Fresh to the Forum, no LC in my life yet, but love the vibe and looking to add a 70-series to my life in the coming year. Out in Washington County and looking forward to learning from y'all and sharing anything helpful that I can.
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Welcome to the group. Theres a lot of knowledgable fans of Cruisers here. Its been kind of quiet due to global events but hopefully we'll have a roundup when the pandemic settles.
welcome aboard!! I grew up out in washington county. It was country then...not so much now. I worked at Royal Moore auto center out there and was detailing cars as a high school job right when Royal Moore added their toyota franchise - so I did pre-delivery inspections and detailing cars and trucks fresh off the boat (which constituted pulling all the protective plastic from the inside and outside) and making them ready for sale. I touched an awful lot of 80 series cruisers back then before they were cool. Royal Moore didnt have the toyota franchise for the 60 series years.
Appreciate the welcome and note.
Thanks for the the welcome, a few neighbors have been around since the washington 'Country' days as well. Thanks for the story on your HS job, great way to cut your teeth on all the fresh candy. During high school, I went from selling sporting good (shoes mainly) to wheeling and dealing mountain bikes in my LBS. I had a chevy truck at the time, only ever got that into the california desert once or twice. Taste's in vehicles have changed a bit since then, but not the interest in bikes nor getting cars dirty.
I expect to see a plethora of photos of LC's frolicking in the snow this weekend.
jmcclusk
SILVER Star
went around pulling stuck cars, was a blast and made so many people happy
Here’s my offering.
Fj80oregon
GOLD Star
Is my 80 welcome here?
hahhah!! "no!!! get off my lawn"
I'm not the boss - but seems like if you're in the region it's model agnostic.
welcome aboard!!
Fj80oregon
GOLD Star
Pretty quit around here, if anybody needs a 600ftlb torque wrench let me know, and a front crank pulley holder.
Hey all - been on Mud a while but just found this forum. HJ61 in NE PDX - photo for posterity:
With the nice weather I am looking for ideas on close-in dispersion camping spots. Ideally something that you could leave town late Friday afternoon and get there before dark in time for cocktails and setting up for dinner. I have tried the coast a few times and also some spots in the Tillamook Forest off Hwy 6 with limited success.
Looking for spots up/ over Mt. Hood or out the past Damascus on the Clackamas.
Cheers
With the nice weather I am looking for ideas on close-in dispersion camping spots. Ideally something that you could leave town late Friday afternoon and get there before dark in time for cocktails and setting up for dinner. I have tried the coast a few times and also some spots in the Tillamook Forest off Hwy 6 with limited success.
Looking for spots up/ over Mt. Hood or out the past Damascus on the Clackamas.
Cheers
welcome aboard!!
you plan like i plan - "time for cocktails" - you're speaking my language!
my wife does a lot of rock climbing on the east flank of Mt. Hood - check out google maps of FS 44 - runs east/west between Hwy 35 and Dufur on the east. there's tons of little side roads and a few creeks here and there that make for easy BLM land bug-out.
Pick up a copy of this book, there's one for the Willamette and another for Mt Hood NF… it's a great guide to camp spots. It's available locally at places like Worn Path and REI
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Camp Free In the Willamette National Forest
Camp Free in the Willamette National Forest by Don Reic…
Excellent thanks Paul!!
Especially with the good weather I don't want to miss G&T time!
FS 44 looks like a great call. A friend said they have camped at Eight Mile before and done some Mt. Bike loops around which would be nice. I might go do some scouting up there this weekend and hopefully id some good spots.
Cheers!
Thanks Cheese!Pick up a copy of this book, there's one for the Willamette and another for Mt Hood NF… it's a great guide to camp spots. It's available locally at places like Worn Path and REI
Camp Free In the Willamette National Forest
Camp Free in the Willamette National Forest by Don Reic…
I looked and the Willamette Forest one seems to be out of print but Mt. Hood and Gifford Pinchot are available so will pick those up to start.
Cheers
Anyone down for a meetup at Level or somewhere similar that has a big parking lot? Seems like places are opening back up to outdoor gatherings.
hell yeah!!
I was thinking the same thing - maybe most of us are vax'd up - and an outdoor gathering could be cool. i'm down!
Hojack
♠️Project Snowball❄️
Bulu Point for rock climbing is a very nice spot. That area is part of my stomping ground.
I’m headed to my Crater Lake property this weekend to start building my bathroom structure. Here is my pumphouse structure
I’d welcome some to enjoy a campout and explore Klamath County.
Mt. Scott in Crater Lake National Park
I love getting away from the Portland Metro area. Working around town is my only reason to be there anyway. I avoid at all costs.
As far as vaccinations go, I’ll never get that. My friends wife got the vaccination and a quarter stuck to vaccination site on both arms. His dad had only had one shot and the quarter only stuck to the side where the vaccination shot was.
Just watch as the pot of water is about to boil over!
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Thought I’d drop in and say hi! New member of the forum and owner of an 89 HJ61. I‘m also new to LCs (but I’ve already learned so much since browsing these forums) and working on cars in general, so if anyone is down to offer assistance, it’d be greatly appreciated!
