OK, looking for some opinions. : ) What are your top five 20-mile rides, must be as much techy single track as possible. : ) Got some outta towners coming in...
I'm (finally) making the trek to Moab. Bike? Check. Lodging? Check. Travel route? UNKNOWN. Any recommendations on whether to A) fly to Grand Junction...
This may not be practical for you but when I go to Moab, I fly to Phoenix where my brother lives and we drive up from there. It's 8 or 9 hours and the...
Susan, I've always tried to "mix" these up as much as possible which unfortunately means a little travel. BUT, one gets to really see what the great state of...
Bob Bournique
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Mar 1, 2009 11:14 pm
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Just a head's up to everyone, we ran into a couple of kids on motos on the trails at Lake Sawyer today. I saw them (they did not yield up hill!) going up into...
I got ready to ride and that's about the time it started raining; uffff! No problem, rain is good; good time to test out my new super jacket:>). I ran across...
Two years ago, we were riding on the east side of highway 169 and met up with a fellow who was lost; he kept going around in circles and couldn't seem to find...
Even the mid-fork snoqualmie is over 20 miles if you do the whole thing. Something to keep in mind if you need to stay a bit more local for a day. The very...
Thanks to Eric Alston for yesterday's return to Griffin Creek. It was my first time on these trails and I really enjoyed them. It was a super late winter day;...
I'll be traveling to CA with my bike at the end of the month and I'm wondering if anyone would be willing to loan me a bike box. My specific travel dates are...
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Moreland, Jim
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Mar 2, 2009 7:12 pm
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You have requested techy.... w/20 miles... Blue Lakes Buttes-Yozoo-Hamilton Peak/Buttes (some road) 4hrs Juniper Ridge (some road) 4 hrs High Rock/Sawtooth/Mt....
BTW: I think Tim's complete list mentions the drive time in hours from the greater Seattle area to each trailhead. Yes Peggy, Cutthroat is on there but the...
Bob Bournique
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Mar 3, 2009 12:19 am
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Yup thanks man, yah i added general drive time to the TH from Seattle. You are also correct on the Entiat/Chelan side, should have added Devils...
For a near 20 mile, pure singletrack with a bit of hiking, the Pyramid mtn out and back along the ridge would be tough to beat. Better views then doing it...
HUGE thanks to all who have responded. Great advice and suggestions and I will pass all of it on. :) Will give him a taste of the PNW and some amazing rides. :...
Dudes can't believe you're busting in any way on Middle Fork. There is no section of that trail that is boring. The lower part you guys are ho-hum on flows...
http://evergreenmtb.org/recreation/calendar.php?event_id=7492<http://evergreenmtb.org/recreation/calendar.php?event_id=7492> First one posted. More to come....
Sad and scary; the same thing and worse has been happening in other parts of the country. I got the bee-gees scared outta me one day at St. Eds. I'm all for...
The thing I can’t get over is, if that part of the trail is boring (which it is not) then what other trails are boring ? It makes half the Teanaway boring,...
There's a "Backcountry Epics" page in the Trail Guide which was sadly empty, so I added most of your suggestions to that page. (http://tinyurl.com/ahmn5l)...