I want to give a big thanks to the scrappy core folks who've watched this series and other videos this year! I hope they've been worth your time. Your messages and support mean a ton. The conclusion (Part 3) of this series is on the way! I hope to get it done as quick as possible... I'm shooting for Sunday, December 10th. And I think I'll release the entire trip as one long "movie" on Christmas Day for anyone who'd like to watch the entire adventure.
From what I can find, chumstick comes from Chinook Jargon. Chum meaning “painted or marked” and stick meaning “tree”. Fun fact, that’s why we have a type of salmon called chum, with their distinctive red markings.
Thank you for taking us along on an incredible ride. Fantastic location and trail. Incredible camera work and editing. What a great part of the world to live in
I hope these videos take off and get a ton of views as they are entertaining and a great resource for anyone looking to drive the WABDR. When I was prepping to drive this trail back in 2017 for the first time I would have found these videos very useful :) Keep up the good work guys :)
Crushed it again guys! Those contests crack me up! 😂😂😂. Love to see the diff rigs. I have a Colorado but it’s an LT so I’m like Jason. Rear locker only with minimal lights. Haha. The camp break down had me laughing. Keep it up!
We've done Sections 1 and 2. Section 1 is super easy, just a gravel road with some potholes. Section 2 was way more fun. We ended up taking a detour to Manastash Ridge Observatory and camped out on the ridge just below the observatory with an amazing view, then backtracked to Section 2 and finished it up the next day. On a side note, the secret camping spot on Bethel Ridge (part of section 2) is really worth it. We hope to do Section 3 next month (June 2024) on our way to Northwest Overland Rally in Plain, WA. Probably will spend 1 night on section 3 just to split it up. Heard the washout is fun. :) Great video, thanks for sharing your experience!
Awesome! Good plan. I’ll likely be at the overland rally as well. We have videos on all the other sections as well and a full “movie” of the whole BDR beginning to end.
Depending on the time of year a stock 4wd truck with good AT tires can do this trip. Just have buddies and recovery gear. BUT... if you do it earlier in the season you'll need bigger tires, a winch... all the things! :-)
@@JasonExplainsThings Black Bear is a wild ride. We did it in a stock long bed tacoma at the end of 22. Definitely took some skill to get her down without damage.
It is similar, but the difference is the elevation between the two states. Washington is not as high and less mountain peaks. I am hoping to get Jason out to Colorado one of these days to see the difference.
@@aevnate4140 You'll have to get him out here next season. We're snowed in at this point (currently snowing actually) so no upper mountains until May or June next year! You should take him on Imogene for sure, but the Rim Rocker trail is also pretty awesome and great for overlanding. There's just too many amazing trails to pick from, lol.
Looks like a ton of fun and just the right mix of challenging and less stressful terrain. Need more details on those sweet pig breads, is that a Washington thing? Never seen something like that before.
Oh man! Let me talk about the the glory of pig cookies! So, they’re actually a dessert/treat from Mexico. www.isabeleats.com/web-stories/marranitos-mexican-gingerbread-pigs-story/
There are so many nails in the ground where you guys parked on Chumstick. Most likely from a lookout that the forest service decommissioned the old way.
Chris - I know you have issues with the RTT and rack hitting your cab when flexing. Why not use tennis balls to buffer?! We used to do that will fiberglass shells too. Cheap and effective. Give it a shot!
Chumstick is from the Chumstick Indians. Just like Wenatchee is from the Wenatchee Indian tribe. Most of the names of places and towns / cities are named after Indigenous Indian tribes from around this area. My wife and I live in the mountains 5 miles SW of Cashmere
@@JasonExplainsThings Thanks! Planning on a trip now for 3+4 either mid September or the alternative being mid October. Hoping mid September will work out, conditions looked good.
So… there’s a link to our paper map in the description. Also the map coordinates on that site easily can be imported into Gaia. It’s definitely not just for motorcycles. We have videos covering the entire journey.
that dude talking about sasquatch missed a key point in his musings he says saquatch may use more of it brain power to not be found but yet theres alleged multiple sightings each year most of which occur in places where humans frequently are not trying to start the debate in this thread just stating that for an animal that doesnt wasnt anything to do with humans it sure is seen by humans an awful lot WILL NOT RESPOND TO COMMENTS
No this is a horrible place. Gas is $12 a gallon, heards of rabid bears & bats. There are no places to buy food. We have the worst hunters ever that enjoy bagging their limits on KO2's. Multiple Multiple forest road tolls were people are driving 90mph at all time of night and day. Free range cows that visiouly stamped through roof top tents. Raccoons with night terrors. Eomaing conmunes of purple haird granola heads. We have fruit fly bans. Yes WA is a horrible place please stay home and only watch the RU-vid.
