Marty Tilford is shown with his two four-year-olds, Emerson (left) and Ian (right). Those two love to jeep! That’s Marty’s trail jeep behind them.
This week the PNW4WDA is holding its 27th annual Trail Jamboree. It is a very popular event; tickets go online early each year and sell out within a day or two. I’d never had a chance to attend in past years, but this year Marty Tilford offered to give me a ride over the Shoestring trail.
This was something I couldn’t pass up. This was my 30th anniversary of my last trip over the same trail, an adventure I wrote about in Finding Virginia. So, on Thursday, I ditched my computer (and my wife) and headed for the Yakima area of Washington State to join Marty and his two four-year-olds for a ride over the mountains. I had a great time. Thanks to everyone who made me feel welcome!
Below are some photos of our adventure.
This is a map of our trip though not drawn to scale. It’s also missing a lot of the twists and turns. It’s also missing large rocks and steep inclines. The entire trip was under 50 miles, but took about 8 hours (with a few breaks along the way).
Marty (from the Vancouver Four Wheelers) and another club, the Timber Tamers, were the hosts for this 20-jeep trip.
One of our early stops. It didn’t take long to reach about 5,000 feet.
Here’s a better photo of the area. Below is another road to somewhere or nowhere.
