May 14 2009 and the White River

hambone · Post by **hambone** » Sun May 10, 2009 2:45 pm

Anyone up for a couple days up the Clacky next week? Big Bottom mebbe.
Just thot I'd throw somethin out there.

Robert · Post by **Robert** » Sun May 10, 2009 3:20 pm

If the vanagon is out of the shop by then and the weather is OK I am game
Where up the Clack did you have in mind. I found a good spot a couple of miles down river from Timothy Lake.
Bob

static · Post by **static** » Sun May 10, 2009 3:55 pm

Hey! If I can drive all the way up to Maupin, then your Portlandistas can drive down to Bus City that weekend.

justgimmecoffee · Post by **justgimmecoffee** » Sun May 10, 2009 9:41 pm

I'm in.

'tis the season and all that.

bus71 · Post by **bus71** » Sun May 10, 2009 10:14 pm

Heading out thurs. Weather supposed to become nice after morning rain. Been looking foward to this.

hambone · Post by **hambone** » Mon May 11, 2009 7:27 am

I've got that screwy schedule so this is a Thurs-Sat AM trip if it goes down. Looks like it's going to be another chilly rainy one in the Cascades, Temps down into the 30s overnite.

I found a good spot a couple of miles down river from Timothy Lake.

Where abouts? Along FS57? There used to be a trail down where the road is up high on the canyon side, supposed to still be down there in spots. I think the snow is still covering that area. Heavy snowpack...

Thinking about the White River too, just past the desert line. Not much farther than Big Bottom. Some sageland would be nice.

vistacruzer · Post by **vistacruzer** » Mon May 11, 2009 10:24 am

cold snowy just your thing hammy looking for an excuse to get sick agian are we

hambone · Post by **hambone** » Mon May 11, 2009 10:35 am

Yeah I know. If it's any consolation I haven't been sick while camping since about 1996.
Cold and rain are unfortunately normal for the Cascades for 3/4 of the year. Summer is a short deliteful exception. I'm willing to endure the damp for some quality wilderness time though. Sometimes you just have to, or wind up staying home all the time.
Hell the rain doesn't bother me too much unless it's that 35 deg. stuff. I got tuff skin.

Right now the big issue is the deep low snowpack. Ya can't really get to most places.

deschutestrout · Post by **deschutestrout** » Mon May 11, 2009 4:27 pm

hambone wrote:Yeah I know. If it's any consolation I haven't been sick while camping since about 1996.

Not countin' the 2008 spider bite, eh?

Count me OUT on this one dang it, slammed for the next couple of months. If I have a free weekend, the boys and I will be campin' somewhere, I'll let you know.

hambone · Post by **hambone** » Mon May 11, 2009 7:11 pm

Yeah let me know for sure. Barlow Creek?
I'll send you my vacation time we may get lucky.

hambone · Post by **hambone** » Tue May 12, 2009 7:24 am

I see you guys are ALL OVER a cold rainy camp trip!

<crickets>
That's cool there will be other times. Maybe even in the sun.

bus71 · Post by **bus71** » Tue May 12, 2009 7:49 am

Hmm, Supposed to be warm up north, so.....

hambone · Post by **hambone** » Sun May 17, 2009 8:13 am

Great trip! Lots of sunshine. I'll post some pics later when I get outa the box.

hambone · Post by **hambone** » Tue May 19, 2009 8:39 pm

someone gave him coffee

gettin big

going past dracula's place again

hangin out

sawtooth teeth

a shiny slimy green mirage, miracle whip filled hard boiled egg

Lord of Camp, last of the Tyghs

flows as white as milk in summer

tiny old growth oaks, pines, and firs, down in a crack in the earth

camp

red tailed hawk circles

get that shit, boy!

zblair · Post by **zblair** » Tue May 19, 2009 8:55 pm

Eva sure is getting BIG! Nice photos there boys...

Itinerant Air-Cooled

Itinerant Air-Cooled

May 14 2009 and the White River

May 14 2009 and the White River

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