Graham Family Farm NW

Eastern Washington Expeditions
Northern Cle Elum Ranger District
4×4 Overland Trip –
Day 2 of 4 (WABDR Sec 3 & Liberty)
Hosted by Eastern Washington Off Road

Report & photos by Clay & Odo Graham / CegPics.com

Continuation from Day 1 of 4.

Tuesday July 12th 2022 we woke up to a beautiful day at Lion Rock Campground. Waking up in the Jeep to see a different view every morning is awesome. We cooked breakfast and then packed up camp.

We drove back up to Lion Rock to see the morning view and then headed north on FS35. We took FS9712 east at the T. We stopped for a break at a pull off that you could see Mission Peak and the Naneum State Forest.

After the break we continued on FS9712 east. We crossed what WABDR travelers call the “Washouts”. It would be rated “Easy” if it was a 4×4 trail. It could challenging for a low ground clearance vehicle or one that was top heavy.

We drove on from the “Washouts” and then stopped for lunch right off of FS9712 on FS71 which is gated closed.

After lunch we headed on down FS9712 past Beehive Reservoir and aired up at Mission Ridge Road.

We decided to skip the rest of WABDR Section 3 and go into Wenatchee for supplies and fuel since we still had two more days left on the trail.. Safeway had all our needs.

We hit the hiway to get back to the Liberty Area. At the top of Blewett Pass, we turned off on FS9716 and aired back down. 10 PSI makes a smooth ride.

We ran FS9716 up and found a great camp spot along FS9712. We set up camp and made dinner.

After dinner Odo made up some baggies of ice cream mix for everyone to make their own ice cream. We sat around camp working the ice cream mix with ice and rock salt around it. It turned out good.

Here are some photos of the Northern Cle Elum Ranger District 4×4 Overland Trip – Day 2 of 4:

Day 1 / Day 2 / Day 3 / Day 4

Eastern Washington Expeditions
Northern Cle Elum Ranger District
4×4 Overland Trip
Day 1 of 4 (Liberty)
Hosted by Eastern Washington Off Road

Report & photos by Clay Graham / CegPics.com

Around 10 AM on Monday July 11th 2022 we met up and topped off our fuel tanks at Smitty’s Conoco in Ellensburg. On this expedition we had eight people and two dogs in 4 Jeeps. 1 XJ, 1 TJ, 1 JKU, & 1 JLU 4xE.

We convoyed from Ellensburg up Reecer Creek Road onto FS35 which is part of the WABDR. At FS3507 we stopped and aired down.

After airing down we took FS3507 and ran a few Liberty 4×4 trails. We stopped for lunch at Crystal Mountain Lookout.

We took 4W319 out and ran FS3507 back to where we aired down. Then we ran FS35 up and turn off to see the view from Lion Rock. We had a deer walk by as we were talking in the view. FYI: FS35 is part of WABDR Section 3.

After seeing the view at Lion Rock we headed back down away and set up camp. There were swarms of bugs.

Once camp was set up everyone cooked their dinner and ate around the campfire. Odo cooked us up some of Chicken Burritos on the Coleman Stove.

Here are some photos of the Northern Cle Elum Ranger District 4×4 Overland Trip – Day 1 of 4:

Day 1 / Day 2 / Day 3 / Day 4