April 3-6 2008 Oregon Camp Trip - Eastside

hambone · Post by **hambone** » Tue Mar 04, 2008 3:19 pm

It's about time to start lookin forward to some camping!

We will be quite limited this Spring due to heavy snowpack and low snow levels in the Cascades. Somewhere on the Eastside should be OK though.

I do know of a really cool spot near the town of Pine Grove, where a dirt road drops down and crosses the White River on a bridge (near Graveyard Butte on the map. You can also zoom in and switch to arial photo):
http://terraserver-usa.com/image.aspx?T ... Y=1562&W=2

It should be snow-free, but mebbe Mark could take a trip down there in a couple weeks and check it out?

There is a lovely camp spot right before the bridge and right on the White River.
Anyway just a thought. I have camped there before and would go back. The whole White River canyon is undesignated wilderness where few humans have been. It is a Wild and Scenic River.

spiffy · Post by **spiffy** » Tue Mar 04, 2008 3:47 pm

April 5 and 6th?

hambone · Post by **hambone** » Tue Mar 04, 2008 4:04 pm

That could work (if I request Sunday off). Also I have Thurs and Fri off if anyone can spare a vacation day from work!

LiveonJG · Post by **LiveonJG** » Tue Mar 04, 2008 9:14 pm

I'll have to get back to yous, that weekend follows my wife's b-day.

-John

deschutestrout · Post by **deschutestrout** » Tue Mar 04, 2008 10:10 pm

That weekend should work for me. I was looking for the other thread I started months ago relating to this campout....it got put in the "club/events....." section when they split out the campin' threads. I suggested that weekend ages ago and nobody chimed in...I was feeling forgotten and completely downtroddin'...now I feel, once again, like part of the group. Yeah Bob, that place could work...I'll keep an eye on snowpack...there are a couple of other places I was gunning for...we'll see if they open up.

spiffy · Post by **spiffy** » Tue Mar 04, 2008 10:13 pm

Oh yeah!!!

viewtopic.php?t=2990&start=15

I think I need a vacation.

spiffy · Post by **spiffy** » Tue Mar 04, 2008 10:16 pm

I particularly want to hold Jasan to the comment at the end:

Westy78 wrote:Memories,
Like the corners of my mind
Misty water-colored memories
Of the way we were........

Yeah I'll be there.

AHEM!!! GET THE $^%$&* ENGINE IN!

Westy78 · Post by **Westy78** » Tue Mar 04, 2008 10:50 pm

Oh man, calling me out. If all goes according to plans I should be there.

deschutestrout · Post by **deschutestrout** » Wed Mar 05, 2008 9:58 am

Westy78 wrote:Oh man, calling me out. If all goes according to plans I should be there.

Jasan...just to clarify, this April 2008 we're talking about

hambone · Post by **hambone** » Wed Mar 05, 2008 10:18 am

Sorry Mark didn't realize there was another thread out there, didn't mean to hijack.
Sure would be nice to have warm weather out there but ya never know, especially in the wildlands...but we'll have fun no matter what happens. Looking forward to spending some time in the sage, it's special out there.

spiffy · Post by **spiffy** » Wed Mar 05, 2008 11:55 am

hambone wrote:That could work (if I request Sunday off). Also I have Thurs and Fri off if anyone can spare a vacation day from work!

I might be able to get Friday off and come yer way thursday night.

I want to bring the 67 but my level of trust isn't quite there yet.......and I don't want to have to burden you guys with a broke down bus.....but I want to get it on the road.......I'm sooooooo torn!!!

Any idears on what I should bring in case of emergency? I don't have an extra set of heads to lug around like John

Tow strap? Extra battery?

hambone · Post by **hambone** » Wed Mar 05, 2008 12:08 pm

It'll be ready. Take it on another long day trip to make sure.
Bring extra cables, tuneup parts, tools..you know. But you'll be more comfy in your Riviera!
Yeah come by Thursday that was fun last time.

spiffy · Post by **spiffy** » Wed Mar 05, 2008 12:17 pm

hambone wrote:It'll be ready. Take it on another long day trip to make sure.
Bring extra cables, tuneup parts, tools..you know. But you'll be more comfy in your Riviera!
Yeah come by Thursday that was fun last time.

Thanks fer the vote of confidence!

Maybe we can drag a few folks out to the Horse Brass? Would be cool to see everyone that can't come camping.

deschutestrout · Post by **deschutestrout** » Wed Mar 05, 2008 5:04 pm

I'm confident that snow will not be a problem at the spot Hammy's mentioning...no snow there now. The spot I'm talkin' bout is higher up on the white river in the big trees...if you're not opposed, I'll monitor things and see what the snow pack does.

Would be 30 minutes closer to PDX ... and in the trees .... I'll likely be totin' a kid...prolly Zane although Eli has been jonezin' to go camping too. Only takin' one though...two at that age by myself would mean Spiffy would have to watch one

Westy78 · Post by **Westy78** » Wed Mar 05, 2008 6:10 pm

deschutestrout wrote:
Westy78 wrote:Oh man, calling me out. If all goes according to plans I should be there.
Jasan...just to clarify, this April 2008 we're talking about

Keep the jabs comin'. They'll help keep me motivated.

I may be calling out the troops here in the next week or so for some muscle for hire. Payment, beer.

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April 3-6 2008 Oregon Camp Trip - Eastside

April 3-6 2008 Oregon Camp Trip - Eastside