Hosted by Eastern Washington Off Road / Ceg Ranch
By Clay Graham / CegPics.com
On Friday August 5th, 2005, we meet at Tree Phones to camp for the weekend. We did a few runs to different areas including Blue Lake, Darland Mountain, Cultus Hole, and Blue Slide.
Here are some photos of the August 2005 Ahtanum Adventure:
Hosted by Eastern Washington Off Road / Ceg Ranch
By Clay Graham / CegPics.com
On July 30th, 2005 after running the Short and Dirty trail with IORE, I decided to go camping with the wife and kids. We just jumped in the XJs and went. We stop on Darland Mountain on the way there for the view of the stars and city lights. The time we got to Blue Lake it was after midnight. Here are some pics from the next morning.
I took the next two pictures around 6 AM before the sun hit us. It was very warm.
Here the kids are play near the lake.
We see a deer come to the lake for water.
Bubz pointing the deer out for us.
It was a nice little camping trip. I can’t wait to do it again.
Report by Clay Graham. Photos by Graham Family / CegPics.com
Random photos during July 2005 at Ceg Ranch.
Here are some photos of Ceg Ranch:
Report and Photos by Clay Graham / CegPics.com
On July 30th, 2005 I got to go a long with a few local boys that were running the Short and Dirty Trail, 4W637. I rode with IORE in his CJ5. We met up at Blue Lake and aired down.
We climbing up from Blue Lake by Trail 4W615 to FS1020 near Blue Slide Lookout.
We took FS1020 a little ways to the Short and Dirty Trail. (Trail 4W637)
Once on the Short and Dirty Trail things got interesting real fast. Right as we entered the trees we came up on the first off camber spot. It was hairy because there were no trees to stop you from rolling off the mountain if you were to flip over. The CJ2A and Toyota both were a little top heavy for parts of this off camber trail. With the co-pilot standing on the outside of the high side of the rigs they made it though without rolling over. IORE’s CJ5 did well without a high side rider.
Next was a little up and down with some tight stuff. It seem to be just a nice ride in the mountains.
Oh then things became hairy again. The trail got real tight and off cambered a lot.
Most of the trail was down hill, but one part had a steep hill climb. That was fun.
The last part of the Short and Dirty Trail was off camber for a long way. The trail ended at FS1010. We didn’t know the trail was one way trail until we got to the bottom.
On the way out, the flat fender stopped running. We gave it a push down the road with IORE’s CJ5, backwards.
I had a great time riding a long with these guys.
This Trail is rated Most Difficult and is not for people with little or no experience.
Here are some photos of the Short & Dirty 4×4 trip:
Hosted by All Wheelers Off Road Club & Eastern Washington Off Road / Ceg Ranch
Report by Clay Graham / CegPics.com
On Sunday July 3rd, 2005, the All Wheelers Off Road Club members did a 4W613 quad run from Snow Cabin Campground and headed toward Jumpoff Lookout with a lot of sightseeing along the way. The views off Divide Ridge of Rimrock and the Yakima Valley were great!
Just passed Louie Way Gap the trail became very off camber. We stopped to see if it got any better ahead. We walked just around the bend and heard a crash. My Step Father, Richard’s Quad fell off the trail. Well that is when we decided to turn around. First we had to get Richard’s quad back on the trail. We use my quad to winch it up and headed back the way we came.
This was a great weekend of fun.
Here are some photos of the AWORC Do the Dew:
