Location:
Walupt Lake, Gifford Pinchot National Forest, WA
Date:
August 25 2021
Taken By:
Clay Graham of Ceg-TV.com / CegPics.com
Camera:
Samsung Galaxy S9+
Edited by:
Clay Graham
Music:
YouTube – Welcome to Crystal Lake, Harry Manfredini
Report by Clay Graham. Photos by Clay & Odo Graham / CegPics.com
Eastern Washington Expeditions hosted an Overland Trip from Selah around through Goldendale, Glenwood to Trout Lake, up under Mount Adams to Bird Lake, west toward FS23, up to Packwood, and back to Selah. The trip had a few changes a long the way.
Around 10 AM Tuesday August 24th 2021 we headed out from the Eastern Washington Expeditions Club House for the overland trip with three rigs with 4 people and a dog. We headed toward Goldendale to hit the backroads.
On Satus Pass we got into a long line of traffic due to a big construction zone. In Goldendale we topped off our fuel tanks and then headed on toward Glenwood.
Not far out of Goldendale we stopped at a Historical Landmark to see what it was. It was to tell you about the “1856 Old Military Road”. In 1856 the government commenced the construction of a military road across the Simcoe range to Ft. Simcoe.
We headed on through Glenwood to north of Trout Lake, and up Mount Adams Recreation Area Highway into the Gifford Pinchot Nation Forest. We stopped for a lunch break at Pineside Sno-park.
We headed on up FS82 toward Bird Lake in the Mount Adams Recreation Area. We came up on a sign listing the recreation areas. It had old faded graffiti saying closed. The other sign say there were seasonal closures. We were within the open time so we headed up. About two miles up we found gates on both sides of Bird Creek. We turned around with disappointment. We headed back down and out of the Mount Adams Recreation Area back into the Gifford Pinchot Nation Forest.
We turned off FS82 onto FS8265-060 straight onto FS8020. We took a right on FS8024-020, then left on FS8040, and a right on FS8031 to FS23.
On FS23 we headed north working our way around the west side of Mount Adams. About three and a half miles up, we stopped at a Mount Adams Viewpoint on FS23. About six more miles up FS23 we stopped at Big Spring Creek to see the water fall.
We moved on up FS23 a lot of mile until we found a nice place on the Cispus River to camp for the night. Odo cooked us a great dinner.
Here are some photos of the EWE Loop Around Adams Overland Trip on Day 1 of 3:
EWE Loop Around Adams Overland Trip (Day 1 of 3) – 8/24/21
EWE Loop Around Adams Overland Trip (Day 2 of 3) – 8/25/21
EWE Loop Around Adams Overland Trip (Day 3 of 3) – 8/26/21
Location:
Big Spring Creek, Gifford Pinchot National Forest, WA
Date:
August 24 2021
Taken By:
Clay Graham of Ceg-TV.com / CegPics.com
Camera:
Samsung Galaxy S9+
Edited by:
Clay Graham
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The Pioneer Power Show started in 1981. Tractors, Wheat Threshing/Binding, Bread Making, Swap Meet, Horse Demos, Equipment Parade & More in Union Gap every 3rd weekend in August. Hosted by The Central Washington Antique Farm Equipment Club, and the Central Washington Agricultural Museum.
On Friday, August 20th, 2021 we set up the Eastern Washington Expeditions booth up in Union Gap, Washington out front of the Central Washington Agricultural Museum by the foot bridge for the annual Pioneer Power Show & Swap Meet.
Saturday at 8 AM the Pioneer Power Show & Swap Meet started. There were many fun things to do and to watch; Tractor pulls, horse powered farm equipment demos, a working sawmill, a working blacksmith shop, music, rides, equipment parades, and so much more. It was a very fun event for the whole family.
Here are some photos of the Pioneer Power Show & Swap Meet:
On Saturday August 7th 2021 most met up at Graham Family Farm in Selah just before 10 AM. We convoyed to the Yakima River Canyon where Nevada and his Dad joined us. We continued through the Yakima River Canyon and made our way across the Kittitas Valley to the Watts Canyon entrance of the L.T. Murry where we stopped to air down.
After airing down we headed up Hutchins Road. We ran it up and then onto Tamarack Ridge Road. We stopped for a break at Ainsley Canyon Road.
After the break we turned down Ainsley Canyon Road and ran it down to the Robinson Canyon entrance. We turned to go back up on Page Pasture Road. The first climb on Page Pasture Road was steep, narrow, and rocky. Once on top of the ridge we stopped to take in the view.
We headed on up Page Pasture Road. It was real rocky until we got up into the trees. We turn onto Watt Canyon Road and took a break.
Here are some photos of the Eastern Washington Expeditions L.T. Murray Backroads Trip:
