Table Mountain Road begins 17 miles north of Ellensburg, Washington, and brings you into the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest. Though you’re back in the trees, the view isn’t what you might expect, as you pass through a forest that is dead and burnt. In September of 2012, a lightning storm started several small fires in the area, ultimately merging into one and encompassing over 42,000 acres, causing the nearby town of Liberty to evacuate. This trail also gives you access to Lion Rock; a short trail with a scenic view and a great campsite. Though not always green and lush, this is an easy trail through the forest with some nice views.
This trail is part of the Washington Cascade Overland Route. Visit Overlanding Across Washington for more information, including which trails to take next.
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Turn right onto Green Spur Rd for 0.2 miles. Slight right onto Lower Green Canyon Rd for 4.7 miles. Turn left onto Reecer Creek Rd for 3.5 miles. Continue onto Forest Service Rd 3500 for 7.9 miles.
Great shorter section of the Washington Cascade Overland Route. Mostly gravel and dirt roads with about ~15% needing 4x4/high clearance, mostly due to heavily rutted sections of road. A lot more traffic (even in late September) than some sections of the WCOR due to the logging and trails for ORV use.
Camped overnight at Lions Rock, the end of the ridge itself was a cold, high-speed wind tunnel but on a calm day that would have been a killer, albeit rocky, spot to overnight. We opted to set up closer to the former campground location(featuring only a surprisingly not terrible camp toilet) in a grassy meadow with a thicket of trees for the wind break, still woke up to stellar views of Ranier when the fog lifted. There were a fair number of campsites along the length of the trail that seemed to be well used, so finding a spot should be no challenge. Like a lot of the WCOR there are very grim reminders of the devastating impact of wildfires, with giant stretches of the trail going thru burned out forest land which at times can feel a bit dystopian.
The trees were a welcome change to the punishing Durr Road and Umtanum Ridge drives from the previous section.
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Centered in the pinnacle of the Pacific NW and growing up cruising around the small town of Quilcene, Jasmine grew with a fascination and passion for outdoors and travel, many of those adventures fueled by the family's 1998 Jeep Cherokee.
Years later, photography grew as a way to capture and share the adventures being had. After a road trip from Seattle to San Diego in a 1996 Jetta, a 4WD truck would be the next step in going further in photographing the wild places of the West. In December of 2016, a manual 1989 Toyota Pickup was purchased and those dreams would continue to flourish.
Jon grew up in a small Wisconsin town. In 2004, his parents decided to purchase a new Jeep LJ. They picked the LJ because of the additional room, as it would be used for a road trip to Florida. After joining the navy, the family Jeep followed Jon down to Georgia and became his own. It took him to Virginia, and then Washington. It wasn't until Washington that things started to happen for Jon and his Jeep.
Jasmine, now his wife, got him more interested in hiking, and ultimately overlanding. Over time, Jon and Jasmine realized that they wanted to use the Jeep to tackle harder trails, and spend weekends in ORV parks. It was through this decision that the mostly stock Jeep received a refreshing upgrade after 15 years of driving. Jon usually drives the Jeep when the trail is in question, and to allow Jasmine to document the trails. Currently, Jon has been in 26 states with the Jeep, via family trips and his time in the navy. Jon hopes to travel to every state with his Jeep, including Alaska and Hawaii.
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