Jason
Access to the start appears to be in california a few miles north of the
dismal swap.
Check out this link for a map to the start
http://oohva.org/Back%20Country/BCDRCalifAcces.html
Patrick
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jason Bleazard" <drazaelb@yahoo.com>
To: <dakota-truck-moderator@twisted.twistedbits.net>
Sent: Friday, January 05, 2001 10:10 AM
Subject: DML: East cost convoy to Oregon Discovery Trail (was: Tire
selection for off road use.)
> This is getting VEEEEERY tempting. I could even stop and see my
> family for a bit.
>
> Where is the start of the trail? Anyone used Mapquest to figure out
> the distance? It took Norah and I almost 5 days to cover Salt Lake
> City to Toronto, but we were traveling in the dead of summer without
> A/C, pulling a UHaul trailer, and trying to keep track of a cat who
> was lose in the cab (no place for the cage in the regular cab, and I
> wasn't about to just stick him in the greenhouse effect under the
> tonneau cover).
>
> (So much for my decision not to do any more big road trips. :-)
>
> On Fri, 5 Jan 2001 08:09:52 -0500, jstolarz@loa.com ("Josh Stolarz")
> wrote:
>
> >Wow, getting risky.. It is a highway, all she has to do is keep it
straight,
> >and out of the rear ends of others... I'll have to try to remember to
bring
> >this 4x4 trip up a little closer to July...
> >
> >Josh
> >
> >"Andy Levy" <andylevy@bigfoot.com> wrote in message
> >news:3A554EF2.9D1AA835@bigfoot.com...
> >> Yeah, but I think everyone would want to drive their own just to say
> >> they did it.
> >>
> >> Who knows, maybe by then I'll trust my girlfriend enough to drive my
> >> truck (*snicker*).
> >>
> >> Josh Stolarz wrote:
> >> >
> >> > We could always DakPool... Kind of hard for me to figure out time off
> >that
> >> > far ahead. I am planning on finding a new job soon, so my future time
> >off is
> >> > unknown.. But for a trip like that, I guess quitting work would be
> >> > acceptable...
> >> >
> >> > Josh
> >> >
> >> > "Andy Levy" <andylevy@bigfoot.com> wrote in message
> >> > news:3A553684.A15E2E23@bigfoot.com...
> >> > > Figure a couple days to make the haul out there. My father figured
> >> > > probably 14 days for the round trip. Especially if you only have
one
> >> > > driver per Dak.
> >> > >
> >> > > Josh Stolarz wrote:
> >> > > >
> >> > > > Your tempting me... Seeing that 700 miles of off-roading really
got
> >me
> >> > > > thinking.. It shouldn't take to long to get out there, it took me
> >16-17
> >> > > > hours to get to St Lous from RI. Proably 24 hour or less drive to
> >get to
> >> > the
> >> > > > start of it in Cali.
> >> > > >
> >> > > > Josh
> >> > > >
> >> > > > "Andy Levy" <andylevy@bigfoot.com> wrote in message
> >> > > > news:3A55284E.F1CB4461@bigfoot.com...
> >> > > > > Just say when.
> >> > > > >
> >> > > > > Josh Stolarz wrote:
> >> > > > > >
> >> > > > > > I say we organize a east coast to west coast convoy... Who's
up
> >for
> >> > it?
> >> > > > > >
> >> > > > > > Josh
> >> > > > > >
> >> > > > > > "Andy Levy" <andylevy@bigfoot.com> wrote in message
> >> > > > > > news:3A550DB0.19C06DDC@bigfoot.com...
> >> > > > > > > If it weren't for the fact that my Dak is on the east
coast,
> >and
> >> > > > Oregon
> >> > > > > > > is on the west coast, I'd be all over that trip in a
second!
> >> > Looks
> >> > > > like
> >> > > > > > > a great ride!
> >> > > > > > >
> >> > > > > > > Norah Bleazard wrote:
> >> > > > > > > >
> >> > > > > > > > Hey Patrick,
> >> > > > > > > >
> >> > > > > > > > I'm so jealous. Sounds like you're going to have the
trip
> >of a
> >> > > > > > lifetime.
