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aswah
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Bruce Wayne
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| I'm out,,, Waterfront Blues Festival all weekend. Yesterday was a great WFBF kick off with about 90 more bands to see. Anyone coming down? |
I was thinking of going tomorrow to see Gregg Allman,but he had to cancel due to illness. guess I will go to work instead. just listened to Otis Taylor and Mato Nanji on KBOO's streaming broadcast. Mato is always outstanding!! |
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jkidd152
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Hey, that was fun! Great seeing you all.
Three awesome vans
We gotta line up better 
Okay, he wins.
Let's do it again soon!
Cheers everybody
John
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leebh1975
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| Next time John's house! |
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kwilk
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| that was fun alright, neat to be around all those vws. we owned the parking lot |
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Tristar Eric
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VanWilder
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burnout contest next time!
Getting ready for the Oregon steam up: http://www.antiquepowerland.com/html/steam-up.html
I'll be there Saturday the 26th. Good swap meet, interesting mechanical contraptions, parade, slow tractor race, and tractor pull. |
First of all...
We all know I will crush the AC 68 horse class burn....
My next question is..."Best rattle can paint job contest"??? Cause we all know who owns that one.
On another note...
Anyone have a really good inverter for sale. Really good,,, means,,, still working perfectly. Mine has soiled the sheets! And I have to watch "Orange is the next Black" when I am out in the bush... not that i'm not in the.... Just saying...
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Christopher Schimke
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If anyone who going to Uncle Bill's this weekend is planning on doing any fishing, would you please PM me? Thanks!
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VanWilder
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| If anyone who going to Uncle Bill's this weekend is planning on doing any fishing, would you please PM me? Thanks! |
Two options up there for fishing. Lake Vernonia and the Nehalem River. I might do some fishing or Crawfishing.  PM sent. Call me for greater details 
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markz2004
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We all know I will crush the AC 68 horse class burn....
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VW ~ you should just go ahead and get yourself a T-shirt that says "First Place - 2011 AC Burn Out"
Wash it several times, get it to look 3 years old, and NO ONE would question your prowess.
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photogdave
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Should we get serious about this WABDR thing and start compiling names and availability?
Cool! I'll start. I mentioned to David Moise and he might be in, depending on the schedule. So:
Dave Donaldson, Vancouver; avail: end of July or start of August
David Moise, Seattle; avail: ? TBD by final schedule
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Christopher Schimke
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Should we get serious about this WABDR thing and start compiling names and availability?
Cool! I'll start. I mentioned to David Moise and he might be in, depending on the schedule. So:
Dave Donaldson, Vancouver; avail: end of July or start of August
David Moise, Seattle; avail: ? TBD by final schedule |
Christopher Schimke - In for sure, but only if we can do it the end of July (25,26,27?) Not available Aug. 1,2,3.
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Jahbah
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Should we get serious about this WABDR thing and start compiling names and availability?
Cool! I'll start. I mentioned to David Moise and he might be in, depending on the schedule. So:
Dave Donaldson, Vancouver; avail: end of July or start of August
David Moise, Seattle; avail: ? TBD by final schedule |
Way to be photog! I'm down for this trip. Let's roll on the original dates so Christopher can come!  I think we can do the middle three legs without hurrying too much.... Anyone got a line on maps? This will be ffffun....
This weekend at uncle bills I hope to fish. Is there anything I should know about? I had fun with y'all on Sunday at the lab. Welcome to the crew Lee!
Cheers
D
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VanWilder
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Should we get serious about this WABDR thing and start compiling names and availability?
Cool! I'll start. I mentioned to David Moise and he might be in, depending on the schedule. So:
Dave Donaldson, Vancouver; avail: end of July or start of August
David Moise, Seattle; avail: ? TBD by final schedule |
Way to be photog! I'm down for this trip. Let's roll on the original dates so Christopher can come! I think we can do the middle three legs without hurrying too much.... Anyone got a line on maps? This will be ffffun....
This weekend at uncle bills I hope to fish. Is there anything I should know about? I had fun with y'all on Sunday at the lab. Welcome to the crew Lee!
Cheers
D |
What should you know? Well,, I think you are a cool dude, but I am waiting for your WFBF photos., but you are still ok in my book at this point. As for fishing think Trout, Land Locked Stealies and Large mouth Bass.
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SyncroJack
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Should we get serious about this WABDR thing and start compiling names and availability?
Cool! I'll start. I mentioned to David Moise and he might be in, depending on the schedule. So:
Dave Donaldson, Vancouver; avail: end of July or start of August
David Moise, Seattle; avail: ? TBD by final schedule |
I can do the end of July, not the beginning of Aug.
There is another Rallycross that weekend in Chehalis.......... must resist the urge to Rallycross.
-Jack
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photogdave
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Jahbah
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Nice! So far we have:
Dave Donaldson, Vancouver; avail: July
David Moise, Seattle; avail: ? TBD by final schedule
Christopher Schimke; WA: avail July
Dustin...; McWhosville: avail July
Jack...; Vancouver, WA: avail July
Anyone done any part of this route before? We should appoint the driver with the most experience as Expedition Adventure Overland Team Leader and give that person a bullhorn, orange vest and a pistol.
Here's how to get maps, Discovery Pass etc:
http://www.backcountrydiscoveryroutes.com/WABDR |
I think we should cap it there. Five is a good number, plenty to share the load but not too many to start slowing ourselves down. I don't think many people have done the route, our local keith is the only one I know that had done any of the route. Maybe you should be our intrepid leader Dave? We should all make sure to have communication (cb's or handhelds) and extra parts. I could be convinced to invest in a real map.
Giddy-yup
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I have a map floating around somewhere. I think 2 sections would be more reasonable. I might be able to go the end of July.
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Christopher Schimke
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Let's roll on the original dates so Christopher can come! I think we can do the middle three legs without hurrying too much.... Anyone got a line on maps? This will be ffffun....
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Thanks!
I have the OHficial WABDR map! I'll bring it along this weekend.
Here is a link to current conditions - http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=620440&page=143
Section #1 is 120 miles and is supposed to be pretty basic forest service road.
Section #2 is 122 miles and is supposed to be the most difficult section, especially the Umtanum Creek area.
Section #3 is 62 miles - Unknown conditions.
Section #4 is 104 miles - Unknown conditions.
Section #5 is 103 miles - Unknown conditions.
Section #6 is 66 miles - Unknown conditions.
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photogdave
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It would be great if you an make it David!
So given my lack of offroad experience and general ignorance, I think one of the guys with a map should be in charge, so either Christopher or David Hines. It might be good to download those GPS tracks too. I tried once but couldn't figure out how to get them on my Garmin.
Let's make a goal for how much distance we want to cover (my days are open so I can go further after the weekend if need be) and shoot for an optimum meeting time and place.
My only concern at this time is I'm waiting for my cat converter to be returned under warranty so I can pass emissions and reinsure the van by July 24. 
Excited! 
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