Last Saturday, we just completed another wonderful trip with the Backroad Drivers Northwest group. On this trip, we explored some roads near Rimrock Lake off Highway 12 in Washington state. Our focus for the day was the Wildcat Creek and Russell Ridge areas.
Jerry, our tour leader, posted a nice write-up of the trip, and it is posted at Rimrock Roads and Trails.
You can view more photos I shot on the trip at Rimrock Roads and Trails Photos.
Initially, the family was only going to make a day trip to Oak Harbor, Washington, to visit friends for the day. However, since the forecast was for nice weather over the weekend, I suggested that we stay overnight in a hotel, take the Keystone-Port Townsend ferry over to the Olympic Peninsula the next morning, and…
Summer in Western Washington usually doesn’t start officially (at least weather-wise) until July 5 of each year. Today (06.24.2007) was no exception. The forecast for the day was for rain and a snow level of 5000 feet.
Anytime I’m traveling through Eatonville, Washington, to get back to my home in Edgewood, one of my favorite routes is to miss the infamous State Route (SR) 161 traffic through Graham and South Hill is to take the leisurely scenic drive on Orville Road East through the Ohop Valley, past Lake Kapowsin, and into the…
One of my favorite regions in Washington state is the Gifford Pinchot National Forest. Once the snow melts in late spring, I make several trips to the area throughout the summer and fall.
This year was the third year attending the annual PNW4WDA annual jamboree. As in years past, I volunteered to help ARB serve their annual Friday dinner for the event. This is always fun and a great group of people to work with. They do a great job of putting on the dinner.
After nearly a year of lurking on the Backroad Drivers Northwest group mail list last Saturday (June 9, 2007), I was finally able to attend one of the organized gatherings of the group.