Graham Family Farm NW

Loop Around Adams Overland Trip (Day 2 of 3)
Hosted by Eastern Washington Expeditions

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

(Continued from EWE Loop Around Adams Overland Trip (Day 1 of 3) )

Cispus River off FS23 Wednesday August 25th 2021; waking up in my warm Jeep in the forest with the sound of a river running is one of the greatest feelings in my book.

Odo made us a filling breakfast and then we packed up camp. Around 10 AM we headed out. We went north on FS23 and then took FS21. We stopped at Cat Creek Campground to check it out.

Next we continued east on FS21 and then turned north on FS78. About four miles up we turn off on FS7807 and drove up to Mud Lake. Mud Lake was peaceful. Shelby our Black Lab had fun watching the little frogs jump. After a short break we back tracked out to FS78 and continued north.

A few more miles up, we tried to go up to Bishop Mountain on FS7802 but the brush along the road was over grown. We followed tracks from another rig and thought the trail would get better. The brush just got thicker as we went. We push on until we found a wide spot to turn around. We had lunch there and then headed back down.

We continued on FS78 for about another mile and then turn east on FS22. About two and a half miles we found the Yozoo Creek waterfall. We stopped for a quick look and headed on. Next stop was miles away at a Mount Adams Viewpoint on FS22. The view would have been better without the haze.

We run FS22 to the end and turned south on FS21. We then took a left on FS2160 and ran it to Walupt Lake. At Walupt Lake we took a break and walked down to see the water. It was getting to be dinner time so we headed out to find a camp for the night.

We headed back down FS2160 and found a great spot to camp on the Cispus River. Odo made us a big dinner. Was sat around the propane fire into the night. It was easy to fall asleep with the sound of the river.

Here are some photos of the Eastern Washington Expeditions Loop Around Adams Overland Trip on Day 2 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

Eastern Washington Expeditions
Loop Around Adams Overland Trip (Day 1 of 3)
Hosted by Eastern Washington Off Road

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