June 18-21, 2013 The Great Missoula Flood & Scablands Rolling Rally - Suzuki Volusia Forums : Intruder Volusia and Boulevard Forum

Counter Steer · 08-17-2012, 02:56 PM

15,000 years ago Missoula was under 900’ of water. Plains, MT was under 1500’. Near Heron a 2000' high by 20 mile wide tongue of ice blocked the Clark Fork backing up the river for 200 miles and raising the level of the river at Heron by 2000’. Late in the summer the water weakened the glacier until the entire ice dam broke. 550 cubic miles (larger than Lake Eire and Lake Ontario combined) of water headed for Eastern Washington.

Down on the Rathdrum Prairie, a wall of water filled with soil, trees, rocks and ice 2000’ high and moving at 78 mph would have created a noise so loud that it could be heard for 100 miles. The water crossed the Rathdrum Prairie leaving evidence from Drummond, MT and the Camus Prairie headed for the Basalt lava filled Eastern Washington Plateau. At this time it was covered with as much as 200’ of loess, a windblown dust as fertile as any in the world.

Taking three major channels downhill, the Cheney Palouse, the Telford Crab Creek and the Grand Coulee, it ripped apart the earth removing all the soil, tearing into the bedrock and leaving what we today call the channeled Scablands. On the way, it left remarkable signs of its power. The Grand Coulee, a crack in the basalt forming the Western Edge of the huge lava bowl had a wall of water traveling at 58 mph and 300 feet high as it created and moved what we call Dry falls some 18 miles upstream from Soap Lake.

Over in the Crab Creek drainage it scoured the land so bare that today the Drumheller channels are used today to design machines to go to Mars.

The Cheney Palouse drainage created a huge plunge pool, now seen as the Palouse Falls.

The water came so quickly that it backed up a huge lake against Wallula Gap, its only escape to the sea. This huge lake backed up and filled the TriCities basin from Yakima to Walla Walla and flooded up the Snake river channel for a 100 miles, leaving behind sediment in layers from each flood.

All along these drainages, it left clear marks. From the scoured walls between Plains and Thompson Falls, to the huge ripples 35’ high and miles long in the Camas Prairie, to huge Kolk formed potholes and lakes, to huge Montana boulders carried inside icebergs called erratics and left as the water drained and the ice melted in Eastern Washington and the Willamette Valley of Oregon. Some blocks as big as a home.

550 cubic miles of water weight 2530 Billion tons or 5060 Trillion pounds not including the Ice bergs, boulders, soil, and trees it carried as well. It vibrated the earth in its orbit. Come ride with us on some of Western Montana's, Northern Idaho's and Eastern Washington's most scenic and wonderous 2 lane roads.

15,000 years later the Wescaleros will be riding across the landscape from Lewiston to Wallula Gap at speeds matching the Great Missoula Flood as they search out the best motorcycle roads and retrace the damage and carnage created by these Great floods. This is a rolling rally scheduled for June 17th to June 22st. It will start with a Meet and Greet in Lewiston on Monday night and a ride over LoLo on Tuesday morning the 18th.

Motels are now available. This is a 2 lane motorcycle odyssey through the features and artifacts of Glacial Lake Missoula, its rapid draining and the creation within hours of what we now know as the Scablands. The route and options will be given to everyone. One route flood artifact oriented and another focusing on some optional wilderness two lane roads. This option will be called the Robert Frost, road not taken option. Each evening we will meet. Each morning we will review quickly what flood damage and artifacts we will be riding through that day.

Two roads diverged in a wood (and desert), and I (we being Wescaleros),
took the one less traveled by, and that has (will make) made all the difference
Overview Map:

Post two is reserved for motel information and an updated list of participants.
Post three is reserved for other updates as they become available.

