[Skookum]

Welp here's yet another round of pics from me. I keep telling myself i'm going to intentionally lose my camera and just ride, but when i drug Serial Midget up for a burly mountain trail ride i just had to get evidence.

After climbing 6 miles and 3000 plus feet on forest road, S.M. riding as if he had just got warmed up.

Noble Nob trail affords you awesome views of Mt. Rainier, down in the valley below is the White River where we rode up from and where we were to end the ride as well.

We have reached the top of the mountain, and it is good. (or ridge in this case )

 

[Skookum]

S.M. and my pal Jonny tellin tall tales.....

Here's me diggin on the sweet thin air alpine singletrack on Dalles Ridge.

Ever present Tahoma native name for Mt. Rainier.

 

[Skookum]

Skrog
verb InformalSkrogged, Skrogging, Skroggers
v. intr.
1. When biking in terrain that dicates you dismounting and sometimes carrying your bikey for extended periods of time.

We didn't care that the wind storm blew half the trees on the trail, we skrogged forward, for we are chock full of grit!

 

[Toshi]

ooh send me your email address if you still want gmail btw

 

[Skookum]

Welp after a half mile of "skrogging" we finally got to enjoy the sweet descent of Dalles Ridge trail followed by Ranger Creek. Super nice we got in about 10 miles of descending singletrack. Everybody crashed it was good.

Ole Serial Midget had plenty of gas left so we decided to head on down to Skookum Flats trail and get some scenic techy XC in to top off the ride.

Yet again good times.

 

[Serial Midget]

Hot damn - we're sexy. neaky:

Were is the picture of the suspension bridge from skookum flats?

Anyhow thanks again for another great ride - for those that don't know yet, Skooks is the trail master supreme. No better way to spend a Sunday in the PNW.



EDIT: DOH :mumble:

 

[ummbikes]

I'm so envious!

I'll be up for joining up for the TBBXC Summer 2004 Tour soon me thinks.

 

[BurlyShirley]

We have reached the top of the mountain, and it is good.

Ahh...a referance Im sure only I got.

 

[Acadian]

nice...looks like a killer trail!

 

[jdcamb]

Freekin' amazing stuff! I want to make a trip out there soon. Man that stuff looks tasty! I think next years MonkeyFest should be in PNW?? ....jdcamb

 

[dwaugh]

I wanna go with you sometme, that looked like fun! I have never ridden to get such a great view as you did. ANd yeah, lest have MonkeyFest up here next year.

 

[pnj]

man......freakin awsome!

I was busy doing this on sunday.

24 small arrangements, 8 boutaneers(sp?), 2 large arrangements and 2 medium arrangements for the bride and bridesmaid.

I would much rather have been hiking through snow fields.

 

[I Are Baboon]

Ahh...a referance Im sure only I got.

Beautiful pics. Man, I'd love to ride those trails someday.

 

[COmtbiker12]

Looks like some fun riding!

 

[Serial Midget]

I was busy doing this on sunday.

too much information...

You will be pleased to note that we did encounter several fat roadies slacking it back down the highway. Skooks and I taunted them while riding around in circles.

Except for a few sections (quite a few...) where I was in way over my head - this was on of the best rides you can get in the PNW. Everything was on our side and the climb was just the sort of thing I like.

 

[pnj]

you should've stuck your pump in the roadies front wheels like in that movie 'Breakin' Away' or whatever.

how long did it take to get up the hill?

 

[Serial Midget]

you should've stuck your pump in the roadies front wheels like in that movie 'Breakin' Away' or whatever.

how long did it take to get up the hill?

From where we parked to the access road was maybe 15 minutes - the fire road took over 2 hours to climb but was 100% rideable. Some parts were so steep we were nearly overtaken by hikers.

 

[Joe Pozer]

Great pics That looks like an incredible ride.

Some parts were so steep we were nearly overtaken by hikers.

Sounds like I would be doing a lot of pushing on this ride... Still, I'd love to do some rides up there.

 

[oly]

Soon, ill be able to join you guys on one of these all day epics. Even riding/pushing up......

Great pics too!