Photos: EWE Little Naches Drive

Posted on October 5, 2020 by Ceg

Eastern Washington Expeditions
Little Naches Drive
By Clay Graham / CegPics.com

On Monday, October 5th 2020, we took a topless Jeep drive to the Little Naches Area. We stopped to let the kids and dogs play at Lost Meadow.

Here are some photos:

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Photos: EWE Wenas Wildlife Area Sunday Drive

Posted on October 5, 2020 by Ceg

Eastern Washington Expeditions
Wenas Wildlife Area Sunday Drive
By Clay Graham / CegPics.com

On Sunday, October 4th 2020, Eastern Washington Tourism members took a drive to the Wenas Wildlife Area by the way of Kelley Hollow Road to test out Steve’s Blazer’s repair. Last time it when out, it had no power to climb hills. This also gave us a chance to see where the Evans Canyon Fire went.

We aired down at the entrance and headed up Kelley Hollow Road. At the top we took a break to take in the views. Mount Rainier, Kittitas Valley, Wenas Valley, and much more.

We turn northwest on Umtanum Ridge Road. The fire took out all the thick brush that had been there for years. A very sad sight.

We then drop into Black Canyon and back up. The forest was burnt. Looks like the trees are all dead. Very sad. This was a very nice drive in the forest before.

We ran the Umtanum Ridge northwest an took the trail down to the pavement and aired up for home.

On the way home, we had to stop for Turkeys crossing the road.

Here are some photos of the Wenas Wildlife Area Sunday Drive:

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Photos: EWE Evans Canyon Fire Aftermath Trip

Posted on September 21, 2020 by Ceg

Eastern Washington Expeditions
Evans Canyon Fire Aftermath Trip
By Clay Graham / CegPics.com

On Sunday, September 20th 2020, the Eastern Washington Expeditions staff took a drive to the Wenas Wildlife Area by the way of Sheep Company Road to see if the area was open for an upcoming event since the Evans Canyon Fire went through there. We aired down at the entrance and headed up Durr Road. All the roads a long the way were posted closed except Rosa. There post there but on signs. We found a closed sign on Durr Road where the Evans Canyon Fire jumped the road. We headed back down and aired up.

Here are some photos of the Evans Canyon Fire Aftermath Trip:

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PHOTOS > EWE: Juniper Dunes Trip

Posted on September 14, 2020 by Ceg

Eastern Washington Expeditions
Juniper Dunes Trip
Hosted by Eastern Washington Off Road
By Clay & Doc Graham / CegPics.com

The Crew fueled up and headed from Selah towards Juniper Dunes around 2:00 PM of Friday September 11th, 2020. As was got closer to the Tri-Cities, the smoke from the wildfires got thicker. We pulled into Smith Canyon at Juniper Dunes around 4:00 PM. We set up camp and waited for guest to show up. Steve and James H came in their ZJ not long after we got there. Later that night my oldest son with family and other UTV riders showed up to camp with us.

Saturday Morning we had other club members come and some from Overland Bound show up too for the main ORV run. Around 10:15 AM we headed out into the dunes with five Jeeps and a Ram. I rode in Doc’s YJ. It was his first time driving in the sand. Charlie followed in his ZJ and it also was his first time driving in the sand. James lead the way in his YJ taking us on some fun trails.

One ridge we came up to was too steep for a few rigs that tried to climb it. Doc’s 4 cylinder just didn’t have the power. Doc worked his way down the ridge trying climbs until he found one he could top. Charlie was still working on climbing a bigger one. Charlie almost topped it but had to stop because a coolant hose fitting broke. Charlie let the engine cool down and then backed down to a safe stop to make the repair. As we were making the repair, the two rigs from Overland Bound left.

We worked our way around the ridge and met the UTV guys at the Wilderness entrance. We took a short break and then head on north.

We ran all the way to the north fence and headed back down the west side. James found some real challenging trails for us to follow him through. My sons learned a lot from following him.

James got us out to one of the biggest bowls. The boys really liked driving around it after being scared the first time around.

James left us at the bowl since he had to get home. We worked our way to the big sand open area and then ran the southeast fence back toward camp. It was fun running the trails through the tall Sagebrush.

Back at camp the UTV riders were packing up to leave. The boys drove around the hills of Smith Canyon a little until Steve had to leave. The EWE Crew spent the night and head for home around 3:00 PM on Sunday.

This was a very fun trip thanks to all who came.

Here are some photos of EWE Juniper Dunes Trip:

Juniper Dunes