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.
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 :)
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
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!
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! :-)
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!
@@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.
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
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 RUclips.
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.
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.
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.
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/
@@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.
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
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.
That was some extreme camping! One might even say it was in-tents!
I knew I liked you
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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.
Thanks! Yeah I couldn't find any articles about the origin of the name.
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 :)
Thanks Ben! I hope they have some life as well. RUclips is a mystery to me.
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
Appreciate it! It's a ton of work... maybe too much work. I know why no one else puts a camera in each vehicle.
just got around to watch this episode. i felt very joyful after all the jokes and challenges!
Thanks sir! Loved your recent Tundra videos! Part 3 just released a few days ago so feel free to finish the adventure whenever you like.
What a wonderful State we have!
❤❤Washington
Just think of the shenanigans y'all could do if Coleman Minibikes where brought...
MEESA was waiting for part2!! MEESA grateful that you published this today! Man, what a beautiful stretch of trail!
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!
I'm officially inspired, See you on the WABDR next year!
Fantastic! My work here is done. 😁
It's a very fun trip. I am glad we did it. Now off to the next one!
DamN!!! Sections 3&4 look so EPIC. Wish I was there.... Glad to have joined you for 5&6. GRATITUDE my friends.
Alright, where are my Sasquatch truthers at? I know you're out there. 👣
Easter egg! I added an apparently legit Sasquatch woop sound recording in the background during that section. 😁
I heard he is chillin' with the Yeti.
Hope to build my rig up and do this!
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 ALL THE THINGS, are on a wish list. A little bit at a time.
Most high-clearance SUVs and trucks can do it. The biggest thing is just to get out there and do it.
Really enjoyed this one. I can tell you guys had a blast during the “lights before lockers part” 😂😂
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!
Good idea. Hasn’t happened since we did the frame stiffeners thankfully. I’ll pass this on to Chris.
Such nice photography Jason.
Thanks Steve.
Awesome video! It looked like a great experience. Thanks for taking us on the journey
Appreciate you watching man!
Looks like a lot of our forest roads here in Western Colorado & Utah, except ours have a lot more scratchy sections and tend to be more narrow.
Yeah Nate was telling us about Black Bear pass! “Like this but the road is only as wide as the vehicle… and add another 10,000 ft to the cliff.” 😅
@@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.
Nice!
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.
😂you guys are Hilarious,love this I grew up in Packwood,and now live in Stanwood, l9ve seeing all the places you go.
#snackfood
Gramy Grams❤
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
I love these videos! We need more of this!!
Please share the video so I can keep making stuff like this.
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 RUclips.
LOL! Yes, stay away! It sucks! ;-)
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.
We can’t figure out how to upload the maps and we certainly can’t find any paper maps.
Everything says it’s motorcycles only.
It really SUCKS. !
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.
What kind of things do you have done to your vehicle? Thinking of trying this in my 2003 yukon but dont know what ill need.
Well… there are a badillion videos on that on the channel. We also did a video about preparing for an Overland trip you can review as well.
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.
Yep.
The pig shaped breads are my favorite too. If you can get them freshly made at a Mexican bakery, that's the golden ticket.
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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/
Do you think it be done towing a smitttbilt scout overland trailer?
Yeah for sure.
Awesome - I like the competitions
This series is absolutely fantastic! It deserves far more attention in my opinion 😮
Thanks man! The rest of the series is out… as well as a “movie” version that combines the entire thing plus bloopers.
I might have missed it. When did these guys run these sections? July/August?
September.
@@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.
How long did it take you to run section 4?
You can pretty much see in real time.
"Row-row-row your boat." 😂
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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
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