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Post by Wyldcomfort on Aug 26, 2007 19:27:10 GMT -5
Well, I and my girls met up with JeepGeek and buddy in Banks, where we gassed up and then hit the highway. Juast a few miles before the Jewel junction we turned off onto Oswego Creek Rd. Followed a bunch of old logging roads to quite a few dead ends, chased a few deer down the road and saw some great scenery. Didn't find any trails to truly wheel on tho. A burned out sentinel. View of Saddleback Mtn. Headed back onto 26 east until we came to Salmonberry Rd. There we headed up to Rock Creek Ridge Rd where we found a great view of the valley that we had just come from. JeepGeek remembered a trail he'd gone on in the past so we hit that. It was pretty overgrown and dead-ended on some bedrock at the top about 3/4 of a mile up. Would have been very tight for a larger rig, but it was a great trail with a few ruts to traverse and some interesting twists and turns. All together it was a great day for just getting out and checking out the scenery. Left him up there to check out a few more roads, hunting for more trails. Here's to more runs with more of the group.
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Post by Reeper on Aug 27, 2007 0:27:17 GMT -5
Looks like you had a great day cool pics !! I can't wait to get some time to go out
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Post by jeepgeek2k on Aug 27, 2007 3:35:55 GMT -5
It was a great day. We didn't however, find any new trails further south.. Salmonberry was an old stomping ground, and I've pretty much have done most of the roads south of 26. North of 26 is different. I might start looking around noorth for a bit, or start hanging out around highway 6. The rock creek trail is indeed a fun, short run. The first half of the trail is kinda tight, with plenty of puddles, and low shurbs and trees. Most of the brush is just low lying evergreen branch's, so there not any major branches to scrape on. It is indeed more challenging for full size rigs. Just over 1/2 on the trail, you come up to some pretty decent washout type ruts, and here you get to do some cleaver maneuvering, unless you have the ground clearance to slam into the ruts. I swapped into 4lo, only to keep a smooth decent speed. 2wd would have worked fine if it was try, but there was wet gravel/rocks for a bit less traction, and I like the smooth, steady control of 4lo. The trail then goes on, and you hang a left, (right takes you to a small turn around), and then the trail goes to the rock bed a few 100 feet more. It did go a bit further, but since the last 6 years the part past the bed rock spot is all over grown. Last time I did this trail was back in 2001 in my chevy tracker. I can't remember how much farther it went, but it does go back a ways. The up most daring, could try it, but I like my paint, so I'm not too interested in scrapes with extremely tight areas. A quad could drive down and scope it out too. --------- It was very nice to get out with some people, instead of going alone all the time. Wyldcomfort's rig is one heck of a tough one, and it's awesome to see people going far with stock rigs!! I can't wait untill we get some more people out with us for more fun.. Bring on the rain Oregon!!
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