Hi everyone!
New member and first post so please be patient : )
I live in Seattle and want to get out and do something this weekend. I have a very capable Tacoma that I'll post about at some point... My goal for this weekend is to get somewhere beautiful and sleep in my Tacoma.
I've been looking at the WABDR but I don't know if it's open or accessible. So, is the WABDR available right now? If not - where would you recommend I go?
Thanks so much!
Chris
Thanks everyone for the input - some good stuff on this thread. I've been all over the PNW in the last few weeks - BC, Washington, and Oregon - and I'll send some pictures/a trip report here soon.
Buck
So, some of the "impedances" I ran into yesterday. Mainly logging roads NE of Leavenworth (Entiat Mountains). I talked to the Wenatchee River Ranger Station yesterday and they told me their trail crews just started survey and clean up this week. For the most part, roads seem in pretty good shape, but there's always the problem where there's no place to turn around...
The track here is only wide enough for an ATV,
And this one (and also, just enough room for an ATV to sneak through)
This is what the slide looked like from across the canyon.
Oh, and thank you Weyerhaeuser for clear cutting these areas and allowing these mudslides to enhance our enjoyment of the area.
Watch for washouts & slides, in particular around clear cut and logging areas. Lots of loose unstable soils around as the snow is melting. Saws should be a required item to carry too. Chainsaws would be a first choice, but any kind of saw can come in handy. And of course, everyone's favorite tool - a shovel
Look to the Wenas area outside of Selah. That's lower elevation-ish...
Awesome, everyone, thanks for the replies. I'll do some digging on the sections I'm interested in. That being said, does anyone have any recommendations for awesome spots within 4 hours of Seattle that are accessible now?
We got rejected by snow and downed trees on section one in May. Then totally clear in June of the same year.
That's a tough question to answer because the forest service opens/closes roads individually. Your best bet would be to figure out which section you want to see and then check the the FS to see if those roads are open.
Like JR said, you're going to have a tough time getting over 4000' or so. Especially on any north slopes. If you do venture into higher elevations, be well able to recover yourself.
Portions may be but expect snow anywhere above 4,000'. A lot of roads will be blocked off also because of runoff and not wanting a lot of erosion damage.
We were just down at Ranger Creek off of 410, only a few people camping so lots of sites. Tried to make it up to Lonesome Lake off of NF7500 over Haller Pass but didn't make it. Not without a valiant effort by Aaron breaking trail through the snow.