Tuesday, May 15, 2012

Bike Trails

One of my goals for this trip is to write a mini trail bike guide to all the trails on our adventure.
5/2/12:
Palo Duro Canyon State Park; Amarillo, Texas:
Trail: Castle Peak  to Lighthouse Trail
Description:  This trail is easy to get lost, lots of side trails and no signage until you get to the Lighthouse trail. The trail follows an old jeep road; mainly flat with short fast inclines. You can ride the whole trail in your big ring in an hour. When you get to the end of the the Lighthouse trail you can put your bike in the bike rack (yes there is a bike rack:)) and walk up to Capitol Peak to a scenic overview. Bring lots of water, it was 100 degrees F; there was also a lot of horse flies and misquitos. The old jeep road had short sections of rocky steps but otherwise smooth hard pack with minimal aerobic effort.

Would we ride this again?: We wouldn't go out of our way to ride it again, but it was nice to break up the trip and pedal.

5/3/12:
Copper Breaks State Park; Quanah, Texas:
Trail: Equestrian trail around the state park
Description: This was definitely an equestrian trail, there was little signage but easy to follow. The trail followed an old jeep road and other parts looked like a lawn mower went across the field; other parts looked like it needed to be mowed! We rode for less than an hour, mainly flat with small inclines with no technical features.
Would we ride this again?:  HELL NO!!!






5/7/12 and 5/9/12:
Santos and Vortex Trails; Ocala, Florida:
Trail: We parked at the Santos Trailhead, right across from Greenway Bike Shop (Dano the owner is very helpful and hospitable). OMBA has done great work here and the trails are in great shape. There are several trails with over 80 miles of single track. Each trail is marked as a yellow, blue or red. Yellow = easy, Blue = moderate and Red = advanced. You can't get to a red trail from yellow; this way a beginner will not get caught on an advanced trail. The signage is great and you can get a free map at the bike shop. At the Santos Trailhead there is a bike wash, skills park, dirt jumps and a pump track. I never realized how important the bike washes are in the South but they are a neccessity; they are also good for dirtbags to shower in:)! We did 90% of the trails on the Santos and Vortex side.
Description:  The trails are hard packed single track through a pine forest. Trails depend on the color of trail you choose. The red trails are around old quarries and consist of short ups and downs with man-made ramps and drops that are optional. Few rock and root obstacles to make it more challenging. The blue and yellow trails are flowy with few rocks and roots. The Vortex side offers a free-ride area with enormous drops.




Would we ride this again?: Hellz Yeah! Super fun with lots of options. Camping is right next door, offers a shower, water and electricity for $23/night.

5/11/12:
Jackrabbit Mountain Bike/Hiking Trails; Hayesville, North Carolina:
Trail: This trail  is a group of loops that can be connected for varying length of rides. We rode all the trails and linked them up counter clockwise.
Deacription:  The trails are fast, flowy singletrack that mostly follow the contour of the lake. A few ups and downs with no big climbs. The High Point trail is the most "advanced skill level" and has a few log crossings and a skinny. SABA Beach is a nice place to hang out and take a dip to cool off.
Would we ride this again?: Yes. Lots of places to cool off on a hot summer day.




5/14/12:
Kitsuma Trail; Ridgecrest, North Carolina:
Trail: Kitsuma trail is located east of Black Mountain, NC at the Ridgecrest exit. The trail is a singletrack that leads up to a ridge then screams down to a park on the far side. From the park you ride the old hwy 70 back to the car.
Description:  The trail starts right next to Interstate 40 with big trucks wizzing by on the other side of the fence. Then multipe switchbacks lead to the ridge. It is a grunt of a climb up. Once you start down the ridge, drop the seat and hold on!!! This DH has amazing flow with dips and turns that are a blast to ride. There are a few short uphills, but the majority is down. The trail dumps you out at a park with picnic tables and the like. Head out the parking lot and make an immediate left on old hwy 70. There is a dead end sign, but keep going. The road has not had car traffic on it in years. It is now a bike path and leads back to the start of the trail. Part of the road crosses private property so stay on the pavement. When the old road ends turn left and be back at the car in 10 mins.
Would we ride this again?: Yes. This is an awsome ridge ride with an easy spin back to the car. Shuttle and you can drop the spin back. This is one of my favorite rides in NC.














