camp and let Shelby (the dog) run some. I took some photos along the way to share with friends how to get there for the Eastern Washington Expeditions events.
Here are some photos of the May Day Wenas Drive:
Eastern Washington Expeditions
Odo’s Manastash 4×4 Overland Trip
Hosted by Eastern Washington Off Road
Called by Odo
Monday August 1 – Tuesday August 2 2022
GENERAL INFO
Eastern Washington Off Road is hosting a 4×4 overland trip from Wenas to many areas along Manastash Creek on dirt roads and 4×4 trails for Odo and Eastern Washington Expeditions members. We will camp on the trail for 1 night. This event is free but there are a limited number of rig spots available. So it is on a first-sign up basis after Club Members.
THIS TRIP WILL BE ON A LOT OF DIRT ROADS AND ON SOME 4×4 TRAILS!
Auduban Rd, Hog Ranch Rd, FS1701, 4W694, 4W307, FS3100, 4W311, & more.
SIGHTSEEING
Funny Rocks, Tripod Flats, Quarts Mountain, and more.
FEES:
This a Free to attend event. You will need to bring your own rig, gear, and food. You will need money for fuel. A Discover Pass is required at some stops.
REQUIREMENTS: You must have a working Street licensed 4 wheel drive to do this trip. Smaller rigs are required due to some 4×4 trails are tight. Please have a full tank of fuel, recovery gear, and cold weather gear. We are spending one nights on the trail so you will need to bring a tent, food, and supplies. Bring plenty of water and things you need to be safe from the sun. (A Discover Pass is required.)
NOTE: By signing up you are expected to follow the rules of the land and Tread Lightly. The roads/Trails can get soft this time of year. Spinning your tires intentionally on wet surfaces causes damage and is illegal. These actions have caused closures.
MAP
Yakima County Sheriff ORV Map
COMMS: CB #7
FUEL: Please have a full tank of fuel to start with. We may not have a place to stop for fuel until hitting the pavement in the Kittitas Valley on the way home.
CAMPING: Bring what you would need to camp in the mountains. It could be very hot or cold in the day and cold at night.
FOOD: Bring enough food for 2 days and one night.
WHAT TO EXPECT:
Click for photos from last year’s Nile to Cle Elum 4×4 Trip
SIGN UP
Contact us if you would like to attend. Please do not just show up out of the blue. If you would like to attend please use the Contact Us page. Space is limited.
THE LIST
Ceg – JKU
Doc – XJ
Odo – YJ
Maybe
TJ40 – TJ
On Saturday April 30th 2022 Eastern Washington Expeditions Club members met up in Kittitas and convoyed to the Naneum Ridge State Forest to play in the snow. On this trip we had 4 Jeeps, 1 TJ, 1 WJ, 1 XJ, and 1 YJ.
We aired down at the Coleman entrance of the Naneum Ridge State Forest and ran Dawson Road up. We hit snow right after turning up Coleman Road. No one had been up it yet on this day. We stopped on top of the first snow hill climb for a break.
Moving on up, the old tire tracks stopped on Swift Road and I had to break trail with the little 30×9.50 KO2s on the YJ. The YJ did well. The Spartan Locker works great.
On Swift Road just before Naneum Ridge Road I found some real soft snow and got stuck. Kevin gave me a pull and took the lead.
Moving up Naneum Ridge Road the snow drifts got bigger. We found a lot of soft spots where the Jeeps would just sink and get stuck. We had fun help each other through.
We ran into a big drift and it was getting late in the day so we turned around. We were around 6672′ and within 500 feet of the towers on Wenatchee Mountain. It took near an hour to turn all the rigs around.
Heading back down we made room for Kevin to get back out front since he has front and rear lockers. We knew we were going to get stuck in some of the same spots we did coming up. And we did in a few spots. I forgot to take photos of those spots but took a few random photos as we came back down.
We took Coleman Road down. Once out of the snow we stopped to add some air to Kevin’s TJ. We all aired up completely back at the Naneum Ridge State Forest sign where we had aired down. This was a great trip.
Here are some photos of the EWE Naneum 4×4 Snow Wheeling Trip:
