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Thanks for the report! Yes, I've got the maps and I'm currently tracing the route into Gaia for my own edification (and to sort out which of the provided GPS coordinates are bogus)

We'll be in our ,F150 scab with four wheel camper, so definitely splitting the difference between big and small rigs!

Been researching mosquito mitigation but it seems like everything "kinda works". We're intentionally keeping the plan light on details so we can bail out to an air conditioned hotel room every few days. :p
 
We just got back from a road trip through NE Oregon. Wasn’t an overland trip by any means as we flew out and rented a 4x4 Sprinter. Started up in the Columbia River Gorge and looped clockwise from Hood River, past Mount Hood, Deschutes NF, Williamette NF than over to the coast running from Florence up to Astoria. We did hit some well graded Forest roads in The National Forests but mostly we were touring. Not our rig so we wanted to be gentle with it. Roads and hiking trails above 4,000’ were buried under snow in Mount Hood NF but not a problem anywhere else. Wildflowers were in full bloom 2 weeks ago and we saw a bunch of elk and a couple of black bears. Not too many people out and about when we were there, though the Friday before Memorial Day crowds began building. Bugs were not a problem until the last day above Astoria. If your anywhere near civilization be careful of your valuables. At about any of the State Park, Forest or NF parking areas (trailheads or vistas) there’s amble evidence of car break ins, broken glass litters the parking areas and signs warning you are prevalent. Lots a vagrants in town, at the beaches and in the woods. Lots of dirtbag lifestylers living in their cars.

Beautiful and varied terrain and scenery there. You can go from mountains and forest to sagegrass and than sea shore in a couple of hours.
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