5/16/12:
Tsali Recreation Area; Nantahala National Forest, Bryson City, North Carolina:
Trail: There are four trails in this system. They alternate every day between hiking and biking. We rode the Left and Right loops. We started with the Right Loop and combind it with the Left Loop.
Description: These trails are NC classics and IMBA Epics. Expect to meet people from all over at the trailhead. The trails are fast, flowy singletrack with little technical difficulty. These trails are very similar to the Jackrabbit trails, but with more elevation change. There are a few steep climbs. The Right loop is high above the water line. The Left Loop is much closer. There are a few places to stop and take a swim along the Left Loop.

Would we ride this again?: Big bikes are way overkill here. These trails would be fun on a light, short travel bike or singlespeed. I aways end up riding here when I pass through, and probably will again.












5/20/12
Pisgah National Forest; Laurel Mountain
Brevard, North Carolina:
Trail:  Laurel Mountain Trail to Laurel Mountain Connector Trail to Pilot Rock. Approximately 13.5 miles, took us approximately 3 1/2 hours.
Description: We parked where Pilot Rock trail meets the gravel road. From there we rode the dirt road towards the Laural Mtn TH.  After four and a half miles we turned onto the single track Laural Mountain Trail. This trail is a nice gradual climb with technical rock sections.  The rock sections are made harder by being covered in mud. The last part of the climb gets really steep and we pushed a little. We then made a left turn on the Laural Mountain Connector Trail. A little more climbing and we found ourselves at the Pilot Rock trail. We stopped just long enough to put on the knee pads and drop the seats!!! The desent was covered in large rocks, drops, water bars, tight switchbacks and a large rock garden. Pure Joy!
Would we ride this again?: We were so glad to be on some gnar-gnar again! Pilot Rock was the shiznits and I would definetely ride this trail again and would love to explore this area some more!




Thursday, May 24, 2012
Pisgah National Forest
Bent Creek, Asheville, NC:
Trail: Green's Lick
Description: We headed up a graded road until we peeled off onto a single track.  The climb up was a smooth, non technical, grind. It would not have been a big deal except for the humidity. The trails are marked well and it doesn't really matter how you go up as long as you come down Green's Lick. This trail has multiple wall rides, jumps, and tabletops. This trail is obviously groomed by the locals. I felt like I was on a backcountry "Rainmaker"!
Would we ride this again: Hell yes!!!














Memorial Day Weekend, 5/26-5/27
Snowshoe Bike Park, Snowshoe WV:
Trail:We rode almost every trail in the park.
Description: MUD. This park has two sides to it. The Basin and the Western Frontier. Both sides are fun, but have different personalities. The trails are very rocky, rooty, muddy terror rides(at least for us dusty, dry west riders). There are some large drops and gaps. Plus some sweet man made ladder bridges. Not much vert, so the rides are short.
Would we ride this again: The first day we were not impressed. By the second day we were having fun in the mud and getting the hang of it. I doubt I would ever drive accros the country to ride this again, but if I was in West Virgina and it wasn't raining...sure.





























6/13/12
Durango, Colorado:
Trail: Horse Gulch Telegraph Trail System
Description: This trail system seems to go forever. We started up the Telegraph Trail that was a plesant , smooth climb to a saddle following an old telegraph line. We then came down the Anasazi Decent that was a fun ride.  It was rocky and steep at the top then a ripping bermed rollercoaster at the bottom.  We then took the Meadow Loop and linked up some short trail sections to get back to the main "road". We headed up the road to a trail called Down and Out. We pushed our bikes 0.4 miles up this trail. Poor choice on our part. This lead us to the top of Raider Ridge. This is where the fun started. We headed down Extended Ridge and Half Ridge trails. For you Denver people, this was just like Dakota Ridge!!! This is a technical ridge ride with jumps, drops, and big rocks in the way.
Would we ride this again: Hell yeah!!! This ride was awesome. We would like to try riding up the ridge, then heading back down it.
































6/17: Alta Lakes

Trail: Alta lakes Camp ground to Galloping Goose

Description: There is a network of single-track trails from the Alta Lakes campground, that appear to all be going down into Telluride. At Galloping Goose there is an intersection of other trails. Galloping goose will take you to the mountain village, approximately 27 miles. We were so tempted to keep going down because it was "down" and it was super fun, nice flowy, wide single track with some burms; but our better judgment kicked in and we decided to turn back since we knew we had to go uphill the rest of the way back to camp. This would make a great shuttle ride. It was good to ride at elevation also and be up in the mountains. Elevation was about 11,200 ft.

Would we ride this again: Yes, as a shuttle ride it would totally kick ass!



