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I need a helper to assist with some forum administration tasks.
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Last post by LiftedAWDAstro
Sun Dec 19, 2010 3:33 pm
Tollgate, OR, Last Weekend
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mdmead »
Sun Dec 12, 2010 8:38 pm
For many years we have gone to our cabin at Tollgate in the Oregon Blues for Thanksgiving. For various reasons, we didn't make it this year. With my...
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Last post by GnarliSafari
Tue Dec 14, 2010 10:40 pm
Veterans Day ATV Ride
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mdmead »
Sun Nov 14, 2010 7:02 pm
My friend Mitch and I hadn't been out for a ride since early summer. Just too much stuff going on. Since he is a teacher and had Veterans Day off, we...
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Last post by astrozam
Tue Nov 16, 2010 6:14 pm
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Last post by T.Low
Fri Nov 05, 2010 9:47 am
SmilieSafari
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HPbyStan »
Mon Oct 11, 2010 7:45 pm
Has anyone heard how Skip is doing with his Az balloon adventure?
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Last post by 1Gary
Tue Oct 19, 2010 10:06 am
My Summer Vacation in Utah
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9dawgs »
Thu Oct 07, 2010 4:31 pm
Me and my family took a trip this year to Southern Utah to visit some friends. We put over 200 miles on the Quads. My wife and I actually drove a...
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Last post by 9dawgs
Fri Oct 08, 2010 5:32 am
Ah...its campin time
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astrozam »
Mon Apr 14, 2008 9:40 am
Heres a sweet little setup for trailer campin...would be great for hitting the back lakes
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Last post by Kabey's Van
Tue Sep 07, 2010 3:40 am
Drive-on beaches in Canada - care to share?
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Mark7 »
Sat May 22, 2010 2:35 pm
Unlike North Carolina, there are very few drive-on beaches in Canada - this one is near Risser's Beach, Nova Scotia from our 2008 trip...If you know...
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Last post by Safari gfx
Fri Sep 03, 2010 6:32 pm
Memorial Day Weekend Camping Trip
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mdmead »
Tue Aug 10, 2010 8:26 am
Nothing like a timely post! :lol:
Back before Memorial Day, I challenged everyone to take lots of pics and post them. Not many did... Gary and Skip...
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Last post by Smiliesafari
Tue Aug 10, 2010 1:41 pm
We bought a VERY VERY BIG van :-)
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Mr Bean »
Tue Feb 09, 2010 6:03 am
Ok...so we've had the Astro for about 3 months now...and just felt like we needed more room...you know. Just a little tight in the van. So we...
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Last post by Mr Bean
Tue Aug 03, 2010 11:45 am
BABE Rally 2010
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ihatemybike »
Wed Jun 02, 2010 8:06 pm
Friday I leave on a 3500+ mile journey to provide support for the BABE Rally. This is a 5 day photo scavenger hunt taking the teams from New York...
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Last post by ihatemybike
Wed Jul 28, 2010 4:15 am
Hangin' on the Puget Sound
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mdmead »
Mon Jul 26, 2010 9:12 pm
My folks planned a family picnic this past Saturday at their vacation house located on Stretch Island, in the southern Puget Sound. I've got a pretty...
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Last post by kings-x59
Tue Jul 27, 2010 7:36 pm
Three M's ATV Ride
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mdmead »
Wed Jul 14, 2010 9:15 pm
My friend Mitch and I took an ATV ride today in the Ahtanum State Forest here in Central WA. We took along a local kid I know also named Matt. While...
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Last post by mdmead
Thu Jul 15, 2010 9:36 am
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Last post by phr1$k37
Wed Jul 14, 2010 1:04 pm
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Last post by mdmead
Tue Jul 13, 2010 8:08 pm
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Last post by phr1$k37
Wed Jul 07, 2010 7:13 pm
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Last post by mdmead
Thu Jun 17, 2010 6:31 am
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Last post by Rotor
Wed Jun 02, 2010 8:58 am
Man Camp 2010
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9dawgs »
Tue May 11, 2010 12:38 pm
Hello All, I haven't posted in awhile but I have been lurking every now and again to see what everyones up to. My sons and I had our annual Man Camp...