> >> > > > > > > > After looking at the link you provided, Jason and I
decided
> >that
> >> > we
> >> > > > too
> >> > > > > > will
> >> > > > > > > > make this drive some year. How long have you estimated
that
> >it
> >> > will
> >> > > > > > take
> >> > > > > > > > you to complete? Are you camping all along the route?
Are
> >you
> >> > > > going
> >> > > > > > with
> >> > > > > > > > other vehicles? Keep notes on your trip and fill us in
with
> >as
> >> > much
> >> > > > > > detail
> >> > > > > > > > as you can. We want to hear all about it. Take lots of
> >pics
> >> > too!
> >> > > > > > Jason
> >> > > > > > > > and I will be waiting for updates with baited breath.
You
> >lucky
> >> > > > dog!
> >> > > > > > :-)
> >> > > > > > > >
> >> > > > > > > > Hey Jon S. Wouldn't this be a great DML off road
adventure?
> >> > Maybe
> >> > > > we
> >> > > > > > could
> >> > > > > > > > organize a trip like this someday ;-)
> >> > > > > > > >
> >> > > > > > > > TTYL,
> >> > > > > > > > Norah
> >> > > > > > > > current: '98 Dakota Sport black 4x4 CC V8/5.2L/Auto
> >> > > > > > > > current: '95 Dakota Sport white 4x4 Reg Cab V6/3.9L/5spd
> >> > > > > > > > RIP: '95 Dakota Sport black 4x2 CC V6/3.9L/Auto
> >> > > > > > > > previous: '93 Dakota blue 4x2 CC V6/3.9L/Auto
> >> > > > > > > >
> >> > > > > > > > > -----Original Message-----
> >> > > > > > > > > From: owner-dakota-truck@buffnet.net
> >> > > > > > > > > [mailto:owner-dakota-truck@buffnet.net]On Behalf Of WOT
or
> >> > waiting
> >> > > > at
> >> > > > > > a
> >> > > > > > > > > Red
> >> > > > > > > > > Sent: Wednesday, January 03, 2001 9:34 PM
> >> > > > > > > > > To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
> >> > > > > > > > > Subject: Re: DML: Tire selection for off road use.
> >> > > > > > > > >
> >> > > > > > > > >
> >> > > > > > > > > There is a series of back roads, Logging roads and 4
wheel
> >> > > > > > > > > recreation trails
> >> > > > > > > > > that connect together to form the Oregon discovery
trial.
> >From
> >> > > > > > > > > California to
> >> > > > > > > > > Washington state through desert, mountains, hills and
> >valleys
> >> > > > > > > > > it's 700 miles
> >> > > > > > > > > of changing scenery and road conditions. I have been on
> >> > section of
> >> > > > it
> >> > > > > > but
> >> > > > > > > > > have not yet tried to do the whole thing. We plan on
> >starting
> >> > the
> >> > > > run
> >> > > > > > in
> >> > > > > > > > > early July.
> >> > > > > > > > >
> >> > > > > > > > > There is a website sponsored by the Oregon Off-Highway
> >Vehicle
> >> > > > > > Association
> >> > > > > > > > > with details and links to all the topo maps you need to
do
> >the
> >> > > > run. I
> >> > > > > > have
> >> > > > > > > > > downloaded them all (gota love the cable modem).
> >> > > > > > > > >
> >> > > > > > > > > Patrick O'Day
> >> > > > > > > > >
> >> > > > > > > > > http://oohva.org/Back ߯@tT@
>
> Linux: Because a 486 is a terrible thing to waste.
> ---------------------------------------------------------
> Jason Bleazard http://www.bleazard.net Toronto, Ontario
> his: '95 Dakota Sport 4x4, 239 V6, 5spd, Reg. Cab, white
> hers: '98 Dakota Sport 4x4, 318 V8, Auto, Club Cab, black
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