Fun Backcountry Route from Cascade Lakes Hwy to Waldo Lake

Video overview of a softroading excursion near Willamette Pass in Oregon. This is Day Two after my Broken Top Wilderness excursion, which you'll definitely want to watch:

Please comment below if you have any questions about this excursion, or to let me know what you liked or didn't like about this video.
Here are some other relevant links from the video:

Full write-up and photos of this excursion:

YouTube channels I referred to:
JonDZ Adventuring
SUV RVing

Black Rhino Boxer wheels:

Tough, capable BFGoodrich T/A KO2 tires:

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[kfrownley]

So like, with each video makes me really sad I don't live in Oregon. Your editing and voice over(s) get better with each video man, following these videos make me so happy. Great job, and thank you so much for all the effort you put into these :)

[garyjennyfrost]

That Subaru of yours is no joke. Watching it go over some serious "roads", i'm impressed with it.

[TheAdventureZombie]

Great words of wisdom while out on the trails, as always. I love your outlook on preservation and conservation.

[danhohman]

Great video of some beautiful country!

[rushrocks]

You did a great job editing the video. I’m a Oregonian myself in the portland area and I need to get out that way more often

[jmsuitter]

i like seeing the difficult parts and seeing the vehicle put in the work

[JonDZ_Adventuring]

Another wonderful video Mr. D! Thanks for the shout out regarding the tarp system, coincidentally I was thinking of redoing it before SubieFest on Oct. 21st. I was thinking of using 3 pieces of I-beam connected with 2 hinges and yadda yadda, but I really like your setup and I will be copying it :P

The quality of your video is exquisite! I especially liked the slow motion clip of your BFG KO2's being put to work. Keep up the great work! You're pumping these video's out quickly now!

[Jomon]

Thank you for explaining where you went. Too many youtubers seem to want to be as vague as possible.

[OregonTrailR]

I’m so sad about the cedar creek fire tearing through most of this road and surrounding areas, this is one of my favorite stretches of trail in Oregon. I’m super glad you captured it so beautifully on film, it’s not likely to look like that once they open the roads again… 😢

[armaniusmaximus]

Loved this video. Narration is getting better and better! The burned trees did look surreal.

[Chamwow]

Would love to see the awning build in more detail!

[MattCookOregon]

Hey this is awesome. The roguh road part reminds me of the east side of diamond peak. Our content is kinda similar.

[charliemartin]

I took the road to Irish and Taylor lakes and its awesome up there !

[Stutz]

Finally got around to doing this route last weekend. It was awesome. My stock 1st gen Toyota Sequoia made it without too much trouble, but there were definitely 2-3 spots where I wondered if I should attempt the obstacle. Low range 4x4 definitely helps crawling up that steep section. Anyway, thanks for discovering/sharing! I had this on my to-do list for two years because of this video lol

[randykunath.afterbbn]

As always great video, some wicked landscape with the burnt up trees. I’ve been to Southern Oregon once when we road out to California on our Harley. Definitely need to get back out there with our 4 runner. Keep up the awesome work 👍

[jmsuitter]

slo mo on that part was a great addition 👍

[williamlockard]

When I first started going into that area, the culverts were redwood wooden slat. It was the original road built when they built the Dam on Waldo.

[weezerateworld]

Looks fun! I've been thinking of doing this route next month..

[Kfry]

Did you ever put up a tutorial on how to make that awning? That'd be great. Or at least a direction of where to find it. I just found your channel and I'm digging what you're doing.

[SoccerPlaya]

Absolutely love the videos! Question for you, any tips on routes for this? My girlfriend and I are planning a four-day trip where we select two key campsites on one of the lakes during this journey. Looking for solid dispersed camping sites. We're bringing a couple kayaks so the closer to the lake the better :)