6/20: Deer Valley Ski Resort, Park City, Utah

Trail: Deer Valley is a ski resort that is open in the summer to mountain bikers and hikers. All natural terrain with skill areas on some trails with man-mande features. The blue trails and single black diamond trails could be done on a trail bike; but still fun on a DH bike. The double black diamond trails are DH bike territory. The double Blacks are super loose, rocky, "hang on for dear life", white knuckle decents near the top. They become more flowy with drops and more speed near the bottom.

Would we ride this again: Yes. Lots of fun.























6/21: Park City, Mid-mountain trail

Trail: The trail system in park City is huge. There are hundreds of miles of singletrack. We were given some advice from Juan at the local bike shop for this ride. We started up the Armstrong Trail from the valley floor. The trail is a new addition to the network and is uphill only. The climb was the perfect grade. Not too steep and wide smooth singletrack. We then made a left on the Mid Mountain Trail. This trail is fast flowy singletrack that traverses the mountains near the 8,000 ft level. There were some great places to stop and take in the views. We then took John's Trail back down to the valley. This trail is a windy, rooty, twisty trail through the aspens. It was a slow decent and not our usual fast decent.

Would we ride this again?: Absolutely




6/24: Snow Basin Ski Resort, Utah, DH

Description: We had no idea this place existed, we found out about it while talking to some guys about our trip and they said "you should go through Ogden and ride bikes at Snow Basin" so we did. The Resort has a gondola that is open on weekends and the resort trails can be combined with National Forest trails for even more miles. We stuck to the Snowbasin trails. This is not the place for DH bikes. All the trails can be rode on a trail bike. Lots of pedalling. Its like a long decent on XC trails. There are some rocks and trail obsticals to have fun on. The Needles Trail is like a 30 min Super D course(except no place to pass).

Would we ride this again?: This place was fun in a differant kind of way. When I get too old to DH with "the kids", this is where I will come. P.S. This place is about half the cost of most DH parks. $18





6/27: Gros Ventre Road Area, Teton National Forest; Jackson, WY

Trail: Shadow Mountain: Dirt jeep road to smooth single track. Located outside of jackson in the Teton National Forest. Great free primitive camping up this road, with amazing views!

Description: Approximately 3 miles up a gravel road. The climb is gradual but consistent and a good warm up for amazing single track. This can also be done as a shuttle ride. The descent consists of approximately 2 miles of awesome single track that is butter smooth, bermed, twisty then wide open.

Would we ride this again?: heck yeah, I rode it twice, once as a shuttle, much more enjoyable as a shuttle but the uphill is a good cardio workout!












6/28 & 6/30/12: Jackson Hole Resort, WY:

Trail: The bike park here is relatively new, one short quad chair lift with 6 trails (2 greens, 3 blues and 1 double black). The trails are flow trails except the black trail which is just natural train.

Description: The bike park has some great potential, they have done a lot with the little space they used. The bronco trail is smooth, flowy and bermed. Bandit was our favorite trail with berms and table tops and Bandit was similar just with bigger table tops. We spent most of our time on Bandit and worked on cornering skills and jumping.

Would we ride this again?: We had a great time and rode 2 days in a row. This is where Sabrina finally started understanding how to rail corners and clear table tops!





7/1: Teton Pass, Wilson, WY
Trails: Snotel Loop Trail. Ride begins at Phillip's Trailhead. Arrow and Ridge trails, ridden as a clockwise lollypop; allowing a mellow climb of the Snotel Trail and the rockier Ridge section of the downhill.

Description: Short, mellow trail with great views. Arrow is a nice, smooth climb and the top of the climb is a great place to take a break and take in the views.

Would we ride this again?: There are so many trails in this area, probably would ride something else, but it was a great introduction to the teton pass area.

7/2: DH on Teton Pass, Wilson, WY:

Trail: Fuzzy Bunny, Jimmy's Mom, Jumps Trail and Parallel Trail.

Description: The first day we rode Jimmy's Mom and Jumps trail then we rode up old pass road to Phillips Connector trail. All the downhill trails are one way only; if you are going to take your downhill bike we would reccommend to do it as a shuttle. These trails are full on downhill, with huge man made jumps, features, gaps and berms. The jumps and gaps are not mandatory, and there is a single track that bypasses the features. Fuzzy Bunny has huge jumps and features off to the side of the main route. We gave Jimmy's mom 4 stars! The top was super fun, the lower part has huge gaps; cut over to Phillips Connector to get to Powerline Jumps Trail. Powerline Jumps trail has 4-5 ft gaps to tables, super fun. Parallel Trail has lots of small and large gap jump with huge gaps also.

