This past weekend it was rather warm for wintertime so I went riding. Saturday was cloudy, but relatively warm, and Sunday was downright hot and sunny.
My pics here are from Saturday where we did about 3 hours of riding and exploring. The beginning climb up to Gray Butte from the backside of the area is a long fireroad climb that is pretty continuous. There were sections of packed snow and some spots of mud but nothing too bad. Once we turned onto the singletrack it was all tacky with little to no mud.
Derek enjoying some singletrack love.
Even though it was cloudy, the views were still pretty.
We took singletrack after singletrack, passing through gates and whatnot. Before long we had wound our way down into the canyon where the sun hadn't reached. The trail led straight through the creek which had frozen over.
Testing the ice, yep, it's solid! This canyon was amazing with all the rock formations and natural beauty.
On rides with me you just never know when you are going to have to crawl under barbed wire and do war simulations. Expect the unexpected because that's how I roll.
Too bad we'd passed the guys shooting guns up against into the cliffs, then it could have been a real simulation!
This canyon is notorious for being frozen the longest and it didn't disappoint.
All in all, a really fun day with some tough climbs and fun singletrack. It really is everywhere out there.
My pics here are from Saturday where we did about 3 hours of riding and exploring. The beginning climb up to Gray Butte from the backside of the area is a long fireroad climb that is pretty continuous. There were sections of packed snow and some spots of mud but nothing too bad. Once we turned onto the singletrack it was all tacky with little to no mud.
Derek enjoying some singletrack love.
Even though it was cloudy, the views were still pretty.
We took singletrack after singletrack, passing through gates and whatnot. Before long we had wound our way down into the canyon where the sun hadn't reached. The trail led straight through the creek which had frozen over.
Testing the ice, yep, it's solid! This canyon was amazing with all the rock formations and natural beauty.
On rides with me you just never know when you are going to have to crawl under barbed wire and do war simulations. Expect the unexpected because that's how I roll.
Too bad we'd passed the guys shooting guns up against into the cliffs, then it could have been a real simulation!
This canyon is notorious for being frozen the longest and it didn't disappoint.
All in all, a really fun day with some tough climbs and fun singletrack. It really is everywhere out there.
