Trails Offroad – Page 2 – Not Your Average Engineer

November 11, 2017July 30, 2018

Playing in the Mud in the Tillamook State Forest

My buddy Todd and I took my trusty 4runner out into the Tillamook State Forest to do a little mapping for Trails Off-Road.

We had fun romping around on the Cedar Tree Trail.

Little bit of flex in the old 4runner.

Posing under the famous fallen cedar tree.

A little action on Firebreak Five.

Going on Saddle Up in the fog. Beautiful views when you’re not in the clouds but pretty spooky in the bad weather.

Heading down through the mud on Saddle Up.

Splashing on through.

Checking out the hard side of 7-Up.

Somewhere on Hogsback.

End of a great day with Todd in the woods. Until next time!

November 4, 2017July 9, 2020

A Muddy and Snowy Day on the Barlow Trail

I spent some time mapping the Barlow Trail for Trails Off-Road and got to play around in the mud and snow with my Toyota 4runner.

Heading on through the route where wagon trains once rolled.

Muddy truck means fun truck.

Rich met up with me for the second half of the trail. We hit snow pretty quick but it didn’t get thick until later.

This old bridge is getting pretty long in the tooth. I wouldn’t be too surprised if it is condemned in the next year or two.

Beautiful in the snow.

The road won’t be open too much longer this year. Snow is falling thick and heavy up on top.

August 12, 2017January 3, 2018

Big 4×4 Trail Day with Ken in the Mount Hood National Forest

My buddy Ken and I went out to do some 4x4ing around the Bennett Pass to Tygh Valley area in the Mount Hood National Forest. We did mapping for Trails Offroad while we were out and about. This is at the top of Bonney Meadows Road.

I always carry 10 gallons of spare fuel with me when I’m away from gas stations just in case we ever run into problems.

We camped out overnight on the trail. We saw some lightning in the distance and had a few spits of rain but nothing too major.

Up on top of Bonney Butte. If there weren’t clouds, there would be a great view of Mount Hood behind the truck.

Playing around in the dust.

At the old Friend School.

There is a piano inside. The old school is now a community center.

We went up to the Flag Point Fire Lookout up on the east flank of Mount Hood. If it hadn’t been so smoky, it would have had some excellent views.

Some of the gear up in the lookout tower. The lookout was very friendly and invited us upstairs to check out his room.

Mount hood through the haze and smoke.

Down in the White River Wildlife Refuge that’s run by the state of Oregon.

All done with adventures for the day!