[Mutant Fest] AMF9 location

[Jon Green]

Hey folks: greenjon here.
Let me say first that I just got into town, and I didn't read all the emails
about sites. I might but have not yet. If someone already found a dope ass
site then great! we have two! 

So then, instead of going to a ten day meditation thingy, I went to scout in
Gilford Pinchot NF in Washington. Let's get oriented (these are not "directions":
Going North on the 5 from Portland about 68 miles, one comes to 12 East. Going
East on 12 for about 50 miles, one comes to the delightful town of Randle.
Randle is kool cuz it's the HQ for the local part of Gilford Pinchot NF. THey
got pie, too, and you can smoke inside. They even have "DSL" at the biblioteque...
Anyway, from Randle you can enter the Forest and jump on the 23. About 40
miles later you take a little road a mile off the road. This splits at a T.
One end of the T ends at The Gravel Pit and the other does not : )
The Gravel Pit is about the largest I have seen; they quarries purpley rock
there. There are a few piles of gravel left behind (big ones), and between the
size and the existing piles I can easily see 3 soundsystems sharing it
(SPAZ/5lower/Oly?). 
The other part of the T goes a short way and then splits in FOUR!
Counterclockwise, these (very short) spurs goto: 1): a cul-de-sac with trees
in the middle; difficult to picture a full camp here but Droid or Tea Camp
might work. 2)a trail that goes about 1 mile down to a big ass lake (more on
the lake follows). 3) a proper clearing. 4) steeply up to a little spot (droid
or tea camp?).
The path down to the Lake is about a mile, and has one very large meadow off
of it. Unless people wanted to hike serious gear, this is not a sound system
spot but it'd be fun camping and perhaps a good circus spot. Other camping is
not totally obvious, as this is heavily forested, but I think there will be
enough camping (I didn't bush whack/explore the woods as much as freaks with
tents will...).
The Lake is BIG (not as big as some in washington, but big). There is free
camping there, and a parking lot, and the spur road it is on also connects
with the 23. There is plentiful parking on this road.

okay then, the cafe I'm in is closingl, just turned out the lights, so I gotta
run. If people are still scouting, power to you, and if you turn up a site
that can top a Mt. Adams view and a big lake (etc), then do get the word out
and we can decide what to do. I may scout a little more, or not, but I think a
good time will be had at the spot down 23.

greenjon 510-384-5096.