Would we ride this again?: Totally! What an amazing amount of hard and good work went into making these trails. If we lived here we could be amazing technical downhill riders.
"Wish I shuttled and had my downhill bike!"




7/3/12: Grand Targhee Resort, WY

Trails: The Grand Traverse (blue), Sticks and Stones (black) and Buffalo drop (black) were the main trails.

Description: This place is all about natural terrain. The Grand Traverse is a ride through alpine terrain. It is a long trail and pretty mellow with lots of side hilling. Sticks and Stones and Buffalo Drop have a lot more rocks and it is a super fun technical ride.

Would we ride this again?: Yes. Lots of fun. Staff told us they are in the middle of building a top to bottom jump trail. Plus, this place was deserted.
Snow Angel (In July!)
"I hate when I catch a pedal!"





7/9: Greenhorn Gulch, Kethchum, Idaho:

Trail: Greenhorn Gulch Trail and Mahoney Creek Trail.

Description: There are two ways to start this trail one smooth and one rocky. Both meet up a mile in. The main trail up is a smooth, easy ride to start off. After a few miles the trail becomes steeper with some loose shale sections. There are some amazing views near the top. The start and finish of the Mahoney Trail are a downhill blast. The middle section is more rolling and loose.

Would we ride this again?: It is a fun moderate trail. With so many trails in the area, it would be a while before we got to it again.
"Hmmmm.....where are we?"




7/10: Prairie Creek to Miner Lake, Ketchum, Idaho:

Description: This is a beautiful alpine ride. Lots of creek crossings and two alpine lakes. Starts with a tecnical rock climb, then to a smoother, but steeper climb until you reach Praire Lake. Then traverse around a butte to Miner Lake. From there it is a DH through medows, snow fields, mud bogs, to a steep, loose, bouldery slolom. Oh Yeah, don't forget about a ton of creek crossings.

Would we ride this again?: Yes, It is an adventure. You can also swim in the lakes!


Skinny Dip in an Alpine Lake



Princess Ples will not get his feet wet!

7/12: Potato Mountain Loop, Stanley, Idaho:

Description: Ride a Jeep road to the single track, the climb is steep and rutted out and hike-a-bike to the top. The first part of the descend is steep and the last part of the ride is a "seat-up" rolling descend with many creek crossings.

Would we ride this again?:  It was fun, but there are a lot more trails to check it out.


Super Ples to save the day!








7/15: Bend, Oregon

Trail: Funner and Tiddlywinks; Steve Larson Trail system

Description: Begin at the Wanoga Sno-Park, Steve Larson Trail head. (Free Camping available in the parking lot.) Best to go down Funner and up Tiddlywinks. Funner is a black diamond trail with flowy berms at the beginning with optional sporadic skinny's. The end of the trail has several 4 to 5 ft rock drops and some natural technical terrain. Funner is a great name for this trail! Tiddlywinks is a blue trail with nice berms, flowy single track and easy climbing. We did Funner in the morning and Tiddlywinks in the afternoon. There are also jeep roads that parallel some of the trails so if you want to go up this way you can. There is also a small dirt jump area in the parking lot that you can play on.

Would we ride this again?: Yes we would. I want to do funner again and try to ride more obstacles and skinny's.




7/16: Bend, Oregon

Trail: Ben's, Whoops, Phil's, Voodoo, Grand Slam:

Description: Park at Phil's Trail head. Huge network of trails. There is a large area built for dirt jumps at the trail head, there is also a sweet free ride park called Lair that we didn't get to ride but you can get there from Phil's TH. The trails are well marked. Ben's trail was a nice climb, super easy, a trail where you can just shut your brain off, turn your music up and pedal without stopping. Whoops trails is AWESOME! Climb 1.7 miles up a dirt road, at the top there will be an intersection of many trails; sit on the bench have a quick bite to eat, put on your knee pads and put your seat down. This trail is a flow trail full of doubles and table tops, if you go slow you roll everything if you go fast you can start clearing tables and doubles. Great job on the making of this trail! It is downhill only so when you are done you can climb back up the road and do it again or move on to the other awesome trails. We got onto Phil's trail to Voodoo, Grand Slam and back to Phil's to the trailhead. Phil's was similar to Ben's; smooth, flowy, non-technical and the downhill is ridden with your seat up. Voodoo was a black and Grand Slam was even more technical with more rocks and had some man made bridges to get over rocks. We ended up doing about 16 miles that day and we were pooped and ready to be done riding but it was a great day!


