Ride Report YEAH, Washington!

Maxwell, great RR as usual! BIGHIT8, those pics are horrible:lol:--No, just kidding-that place is BEAUTIFUL. It looks like a place called Ross Creek, just outside of where I used to live, in Libby, Montana.

 

Thanks!

No black panther there. That's Bill's dog Roxie. She's a Labraordoodle! :lol:

 

WOW!!!!

Maxwell, those pics are unbelievable.

I really need to get out of Cali. and do some riding.

 

Yes you get used to it, I lived 9 years on the Mendocino Coast I know cold, rain and fog. Give me Northern Arizona where I know I will be able to ride everyday.

Dean

 

Reminds me why I've been thinking the sunshine is overrated in San Diego. It gets stupid hot here if you can't afford to live within a few miles of the coast, which is 90+% of SD's population.

I've been really thinking of Seattle or Denver. I love the mountains.

 

Labradoodle? is that really a dog? haha who cares, that's an awsome name actualy! :lol:

 

nice pics, too bad about your bike getting dented, better that than a stupid broken clavicle
tho

 

WOW!!! I just finished going through all the photos in your album. I wanna go next year, let's do it!!!

 

Yep. They're a cross between a black lab, and a poodle.

Kona & The Path took quick care of me. I seemed to have cracked a rib while I was there.
Better a rib than a collarbone though!

Nancey, I'm going back for sure next year. I may use two of my four week's of vacation, and do the PNW tour.
I'd like to hit;
Ashland
Black Rock
Oakridge
Bellingham
Vancoover
Squamish

I think with two week's, and a little bit of driving, it'd be possible.

 

Nice! Thanks for the pics. What a dream!

 

Max Keep me on the list. Im sure my mom will give us a place to stay if needed. My aunt and Uncle live in Belfair, so that is an option as well.They live on a lake called Trails end Lake so some good trout fishing, no motors allowed on the lake. Plus good trails out their back door. I know of an Awesome Trail in Ghram/Puyallup area as well. Oh plus I frequent a Bike club In Fife Washington that can take us on some awesome rides. I ride with them when I go home.

 

This is one sick RR. Looks like you all had a blast. :bang:

 

trails

I'm the one Maxwell stayed and rode with in B'ham. Since some of you expressed an interest in the trails, here's a description of the routes and some estimated stats. Hang on to the list and if you come up here you can get a nice Galbraith map (GPS-accurate) at the local bike shops (courtesy of the WHIMPS http://www.whimpsmtb.com), and follow along.

Sunday trails on Galbraith
Pipeline, Evil Twin, Chutes & Ladders, Not Shawns, Stick, Straw, Rd 3000/4000, Mullet, Kaiser, Oly, 2 1/2, Cabin, Goldilocks, Scooby-Doo, Goldilocks, Candy, Lower Intestine, Family Fun, Bob's, Karma
15mi, 2500' climb

Monday in Eastern WA, near city of Cashmere
Cascade Mtns, Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest
Up Devils Gulch, Down Mission Ridge
30mi, 5000' climb
http://www.fs.fed.us/r6/wenatchee/maps/devils-gulch-map.pdf

Wednesday on Galbraith
Pipeline, Rock & Roll, The Wall, Pick-up Sticks, Cabin, 187, Oly, Bottle Opener, Keystone, Dirty Sock, Wonderland, 12 monkeys, Stinger, Evolution, PT, The Sh*t, Cheech & Chong's Wild Ride, Chutes & Ladders, Evil Twin, Pipeline
18mi, 3000' climb

Thursday on Chuckanut Ridge
N. Chuckanut Trailhead, Interurban south, Fragrance Lake, Fragrance-Cleator connector, Cleator Rd. up, Double Black Diamond (down!), back up the connector to Cleator, Cleator Rd. down to Chuckanut Ridge connector, Chuckanut Ridge (down!), Interurban back to the car
20mi, 3500' climb

Friday bike tour of B'ham
Coffee, beer, food, coffee, dessert, beer
10 hilly street and park trail miles

Saturday on Galbraith
Ridge, Cedar Dust, The Wall, Kung Fu Theatre, rd 2000/3000, Dan's, Luge, Straw, Kaiser, lower Mullet, 911, Bandito, Ewok Village, Upper Intestine, 2810 connector, El Pollo Elastico, Appendix, Family Fun, Bob's, Karma
15mi, 2500' climb

Enjoy,
Bill

PS Roxie's good for about 15 miles, and toughed-out the 18 mile ride w/us on Wed.

 

Great descriptions of our rides Bill, THANKS!! :beer:

 

Might have broken a rib........

later in the day we hit a double black diamond trail.

Who else but our own Crash could post something like this?

 

This:



...is another reason I am so looking forward to moving to the PNW area next year.

Thank you sir for these wonderful pictures!