2500 acres of state owned forestry land.
Logging roads wind for miles.
You can literally drive these roads from Portland to Astoria if you know
the way.
A logger friend of mine called and said he wasn't allowed to go work
because the snow is too deep.
Time for some hillbilly snowboarding.
4x4 ---check
Snowboard---check
winch ----just in case----check
axe----check
Firewood---check
Red diesel fuel----for fire starter---check
Drive up
up
up
up
Drive till I cannot plow through the snow anymore.
Find a place to park where the hill seems to go another mile or so
up
Park truck
Start fire
Gear up
HIKE
Probably hiked 2 miles.
Perfect powder.
Sun reflecting off everything white.
Views of the Columbia River and all of Astoria below.
Click
Click
Strapped
Ride.
What an amazing and free experience.
2 mile powder run down a virgin road of white.
Literally free.
No lift ticket.
No crowds.
Warm cozy fire at the bottom.
North Pacific.