7/17: Bend, Oregon

Trail: Deschutes River Trail Hike (rest day)

Description: 13.8 miles one way. There are several campgrounds or trail heads in between so you can make it as long or as short as you want. There is good signage and a nice trail that takes you along the river. It is not flat but the climbinging is minimal. I started at Meadows Recreation Site and hiked to Dillon Falls where Ples picked me up. I hiked 6 miles and it took me about two hours. It was one of the nicest hikes I've been on (don't hike too much); for the first bit you hike by a lava island. Pretty views and very peaceful. The trail is open to bikers and I ran into a lot who didn't yield to me as a hiker (seems to be a trail for beginners so maybe they are not aware of biking etiquette yet!)

Would I do this again?: Highly recommend it!



7/19: McKenzie River National Scenic Trail; Willamette National Forest.

Description: We did this as a shuttle ride with McKenzie Mountain resort for $30 (They were a bit flaky and it took several days to arrange the shuttle and on their web site they said a minimum of two but they wouldn't take us up unless there were more than 2). The ride is 26.5 miles long with 1600 feet of elevation drop and it took us 6 hours. It was strenuous and not purely downhill. The trail consists of lava flows, water falls, the clearest water and blue ponds, old growth forests and the McKenzie River. The trail is technical throughout with short bursts of climbing. The lava flow at the beginning was difficult and beautiful at the same time. We ate lunch at the prettiest blue pond that I have ever seen. I filled up water at Trail Bridge Reservoir which is about half way. There are tons of bridges and just amazing views! We were absolutely exhausted afterwards and the following day we enjoyed the hot springs at Belknap Springs ($7 per person for 1 hour).

Would we ride this again?: This ride was totally worth the $30 and was one of the most scenic bike trails that we have ever been on! Just come prepared with plenty of water, food and a rain jacket.










7/21: Alpine Loop; Westfir/Oakridge, Oregon
Description: We were told about this ride by many people that we passed on the road and the guy in the bike shop recommended it. For some reason we didn't even discuss this ride we just got on our bikes and thought it would be a good idea to take a dirt road 9 miles up; everyone said you won't even remember the climb up once you start going down. Well, we still remember it to this day; it sucked! It took us like 3 hours to get up and 1 hour to get down. (Maybe on light bikes it could be tolerable). It was 13 + miles of climbing and only 6 miles of downhill (it just doesn't add up!) Even the downhill was pedally. There was one really good alpine view but the rest was in the forest. It was nice single track and you could go super fast on parts because it was wide open.
Would we ride this again?: We would not do this like we did; we would suggest taking a shuttle to the very top and adding some extra loops and avoiding the horrible climb up!
7/22: Willamette Pass Ski Area; Willamette Pass, Oregon
Trail: We rode the weekend before a big race so everything was marked as Cat 1 and Cat 2/3. We rode the cat 1 and cat 2 course most of the day and we did one trail that was on the back of the mountain.
Description: This place is only open on the weekends and a total gem! There are only 2 lift assist bike parks in Oregon (Willamette Pass and Ski Bowl). The cost was affordable and the place was totally deserted. Lots of log jumps about 3 to 4 feet that were totally feasable; the trails were well made and flowed well. The trails were loamy, dry and rough. We would have loved to race this course!
Would we ride this again?: Heck Yeah! We had so much fun here.




7/25: Mt. Hood Ski Bowl; Mt. Hood, Oregon
Trail/description: One of the blue trails was called gnar-gnar; which was not gnar at all, just a smooth flowy singletrack with some nice berms. The other two trails were marked as cat 1 and cat 2/3. There is also a free ride park with three levels of fun! The easiest was a blue trail with man made features and skinny's, the other trail was a black trail with bigger features and more skinny's and the hardest trail was a double black with big features, big gaps, sweet table tops and much more. Everything was made so well and it had a nice flow to it.
Would we ride this again?: The free ride park was awesome, totally recommend it if you are in the area!




