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YiberryYadeeKarin
True Blue Farmgirl
343 Posts
Karin
Spokane Valley
WA
USA
343 Posts |
 Posted - Jan 19 2006 : 10:53:55 AM
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Hey all of you outdoorsy farmgirls!
Anybody out there know of any great backroads?
This "Outpost" is so close to my heart yet so under used!
Karin |
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asnedecor
True Blue Farmgirl
1054 Posts
Anne
Portland
Or
USA
1054 Posts |
Posted - Mar 12 2006 : 7:43:14 PM
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Not sure if this belongs here or not, but here I go. We just booked a 3 night stay in a cabin at Lake Quinault in the state of Washington. We've never been there and are kinda excited. It won't be until August when we go. We will stay up in the San Juans for the first part of the week and then work our way back down to the Rain Forest of Washington and to the lake. Where we are staying is at the North Shore at a place called Lochaerie Resort - really it is just 6 small cabins on the lake. The old guy I talked to on the phone was a "hoot". He talked about fishing and the bats - yikes - at night. We wanted to stay in one cabin that was already booked and he talked us into another, actually sounds like a better view of the complete lake. This sound to be off the beaten track. So this might be a good backroads adventure, won't be able to tell until August.
Anne
"Second star to the right, straight on till morning" Peter Pan
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Mountain Girl
True Blue Farmgirl
806 Posts
JoAnn
Colville
Washington
USA
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Posted - Mar 13 2006 : 07:53:38 AM
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I just happened to pick up at the library the other day a book titled Back Roads of Washington by Earl Thollander. It's written more like a journal than travel guide. It also has lovely black and white drawings sketched by the author. You might want to see if it's at your library. We always like to travel the back roads whenever we go someplace. We just moved here a year and a half ago and we've been to areas the locals haven't been too. The area we live is called the Forgotten Corner of Washington. My husband is always exploring and hiking the woods around here and he never sees another soul(to his liking: )I go on the shorter hikes. Last year he walked out our back door with the dog went up the hill behind the house and backpacked for three days. I also agree that the "Outpost" is so seldom used and close to my heart. I would like to hear more about Maryjane's life as a back country ranger. JoAnn P.S.If your interested in mushrooms my husband is leading a mushroom hike on the Little Pend O'reille Wildlife Refuge in early May. It's sponsered by the Friends of the Refuge and best of all it's free!
I've always been called a dreamer, but I never listened. I did what others dare not do--lived my dream while they watched. Unknown |
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Juliekay
True Blue Farmgirl
237 Posts
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Posted - Mar 21 2006 : 2:49:05 PM
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How about the Okanagan Valley? It runs the upper interior of Washington into British Columbia. I was there in 99 and thought it was heavenly. Fruit orchards, lakes for swimming, hiking, microbrews, hard ciders, and wineries, The Kettle Valley railway bike trails.
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Libbie
Farmgirl Connection Cultivator
3579 Posts
Anne E.
Elsinore
Utah
USA
3579 Posts |
Posted - Sep 05 2006 : 11:58:20 AM
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I have been longing to see my favorite landscape - red rock sandstone - and the dirt roads that take me there are some of the most spectacular I've seen. Central and Southern Utah have a landscape that is so close to my heart. Hopefully someday soon, when my two little ones are in a "travellin' mood," I'll hit the backroads and feast my eyes on the autumn scenery. Now that the weather is cooling off, I can even imagine taking a short walk with them in tow - Yay!
XOXO, Libbie
"Nothing is worth more than this day." - Goethe |
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katiedid
True Blue Farmgirl
601 Posts
Kate
West Jordan
Utah
USA
601 Posts |
Posted - Sep 06 2006 : 6:47:44 PM
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I have a great book called "Off the Beaten Path in Utah" but I am pretty sure they write them for other states too....it is a great book with fun and off the wall places to see. It has maps of the back roads, and some fun facts to discuss while you travel.
http://theknifemakerswife.blogspot.com/2006/07/knifemakers-wife.html |
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ByHzGrace
True Blue Farmgirl
348 Posts
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Posted - Sep 07 2006 : 10:19:37 AM
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Most of the trails, I like are squishy  first it means water next it means fishing and third it means cool muck!
Aren't all the paths in Utah beaten ... beaten by sun beaten by winds and no beating no rain
We took our kids as newborns everywhere... was far easier editing in here (backthen) planning trips along water you were sure you could catch your dinner by then toting picnics into the mtns.... the first trip we had been to this beach pulling out two or three redfish at a time so the next trip, to matagorda on the gulf edit here too (of Texas )we don't take anything but some foil wrapped taters and corn on the cob and there is no dream stringer! Fun trying to get the 2&6 year old to understand eating crispy taters and sandy corn is ummmmm...good!
And no, we can't get off the beach... that unbeaten path had us trapped by a full moon high tide  LOL |
Edited by - ByHzGrace on Sep 07 2006 10:34:29 AM |
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Libbie
Farmgirl Connection Cultivator
3579 Posts
Anne E.
