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Originally Posted by arkanist
15 hours from PDX to the desert? Any stops in between? According to google maps it should be ~10 hours from Seattle.
Also, I would love to do an event out there.
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It was about 7.5hrs from PDX to the desert.
So total, 15hrs commitment for travel.
Downside is the few miles of gravel you have to drive to get on the lake bed. Access roads on to the lake bed are a bit tricky too with such a low vehicle. I didn't end up with any clearance issues but I have a little off-road experience too to help make the best of the uneven terrain.
A mistake I made was that we filled up gas in Burns but my friends who brought spare fuel only had regular. I burned up a good amount of fuel messing around (as you saw in the video) but I wish I had more time for driving shenanigans. I reserved just a hair under half a tank to get back to Burns and still had a safe margin left in the tank. Whatever you do, make sure you keep tabs on your fuel because there isn't any near there and the closest place is Fields, Oregon which only has regular.