Ya it is fun reading your stories, and really relating to where you are going and what you are doing, because I have been there. In my 20's and 30's I was really in to 4 wheeling. I grew up in the South Central district and got into some trouble and moved rather quickly to the Lynnwood/Everett area, where I really got into wheeling and camping. We we would go wheeling and camping almost every weekend, and I would work during the week and build my rig at nights so I could go tear it up again the next weekend.
I have so many memories of working on my Jeeps and wheeling up there. Once I got in to my 40's I started getting into street bikes and tracking them, but now in my 50's I am getting to old and slow to track the bikes anymore so I am getting back into my Jeep and camping and wheeling again. I still find myself forcing myself to take it easy now because I don't and can't spend my nights re-building my Jeep anymore. Even though I still find myself doing that, it is more of a choice than a necessity now.
It is really fun reading your stories because, you are doing the exact same things I did when I lived there. It really was some of the best times of my life. I am now doing it all again, but in a completely different area of which I know little about the area. It is fun and frustrating re-learning the best places to go camping and wheeling, as well as where to find parts locally.
Just to let you know some of the places I really liked to hit up there.
I really liked Reiter Road off of hwy 2. Miles and miles of woods with a nice creek, and some power line hill climbs.
Loved spending the weekends up at Ocean Shores. Fun little town and driving on the beach. Although you can't screw around too much because the beach is considered a hwy, but the police were always pretty cool.
Loved Granite Falls in the winter. Beautiful Snowy logging roads with turn-offs.
Moses Lake one of my fav;s. It can get rowdy, but there are sand dunes next to a huge lake, so you can get dirty then swim. Also Moses Lake the town is small and fun.
There is a place just before the pass on hwy 410 that I am not remembering the name, but it was super fun. You had to cross a train track to get back there, and once you were back there was some good woodsy trails and a full on river you could fish in. Lots of 4 wheeling but it was a drive from Everett.
Oh and of course Sultan Basin + Shaw Lake
Those are some of my favorite places there are a lot more than that, but I think if I name anymore I would need to write a book.