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Last post by Moreforles
Mon May 31, 2010 11:57 pm
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Last post by LiftedAWDAstro
Fri May 28, 2010 5:07 am
Cargo carrier (Hitch style)
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phr1$k37 »
Thu May 27, 2010 1:50 pm
Anyone using one of these?
Kev's I hope you see this thread!
I think yours was able to pull up and lock in place when nothing is being carried...
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Last post by phr1$k37
Thu May 27, 2010 11:04 pm
weekend at Factory Shoals
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batmo »
Tue May 25, 2010 5:43 pm
a subforum! cool.
wasnt going to post these but since you added a new subforum I figured I would help get it started. you can move my High Valley...
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Last post by batmo
Thu May 27, 2010 4:22 pm
Weekend @ Olga's Beach House, Orcas Island
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T.Low »
Mon May 24, 2010 11:08 pm
My enduro riding, mountain biking, paddling, and foosball buddy has a little weekend place on Orcas Island that he invited us to this weekend. When...
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Last post by phr1$k37
Wed May 26, 2010 2:12 pm
pics from High Valley
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batmo »
Tue May 11, 2010 9:28 pm
no match for some of y'alls posts in this section but heres a few shots from a recent Van Camp.
this is the nicest grass landing strip anywhere....
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Last post by batmo
Thu May 13, 2010 5:02 pm
Father/Daughter Weekend at Tollgate
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mdmead »
Tue May 04, 2010 1:13 pm
Ryan and I had a father/daughter weekend at our cabin in Oregon last weekend. I loaded up the ATVs on Friday and after she got home from school, we...
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Last post by rlsllc
Sun May 09, 2010 6:36 am
Another camping season will begin soon
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Fire Cakes »
Mon Apr 26, 2010 3:59 am
We are very excited to start another camping season, we have three trips already booked
1. Memorial Day weekend 4 nights
2. Fathers Day Weekend 2...
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Last post by Rileysowner
Wed Apr 28, 2010 11:54 am
Oregon Dunes Camping Trip
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mdmead »
Sat Apr 03, 2010 8:18 am
For Spring Break, I decided we needed to go on a family ATV trip. While I've gotten out and ridden my ATV quite a bit, my wife and daughter haven't...
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Last post by mdmead
Sat Apr 03, 2010 1:06 pm
Just curious
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markinnh »
Sun Mar 21, 2010 5:29 pm
Any thing going on in the New England areas?
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Last post by markinnh
Tue Mar 23, 2010 5:25 am
Seattle Birthday Trip
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mdmead »
Wed Mar 10, 2010 7:44 am
My daughter turned 9 last Friday and we spent the day in Seattle.
Ryan and I drove over to Seattle to the Crown Plaza Hotel on Thursday evening. My...
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Last post by astrozam
Wed Mar 10, 2010 4:33 pm
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Last post by Cobra
Mon Jan 04, 2010 6:01 am
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Last post by 9dawgs
Thu Dec 24, 2009 5:57 am
10" of snow & no power
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d3athm3talh3ad »
Sun Dec 20, 2009 1:52 pm
technically not camping...but sleeping bags, firewood, camp stove, and digging were involved...lost power sometime very early sat. morning and just...
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Last post by d3athm3talh3ad
Tue Dec 22, 2009 5:22 pm
Sasquatch? No, cougar. Honest!
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T.Low »
Tue Aug 25, 2009 2:21 pm
We rounded the corner to find three cougars just sitting there ( well, two sitting already and a third about to sit) . At the site of the AstroLander...
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Last post by T.Low
Sat Nov 14, 2009 1:45 pm
Another camping trip
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Fire Cakes »
Mon Sep 14, 2009 9:10 am
Dean the kids and I went camping at Lake Bluff from Friday Sept 11 - Sunday Sept 13. Ben's birthday was on Sat so it was just a nice little get away...
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Last post by hunterncruse
Fri Oct 23, 2009 11:20 am
Family vacation
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e7ats »
Mon Sep 07, 2009 8:31 am
This year we went down to the outer banks of North Carolina. We took the first week in August to head down.
The second to the last...