Counter Steer · 08-17-2012, 02:57 PM

list of attendees -------- MOTEL Information is now posted. 16 people now have reservations

Riders -------- Motel reservations made Lewiston Superior Post Falls Ephrata Othello

NW Fungi & Chris -------------------------NWC----NWC-------NWC----NWC----NWC
Frederickson Flier & Flying J Lady ----------cb--------cb------ cb------ cb------ cb
Counter Steer ---------------------------ff fj------ ff fj----- ff fj----- ff fj------ ff fj J L
canuckrider -------------------------------h---------h--------h--------h--------h J XL
Crochammer ------------------------------cr--------cr-------cr--------cr-------cr
Eurobastard ------------------------------tg--------tg-------tg--------EB-------EB J XL
Summergirl and Hummer w/ Bunny----------sghb------sghb-----sghb----sghb-----sghb J ? J ?
Julio & phantom ---------------------------jp---------jp-------jp--------jp-------jp
Crown Valerie & Martini -------------------cvm-------cvm-----cvm------cvm-----cvm
tgabriel ----------------------------------EB--------EB--------EB-----------------
Sal ------------------------------------------------------------?--------?--------? J M
Rank & Librarian --------------------------?---------R&L---------?--------?--------?
Spamcan & Scribbles
Man of no Consequence
Ridenfun
Shortfoot & Snickers

Ride Title for Motels "VR Great Missoula Flood Ride"

First Day – Ride to Lewiston for Meet & Greet and Ride Overview
-------- First Night ------- Monday June 17, 2013
Best Western Rivertree Inn ***
1257 Bridge St.
Clarkston, WA
1-509-758-9551 Contact Ella $ 79 single $ 89 double
Dinner: Barbecue on site
----- Second Night --Tuesday June 18, 2013
Clarkston, WA to Superior, MT
282 miles
Budget Host Big Sky Motel
103 4th Ave E
Superior, MT 59872
406-822-4371 Contact: Rosie Single $ 55 Double $ 62
Dinner : Durango’s across street
---- Third Night --- Wednesday June 19, 2013
Superior to Post Falls, ID
230 miles (512) total miles
Fairbridge Inn Express
3647 W 5th Ave
Post Falls, ID 83854
208-620-1654 or 208-773-4541 Contact: Breanna Kegley $ 79
Dinner and Pool Tournament Curleys 6:30

---- Fourth Night --- Thursday June 20, 2013
Rathdrum (Post Falls) to Ephrata, WA
256 miles (768 total miles)
Ephrata Travelodge
31 South Basin St & Division St
Ephrata, WA 98823
509-754-4651 Marina $ 65.93 now $ 79.82 later
8 doubles and 8 singles
Dinner AJ’s Tavern
--------- Fifth Night -------- Friday June 21, 2013
Ephrata, WA Othello, Wa
265 miles (1033) total miles
Best Western
1020 East Cedar St
Othello, WA 99344
1-800-240-7865 – 509-488-5671 direct
Contact: Jackie 75.99 single, 85.99 double
Dinner Brunswick

Here is Basic Ride, 5 Days, 1200 miles averaging 250 miles per day. Daily ride time planned around 6 hours riding a day. This to leave plenty of time to stop, eat, take in the great Flood sites, but mostly listen to your pipes reverberate off the sculpted valleys and maybe even ride a few extra roads.

June 16 Sunday North Bend home open to travelers 290 miles to Lewiston
June 17. Monday night Lewiston Meet and Greet for full rolling rally riders.
June 18 Tuesday Lolo Pass to Missoula and Superior 268 miles
June 19 Wednesday Superior to Camus Prairie/Thompson Falls and on to Rathdrum 242 miles
June 20 Thursday Rathdrum to Eprata 256 miles
June 21 Friday Ephrata to Grand Coulee to Othello 265 miles
June 22 Saturday Othello to Wallula Gap and Palouse Falls and head for home 177 miles
June 22 Saturday North Bend home open to travelers

Counter Steer · 08-17-2012, 02:57 PM

Tired of tee shirts? We will offer Wescalero's the chance to own and wear the Wescalero ride wear. Your choice of a Classic full zip Hoodie sweatshirt, 50/50 cotton/polyester or a Classic front zip 365 gram fleece sweater jacket with zip pocket, elastic sleeve and hem, and zip pockets with a super classic 3" x 3" Wescalero logo on the left front chest for a measly $ 33.00, FOB Clarkston, ID on the first night of the ride. 3 XL and larger cost an additional $ 4.00.

PM or email me if you are interested.

I am exploring PayPal and other payment options.

