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First Idaho, then Bend Oregon

Heidi

Heidi

Der hund ist laut und braun
Aug 22, 2001
10,184
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Bend, Oregon
I had the BEST vacation and I hate to be home. We raced first up in Sandpoint Idaho, then drove to Bend, Oregon for a week of riding. We rode nothing but singletrack for 5 days and it was all awesome. Thanks to Aaron for showing us around two of the days and pointing us towards the two FABULOUS breweries in town! I successfully drank beer everyday of my vacation..some days a little too much probably.:D

I have tons of pics so be patient.
 
Heidi

Heidi

Der hund ist laut und braun
Aug 22, 2001
10,184
797
Bend, Oregon
The race course in Idaho was failry brutal. There was not an easy section...all very technical. Here's Derek in the dusty tree section.

 
Heidi

Heidi

Der hund ist laut und braun
Aug 22, 2001
10,184
797
Bend, Oregon
They cut the women's course down to two laps of 10.8 miles so I was kind of bummed because I've been training for longer. I had to step up the intensity since it was a shorter race and man I was pooped towards the end. I actually contemplated quiting but then thought of Tyler Hamilton.

 
Heidi

Heidi

Der hund ist laut und braun
Aug 22, 2001
10,184
797
Bend, Oregon
This is my second lap and I'm headed up the long hill climb. SO tired!!!



This rock helped me make up time during the race. It doesn't look like much but it's kind of tricky in real life and a lot of the women were walking it.

 
Heidi

Heidi

Der hund ist laut und braun
Aug 22, 2001
10,184
797
Bend, Oregon
Let's do a bit of before/after shall we.





He had a tough race as well but managed to get 6th!!
 
Heidi

Heidi

Der hund ist laut und braun
Aug 22, 2001
10,184
797
Bend, Oregon
OK, on to Bend, Oregon.

The McKenzie River ride was completely awesome. We started with more climbing than we expected, but it's all good. This was the day it was 100+ degrees!



 
Heidi

Heidi

Der hund ist laut und braun
Aug 22, 2001
10,184
797
Bend, Oregon
I can't begin to explain how completely awesome this ride was. Pics do it hardly any justice - you must go for yourself. First you risk your life on lava rocks that are just itching to rip open your elbow or knee. Then you twist through forests, then you ride along the river. Oh, and don't forget the waterfalls!





 
Heidi

Heidi

Der hund ist laut und braun
Aug 22, 2001
10,184
797
Bend, Oregon
We rode another day at a place called Shevlin Park and then continued on to do Mrazek trail. It's a cool ride really close to town, all singletrack.





 
Heidi

Heidi

Der hund ist laut und braun
Aug 22, 2001
10,184
797
Bend, Oregon
Another day, *sigh* more singletrack to ride. This day we took Tumalo Falls trail up and then North Fork further up, then we bombed down another section of Mrazek, and Farewell Trail. We figured shoot, we climbed North Fork, we might as well climb South Fork too! So up we went were we were treated to great views and nice trails as usual!

Here is Tumalo Falls:


 
Heidi

Heidi

Der hund ist laut und braun
Aug 22, 2001
10,184
797
Bend, Oregon
More falls shots. All of these are on the climb up.







Me on a cool little bridge while Derek got eaten alive by bugs.
 
Heidi

Heidi

Der hund ist laut und braun
Aug 22, 2001
10,184
797
Bend, Oregon
The trail down winds fast and furiously through the trees - little room for error at top speed. Reflexes were important!



This was wonderful to see. Not once, but TWICE it says NO HORSES!


These log jumps kept you alert!



More tight trees.
 
Heidi

Heidi

Der hund ist laut und braun
Aug 22, 2001
10,184
797
Bend, Oregon
Much later after climbing for about 5 more miles we are treated to views of these moutains...I think Broken Top was the name.



There were cool little huts everywhere, equiped with a big stove and a huge supply of firewood for the cold winters.


Artsy shot:


the original was pretty too.
 
Heidi

Heidi

Der hund ist laut und braun
Aug 22, 2001
10,184
797
Bend, Oregon
Yet another day of 25+ miles all singletrack. What a rough life. Today we rode in an area called Lava Lakes. The trail had huge lava rock sections to keep your heart pounding.




The shading in this picture makes my butt look big.



Crashes on the lava rocks simply cannot happen, that would hurt.



 
Toshi

Toshi

Harbinger of Doom
Oct 23, 2001
38,303
7,736
ooh, that clear lake pic, and the waterfall before it, is fabulous.
 
Heidi

Heidi

Der hund ist laut und braun
Aug 22, 2001
10,184
797
Bend, Oregon
The last day Aaron joined us for a ride out in Oakridge, Oregon. There is some awesome riding out there, it's also the site of the Cascade Cream Puff 100. We rode somewhere around 30 miles but the temps were much cooler then the other days. We were lost less than 15% of the time supposedly. We were advised against climbing up the singletrack at the start of the ride, but we gave that advice a big old PFFFFFT and started up the immediate 1800' climb. That was in about 8 miles and then we tacked on some more to total around 4700' of climbing for the day.





