Puyallup to Bridge of the Gods on the WABDR

tekno000

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Last Saturday, a buddy and I set out on a daylong adventure. Leaving Puyallup at 0830, we made the 187 mile trek along the Washington Backcountry Discovery Route to Bridge of the Gods in roughly ten hours. The trail varies between paved highway, chipseal, improved gravel roads, and rutted/rocky/muddy/etc dual track. This is a great trail for anyone with a stock truck, or new to off-roading. The most technical parts of the trail consisted of picking lines between rocks, ruts, and giant potholes. I never needed 4x4, and I can't imagine anyone would unless the trail was significantly more muddy. Several parts of the trail follow mountain ridgelines, making for some beautiful views. We lucked out with the day we did. The day before it had rained heavily, but was warm and sunny the day of the trip. This meant minimal mud, minimal dust, and maximum view. This is the route we took: https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?mid=zTvfqBSBb6KU.kVR4UrSZy-qs&usp=sharing

So, without further ado, and in roughly chronological order, here are the pictures my friend took along the way. He also took a bunch of video which I'll edit and upload later, along with all the pictures I took.

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VanIsle_Greg

I think I need a bigger truck!
Looks great, and like it was a good time. Thanks for sharing your pictures. I have been wanting to run the whole length of the WABDR from south to north for a few years now. It would be a blast to do and well worth it for the views alone. The Cascade Mountains are very beautiful, I love Washington State and spend a bit of time there as I have family in Tacoma. We went to the NWOR last June and had a blast... cant wait to get back again next year.

Maybe run the WABDR then hit NWOR??

Hmmm
 

tekno000

New member
Here's some more for you. This time from my camera. It seems that no matter how many pictures I cut from the list, I'm still going to end up posting a zillion of them. Sorry, not sorry (as my wife would say). I've learned that I need to keep my camera oriented the way God made it if I'm going to be posting pictures online. I've also learned that I'm terrible at cleaning my camera lens. I swear I spent ten minutes trying to get it spotless and somehow still failed miserably.

Anyway, here's my pictures from the day. I'll get the video together at some point.

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tekno000

New member
Great pics.

I need to cross this off my list. Thanks for sharing!

That gorgeous country!

I've been longing to knock out the WBCDR since I move to Lacey a few months ago. Great pictures, man.

Looks great, and like it was a good time. Thanks for sharing your pictures. I have been wanting to run the whole length of the WABDR from south to north for a few years now. It would be a blast to do and well worth it for the views alone. The Cascade Mountains are very beautiful, I love Washington State and spend a bit of time there as I have family in Tacoma. We went to the NWOR last June and had a blast... cant wait to get back again next year.

Maybe run the WABDR then hit NWOR??

Hmmm

Thanks guys. It really was a great trip. We opted not to pay the toll to cross the bridge. Partly because of the time it was going to add to our return trip, and partly because we were armed with a small arsenal and didn't feel like downloading just to drive through Portland. If anyone ever want's to run another chunk of it (maybe North from Packwood, since that's where I linked up with it), hit me up!
 

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