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Last post by Kidhauler
Thu Sep 10, 2009 6:02 pm
Pop top for van
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T.Low »
Thu Aug 28, 2008 7:48 am
I brought my Astro home from GTRV in Vancouver last nite with its new lid. Its been about exactly a year since I realized I wanted a lifted Astro...
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Last post by Herbie
Wed Sep 09, 2009 10:40 am
Sepulga River Kayak Trip
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Rebel »
Thu Aug 27, 2009 7:54 pm
Well,,we're about set up for the 2 day trip down part of the Sepulga River in south Alabama. Nothing breath taking as far as rapids,,just a slow trip...
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Last post by Rebel
Tue Sep 01, 2009 6:11 pm
1st lifted camping trip!
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tinytherhino »
Mon Aug 17, 2009 5:35 pm
Well I got the lift on and figured I'd test her out. We drove up the Poudre canyon, which is about 10 miles away from where we live and on into the...
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Last post by tinytherhino
Tue Aug 18, 2009 6:30 am
Maiden Voyage
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mdmead »
Fri Apr 03, 2009 9:19 am
We wasted no time getting our 'new' motorhome out on a first camping trip.
Spring Break for my daughter and wife was this past week so we decided a...
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Last post by Moreforles
Mon Aug 10, 2009 8:39 am
Yosemite Trip
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LaGrasta »
Tue Jul 28, 2009 8:35 am
After towing my '63 Falcon back from AZ 3 weeks ago with no real problems (117° heat), we went to Yosemite for a 800 round trip adventure. Again, no...
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Last post by LaGrasta
Wed Jul 29, 2009 8:50 am
Walla Walla River Mountain Biking
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mdmead »
Sat Jul 25, 2009 9:38 am
I spent my teen years living in Milton-Freewater, a small town in NE Oregon. The Walla Walla River runs right along the edge of town and offers great...
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Last post by mdmead
Tue Jul 28, 2009 9:33 am
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Last post by mdmead
Mon Jul 20, 2009 1:37 pm
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Last post by mdmead
Mon Jul 20, 2009 8:49 am
Help! fishing noob questions..
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astronut74 »
Sun Jul 19, 2009 5:40 pm
I wasn't sure if this should go in the off topic or here.. But since it's outdoors related.. here we go!
long story short.. I'm almost 35.. and...
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Last post by astrozam
Sun Jul 19, 2009 6:36 pm
On The Road Again...
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mdmead »
Sat Jul 11, 2009 4:15 pm
Not anywhere near as big as many of the combos I see on the road, but big enough to be a PITA when trying to get gas and/or stop for sights/dinner or...
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Last post by mdmead
Sat Jul 18, 2009 7:00 pm
Wenas Wildlife Area ATV Trip
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mdmead »
Fri Jul 03, 2009 11:25 pm
Last week my friend Mitch and I took a day to go play. We decided to check out the Wenas Wildlife Area which is a section of state land (in...
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Last post by mdmead
Sat Jul 11, 2009 10:20 am
Winlock, Wa. to Longbeach, Wa. camping
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T.Low »
Thu Jul 02, 2009 12:04 pm
One of the Northwest Overland Society guys that I trip with (huh?) wanted to go from Winlock to Longbeach (the south west tip of Washington state)...
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Last post by T.Low
Fri Jul 03, 2009 10:45 am
A no nonsense light!
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pengyou »
Mon Jun 29, 2009 9:05 am
I found these in Walmart and they work well as a no-nonsense night light when camping, or even a flashlight. They are a solar powered light, probably...
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Last post by LaGrasta
Mon Jun 29, 2009 10:13 am
Going camping and boat racing.
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LiftedAWDAstro »
Fri Jun 19, 2009 10:14 am
We are heading out camping again. :bounce: We are also heading to the Syracuse Hydrofest to watch our buddy Derec Smith in the 5.0 liter stock class...
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Last post by reaper
Mon Jun 22, 2009 4:40 pm
DIY ice colder than 32 degrees?
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pengyou »
Sat Jun 13, 2009 6:32 pm
I have a rectangular plastic milk bottle. I want to fill it with water, freeze it and then put it in my ice chest to keep things cool. I was just...
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Last post by peter
Tue Jun 16, 2009 12:13 pm
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