T.Low
Expedition Leader
My buddy Keith and I (stock '14 FJC and my Astro ) went to lunch the other day at XXX Root Beer, you know, the one next to Das Mule Overland Outfitters, and decided to do the Naches Wagon Trail then find our way over to a section of the Washington Backcountry Discovery Route.
We hit the trail about 2 pm or so. Recent rains made for lots of water features, slich roots, and a little mud. Perfect.
Traveling "downhill", southwest to northeast, we couldn't find the beginning of section one, but picked up the trail at section two. From what I've seen on youtube, I was keen to skip section one, anyway.
We actually didn't take too many pictures. The trail is a helluva lot more fun than the pics show. And make no mistake about it: it's a Jeep trail. It's tight. Real tight. And I did engage my skid plate a few times. Keith said he's changed his first bolt-on item purchase to the functional skid plate instead of the sexy front bumper.
At the end of one section I mentioned to Keith that I hesitate to use the term "nerve racking", to which he interrupted " it's exactly what it is: nerve racking".
We have no problem with pinstriping, but Neither one us has any scrapes or body damage and want to keep it that way ( well, except where my wife backed into a Tahoes bicycle rack and put my tailight out).
I'd be interested to know if anyone has ever fit a full size van through that trail. I've never threaded so many needles.
We hit the trail about 2 pm or so. Recent rains made for lots of water features, slich roots, and a little mud. Perfect.
Traveling "downhill", southwest to northeast, we couldn't find the beginning of section one, but picked up the trail at section two. From what I've seen on youtube, I was keen to skip section one, anyway.
We actually didn't take too many pictures. The trail is a helluva lot more fun than the pics show. And make no mistake about it: it's a Jeep trail. It's tight. Real tight. And I did engage my skid plate a few times. Keith said he's changed his first bolt-on item purchase to the functional skid plate instead of the sexy front bumper.
At the end of one section I mentioned to Keith that I hesitate to use the term "nerve racking", to which he interrupted " it's exactly what it is: nerve racking".
We have no problem with pinstriping, but Neither one us has any scrapes or body damage and want to keep it that way ( well, except where my wife backed into a Tahoes bicycle rack and put my tailight out).
I'd be interested to know if anyone has ever fit a full size van through that trail. I've never threaded so many needles.
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