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Wagons East! Naches Pass Trail 4x4 Run
Report & photos by Clay Graham / Eastern Washington Adventures

The Historic Naches Pass Wagon Trail is one of the most poplar trails in the Northwest. Some years we run this trail a few times during the time the west side is open. We really like to run this trail in the fall after the dust is gone and we do it in the opposite direction of the settlers for more of a challenge climbing the west end.
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Little Bald Mountain Backroads Trip
Report & photos by Clay Graham / Eastern Washington Adventures

Sunday August 19th, 2012 I took the family for a backroads run up to Little Bald Mountain to get out of the valley heat.

We headed east on SR-410. In Nile Valley we took FS1600 and headed up to Little Bald Mountain.

At Little Bald Mountain we took in the views. It was kind of hazy but was able to see Mount Rainier.

We signed in at the shelter ...

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Naches Ranger District Trails Need Adopted to Stay Open
By Clay Graham / Eastern Washington Adventures

Naches, Washington - At the October 2011 Naches Ranger District TWIG Meeting, District Trails and Wilderness Coordinator Jeff Leisy told the group how much it cost to keep trails up to standards which the District does have the funding. Jeff Leisy says from a business point of view they need to close some of the trails. Ranger Irene Davidson agreed with Leisy. Davidson wanted ...

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My Reply on the "Naches Ranger District trail users at odds with district over possible closures" article:


At a TWIG Meeting last Spring, Naches District Ranger Irene Davidson told the group, "This meeting is not for discussion, it's for your information".

On October 4th, 2011 Davidson was kinder than she had been in the past to the volunteers since a Representative for Congressman Doc Hastings was there. Davidson talked about TWIG as a group would have to ...

Updated 01-10-2012 at 12:38 PM by Ceg (Typo)

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Cleman Mountain Halloween Backroads Run
Report and photos by Clay Graham / Eastern Washington Adventures

Around 10 AM on October 29th, 2011 we convoyed from the Eastern Washington Adventures Club House in Selah to the North Wenas part of the Wenas Wildlife Area for a backroads run up Cleman Mountain. On this run there was my F250 and seven Jeeps (Guido, BSC, nwhooligan, Tiny, TJ40, Tealtard & BlindPilot).

We aired down at the Hay barn off North Wenas Road and ...

Updated 12-04-2011 at 11:13 PM by Ceg

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