So I went to Japanese gultch in Mukilteo today with Eren and Stephen where I met them for the first time (Great meeting you guys!). I was just their to take pictures of them and do some trail riding, which turned out quite succesful in our 2+ hours of riding. I think its fair to say we all had fun, especially when Stephen fell...I just wish I got a picture of it. It broke his pants (zipper and buttons)!!!!! But he was alright so that was good. Went to the car and got some shoelaces(?) and hit the DJs. Eren was testing out his new Transition double and wanted to do a bar spin for the first time, but didnt have time to find a sweet enough jump (Next time bro!) so he just jumped around instead. And Stephen desided he wanted to hit the roll in drop to a pretty big jump and did pretty well (pics...).
When we were their having a grand old time another guy, Dylan and his mom showed up (a riding family) on his Stinky Dee-lux and his mom on a Kona FS XC bike. And when he showed up he started throwing down on the double then the tripple at the DJs (massive air). When Stephen and Eren had to go I stuck around with Dylan while his mom rode singletrack and convinsed him to take a look at the fairly new 20+ ft drop (by the poop for thoughs of you who know it, but not the one above the poop). He was siked to see it and was definatly up to the task.
After about 30minutes of looking at the dirt, the drop, landing, ect. to see how things would go (I've only heard of it ever being attempted/landed once) he got up to the ladder looking out and did a few roll ups. Then he hit it just before his mom came bellow us at a connecting XC trail (she was scared out of her mind for him, and honestly I was too...but I was ready with the camera). And I got some sick pictures of him hitting and landing it succesfully.
Then after all that we went to the 10ft drop to step-up and I convinced Dylan to throw some tricks, it went from no footers and whips to an attept at the can-can (for the first time I think). He did the can-can twice...with his last not being to succesful and landed on his nuts on the seat. It was overall a good fun ride and I got to meet some cool people and see some sick ripping, not to mention get awsome pics! I had fun, and cant wait to ride with these guys again
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Pics to be posted soon. I shot about 400 in the 4.5 hour period of being their. I'll post the main ones, and give a link to the set of them.
When we were their having a grand old time another guy, Dylan and his mom showed up (a riding family) on his Stinky Dee-lux and his mom on a Kona FS XC bike. And when he showed up he started throwing down on the double then the tripple at the DJs (massive air). When Stephen and Eren had to go I stuck around with Dylan while his mom rode singletrack and convinsed him to take a look at the fairly new 20+ ft drop (by the poop for thoughs of you who know it, but not the one above the poop). He was siked to see it and was definatly up to the task.
After about 30minutes of looking at the dirt, the drop, landing, ect. to see how things would go (I've only heard of it ever being attempted/landed once) he got up to the ladder looking out and did a few roll ups. Then he hit it just before his mom came bellow us at a connecting XC trail (she was scared out of her mind for him, and honestly I was too...but I was ready with the camera). And I got some sick pictures of him hitting and landing it succesfully.
Then after all that we went to the 10ft drop to step-up and I convinced Dylan to throw some tricks, it went from no footers and whips to an attept at the can-can (for the first time I think). He did the can-can twice...with his last not being to succesful and landed on his nuts on the seat. It was overall a good fun ride and I got to meet some cool people and see some sick ripping, not to mention get awsome pics! I had fun, and cant wait to ride with these guys again
.Pics to be posted soon. I shot about 400 in the 4.5 hour period of being their. I'll post the main ones, and give a link to the set of them.
Maybe I should make a trip to the gulch next weekend? Let me know.
