Ceg
10-29-2009, 03:58 PM
Halloween Backroads Run at Wenas Wildlife Area
Report by Clay Graham (http://www.easternwashingtonadventures.com/member.php/2-Ceg) / Eastern Washington Adventures (http://easternwashingtonadventures.com/)
On October 24th, 2009 the All Wheelers Off Road Club had the annual Halloween Run and Costume Party.
Here are some pictures of the run.
This year the run was at the Wenas Wildlife Area just north of Selah Washington.
This is the crew in the lead vehicle minus the co-pilot Ron Dunn AKA "4wheelingplus.com".
http://easternwashingtonadventures.com/event-reports/2009/10/Wenas-Wildlife-Area/01.jpg
We met up at the Sheep Company Road entrance of the Wenas Wildlife Area.
http://easternwashingtonadventures.com/event-reports/2009/10/Wenas-Wildlife-Area/02.jpg
Airing down for the rough roads ahead.
http://easternwashingtonadventures.com/event-reports/2009/10/Wenas-Wildlife-Area/03.jpg
We headed up Durr Road.
We saw many hunters a long the road. They looked at me as I was a freak. Could it be my Halloween hair? LOL
At Umtanum Creek we stopped for a break.
http://easternwashingtonadventures.com/event-reports/2009/10/Wenas-Wildlife-Area/04.jpg
http://easternwashingtonadventures.com/event-reports/2009/10/Wenas-Wildlife-Area/05.jpg
Spooking things were at the creek.
http://easternwashingtonadventures.com/event-reports/2009/10/Wenas-Wildlife-Area/06.jpg
http://easternwashingtonadventures.com/event-reports/2009/10/Wenas-Wildlife-Area/07.jpg
After a short break we headed on. At the end of Durr Road we turned up the Ellensburg Pass.
A few miles down the gravel road we turned off onto Hanson Pond Road.
http://easternwashingtonadventures.com/event-reports/2009/10/Wenas-Wildlife-Area/08.jpg
http://easternwashingtonadventures.com/event-reports/2009/10/Wenas-Wildlife-Area/09.jpg
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Coming up to the Manastash Ridge Observatory.
http://easternwashingtonadventures.com/event-reports/2009/10/Wenas-Wildlife-Area/11.jpg
The rigs of the day.
http://easternwashingtonadventures.com/event-reports/2009/10/Wenas-Wildlife-Area/12.jpg
Ron Dunn took this picture of me and my dog.
http://easternwashingtonadventures.com/event-reports/2009/10/Wenas-Wildlife-Area/13.jpg
Looking at Mt. Rainier from the Manastash Ridge Observatory.
http://easternwashingtonadventures.com/event-reports/2009/10/Wenas-Wildlife-Area/14.jpg
After a few pictures we headed down Observatory road. Here we are turning on Mud Flat Road.
http://easternwashingtonadventures.com/event-reports/2009/10/Wenas-Wildlife-Area/15.jpg
We ran Mud Flats Road, turned on Audubon road and out to the North Fork Wenas Road.
Not far down the pavement we turn up Ridge Road.
We stopped for a snake to cross the road.
http://easternwashingtonadventures.com/event-reports/2009/10/Wenas-Wildlife-Area/16.jpg
Ron Dunn opening the gate.
http://easternwashingtonadventures.com/event-reports/2009/10/Wenas-Wildlife-Area/17.jpg
Moving up the ridge.
http://easternwashingtonadventures.com/event-reports/2009/10/Wenas-Wildlife-Area/18.jpg
http://easternwashingtonadventures.com/event-reports/2009/10/Wenas-Wildlife-Area/19.jpg
http://easternwashingtonadventures.com/event-reports/2009/10/Wenas-Wildlife-Area/20.jpg
http://easternwashingtonadventures.com/event-reports/2009/10/Wenas-Wildlife-Area/21.jpg
Near the top we stopped at the last trees so the ladies had a place to go in private.
http://easternwashingtonadventures.com/event-reports/2009/10/Wenas-Wildlife-Area/22.jpg
http://easternwashingtonadventures.com/event-reports/2009/10/Wenas-Wildlife-Area/23.jpg
Here is a picture Ron Dunn took of the back of me. Wow, my wife did a number on my hair!
http://easternwashingtonadventures.com/event-reports/2009/10/Wenas-Wildlife-Area/24.jpg
Looking across at the Manastash Ridge Observatory.
http://easternwashingtonadventures.com/event-reports/2009/10/Wenas-Wildlife-Area/25.jpg
The group having lunch.
http://easternwashingtonadventures.com/event-reports/2009/10/Wenas-Wildlife-Area/26.jpg
Moving across the top of Umtanum Ridge looking out toward the Thorp / Ellensburg direction at a big shadow from a cloud.
http://easternwashingtonadventures.com/event-reports/2009/10/Wenas-Wildlife-Area/27.jpg
Looking off the other side down toward Selah and Yakima.
http://easternwashingtonadventures.com/event-reports/2009/10/Wenas-Wildlife-Area/28.jpg
http://easternwashingtonadventures.com/event-reports/2009/10/Wenas-Wildlife-Area/29.jpg
We past the towers and followed the Umtanum Ridge.
