Here are some pictures of our trip to Tahuya State Forest on November 11, 2007. Tahuya has a network of off-road trails dedicated for use by motorcycles, ATV's, and 4x4's. In attendance was Jeff, Marie, and Marie's friend Allie riding in Jeff's superbly equipped Jeep Wrangler Unlimited Rubicon (JK) pictured here.
Riding in the second truck was me (Scott), navigatrix and co-driver Heidi, Madeline, and Daniel. Our ride is a 1991 Jeep Cherokee Laredo (XJ), somewhat modified:), pictured here.
The Tahuya trail was tons of fun with mud, a lot of water, rocks, and steep climbs. Right off the bat we ran across a seriously broken '78 Chevy with a late model Ford F250 trying to tow it off of the trail. The Chevy had a tie-rod that was bent in a lovely U shape and had ripped the tire from one of the front rims. The Ford got stuck trying to maneuver into a position to push the Chevy and Jeff was able to lend a hand with his winch.
Speaking of DEEP water, here are some pictures of me going a little too far with the Cherokee. Note that between the first and second pictures the water was lapping over the hood and about halfway up the front windshield...OOPS...time to floor it!
Here's Jeff making quick work of the water with a rather impressive bow wave!
As the sun set we finished the end of the trail with some hill climbs...
...and back down for another run!
Here are some pictures of the Jeep Cherokee gang, minus the illustrious photographer, Heidi.
That's all for now, but next time we are planning a trip to Evan's Creek. Until then I will continue to frequent Capitol State Forest and put the finishing touches on my trip planning for our late Spring 2008 run to the historic Naches Trail in the Cascade Mountains. See ya!