 
Heidi

Heidi

Der hund ist laut und braun
Aug 22, 2001
10,184
797
Bend, Oregon
I regret not taking more pictures this day as the trail was amazing. In some areas it was really more like freeriding as the trail was so overgrown and rocky. I had soo much fun trying to keep up with Aaron on the descents and a few times I came close to crashing.

 
Heidi

Heidi

Der hund ist laut und braun
Aug 22, 2001
10,184
797
Bend, Oregon
I dared Aaron to eat this weird mushroom like thingie. He even had a free beer in store for him, but he wussed out.

 
BikeGeek

BikeGeek

BrewMonkey
Jul 2, 2001
4,573
273
Hershey, PA
Originally posted by Heidi
I dared Aaron to eat this weird mushroom like thingie. He even had a free beer in store for him, but he wussed out.
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It looks like Indian Pipe, but I thought that only grew in the Northeast. :confused:

Safety is undetermined and it is possibly toxic as it contains several glycosides. It is not recommended that you use this plant internally. :eek:

Sweet pics! :thumb:
 
geargrrl

geargrrl

Turbo Monkey
May 2, 2002
2,379
1
pnw -dry side
OK, now I am jealous.. drool... I have heard so much that the McKenzie River trail totally rules!!! next time...

The sparks lava trail is fun, I did it in 100 degree heat and dust last year... nothing like a swim when you finally get to the lake. and you are sooo right about not wanting to crash on the lava rock...

sounds like you had a great trip! Did you hit the Deschutes Brewery?

geargrrl
 
Squeak

Squeak

Get your pork here.
Sep 26, 2001
1,546
0
COlo style
Great stuff! Looks like you all had a good time. :)

Now for the real question: Did Heidi kick Ridemonkey's ass OR did Ridemonkey kick Heidi's ass? :D
 
Heidi

Heidi

Der hund ist laut und braun
Aug 22, 2001
10,184
797
Bend, Oregon
Originally posted by geargrrl

sounds like you had a great trip! Did you hit the Deschutes Brewery?

geargrrl
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HAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHA HEEHEHEEHEEHEEEHEH HOOHOHOHOHOHOHOHOHOHOH:p :p :p :p

They never even saw it coming. I drank there almost daily...only when i wasn't at the Bend Brewing Company drinking.:D
 
spincrazy

spincrazy

I love to climb
Jul 19, 2001
1,529
0
Brooklyn
Originally posted by Heidi
HAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHA HEEHEHEEHEEHEEEHEH HOOHOHOHOHOHOHOHOHOHOH:p :p :p :p

They never even saw it coming. I drank there almost daily...only when i wasn't at the Bend Brewing Company drinking.:D
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Deschutes makes some of the best beer in the world IMO. I LOVE Mirror Pond Pale Ale and their seasonal Jubile Ale is nice too.
 
Heidi

Heidi

Der hund ist laut und braun
Aug 22, 2001
10,184
797
Bend, Oregon
Originally posted by spincrazy
Deschutes makes some of the best beer in the world IMO. I LOVE Mirror Pond Pale Ale and their seasonal Jubile Ale is nice too.
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They had a seasonal Cinder Cone Red that I drank until they ran out. Then I switched to Mirror Pond. :)
 
Lady Litton

Lady Litton

Chimp
Oct 25, 2001
21
0
Bend
Now that's a vacation! Endless single track and brewery beer! Say no more.....:cool:

The pics were amazing. I love that last bridge scene.
 
Deyv

Deyv

Deyvil
Mar 26, 2002
416
0
Montreal
Amazing pictures Heidi.

Glad to hear you had a good time.

The pics of Oregon are simply incredible.
 
Morryjg

Morryjg

Mr. Ho Jangles
May 9, 2003
905
0
Littleton
Amazing. That's about all there is to be said. Time to add Bend onto the ongoing list of places to take the Mt. bike. Glad you had an awesome bike vacation. It's amazing what a week of riding does for the brain.
 
geargrrl

geargrrl

Turbo Monkey
May 2, 2002
2,379
1
pnw -dry side
Originally posted by Morryjg
Amazing. That's about all there is to be said. Time to add Bend onto the ongoing list of places to take the Mt. bike. Glad you had an awesome bike vacation. It's amazing what a week of riding does for the brain.
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Bend is fun, but I would recommend ( and I bet Heidi will second) that the middle of summer is NOT the best time to be there. It gets really, really hot. Unless riding in 100 degree heat at elevation is your idea of a fun time....:rolleyes:

geargrrl
 
Heidi

Heidi

Der hund ist laut und braun
Aug 22, 2001
10,184
797
Bend, Oregon
Originally posted by geargrrl
Bend is fun, but I would recommend ( and I bet Heidi will second) that the middle of summer is NOT the best time to be there. It gets really, really hot. Unless riding in 100 degree heat at elevation is your idea of a fun time....:rolleyes:

geargrrl
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Well, I have no problem with heat. I love it.:) The elevation of Bend is only 3,672. I'm doing my research. Anyone know of an accounting position (tax specific) in Bend?:p
 
Deyv

Deyv

Deyvil
Mar 26, 2002
416
0
Montreal
Originally posted by Heidi
Well, I have no problem with heat. I love it.:) The elevation of Bend is only 3,672. I'm doing my research. Anyone know of an accounting position (tax specific) in Bend?:p
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how about Ridemonkey.com's head accountant?
 
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