Midweek Bike Overnight to Dougan Falls: Tuesday January 21st?

[Shawn Granton]

Hello folks-

I've been thinking about camping at Dougan Falls/Dougan Creek campground for awhile now. It's a Washington DNR (Dept of Natural Resources) campground on the Washougal River. The DNR sites are free, but primitive. (I think there's a vault toilet but no water pump, though the river is there for filtering.)

http://www.summitpost.org/dougan-creek-campground/493824

http://www.dnr.wa.gov/recreationeducation/topics/openclosurenotices/pages/amr_pacific_cascade_region_rec.aspx

It's about 30 miles from Cascades Station MAX.

https://maps.google.com/maps?saddr=Cascades+MAX+Station&daddr=45.5809422,-122.457049+to:45.6242537,-122.3295754+to:Dougan+Creek+Campground&hl=en&ll=45.607433,-122.394218&spn=0.103037,0.154324&sll=45.595663,-122.305126&sspn=0.103058,0.154324&geocode=FetftwId_Oqx-Cm_A0NrDKSVVDFxgBZdIcjyqQ%3BFY6CtwIdJ3Sz-Ckttp55S6OVVDGaK0JPYc3O0w%3BFb0ruAIdGWa1-CmfmyFsub6VVDEU3sbwLM3jQw%3BFerruAIdbwy4-CFbo_RsGjrqtynZZWHIQsGVVDFbo_RsGjrqtw&oq=dougan+cre&t=p&dirflg=b&mra=dpe&mrsp=2&sz=13&via=1,2&z=13&lci=bike

While summer would be a more “ideal” time to camp there, I’ve hesitated, since it’s on the Washougal. (Washougal in summer=yahoos, for want of a better term.) But off-season will lessen the yahoo factor, for sure. And yep, I have checked and the campground is indeed open. There is supposedly a host there that may/may not sell firewood. I’m waiting on confirmation on that one.

I have next Tuesday and Wednesday off (Jan 21 and 22nd), so I would like to try a bike overnight on Tuesday night. We would be meeting at Cascades MAX stop on the Red Line around 10 am. This would give us ample time to get to the campsite before nightfall, and allow us to take a lunch break in Washougal.

Are you interested? Please get in touch with me. You would have to be able to filter water, and we might have to haul some firewood from Washougal. Toilet paper would also be a good idea. I’m okay with some degree of rain, but wouldn’t want to attempt it if it’s dumping out.

Anyone interested? Please email me off-list.

thanks,

Shawn

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[Maria Schur]

Hi Shawn,

That 3 speed CL critique blog is pure genius.  I've added it on the blog list on my blog.  Blah blah blog!

March 8th is the Velodirt Dalles Mt 60 ride, a favorite of mine, so I'll miss the kick-off.

I hope dates for the other plans get settled soon, my 2014 calendar is already splitting at the seams and I do enjoy these rides so much!

Maria

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[Shawn Granton]

Hey all-

I'm realizing that I don't have the time this month that I thought I did, due to deadlines and a work trip at the end of the month colliding with each other. Add to that the crowded camping schedule for a week in January (of all things.) So, I'm not going to go camping out in Dougan Falls on Tuesday the 21st after all. I still plan on doing it at some point, maybe Feb or March (and it would still be a mid-week adventure.) I'll keep everyone posted.

yours,

Shawn