Fleece Wescalero sweater Jacket

Wescalero Hoodie (Picture is a facsimile and not intended to show an actual Wescalero)

Hoodie details

Duffy · 08-17-2012, 08:17 PM

Count me in Charlie...........might only be for the first two days though. I might continue east and see my Pop and brothers (annual event).

tgabriel · 08-18-2012, 12:15 AM

I'm in! is it June yet?

NWFungi · 08-18-2012, 02:34 AM

Count Chris and I in! Might even swing on down to denver after

Frederickson Flier · 08-18-2012, 06:09 PM

it's on my calendar. I can't speak for FlyingJLady, but her track record is pretty favorable.

summergirl · 09-04-2012, 11:18 PM

Keeping a eye on this. Haven't set dates for next years ride.

elroy62 · 09-10-2012, 12:11 PM

I am planning on doing my best to make it but according to work "no more vacations during the months of June or July" yeah right let me know how that works out for you...

I also have to wait and see what the dates are for my daughter's University Graduation will be as I cannot miss that one.

Later,

man of no consequence · 09-10-2012, 12:21 PM

I'm penciling this in on my calendar. Not sure what I'll be up to next June, but I should know in the spring. I wanted to see the Missoula flood area on my trip out west this year and just didn't have time. So much to see!

08-17-2012, 02:56 PM	#1 (permalink)
Counter Steer Senior VR Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: North Bend, WA Posts: 1,737 Thanks: 6 Thanked 96 Times in 63 Posts	June 18-21, 2013 The Great Missoula Flood & Scablands Rolling Rally 15,000 years ago Missoula was under 900’ of water. Plains, MT was under 1500’. Near Heron a 2000' high by 20 mile wide tongue of ice blocked the Clark Fork backing up the river for 200 miles and raising the level of the river at Heron by 2000’. Late in the summer the water weakened the glacier until the entire ice dam broke. 550 cubic miles (larger than Lake Eire and Lake Ontario combined) of water headed for Eastern Washington. Down on the Rathdrum Prairie, a wall of water filled with soil, trees, rocks and ice 2000’ high and moving at 78 mph would have created a noise so loud that it could be heard for 100 miles. The water crossed the Rathdrum Prairie leaving evidence from Drummond, MT and the Camus Prairie headed for the Basalt lava filled Eastern Washington Plateau. At this time it was covered with as much as 200’ of loess, a windblown dust as fertile as any in the world. Taking three major channels downhill, the Cheney Palouse, the Telford Crab Creek and the Grand Coulee, it ripped apart the earth removing all the soil, tearing into the bedrock and leaving what we today call the channeled Scablands. On the way, it left remarkable signs of its power. The Grand Coulee, a crack in the basalt forming the Western Edge of the huge lava bowl had a wall of water traveling at 58 mph and 300 feet high as it created and moved what we call Dry falls some 18 miles upstream from Soap Lake. Over in the Crab Creek drainage it scoured the land so bare that today the Drumheller channels are used today to design machines to go to Mars. The Cheney Palouse drainage created a huge plunge pool, now seen as the Palouse Falls. The water came so quickly that it backed up a huge lake against Wallula Gap, its only escape to the sea. This huge lake backed up and filled the TriCities basin from Yakima to Walla Walla and flooded up the Snake river channel for a 100 miles, leaving behind sediment in layers from each flood. All along these drainages, it left clear marks. From the scoured walls between Plains and Thompson Falls, to the huge ripples 35’ high and miles long in the Camas Prairie, to huge Kolk formed potholes and lakes, to huge Montana boulders carried inside icebergs called erratics and left as the water drained and the ice melted in Eastern Washington and the Willamette Valley of Oregon. Some blocks as big as a home. 550 cubic miles of water weight 2530 Billion tons or 5060 Trillion pounds not including the Ice bergs, boulders, soil, and trees it carried as well. It vibrated the earth in its orbit. Come ride with us on some of Western Montana's, Northern Idaho's and Eastern Washington's most scenic and wonderous 2 lane roads. 15,000 years later the Wescaleros will be riding across the landscape from Lewiston to Wallula Gap at speeds matching the Great Missoula Flood as they search out the best motorcycle roads and retrace the damage and carnage created by these Great floods. This is a rolling rally scheduled for June 17th to June 22st. It will start with a Meet and Greet in Lewiston on Monday night and a ride over LoLo on Tuesday morning the 18th. Motels are now available. This is a 2 lane motorcycle odyssey through the features and artifacts of Glacial Lake Missoula, its rapid draining and the creation within hours of what we now know as the Scablands. The route and options will be given to everyone. One route flood artifact oriented and another focusing on some optional wilderness two lane roads. This option will be called the Robert Frost, road not taken option. Each evening we will meet. Each morning we will review quickly what flood damage and artifacts we will be riding through that day. Two roads diverged in a wood (and desert), and I (we being Wescaleros), took the one less traveled by, and that has (will make) made all the difference Overview Map: Post two is reserved for motel information and an updated list of participants. Post three is reserved for other updates as they become available. __________________ Wescalero Rider Mhac nan con "If there must be trouble, let it be in my day, that my child may have peace.” Thomas Paine Last edited by Counter Steer; 01-11-2013 at 06:05 PM.

