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Friday, May 23rd, 2008
Chinook Pass to open June 5
Since we have started going to Yakima a few times a month for my wifes work, we have decided Chinook Pass is our favorite route. The road is slower but shorter than either Hwy 12 or Interstate 90. The actually are all about 3.5 hours from our house to Yakima. SR 410 [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Blue Highways by Brandon
Friday, May 23rd, 2008
Scouting Whiskey Dick
All pictures posted here are courtesy of Steve Bisig at PNW Backroad Adventures. Special thanks to Jerry at Backroads Drivers Northwest for leading this outing. For a detail trip report, visit Steve’s writeup.
It was the hottest day yet this spring and we were headed from Yakima to Kittitas, WA to meet up with [...]
1 Comment » - Posted in Overland travel by Brandon
Friday, April 11th, 2008
Driving Northwest Forest Logging Roads
When driving the back roads of Washington you are likely to encounter all sorts of roads and vehicles. I would like to address “logging roads” through the forests of the Northwest.
Having worked in the woods for a number of years, I have become accustomed to driving logging roads and “dealing with” other logging road [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Overland travel, Trail Runs by Brandon
Friday, April 4th, 2008
‘96 F250 Powerstroke Glow Plugs
I recently replaced the glow plugs on a ‘96 Ford F250 pickup with 7.3l Powerstroke engine. This particular vehicle is also equipped with several Banks upgrades. I found some good articles over at powerstroke.org for replacing the glow plugs as well as a source for an entire “kit” from the powerstrokeshop.com to do [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Tech by Brandon
Friday, April 4th, 2008
Wagongear tailgate storage lid
I just finished the quick and easy installation of the 60 series tailgate storage lid from Wagongear.com, into my ‘87 FJ60 More information can be found at the original forum thread on Ih8mud.com. This conicals Kevin’s original design to final product as well as installations by many satisfied customers. It is amazing how [...]