7/27: Hood River, Oregon
Trail: 8 mile loop, Bottle Prairie trail, Knebel springs
Description: Sweet! Total shit-ass grin going down Bottle Prairie Trail and the last part of 8 mile loop. It was so fast, wide open, good distance to see if anyone was coming up, and it was a seat down downhill which we haven't had a while, it was super FUN! The climbing was not bad at all, easy grade through forests.
Would we ride this again?: Heck yeah! Sweet camping up there also, surrounded by NF.
7/28: Hood River, Oregon
Trail: Surveyor Ridge
Description: Single track ridge trail; ups and downs with not much of either, nice easy ride with great views of Mt. Hood.





8/4/12: Mt. St. Helens, Washington
Trail: Abraham Trail
Description: Park at the Windy Ridge Parking Lot. We did an out and back, 6 miles there and back. The first part of the trail is jeep road for about a mile and a half then it leads to a narrow single track with a lot of exposure over the ridge to the Plains of Abraham. The approach has two long steep stair cases that you push up but totally rideable on the way down. The Plains of Abraham were incredible to ride through. Great scenic views!
Would we ride this again?: Heck Yeah! We were also able to camp close in the trail on NF road.













8/6: Black Diamond,WA
Trail: Deliverance xc trail to Summit Ridge Free Ride Park
Description: This area was just bought by a church and has done some nice work on developing the trails. Tight, snakey, hair pin turns with technical rooty sections. You ride the xc trail to get to the free ride park. We were slightly dissapointed because we heard all this hype on the internet and at the local shop about black diamdond, but the free ride park was basically 5 or 6 short dirt jump lines.
Would we ride this again?: This would be a good place for locals to pin technical sections and technical cornering and to do a little jumping, but we wouldn't come here if it was out of our way.


8/8/12: Issaquah, Washington
Trail: Duthie Hill Bike Park

Description: AWESOME!!!!! This place was another hidden GEM; we heard about this place from a guy at a shop in Hood River, Oregon. There is something for everyone. This is a county park, check out their web site, they did a good job at directions, suggestions for trail rides and a bunch more of random info. Take a boardwalk to the clearing where there is a skill park and trails that branch off from every direction. There are green xc trails to black diamond xc trails. There are blue to double black diamond free ride trails. We rode both of our bikes (trail and DH). My favorite trail was Ryans Internal flow. It was a blue trail with black options. The trail had man made features with 3-4 foot optional drops. The trails are perfect length and they flow so well. The terrain is butter smooth. The walk up is totally easy and pretty short compared to the length of the downhill.

Would we ride this again?: Of course, I would even drive out of my way to go here. Valmont bike Park, Boulder is not even compare to this bike park.




8/10-8/11/12: Silver Star Bike Park, Vernon, BC:
Description: This is a hidden gem. The resort is small and very laid back. Cheap camping for $10 in the parking lot. The trails are mostly machine made flow trails. A few of the double blacks are nartural terain singletrack. The flow trails are smooth and fast with nice tabletops. The big jumps are huge!!!
Would we ride this again?: In a heartbeat, eh? Don't you know? We will be back!





8/14-8/15/12: Sun Peaks Bike Park, Kamloops, BC:
Description:  This park is very different than Silver Star. It is a larger resort and has a campground in the village for $20 night. The trails are steep and the trails are mostly singletrack over natural terrain. Did I mention STEEP! This is real brown pow surfing. This is steeper than any place we have ridden in the US. It was awsome. The trails are a lot more punishing with studder bumps, root drops, rocks, and real DH riding.
Would we ride this again?: Yah Bro!



8/20 and 8/22:
Whistler, BC Canada
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8/24/12: Galbraith Mountain, Bellingham, WA:
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 8/27/12:
Duthie Hill, Issaquah Washington
See pictures from prior trip to Duthie Hill.  Great park, any place that we visit twice on our trip has to be on the top of our lists!

9/1/12:
Ashland, Oregon
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9/4/12:
Tahoe, California
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 9/6/12:
Lake Tahoe, California
Trail: Tahoe Rim Trail
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9/7/12:
NorthStar, Lake Tahoe, California:
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9/10 and 9/12/12:
Mammoth Mountain Park, California
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9/17 and 9/18/12:
Interbike Las Vegas:
Outdoor demo at bootleg canyon.













9/21/12:
Winter Park Bike Park

9/24/12:
Moab, Utah
Trail: Amasa Back
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9/25/12:
Moab, Utah
Trail: Whole Enchilada
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9/28/12:
Bryce Canyon, Utah
Trail: Thunder Mountain
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9/29/12:
St. George, Utah
Trail: Gooseberry Mesa
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1 comment:

  1. Thanks for the updates! Good to see Ples cooling down on the mudflat.

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