Graham Family Farm NW

Newbie 4×4 Snow Wheeling Trip at Ahtanum State Forest
Hosted by Eastern Washington Off Road

Report and photos by Clay Graham / CegPics.com

On Saturday December 27th, 2008 we meet up at the Cowiche Mill DNR parking area.
On the way there I had to stop to take pictures of this dog playing with a squirrel.

Once we were all at the meeting area, we headed up Cowiche Mill Road.
A little past the end of the county road I had to air down more.

On up the road we regrouped just past the first Green on the right (road to Hatton Rd)
making sure no one went up it since there were tire tracks coming down it.

We made new tracks from there.

On up past Reynolds Creek we saw a big herd of elk crossing the road.
I only got one picture because my camera we messing up.

At the next Green Dot road we took a right toward Jumpoff Tower.
We had to stop and air the Tweety Jeep tires down.
99 has a lead foot and she had problems with the last hill climb.

Fish had to turn around and go home for some reason.

We headed on. It was hard to see where the trail was.

The snow drifts got real deep. We moved to the side to let Nevada lead since his truck had tall tires.

Nevada working it.

Roller bear’s turn.

Blind Pilot

Scuba

99

This is where we lost the trail and had to turn around to go back down.

Back down the trail regrouping.

Next we turn up the next Green Dot Road toward Hatton Road.

Here is where we turned onto Hatton Road and headed toward FS1302.

On Hatton Road the drifts got deep in spots.

We stopped in the trees where the snow was not so deep so we could take a break.

On up past the old cabin, I was pushing too much snow to go.
Nevada had to take the lead again.

We let Nevada get up to the top of the hill before going.
We got some speed since I was still pushing snow with my low rider XJ. 99 kept up with me.

Nevada pushing on.

This snow drift was deep.

Once on top the weather got real bad. So we decide to turn around.

Well we had to play some first.

Scuba pressed his luck in the deep snow drift.

Nevada gave Scuba a pull.

We had fun up on top and now it was time to head out.

Here we are dropping down toward Cowiche Mill Road.
We are waiting for the rest of the group. I thing Roller Bear was stuck.

Regrouping on Cowiche Mill Road.

We headed on out toward home.
This was a very fun run thanks to all the came.

Sledding  4×4 Run at the Ahtanum State Forest
Hosted by Eastern Washington Off Road

Report and photos by Clay Graham / CegPics.com

On Sunday December 14th, 2008 we met up in Cowiche at the Quick Stop for our annual Sledding Run.

This was meant to be an easy run that stock rigs could come on so all the kids could come.

Here are the rigs of the day getting ready to hit the road.
Ceg, Scuba, Foxracer, Victor and BlindPilot.

Entering the Ahtanum State Forest on Cowiche Mill Road.

It was just a nice drive in the country.

On the way up Victor had a call he had to go back to work.

At the end of the county part of Cowiche Mill Road we aired down.

Next we headed up C-1000 onto Cowiche Ridge.

It was easy going until the last long hill climb before the Strobach Mountain Trail Head.
Scuba’s stock XJ needed a pull on up the hill.

Here we are up on the Strobach Mountain Trail.
The trail is down on the left with some drifts.

That was a fun area to go through.
Here is around on the other side of that hill pictured.

BlindPilot and then Foxracer tried to climb up the next section of trail.
The trail was very slick with the rock face under the snow.

Foxracer come back down to sled with the kids.

My Lab loves the snow.

BlindPilot and his son sledding.

It was very cold so we did not sled very long.

We back tracked the Strobach Mountain Trail and then head down the ridge toward Nasty Creek Corals.

On the way off Cowiche Ridge we took C1600 just for fun since it was all fresh powder.

Here is the end of C1600.

We turned around and head on out.

On down along the South Fork Cowiche Creek we stopped to get the ice off the wipers.

Down at Nasty Creek Corals we decided to run up Doe Pocket.
Here is the top of the first climb.

Scuba had no problems.

Another nice scenic drive.

This hill climb was a lot of fun.

Scuba working the stock XJ.

I climbed it a few times. This was one of the times on top.

Foxracer on the hill climb.

Looking down on Nasty Creek Corrals and the North Fork Ahtanum Road.

Foxracer and BlindPilot airing up in Tampico.

Scuba at the store.

This is where we parted ways.

This was a fun run thanks to the people who came.