Tahuya Clean Up a Success (Washington)
DNR called and you answered. Our Tahuya State Forest cleanup last weekend near Belfair was a success. Some 50 volunteers helped collect more than 50 cubic yards of garbage that had been dumped in the area (think of a sidewalk about 3-feet wide and one mile long). More than 50 tires, plus sofas, mattresses, bikes, propane tanks, even pianos. Coordinating the event was Jesse Sims, Recreation Manager for the DNR South Puget Sound Region. Following the cleanup, Sims said, “Any and everything you could imagine. I will not get into all the details!”
Read more at Tahuya clean up success. Thanks volunteers!
Categories: Press Releases Tags: 4x4, dnr, off-road vehicle, olympic peninsula, orv, tahuya, washington
Foothills Trail System in Olympic Peninsula Reopens; Sadie Creek Work Next (Washington)
DNR crews working in the northern Olympic Peninsula have reopened all but a small section of trail in the Foothills Off-road Vehicle (ORV) Trail System following last month’s windstorm.
Crews worked for nine days cutting and clearing blown-down trees and limbs that had fallen across the trails. DNR kept about a half mile of the trail closed because fallen trees pulled out big chunks of ground, and the freezing weather prevented crews from repairing the trail.
Read more at Foothills Trail System in Olympic Peninsula reopens
Categories: Access Tags: dnr, foothills off-road vehicle trail system, off-road vehicle, olympic peninsula, orv, sadie creek, washington
Stormy Weather Wreaks Havoc on DNR Trails In The Olympic Peninsula (Washington)
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
DNR Crews Cleaning Up Foothills And Sadie Creek Trail Systems
Olympia, WA – Last week’s high winds pounded the Olympic Peninsula, causing extensive damage to a widespread swath of forest land and recreation areas managed by the Washington State Department of Natural Resources (DNR). The agency is alerting visitors that sections of Foothills Off-road (ORV) and Sadie Creek/4×4 trail systems will be closed while crews assess the damage and work to clear downed limbs and trees from the trails.
For safety reasons, staff in DNR’s Olympic Region advise the public to turn around if they encounter tree limbs and downed trees across the trails. DNR asks that the public avoid cutting or bucking up downed limbs and trees, which can be highly dangerous. Certain sections of trail have also been washed out, creating even more unsafe conditions.
Crews are working to re-open the trails as soon as possible, but it may be a week or two before the trail sections are passable.
To find out the status of trails in the area, contact Wayne Fitzwater in the Olympic Region office at 360-374-2800.
Recreation on DNR-Managed Lands
DNR manages more than 5 million acres of state-owned forest, aquatic, agricultural, conservation and urban lands. Most recreation on these lands takes place in the 2.1 million acres of forests that DNR manages as state trust lands. By law, DNR manages state trust lands to produce income for schools, universities, prisons, state mental hospitals, community colleges, local services in many counties, and the state’s general fund. State trust lands are also managed to provide fish and wildlife habitat and educational and recreational opportunities.
DNR-managed lands provide a variety of landscapes throughout Washington State. Recreational opportunities include hiking, hunting, fishing, horseback riding, camping, motorized vehicle riding, mountain biking, and boating.
DNR’s main recreation focus is to provide trails, trailhead facilities, and a primitive experience in a natural setting.
Media Contact: Toni Droscher, Communications and Outreach Specialist, 360-485-3406 (mobile), and toni.droscher@dnr.wa.gov
http://www.dnr.wa.gov/RecreationEducation/News/Pages/nr09_184.aspx
Categories: Access Tags: 4x4, dnr, foothills off-road trails, olympic peninsula, orv, recreation, sadie creek trails, washington, washington state department of natural resources
Deception Pass to Cape Flattery, Washington – Sept 8-9, 2007
Trip report and photos of a recent family road trip from Deception Pass on Whidbey Island to Port Townsend, Lake Crescent and Cape Flattery, Washington from September 8-9, 2007.
Categories: Adventures Tags: alpine, beach, burlington, cape flattery, clallam bay, deception pass, discovery bay, ferry, fidalgo bay, fj80, forest, indian reservation, keystone, kloshe nanitch, lake, lake crescent, land cruiser, landcruiser, lighthouse, lookout, makah, mountains, national forest, national park, neah bay, north beach, oak harbor, ocean, olympic mountains, olympic national forest, olympic national park, olympic peninsula, padilla bay, park, photo, port angeles, port townsend, rain forest, river, seattle, sekiu, sequim, shoreline, sol duc river, state park, tatoosh island, toyota, trail, trailhead, us 101, vancouver island, washington, waterfront, whidbey island
Olympic Peninsula Backroad Adventures
After getting my Jeep back together, I wanted to get a multi-day camping/road trip in. I wanted to see how my newly built cargo box was going to work and experiment with stowing camping gear for a 3-day mini-expedition plus a dog. I decided upon driving an Olympic Peninsula route. There are several routes that could be connected together with no backtracking. Perfect for a loop around peninsula.
Categories: Adventures Tags: aberdeen, Adventures, backcountry, backroads, bellingham, blue mountain, bon jon pass, camp, campground, camping, cape flattery, cargo box, deer park road, donkey creek road, east twin river road, expedition, forest, forest service, forks, hamma hamma river, hoh river, hood canal, hurricane ridge, jeep, joyce, key center, klahowya campground, kloshe nanitch, la push, lake cushman, lake quinalt, lookout, lyre river, makah, montesano, mt baker, mt rainier, national forest, neah bay, north cascades, obstruction point, olympic mountains, olympic national forest, olympic national park, olympic peninsula, overland, ozette lake, penney creek, port angeles, puget sound, pyramid mountain, quilcene, roads, ruby beach, san juan, sequim, skokomish river, sol duc river, spider lake, tacoma, tour, trip, us 101, vancouver island, washington, wynoochee, wynoochee dam, wynoochee lake
Photos from my Olympic Peninsula Backroads Tour
This is a collection of photos taken between August 6-8, 2006 while taking a backroads tour of the Olympic Peninsula in my Jeep. The gallery features many of the scenic views from the overland routes driven including some from the Olympic National Park.
You can view the gallery at Olympic Peninsula Backroads Tour
Enjoy the pics.
Categories: Adventures Tags: aberdeen, Adventures, backcountry, backroads, bellingham, blue mountain, bon jon pass, camp, campground, camping, cape flattery, cargo box, deer park road, donkey creek road, east twin river road, expedition, forest, forest service, forks, hamma hamma river, hoh river, hood canal, hurricane ridge, jeep, joyce, key center, klahowya campground, kloshe nanitch, la push, lake cushman, lake quinalt, lookout, lyre river, makah, montesano, mt baker, mt rainier, national forest, neah bay, north cascades, obstruction point, olympic mountains, olympic national forest, olympic national park, olympic peninsula, overland, ozette lake, penney creek, photographs, photography, Photos, port angeles, puget sound, pyramid mountain, quilcene, roads, ruby beach, san juan, sequim, skokomish river, sol duc river, spider lake, tacoma, tour, trip, us 101, vancouver island, washington, wynoochee, wynoochee dam, wynoochee lake