We had a long road ahead to go look at the Yakima River Canyon below Baldy Mountain.
http://easternwashingtonadventures.com/event-reports/2009/10/Wenas-Wildlife-Area/30.jpg
http://easternwashingtonadventures.com/event-reports/2009/10/Wenas-Wildlife-Area/31.jpg
http://easternwashingtonadventures.com/event-reports/2009/10/Wenas-Wildlife-Area/32.jpg
Baldy Mountain and the Yakima River Canyon.
http://easternwashingtonadventures.com/event-reports/2009/10/Wenas-Wildlife-Area/33.jpg
The group at the end of the trail facing Baldy.
http://easternwashingtonadventures.com/event-reports/2009/10/Wenas-Wildlife-Area/34.jpg
Wenas Wildlife Area's wildlife?
We had a werewolf come up to Havo-Jr's XJ.
http://easternwashingtonadventures.com/event-reports/2009/10/Wenas-Wildlife-Area/35.jpg
It was time to leave before someone got bit.
Heading back out toward Durr Road.
http://easternwashingtonadventures.com/event-reports/2009/10/Wenas-Wildlife-Area/36.jpg
http://easternwashingtonadventures.com/event-reports/2009/10/Wenas-Wildlife-Area/37.jpg
Looking toward Ellensburg from Umtanum Ridge.
http://easternwashingtonadventures.com/event-reports/2009/10/Wenas-Wildlife-Area/38.jpg
http://easternwashingtonadventures.com/event-reports/2009/10/Wenas-Wildlife-Area/39.jpg
Looking toward Selah / Wenas Valley.
http://easternwashingtonadventures.com/event-reports/2009/10/Wenas-Wildlife-Area/40.jpg
At Durr Road we turned south and headed back to the Sheep Company road entrance.
Once we got back down and aired up, some left for home and the others headed to the Eastern Washington Adventures (http://easternwashingtonadventures.com)
Club House for the Costume Party.
This easy site seeing run was a lot of fun thanks to all who came. The party was also a good time.
Report by Clay Graham (http://www.easternwashingtonadventures.com/member.php/2-Ceg) / Eastern Washington Adventures (http://easternwashingtonadventures.com/)
On October 24th, 2009 the All Wheelers Off Road Club had the annual Halloween Run and Costume Party.
Here are some pictures of the run.
This year the run was at the Wenas Wildlife Area just north of Selah Washington.
This is the crew in the lead vehicle minus the co-pilot Ron Dunn AKA "4wheelingplus.com".
http://easternwashingtonadventures.com/event-reports/2009/10/Wenas-Wildlife-Area/01.jpg
We met up at the Sheep Company Road entrance of the Wenas Wildlife Area.
http://easternwashingtonadventures.com/event-reports/2009/10/Wenas-Wildlife-Area/02.jpg
Airing down for the rough roads ahead.
http://easternwashingtonadventures.com/event-reports/2009/10/Wenas-Wildlife-Area/03.jpg
We headed up Durr Road.
We saw many hunters a long the road. They looked at me as I was a freak. Could it be my Halloween hair? LOL
At Umtanum Creek we stopped for a break.
http://easternwashingtonadventures.com/event-reports/2009/10/Wenas-Wildlife-Area/04.jpg
http://easternwashingtonadventures.com/event-reports/2009/10/Wenas-Wildlife-Area/05.jpg
Spooking things were at the creek.
http://easternwashingtonadventures.com/event-reports/2009/10/Wenas-Wildlife-Area/06.jpg
http://easternwashingtonadventures.com/event-reports/2009/10/Wenas-Wildlife-Area/07.jpg
After a short break we headed on. At the end of Durr Road we turned up the Ellensburg Pass.
A few miles down the gravel road we turned off onto Hanson Pond Road.
http://easternwashingtonadventures.com/event-reports/2009/10/Wenas-Wildlife-Area/08.jpg
http://easternwashingtonadventures.com/event-reports/2009/10/Wenas-Wildlife-Area/09.jpg
http://easternwashingtonadventures.com/event-reports/2009/10/Wenas-Wildlife-Area/10.jpg
Coming up to the Manastash Ridge Observatory.
http://easternwashingtonadventures.com/event-reports/2009/10/Wenas-Wildlife-Area/11.jpg
The rigs of the day.
http://easternwashingtonadventures.com/event-reports/2009/10/Wenas-Wildlife-Area/12.jpg
Ron Dunn took this picture of me and my dog.
http://easternwashingtonadventures.com/event-reports/2009/10/Wenas-Wildlife-Area/13.jpg
Looking at Mt. Rainier from the Manastash Ridge Observatory.
http://easternwashingtonadventures.com/event-reports/2009/10/Wenas-Wildlife-Area/14.jpg
After a few pictures we headed down Observatory road. Here we are turning on Mud Flat Road.
http://easternwashingtonadventures.com/event-reports/2009/10/Wenas-Wildlife-Area/15.jpg
We ran Mud Flats Road, turned on Audubon road and out to the North Fork Wenas Road.
