Lolo pass run, Father's day

[StG58]

Wife took me on a run on the Lolo Pass road NE of Mt. Hood for Father's day. Weather was great!

Mt. Hood from the north side:

Creek running out of the Bull Run:

She drove the whole day, so I could gawk at the sights.

We also spent an hour or so on a power line road. Her first experience on a more technical trail where a spotter was required. Her response? Ohhh! This is fun!

Next up for her, air down, disconnect and do a little mild rock crawling in the basalt fields. She loves it, but I may need to budget for new tires a year early. Basalt is hell on tires.

 

[psrivats]

Wife took me on a run on the Lolo Pass road NE of Mt. Hood for Father's day. Weather was great!

Mt. Hood from the north side:
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Creek running out of the Bull Run:

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She drove the whole day, so I could gawk at the sights.

We also spent an hour or so on a power line road. Her first experience on a more technical trail where a spotter was required. Her response? Ohhh! This is fun!

Next up for her, air down, disconnect and do a little mild rock crawling in the basalt fields. She loves it, but I may need to budget for new tires a year early. Basalt is hell on tires.

Great photos. I was up there hiking on saturday as well Beautiful all over.

Have you been to the Jonsrud viewpoint in Sandy?

 

[StG58]

Great photos. I was up there hiking on saturday as well Beautiful all over.

Have you been to the Jonsrud viewpoint in Sandy?

No, we haven't. Where's that at?

 

[psrivats]

No, we haven't. Where's that at?

Just a mile or so away from downtown Sandy off of US26. You can just drive there. The view is pretty spectacular.

 

[StG58]

Just a mile or so away from downtown Sandy off of US26. You can just drive there. The view is pretty spectacular.

Cool, I'll check it out. Thanks for sharing that.

 

[EJD]

We have a Lolo Pass here too on the MT/ID border right down the road from me. Must be a NW thing.

 

[StG58]

We have a Lolo Pass here too on the MT/ID border right down the road from me. Must be a NW thing.

Right!? And Clear Lakes, we've got a passle of them.

 

[Fouledplugs]

Imagine if postcard photos were taken like this.

Im guessing the photos were taken while moving?

 

[ElectricWizard]

I too went through Lolo pass on Fathers Day, after a failed attempt at Bennett Pass. Always have to stop and enjoy the view when I'm up there.

 

[StG58]

Imagine if postcard photos were taken like this.

Im guessing the photos were taken while moving?

Most of them. I'm just a shitty photographer using a cell phone camera too.

 

[StG58]

I too went through Lolo pass on Fathers Day, after a failed attempt at Bennett Pass. Always have to stop and enjoy the view when I'm up there.

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There were a ton of JK/U's out on Lolo pass. Saw one or two other TJ's and that was it.

What was up with Bennett Pass?

 

[ElectricWizard]

There were a ton of JK/U's out on Lolo pass. Saw one or two other TJ's and that was it.

What was up with Bennett Pass?

Yeah, sadly the TJs are becoming a rare breed around these parts.

Got turned around by sketchy snow banks on exposed slopes a few times. A couple would've been winchable, but my buddy who was with me doesn't have one yet, so we just turned around.

 

[StG58]

Yeah, sadly the TJs are becoming a rare breed around these parts.

Got turned around by sketchy snow banks on exposed slopes a few times. A couple would've been winchable, but my buddy who was with me doesn't have one yet, so we just turned around.

Sound decision. The snow is nothing to trifle with this time of year.

 

[ElectricWizard]

The snow is nothing to trifle with this time of year.

That's for sure!
This was an attempt to make it to Kinzel Lake a few weeks ago.

 

[StG58]

That's for sure!
This was an attempt to make it to Kinzel Lake a few weeks ago.

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Looks like you might have gone in backwards on that one.

I've got a story about the brother-in-law, a CJ5 and a two hour tour I'll share some time. We spent the night out.

 

[ElectricWizard]

Looks like you might have gone in backwards on that one.

I've got a story about the brother-in-law, a CJ5 and a two hour tour I'll share some time. We spent the night out.

Yep. I lost momentum, tried to back up, worked for a sec, and then slid down into the trench. Was easy to winch out and flip around, but then I had to go through it all over again .

Already sounds like a good story!

 

[psrivats]

Damn, we could have all met up on father's day love your photo as always, @ElectricWizard.

 

[ElectricWizard]

Damn, we could have all met up on father's day love your photo as always, @ElectricWizard.

Appreciate it!
Funny how it works out that way, small world!

 

[MikeM]

Lolo pass, Idaho to Montana on the way to South Dakota! Beautiful drive!