08-17-2012, 02:57 PM	#2 (permalink)
Counter Steer Senior VR Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: North Bend, WA Posts: 1,737 Thanks: 6 Thanked 96 Times in 63 Posts	list of attendees -------- MOTEL Information is now posted. 16 people now have reservations Riders -------- Motel reservations made Lewiston Superior Post Falls Ephrata Othello NW Fungi & Chris -------------------------NWC----NWC-------NWC----NWC----NWC Frederickson Flier & Flying J Lady ----------cb--------cb------ cb------ cb------ cb Counter Steer ---------------------------ff fj------ ff fj----- ff fj----- ff fj------ ff fj J L canuckrider -------------------------------h---------h--------h--------h--------h J XL Crochammer ------------------------------cr--------cr-------cr--------cr-------cr Eurobastard ------------------------------tg--------tg-------tg--------EB-------EB J XL Summergirl and Hummer w/ Bunny----------sghb------sghb-----sghb----sghb-----sghb J ? J ? Julio & phantom ---------------------------jp---------jp-------jp--------jp-------jp Crown Valerie & Martini -------------------cvm-------cvm-----cvm------cvm-----cvm tgabriel ----------------------------------EB--------EB--------EB----------------- Sal ------------------------------------------------------------?--------?--------? J M Rank & Librarian --------------------------?---------R&L---------?--------?--------? Spamcan & Scribbles Man of no Consequence Ridenfun Shortfoot & Snickers Ride Title for Motels "VR Great Missoula Flood Ride" First Day – Ride to Lewiston for Meet & Greet and Ride Overview -------- First Night ------- Monday June 17, 2013 Best Western Rivertree Inn * 1257 Bridge St. Clarkston, WA 1-509-758-9551 Contact Ella $ 79 single $ 89 double Dinner: Barbecue on site ----- Second Night --Tuesday June 18, 2013 Clarkston, WA to Superior, MT 282 miles Budget Host Big Sky Motel 103 4th Ave E Superior, MT 59872 406-822-4371 Contact: Rosie Single $ 55 Double $ 62 Dinner : Durango’s across street ---- Third Night --- Wednesday June 19, 2013 Superior to Post Falls, ID 230 miles (512) total miles Fairbridge Inn Express 3647 W 5th Ave Post Falls, ID 83854 208-620-1654 or 208-773-4541 Contact: Breanna Kegley $ 79 Dinner and Pool Tournament Curleys 6:30 ---- Fourth Night --- Thursday June 20, 2013 Rathdrum (Post Falls) to Ephrata, WA 256 miles (768 total miles) Ephrata Travelodge 31 South Basin St & Division St Ephrata, WA 98823 509-754-4651 Marina $ 65.93 now $ 79.82 later 8 doubles and 8 singles Dinner AJ’s Tavern --------- Fifth Night -------- Friday June 21, 2013** Ephrata, WA Othello, Wa 265 miles (1033) total miles Best Western 1020 East Cedar St Othello, WA 99344 1-800-240-7865 – 509-488-5671 direct Contact: Jackie 75.99 single, 85.99 double Dinner Brunswick Here is Basic Ride, 5 Days, 1200 miles averaging 250 miles per day. Daily ride time planned around 6 hours riding a day. This to leave plenty of time to stop, eat, take in the great Flood sites, but mostly listen to your pipes reverberate off the sculpted valleys and maybe even ride a few extra roads. June 16 Sunday North Bend home open to travelers 290 miles to Lewiston June 17. Monday night Lewiston Meet and Greet for full rolling rally riders. June 18 Tuesday Lolo Pass to Missoula and Superior 268 miles June 19 Wednesday Superior to Camus Prairie/Thompson Falls and on to Rathdrum 242 miles June 20 Thursday Rathdrum to Eprata 256 miles June 21 Friday Ephrata to Grand Coulee to Othello 265 miles June 22 Saturday Othello to Wallula Gap and Palouse Falls and head for home 177 miles June 22 Saturday North Bend home open to travelers __________________ Wescalero Rider Mhac nan con "If there must be trouble, let it be in my day, that my child may have peace.” Thomas Paine Last edited by Counter Steer; 05-13-2013 at 09:58 AM.