Not far down the pavement we turn up Ridge Road.
We stopped for a snake to cross the road.
http://easternwashingtonadventures.com/event-reports/2009/10/Wenas-Wildlife-Area/16.jpg
Ron Dunn opening the gate.
http://easternwashingtonadventures.com/event-reports/2009/10/Wenas-Wildlife-Area/17.jpg
Moving up the ridge.
http://easternwashingtonadventures.com/event-reports/2009/10/Wenas-Wildlife-Area/18.jpg
http://easternwashingtonadventures.com/event-reports/2009/10/Wenas-Wildlife-Area/19.jpg
http://easternwashingtonadventures.com/event-reports/2009/10/Wenas-Wildlife-Area/20.jpg
http://easternwashingtonadventures.com/event-reports/2009/10/Wenas-Wildlife-Area/21.jpg
Near the top we stopped at the last trees so the ladies had a place to go in private.
http://easternwashingtonadventures.com/event-reports/2009/10/Wenas-Wildlife-Area/22.jpg
http://easternwashingtonadventures.com/event-reports/2009/10/Wenas-Wildlife-Area/23.jpg
Here is a picture Ron Dunn took of the back of me. Wow, my wife did a number on my hair!
http://easternwashingtonadventures.com/event-reports/2009/10/Wenas-Wildlife-Area/24.jpg
Looking across at the Manastash Ridge Observatory.
http://easternwashingtonadventures.com/event-reports/2009/10/Wenas-Wildlife-Area/25.jpg
The group having lunch.
http://easternwashingtonadventures.com/event-reports/2009/10/Wenas-Wildlife-Area/26.jpg
Moving across the top of Umtanum Ridge looking out toward the Thorp / Ellensburg direction at a big shadow from a cloud.
http://easternwashingtonadventures.com/event-reports/2009/10/Wenas-Wildlife-Area/27.jpg
Looking off the other side down toward Selah and Yakima.
http://easternwashingtonadventures.com/event-reports/2009/10/Wenas-Wildlife-Area/28.jpg
http://easternwashingtonadventures.com/event-reports/2009/10/Wenas-Wildlife-Area/29.jpg
We past the towers and followed the Umtanum Ridge.
We had a long road ahead to go look at the Yakima River Canyon below Baldy Mountain.
http://easternwashingtonadventures.com/event-reports/2009/10/Wenas-Wildlife-Area/30.jpg
http://easternwashingtonadventures.com/event-reports/2009/10/Wenas-Wildlife-Area/31.jpg
http://easternwashingtonadventures.com/event-reports/2009/10/Wenas-Wildlife-Area/32.jpg
Baldy Mountain and the Yakima River Canyon.
http://easternwashingtonadventures.com/event-reports/2009/10/Wenas-Wildlife-Area/33.jpg
The group at the end of the trail facing Baldy.
http://easternwashingtonadventures.com/event-reports/2009/10/Wenas-Wildlife-Area/34.jpg
Wenas Wildlife Area's wildlife?
We had a werewolf come up to Havo-Jr's XJ.
http://easternwashingtonadventures.com/event-reports/2009/10/Wenas-Wildlife-Area/35.jpg
It was time to leave before someone got bit.
Heading back out toward Durr Road.
http://easternwashingtonadventures.com/event-reports/2009/10/Wenas-Wildlife-Area/36.jpg
http://easternwashingtonadventures.com/event-reports/2009/10/Wenas-Wildlife-Area/37.jpg
Looking toward Ellensburg from Umtanum Ridge.
http://easternwashingtonadventures.com/event-reports/2009/10/Wenas-Wildlife-Area/38.jpg
http://easternwashingtonadventures.com/event-reports/2009/10/Wenas-Wildlife-Area/39.jpg
Looking toward Selah / Wenas Valley.
http://easternwashingtonadventures.com/event-reports/2009/10/Wenas-Wildlife-Area/40.jpg
At Durr Road we turned south and headed back to the Sheep Company road entrance.
Once we got back down and aired up, some left for home and the others headed to the Eastern Washington Adventures (http://easternwashingtonadventures.com)
Club House for the Costume Party.
This easy site seeing run was a lot of fun thanks to all who came. The party was also a good time.