Taneum May 2009

This was the first real camping trip for me this year and I really was looking forward to the event. Despite the little things that went wrong I have to say that in the end it was a good weekend. The family and I got to the campground about 4pm or so to find that Terry and Rock had managed to save enough space for all the Tamers that were coming. In fact Terry actually got there at 7am and I think that I heard Rock had to wake him up when he got there later in the day. Thank you Terry and Rock! Continue reading “Taneum May 2009”

Elbe Run Apr 2009

Where do I start on such a fantastic weekend as this? Oh, I know… we can start with me leaving the Navy base as I had duty on Friday. No biggie as I had brought my jeep and camping gear to work with me so I was ready to go on Saturday morning. It was rather funny towing the jeep on base. The gate guard asked me “is that yours”? Nope, I replied, It’s just following me. He was probably asking questions because I let the base decals expire on the jeep as I don’t daily drive it anymore. Continue reading “Elbe Run Apr 2009”

Walker Work Party Mar 2009

Well, it is Saturday and time for another work party at Walker Valley to help fill out the grants for the park. I was able to get to the main parking area on time with out rushing and that turned out to be a good thing as the trooper’s were out and about. Funny thing when I got there was that there was no one there, not a single person or rig. It did not take long before John and another guy showed up though and we BS’d until Elyse, Byorn, Ann, Josh, Mike (guest), Gary, and Mark all got there. After making a quick call to confirm that we had everyone we headed up to the top of the upper main line to work on a water bar. Continue reading “Walker Work Party Mar 2009”

Rally In Olympia Mar 2009

It was a beautiful day for a protest for sure.  Probably the sunniest, warmest day we’ve had for most of the winter.  Auto-M and I cranked up the massaged 289 in Bertha, the ’66 Mustang, and let the glass packs crack, bark and rumble as we got ready to head out.  While Rudi had offered a cash incentive for any gaggle of at least 4 Tamers to head down to Olympia en masse, and I had sweetened the pot by offering up Cupcake, my 12 passenger van – it may just have been too nice a day for a bunch of Tamers to head down cheek-to-jowl to hang on the steps of the capitol. Continue reading “Rally In Olympia Mar 2009”

Walker Work Party Jan 2009

In 2008 the Tamers made a commitment of 250 hours towards two grants for the Walker Valley ORV area. On Jan 31st we were able to complete that commitment for one of the grants and are already making good progress with meeting the commitment for the remaining grant. I want to say then you to the following Tamers that were able to make it to the work party and help with the work to install a new information board as well as harden a problem spot in one of the main trails. Continue reading “Walker Work Party Jan 2009”

Christmas Party Dec 2008

We had a very good sized group of Timber Tamers show up at the annual Christmas party. As a nice seasonal touch – it started snowing just before the party started and kept up all evening. Part way through the festivities, it was announced that it was snowing like crazy. When the question was called in anyone was concerned – the response was a resounding, “NO!” Continue reading “Christmas Party Dec 2008”

Dashing Through The Snow on a Sleigh Ride Nov 2008

For many years now, those of us located on the west side of the Cascades start to despair of dreaming of a wet Christmas that we usually have, and head east to find a little more of a white Christmas. This year was no exception – well – at least when the Leavenworth sleigh ride was conceived. I think it was still November when the call came out to again head to Leavenworth for a weekend of frolic in this Christmasy town, looking for beer, brats, shopping, and a ride through the woods on a sleigh pulled by not 8 tiny reindeer – but a couple of big draft horses instead. Continue reading “Dashing Through The Snow on a Sleigh Ride Nov 2008”

Redeye Run Nov 2008

Attendees : Mike G. CJ5, ScramblerMike, Mike J. XJ, Samurai Steve, Jess R. CJ5

We all met at the Safeway parking lot as scheduled. We headed out for the FS70 to unload and get to the trail head around 8:30pm. Trail conditions were good, traction wasn’t an issue as there wasn’t any snow. We reached the top of the first hill climb in record time without any issues. Arrived at the old Jamboree camp site around midnight, set up camp and had a small fire and swapped stories of past Red Eyes. We did see a little snow in the shadows along the trail. Continue reading “Redeye Run Nov 2008”

Team Trophy Challenge Washington Oct 2008

Team Trophy Challenge Washington (TTCW) is based on a similar event held in Oregon and in which several of the club members has previously participated. This event challenges participants to navigate a course using a tulip map and then along the way perform several tasks. In another stage of the competition the participants are challenged to navigate a course and find markers in specific locations which are hidden. It is a tough competition but everyone has a lot of fun participating and the Tamers have a lot of fun volunteering to help put the event on.

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