Pacific Northwest yetti
Expedition Medic
The Pendleton blankets are great! If cared for, they will survive a few generations +
Alaskan Campers
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WU7X
Snow on the Roof
I've been looking for info on camping sites in Oregon. I found this and think it's pretty interesting! It has made me change my plans to visit the coast in the fall instead of this coming spring. Stay away from heavy winds and rain.
www.truckcampermagazine.com
Most of the information I've dug up early on seems to be focused on black-topping travels. I fully intend to keep looking for public land tracks and routes as my dominant interest areas.
Think I'll add a random outdoorsy picture now and then just to keep up the eye candy level. Places I've been or want to see.
Happy holidays everyone!
Dale
Annacortes, WA in a winter sunset 2025.
Oregon: The Bucket List
Oregon is a year‑round truck camping playground—snow‑packed mountain passes, wildflower‑studded meadows, and jaw‑dropping coastlines.
www.truckcampermagazine.com
Most of the information I've dug up early on seems to be focused on black-topping travels. I fully intend to keep looking for public land tracks and routes as my dominant interest areas.
Think I'll add a random outdoorsy picture now and then just to keep up the eye candy level. Places I've been or want to see.
Happy holidays everyone!
Dale
Annacortes, WA in a winter sunset 2025.
WU7X
Snow on the Roof
It is a rainy Christmas Eve day here. So have been playing around in the truck, learning all the new to me buttons and knobs.
Having finished that, I decided to photograph the Raven symbols I've stuck to the sides of the vehicle on the front doors. I mentioned earlier that the Raven is my totem.
On the passenger side we have Raven stealing the sun.
On the driver's side you can see Raven stealing the moon.
For stealing the sun, moon, and stars and giving them to humans and thus bringing light to the earth, Raven, who found himself caught in the lodge's smoke hole, was punished. Before he could free himself his feathers which originally were pure white, were scorched black. And that is why all ravens are black today. There are several different versions of this story in indigenous cultures. I hope I didn't bastardize this too badly.
Having finished that, I decided to photograph the Raven symbols I've stuck to the sides of the vehicle on the front doors. I mentioned earlier that the Raven is my totem.
On the passenger side we have Raven stealing the sun.
On the driver's side you can see Raven stealing the moon.
For stealing the sun, moon, and stars and giving them to humans and thus bringing light to the earth, Raven, who found himself caught in the lodge's smoke hole, was punished. Before he could free himself his feathers which originally were pure white, were scorched black. And that is why all ravens are black today. There are several different versions of this story in indigenous cultures. I hope I didn't bastardize this too badly.
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Pacific Northwest yetti
Expedition Medic
Do not forget the dry side of Oregon. 
The Alvord, etc
The Alvord, etc
WU7X
Snow on the Roof
Many years ago, I did a small project down around the Jordan Valley. I haven't been to the Steens, the Alvord Desert, etc., YET. Thanks so much for the reminder.Do not forget the dry side of Oregon.
WU7X
Snow on the Roof
I had been driving a 5th gen 4Runner for the past 11 years. Sold that to granddaughter. Now own an American/Canadian built truck for the first time in three decades.
Here is a Noobie question; what type sockets and wrenches to I need to carry, metric or imperial to work on the Sierra? Sure wish it will be metric only.
All my other recovery gear switches over with no issues.
Pic of the day: One of SWMBO's favorite things about the new camper. Real, built-in plumbing is something we've never experienced before in over 50 years of doing this.
Here is a Noobie question; what type sockets and wrenches to I need to carry, metric or imperial to work on the Sierra? Sure wish it will be metric only.
All my other recovery gear switches over with no issues.
Pic of the day: One of SWMBO's favorite things about the new camper. Real, built-in plumbing is something we've never experienced before in over 50 years of doing this.
NOPEC
Well-known member
The correct answer is "all of the above"..... It is the dumbest reality! As well, the usual 8,10,12,14 mm common wrenches/sockets which after decades of Japanese motorcycles and Toyotas most of us could almost pick out blind, has now been replaced by lots of 9,11,13,15 mm etc., added in with of course, the SAE stuff.
edit: I must be showing my age as I forgot some of the more common fasteners on my Toyota FJ are 13mm (battery cables) and 15 mm (oil drain) so its not as cut and dry as I initially whined about......
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Pacific Northwest yetti
Expedition Medic
Travel Oregon, has some great resources. And even has trip ideas,
traveloregon.com
traveloregon.com
If you find yourself in the Pendleton area, and need a flat place to park, or a shop. Give a shout
The newer GM's have more metric, but still use both....sometimes you will need both for the same part....
7 Wonders of Oregon
We see your Wonders, world. And raise you 7 of our own. We invite you to not just see Oregon's 7 Wonders, but experience them. Because our Wonders aren’t
traveloregon.com
First-Timer’s Guide to Steens Mountain
It’s hard not to fall in love with the dreamy images of Kiger Gorge, Wildhorse Lake and rest of the backcountry wilderness that surrounds Steens Mountain in Southeastern Oregon. The Steens (yes, it’s just one mountain) is located at the opposite corner of the state from Portland, about a...
traveloregon.com
If you find yourself in the Pendleton area, and need a flat place to park, or a shop. Give a shout
The newer GM's have more metric, but still use both....sometimes you will need both for the same part....
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