Norah
Char and I are going to plan on at least 10 days on the trail. That means we
will have to avarage 70 miles a day. We are one day from the start and 4
hours from the end of it. We wil take two weeks off from work just to be
sure. It's possible to exit the trail at many locations alog the way so if
time runs out, so will we.
I sure hope you can come out for the run. How does the first week in July
work for you. I thoughts were August is hot and dry. September is nice in
the day but it can get cold at night. Also daylight hours are less as well.
July is often warn and the snow should be clear by then.
It would be wonderful to get several Daks winding there way through the
Oregon outback together. Char and I are very excited about this.
Patrick
----- Original Message -----
From: "Norah Bleazard" <nbleazard@home.com>
To: <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
Sent: Saturday, January 06, 2001 2:51 PM
Subject: DML: RE: Re: RE: Re: Oregon Backcountry Discovery Route
> Hey Patrick,
>
> This sounds very good. We are very, very seriously talking about doing
this
> as well. I'm trying to figure out the time frame we need for Jason to
book
> vacation time. How much time are you allocating to the actual trail run.
> One week? Our plan would be to end up in Salt Lake City to visit the
> "out-laws" before he head back to Toronto.
>
> So... I'm trying to calculate how much time will be needed to get to the
> California startup, how much time we spend in Utah, and how much time
we'll
> need to get back. As Jason said earlier, we used 5 days last time to get
> from Salt Lake to Toronto, but our first day had a late start, and the
heat
> with no A/C was just too unbearable to drive for long periods of time. I
> think with no pets and A/C we can safely estimate 4 days traveling from
Salt
> Lake to Toronto.
>
> Anyone have an idea of how long it would take from Toronto to the
beginning
> of this trail? I figure if anyone else is interested in a convoy to the
> trail start, we can arrange meet stops to pick up fellow interested
DMLer's.
>
> I'm so glad that you mentioned this to the DML as early as you did. This
> kind've trip takes a lot of preparation and planning.
>
> Come on everyone... LET'S ALL TRY TO GET ON THIS BANDWAGON and have yet
> another great DML meet and trail ride.
>
> OH JON STEIGER!!!!!! Do you think your Ram would be up for this? :-)
Sure
> would be nice.
>
> 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: Saturday, January 06, 2001 1:38 PM
> > To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
> > Subject: DML: Re: RE: Re: Oregon Backcountry Discovery Route
> >
> >
> > Hi Norah
> >
> > I was planing on doing the whole thing (as much as can be done in the
time
> > frame) starting in California during the first week in July.
> >
> > We plan on taking a leasurly pace and if we don't finish, we'll
> > hit it again
> > starting where we left off next year.
> >
> > I hope you can come along (everyone is welcome). It's going to be
> > great fun.
> >
> > Patrick O'Day
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Norah Bleazard" <nbleazard@home.com>
> > To: <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
> > Sent: Saturday, January 06, 2001 4:08 AM
> > Subject: DML: RE: Re: Oregon Backcountry Discovery Route
> >
> >
> > > Hi Patrick,
> > >
> > > Are you planning on doing the whole run or just a portion of it?
Where
> > are
> > > you starting from? The California point? We are very interested:-)
> > >
> > > 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: Saturday, January 06, 2001 1:24 AM
> > > > To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
> > > > Subject: DML: Re: Oregon Backcountry Discovery Route
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > I guess I started this thread back when I posed a question about
> > > > tire sizes
> > > > for the Dak, I was thinking of going bigger before the trip.
> > > >
> > > > I live in the Portland Area, Where are you located? I would love to
> > hookup
> > > > for a run with the Daks.
> > > >
> > > > Patrick O'Day
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > From: "Chris Ryan" <CSRyan@teleport.com>
> > > > To: <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
> > > > Sent: Friday, January 05, 2001 3:05 PM
> > > > Subject: DML: Oregon Backcountry Discovery Route
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > > I did a section between Pendleton and John Day last summer. It's
an
> > > > > amazing resource for us outdoor enthusiasts. You get to combine so
> > many
> > > > > great things to do in one trip; 4wheeling, camping, fishing, epic
> > > > > vistas, and the road trip itself. Next summer I plan on doing a
> > section
> > > > > in the High Desert near Christmas Valley. I'd love to do the whole
> > thing
> > > > > some time, probably could be done in ten days or so. I'd
> > want to have
> > > > > several vehicles though, last summer we had 3 and we all got into
> > > > > trouble more than once. I don't remember who started this thread
but
> > I'd
> > > > > love to run along with ya, and your certainly welcome to do the
> > > > > Christmas Valley section with us. Definitely not enough DML
> > get-together
> > > > > opportunities out here in the Pacific NW.
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
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