Elsinore
Utah
USA
3579 Posts |
Posted - Sep 09 2006 : 3:52:25 PM
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Kate - I have that book also - it DOES have some interesting roads and by-ways in it! What I really want to do is to take the old Highway 89 all the way down to Zion and then wend my way back.... Ohhhhh....now that I think about it, that might still be a ways off yet!
XOXO, Libbie
"Nothing is worth more than this day." - Goethe |
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Marybeth
True Blue Farmgirl
6418 Posts
Mary Beth
Stanwood
Wa 98292
USA
6418 Posts |
Posted - Oct 24 2006 : 2:21:32 PM
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A real fun thing to do is stay in a fire lookout. A lot of the lookouts are being perserved and rented at certain times of the year to help pay for upkeep. 25-40 bucks a night. So with 2 or 3 friends it is so doable. I stayed at Lake 'o' the woods in coastal Southern Oregon out of Gold Beach and up in the Mts. out of Aggness. Some are fairly primative and some have propane for a teeny, tiny fridge. But you have to pack in water and food etc. Views are incredible
Hiking is magnificent. I wanna go back!
Life may not be the party we hoped for...but while we are here we might as well dance! |
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DaisyFarm
True Blue Farmgirl
1646 Posts
Diane
Victoria
BC
Canada
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Posted - Oct 24 2006 : 2:50:05 PM
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For a real adventure try the Westcoast Trail here on Vancouver Island. I've been on the southern and northern (with a 7 mo old!) ends of the trail, but have never done the entire thing. It's certainly not for the armchair hiker or small children, but if you're in good shape and can carry a heavy pack, it is some of the most spectacular untouched wilderness and ocean you'll ever see.
http://www.pc.gc.ca/pn-np/bc/pacificrim/activ/activ6aii_e.asp
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Libbie
Farmgirl Connection Cultivator
3579 Posts
Anne E.
Elsinore
Utah
USA
3579 Posts |
Posted - Oct 27 2006 : 10:25:29 AM
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That looks and sounds just beautiful!!! What a great thing to do - and to do some of it with a 7-month-old - WOW!!! I just love walking and hiking. Isn't it wonderful to have such wildness left in the world to see?
XOXO, Libbie
"Nothing is worth more than this day." - Goethe |
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Beemoosie
True Blue Farmgirl
2077 Posts
Bonnie
New York
USA
2077 Posts |
Posted - Oct 29 2006 : 10:39:23 AM
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My son and I will just go driving and take the camera with us. There are beautiful backroads and country here in western NY. Unfortunately, it seems that more and more housing complexes are popping up. Urban sprall I guess.
I too, like this outpost section and will check in more often.
Bonnie
...she is far more precious than jewels and her value is far above rubies or pearls.
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Libbie
Farmgirl Connection Cultivator
3579 Posts
Anne E.
Elsinore
Utah
USA
3579 Posts |
Posted - Dec 14 2006 : 9:17:53 PM
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Last weekend I took a mental health day and drove a few hours South on I-15 to spend the night in a hotel - BY MYSELF! What a break! Anyway, even though it isn't a backroad, I-15 through the Virgin River gorge is absolutely amazing. I had to stop the car and get out several times just to look around. I've driven through before, but I was really paying attention this time. It was just lovely.
XOXO, Libbie
"Nothing is worth more than this day." - Goethe |
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CabinCreek-Kentucky
True Blue Farmgirl
8529 Posts
Frannie
Green County
Kentucky
USA
8529 Posts |
Posted - Dec 15 2006 : 06:17:40 AM
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come to kentucky! we have wonderful backroads all throughout the state .. don't even need a map .. just start wandering! (god's backyard!) xo
True Friends, Frannie
CABIN CREEK FARM
KENTUCKY
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RachelLeigh
True Blue Farmgirl
635 Posts
Rachel
Rainier
WA
USA
635 Posts |
Posted - Jan 18 2007 : 07:36:01 AM
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| I completely agree with Frannie! Come to Kentucky! This is an amazingly beautiful state. It's fun to just wander through the countryside! |
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jenbove
Moderator
320 Posts
Jennifer
Calico Rock
AR
USA
320 Posts |
Posted - Apr 02 2007 : 12:28:11 PM
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Arkansas, too! We just moved to northern AR & most of the roads around here could qualify as backroads. The drive on Hwy 9 south from Melbourne down to Mountain View is breathtaking - esp in the fall. I just like to take off & go until I lose track of time & direction. Don't do it much anymore with kids, schedules & gas prices , but it reminds me how much space I have around me when I can get "lost".
As far as highway backroads go, has anybody driven Hwy 287 thru Wyoming? Talk about open road! You've gotta have a full tank of gas out there...
Jen
MaryJane's Outpost Dispatch
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Edited by - jenbove on Apr 02 2007 4:09:50 PM |
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