My first trip up was by myself. Took my old Ford Ranger and it did pretty good. Last weekend I decided to load up the Ford Explorer with my wife, two boys and the dog. About 10 miles up I blew out one of my rear tires. It went flat in an instant. Huge pothole with a sharp rock in the bottom. Had to change the tire on a pretty good slope and my spare was only 3/4`s full of air. So i decided to head back to Hood river. Needless to say we never made it to North or Rainy lake this time!!! Bummer, I was looking forward to fishing North.
You are right the roads are in terrible shape. I learned one thing never leave home without Fix a Flat.
EGGS, I still plan on heading to those Ollalie area spots you told me about. Dark lake is next on my list.