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My wife and I might camp this year. Does OBNW usually organize a base camp together? I went to the rally years ago, but only on a day ticket

Agree w/ old man ^ I went a year or two just shooting with 18-55mm, but earlier this year got a 55-200mm. Best investment ever. Super handy when you stumble upon wildlife, and serves well as a portrait lens. If your not looking to drop a big chunk of change, i recommend checking out keh.com...

Nice! Just sent follow on insta, and downloaded the podcasts. Stoked to listen, I've got a long flight to Alaska tomorrow and was actually looking for some good podcasts :sunglasses:

What's up dudes My tires didn't actually hit any dirt this weekend, but my hiking boots did. The road to sunrise at Mt. Rainier opened up last week, so we went to explore the area a bit. I normally don't post any hiking related reports on here, but this place is incredible! Highly recommend...

Water storage can always be a pain, when traveling with a lot of people. If your route is in the vicinity of a good water source (snow, river, stream, etc) packing some type of water filtration system can be super handy :sunglasses: We have a gravity fed system And we never skip an oppurtunity...

WABDR is always a great option, not just for the route itself, but all sections are connected with some cool trail networks We often visit Gifford Pinchot NF too.. there's a lot of random FS roads to get lost on, and plenty of spots to post up camp

5 is totally clear

That would be fun, especially after possibly driving away with new gear from the rally :sunglasses: Unfortunately, I don't think I'll be making the rally this year. My girl and I were planning on hitting section 5 the week before (June 13ish) .. because we're getting married in Chelan that week!

Yes 165 is very well maintained. It also provides access to Mowich Lake, which is a part of Mount Rainier Killer views, as almost everything (up to the NP boundary) has been forested. Photo attached from 2 weeks ago NP

Making a run at sections 4-5 in early June (and maybe section 6) We cruised up a portion of section 5 last Saturday, just shy of Cooper Mountain. No blockage or issues, but we only went a couple miles in. We were just looking for a camp spot for the weekend near Chelan... ended up camping...

I have hiked near this location, but not all the way North to the border. There is a trail that accesses this area, starting at twin lakes.. I think I remember a gated fire road that headed east from the lakes too. Being that it's Mt Baker Wilderness, the rangers might have some knowledge

I uploaded a video to the OB Northwest Facebook page [emoji106] I can try uploading it here too when I'm in front of my laptop next

That's me :sunglasses: It was cool meeting (most of) you! It had been awhile since i stopped by one of these meetups.. we should have the next one off road

Welcome! The Northern Cascades have ALOT to offer, although snow and road closures make access difficult to some parts in the winter. Mt Baker-Snoqualmie has alot of different trail systems and I'd recommend picking up a good topo map and compass... Or GPS if it's in the budget [emoji106]

Pentax checking in [emoji41] I shoot with a Pentax k70, and it gets killer shots! I went with it because it was the cheapest ASP-C 24mp that is completely weather sealed. Everything in my life needs to have a weather seal haha