08-17-2012, 02:57 PM	#3 (permalink)
Counter Steer Senior VR Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: North Bend, WA Posts: 1,737 Thanks: 6 Thanked 96 Times in 63 Posts	Tired of tee shirts? We will offer Wescalero's the chance to own and wear the Wescalero ride wear. Your choice of a Classic full zip Hoodie sweatshirt, 50/50 cotton/polyester or a Classic front zip 365 gram fleece sweater jacket with zip pocket, elastic sleeve and hem, and zip pockets with a super classic 3" x 3" Wescalero logo on the left front chest for a measly $ 33.00, FOB Clarkston, ID on the first night of the ride. 3 XL and larger cost an additional $ 4.00. PM or email me if you are interested. I am exploring PayPal and other payment options. Fleece Wescalero sweater Jacket Wescalero Hoodie (Picture is a facsimile and not intended to show an actual Wescalero) Hoodie details __________________ Wescalero Rider Mhac nan con "If there must be trouble, let it be in my day, that my child may have peace.” Thomas Paine Last edited by Counter Steer; 04-10-2013 at 06:04 PM.

08-17-2012, 08:17 PM	#4 (permalink)
Duffy Senior VR Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Wa, Burlington Posts: 6,505 Thanks: 23 Thanked 69 Times in 61 Posts	Count me in Charlie...........might only be for the first two days though. I might continue east and see my Pop and brothers (annual event). __________________ Lead, or follow, but just stay out of my way. Heaven is a warm, cozy place to sleep. Wescalero Charter Member

08-18-2012, 12:15 AM	#5 (permalink)
tgabriel Senior VR Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Calgary alberta canada Posts: 1,031 Thanks: 95 Thanked 73 Times in 61 Posts	I'm in! is it June yet? __________________ Nov 2006-Oct 2008: '82 Yamaha XS400 Oct 2008-Sept 2012: '05 Suzuki C50SE...RIP Sept 2012-present: '01 Kawasaki Nomad 1500FI-Premeaux fairing, HD Tourpac, V&H pipes, Power Commander 3 VR WESCALERO CHARTER MEMBER and proud "Arrogant Bastard"

08-18-2012, 06:09 PM	#7 (permalink)
Frederickson Flier Senior VR Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: WA, Frederickson Posts: 3,202 Thanks: 48 Thanked 62 Times in 48 Posts	it's on my calendar. I can't speak for FlyingJLady, but her track record is pretty favorable. __________________ VR WESCALERO CHARTER MEMBER & SHAMAN Stay up or catch up!

09-04-2012, 11:18 PM	#8 (permalink)
summergirl Senior VR Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: BC, Canada & WA state Posts: 1,733 Thanks: 36 Thanked 38 Times in 37 Posts	Keeping a eye on this. Haven't set dates for next years ride. __________________ 2011 to ? - Burgundy 2009 starting 6 kms (1 mile) 2006 -2011 - Silver and Grey 2006 - 60,000 kms (37,500 miles)

09-10-2012, 12:21 PM	#10 (permalink)
man of no consequence Senior VR Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 1,689 Thanks: 255 Thanked 230 Times in 84 Posts	I'm penciling this in on my calendar. Not sure what I'll be up to next June, but I should know in the spring. I wanted to see the Missoula flood area on my trip out west this year and just didn't have time. So much to see! __________________ My blogs: Sad and Chara and This Life Rearranged and Chad's Ride I ride: 2008 Honda VTX 1800N & 2011 Victory Vision

Remove Advertisements Sponsored Links
Volusia Riders Advertisement