Location:
L.T. Murray Wildlife Area, WA
Date:
August 7 2021
Taken By:
Clay Graham of Ceg-TV.com / CegPics.com
Camera:
Samsung Galaxy S9+
Edited by:
Clay Graham
Music:
YouTube – Checkmate – Nathan Moore
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Location:
Graham Family Farm, Selah, WA
Date:
August 7 2021
Taken By:
Clay Graham of Ceg-TV.com / CegPics.com
Camera:
Samsung Galaxy S9+
Edited by:
Clay Graham
Music:
YouTube
Eastern Washington Expeditions
Bethel Ridge Backroads Trip
Hosted by Graham Family Farm / Eastern Washington Off Road
By Clay Graham / CegPics.com
Around 10 AM Saturday, July 31st 2021, Eastern Washington Expeditions members met up at the Club House in Selah. We convoyed to Naches and picked up Ed. We continued on up US12 and then up SR410. We turned up the Nile Road and then up FS1500. We turned off onto FS1500-114 and aired down.
After airing down we drove up FS1500-114 to the end on Devils Table. Across the canyon on Bethel Ridge there is a view point of Devils Table looking back at our location. It is one of the stops people doing the Washington Backcountry Discovery Route (WABDR) across Bethel Ridge like to stop at.
Next we backtracked down to FS1500. We turned off on FS1502 and ran it to McDaniel Lake where we took and break.
After a little while we backtracked FS1502 and turned onto the gavel part of FS1500. We drove a ways and then turned up FS1500-190. We took it all the way up to the top of Timberwolf Mountain. The view was not the best due to smoke from the wildfires. After a few photos we headed back down onto FS1500.
We topped Bethel Ridge on FS1500 and then turned up up FS324 (part of the WABDR). We ran it to 4W325 where we stopped for the view of Rimrock Lake. This is another viewpoint stop on the WABDR. Again the view was not great. We were there awhile talking about the normal sights one would normally see on a clear day. A few overland rigs past us there.
We ran FS1500 down passing more overland rigs. We aired up at the cattle guard near US12. We kind of parted ways after airing down other than the ones that went back to the EWE Club House for the Luau.
This was a fun trip.
Here are some photos of the Eastern Washington Expeditions Bethel Ridge Backroads Trip:
Gallagher Head Overland Trip
Hosted by Eastern Washington Expeditions
By Clay & Odo Graham / CegPics.com
Doc just got his driver license and this trip was for him driving without Mom or Dad in the rig on a long distance drive. The goal was to drive to Cle Elum on 4×4 trails and gravel roads (see report https://cegpics.com/recreation/photos-ewe-nile-to-cle-elum-4×4-trip/), then head to Gallagher Head Lake to camp the night.
On Monday July 26 2021 around 7 PM we started the second part of our trip. We aired down the Historic Salmon La Sac Ranger Station and headed up FS4330. We turned onto 4W301 and ran it to Gallagher Head Lake. It was getting dark about the time we got to the lake. We set up camp and had dinner around the propane campfire.
The next morning after breakfast and camp was packed, we drove up 4W304 to see the view from Hawkins Mountain. The trail was fun getting there.
We headed back down and out 4W301 to FS4330. We ran FS4330 up to Tucquaia Lake and ate lunch. After lunch we head back out on FS4330 and aired back up at he Historic Salmon La Sac Ranger Station. We parted ways from there.
Here are some photos of the Eastern Washington Expeditions Gallagher Head Overland Trip:
Nile to Cle Elum 4×4 Trip
Hosted by Eastern Washington Expeditions
By Clay & Odo Graham / CegPics.com
Doc just got his driver license and this trip was for him driving without Mom or Dad in the rig on a long distance drive. The goal was to drive to Cle Elum on 4×4 trails and gravel roads, then head to Gallagher Head Lake to camp the night.
On Monday July 26 2021 we met up at the Wood Shed in Nile. Some from the west side topped off their tanks and we picked up some cold drinks to start the trip.
We convoyed to FS1701 and aired down. Then we took FS1701 up and then ran FS1701-530 to the top of Bald Mountain and took a break for the view.
We continued onto 4W644 and down to 4W694 where I had to fix my CB antenna. We ran 4W694 onto 4W307. We stopped at Tripod Flat to eat lunch.
After lunch we continued down 4W307 to Manastash Campground. From there we drove down FS31 and turned onto 4W311.
We stopped for a photo on the long bridge and then started the climb up 4W311. We got to China Hill and found the trail dropped off rocks at the top of drop down. It had been years since the last time I was on 4W311. I took it slow down the rock drop off and then picked up a tire which made the rig slide down the hill. I knew what just happen. The auto sway bar reconnected sometime during the trip. Next time I will remember to check it before going down a place like that. I stopped and took a few photos of the others coming off the rock drop. They all did a better job than coming down than me.
We continued on 4W311 to the Shoestring Trailhead where we took a break.
We took many Forest Service roads and came out in Cle Elum. We aired up just before the pavement and then drove over to Warrior’s Quick Stop to top off the five rigs for the next part of the expedition, The Gallagher Head Overland Trip (See report at: https://cegpics.com/recreation/photos-ewe-gallagher-head-overland-trip/).
Here are some photos of the Eastern Washington Expeditions Nile to Cle Elum 4×4 Trip:
