I thought the pics turned out pretty good all though it made the road gap look smaller then it really is.
PORTLAND Thread
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Hell yeah Toshi, the more the merryier(sp?) I'm down for any evening sessions except thursday night...Yeah the road gap looks way smaller in the pics...not terrible pics, just not really indicitave of how fun the ride was, I could spend days shooting out there if I had the time...
sweet. "merrier" btw, not to be an ass, of course. i'm game for anything from saturday onwards. unfortunately/fortunately i'm in colorado for business through friday afternoon. i want to try my hand at this road gap... taking pictures of it, that is.
post canyon road gap:
Hey Get some,
If you want to post your pictures somewhere that doesn't take your copyrights check out my site. I can set you up with a private gallery if you like. Go to http://www.digitaldaredevil.com and follow the "user" submenu under gallery. Sorry for the spam, I actually have a reason to post in the portland thread. I was down in the Vancouver area this weekend and scouted an area near Lacamas Lake, WA with nice nothshore style bridges and drops (got some pictures on my site).
hey man cool, I just used Pinktryke cause it was quick, I much rather put'm some where else...yeah, that's the same place that these pics came from(Ledbetters)...it was my first time there and I can't wait to go back and take some shinguards and a better Camera...how about this weekend guy's... Sat...After you get off work Frank? I think we've bailed on the MRT for this weekend...
and a better Camera...how about this weekend guy's... Sat...After you get off work Frank? I think we've bailed on the MRT for this weekend...
Im in for Sat. anytime after 3:00.. Ive got to go to up to Seattle for work from Tue.-Thur. though so I wont be able to ride in the evenings untill maybe Fri. Ive been nursing my hip and a small case of whip lash from that digger i took, but I should be ready to ride again by then.
what day where you there? Problem is they are tearing it down little by little!
Toshi that gap at Post took me out. The second time i hit it i tumbled pretty far, came out OK but I am pissed. THe landing is pretty steep though the guys we were with made it look damn easy. I can not wait to get up there again. THe one in Camas is fun and a good prelude to the Post gap.
Pictures did come out good. I just like things to look bigger than they are........
We should all quit work and just ride....i think. all this "i gotta got to, or i gotta move stuff. or my woman said" crap sucks! i am playing the lottery this week!
Toshi that gap at Post took me out. The second time i hit it i tumbled pretty far, came out OK but I am pissed. THe landing is pretty steep though the guys we were with made it look damn easy. I can not wait to get up there again. THe one in Camas is fun and a good prelude to the Post gap.
Pictures did come out good. I just like things to look bigger than they are........
We should all quit work and just ride....i think. all this "i gotta got to, or i gotta move stuff. or my woman said" crap sucks! i am playing the lottery this week!
Yeah, but those guys were pushing damn big bikes. You get credit for throwing down on the HT.
PC was super-sweet yesterday. Incredible weather, trails are buff, and all the logs are dry and super fast! It was no problem on the log approaches, like it was when we were out there a couple of weekends ago when you guys were out here. Y'all would've been proud of me, the increased travel on my bike allowed me to man up to a bunch of drops I'd not done before.
Toshi (and others) - if you want to meet some HR riders and scope out a fun local XC trail, we'll be doing trail maintenance on the Whoopdee Trail this Sunday. I'll post a thread in the NW forum later this week. Mostly cutting back nasty brush, and then doing a couple quick laps. The trail is super fast and a lot of fun (except for the climb out!). After that, I'd like to mosey over and hit PC, as long as we're all sweaty and stinky.
Originally posted by Toshi
what are these directions to? ledbetter? discovery trail? please use the quote button
(Toshi- Sorry for being unclear on the topic)
This is all about the discovery trail stuff in Vancouver. It's kinda hard to find at first, but I just rode around until I found the trailhead: it's on Alkali Ave. off of Hazel dell (like 3 or 4 blocks north of main street). There's a bridge with a sign next to it, that's where the trail starts.
I'm probably going to ride there at about 2:30 today. Anyone else wanna show up for a small session? PM me, or just show up- I'll be on a black Kona stinky d.
Ah, so that's the real name. I was down on Sat. the 10th. My buddy moved to Amboy, WA last fall and said there was some cool shore like stuff. I'd like to get a day of filming in before it gets totally ripped out.
Whoa! Shore stuff in Amboy??? I live in Battle Ground, so any info you could give would be super-appreciated.
I dont think he was saying that there was stuff in Amboy. I think he was saying that his friend who moved to Amboy was talking about the stuff in Camas. The Amboy area has alot of potential though. I used to go out that way to ride Siouxon all the time, back when I was riding a way lighter bike.
oh, I got a little excited there......
So, when are people going to camas next? I'd like to get out there sometime this week to check it out, because again I'm screwed for the weekend. Any takers for an afternoon sesh at camas (wed or thurs maybe?)???
About Larch Mtn. (the one in WA), anyone actually been there? What kind of stuff is there to ride? I know how to get there, I just want to know if it'll be worth the trip.
We've ridden some of the stuff up there. Fun, worth the trip, but dangerous when wet. It should be drying up soon, though.
There is apparently more up there, I just haven't spent too much time searching. Guess the local builders are getting hassled by the DNR, though, so it's supposed to be hush-hush. If you can find it, great. One of the builders ripped me for talking about the trails here on the Monkey, so I'm keeping quiet about specifics.
I don't think we'll be going up there soon, though, other than to ride the singletrack, which, by the way, is some of the best in the area. Larch and Tarbell are excellent XC trails.
Zane, as I was once told by another monkey, youve just got to come out to some of the other rides posted and start meeting people face to face...It's when everyones all sweaty and dirty with big **** eatin grins on their face that the info gets passed along. I wont be able to ride this week untill maybe Friday evening. I know that some of us will be at Camas on Saturday afternoon too, which sucks cause you said your weekend is shot.
Most of the monkeys dont like giving out any info about the best stuff, because the best things in life are usually things we're not supposed to have or be doing... Makes sense to me. However these forums are a great place to start.
BTW the monkey that gave me that advice was the same one that doesnt want info about Larch posted....
Im not trying seem like a dick or anything, Im just passing on what ive learned about these boards and the riders that use em.
Most of the monkeys dont like giving out any info about the best stuff, because the best things in life are usually things we're not supposed to have or be doing... Makes sense to me. However these forums are a great place to start.
BTW the monkey that gave me that advice was the same one that doesnt want info about Larch posted....
Im not trying seem like a dick or anything, Im just passing on what ive learned about these boards and the riders that use em.
I'm still pretty new to ridemonkey so I'm still trying to meet everyone and make as many new friends as possible (you can never have too many friends who ride).
And yeah, I understand that people don't want their spots to get lots of attention but I was just asking what kind of stuff was at the spot.... everyone already knows where it is.....
I dunno, some day we should coordinate a big gathering of ALL PDX/Vancouver area riders, Monkeys or not, so we can all meet, ride together and plan more trails and riding areas. The better connected we are the more powerful we are in keeping areas open to ride. That's what we all want to do, right? You've seen how the skateboarders in the Portland/Metro area have rallied together and are getting parks opened left and right (no bikes allowed, I might add, due to lack of representation from bikers at the planning meetings...). If we coordinate and concentrate all our efforts, we won't have to worry about keeping spots secret- you don't see canadians trying to hide their stuff on the shore.....
Okay, enough preaching for one night.
ANYWAY, I worked it out so I have sunday free (but still not friday or saturday). Anyone riding on sunday? I'm up for anything
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i'll go riding on sunday! and saturday, and possibly friday night w/lights . the beaverton skate/ramp park is open to bikes for the record: take 26 to the cornell exit, turn left (south) across the highway, turn left on 158th, turn left on blue ridge, look to your right.
. the beaverton skate/ramp park is open to bikes for the record: take 26 to the cornell exit, turn left (south) across the highway, turn left on 158th, turn left on blue ridge, look to your right.
Thanks for the park tip, I've ridden beaverton before (I've ridden bmx for a few years...). The parks I'm referring to are all of the Kickass parks within a couple hours of here- reedville, burnside (unless you want to ride at 4am), the new Pier park (being built by dreamland parks = no bikes), clatskanie, and a little farther, newburg, BOTH amazing lincoln city parks, newport and most other parks. I've been formally escorted (eg- kicked out by cops) from most of the parks mentioned above and almost got beaten by angry skaters at burnside. I know I've missed a few parks, but if it's really awesome it's a good bet it's not bike friendly.Originally posted by Toshi
i'll go riding on sunday! and saturday, and possibly friday night w/lights
The semi-good news is there's a couple local bike-friendly parks, but compared to the other parks they're not that special- these include : St. Helens (boring), Vancouver (eg- swift skatepark), Oregon city (small and tight), sandy (smaller), department of skateboarding (indoor, exspensive, uber-small and kinda boring), b2b in troutdale and the forest grove park (techy street stuff).
The funny thing is that for every park except forest grove bike riders took no part in planning the park. If we, as bike riders, make our concerns heard we just might get what we want (more places to ride things we WANT to ride- not more trails that an 80 year old can ride that the city tells us to ride on).
Jeez, I sound like a politician....
Yeah, we should definitely get together on sunday. Where's everyone else going riding?
That's the plan, my friend: get involved. My GF and I do a lot of bike advocacy out here in HR. Lemme know if you guys want any help in getting started. You guys are taxpayers, you have a right to be heard, and hopefully a right to access.
I'm sure most people on this forum would do anything to help get more places to ride locally, but I can only speak for myself, so if there's anything I can do to help just let me know.
THE RAIN MUST STOP!!!
I really hope we don't get rained out of riding this weekend, if it doesn't stop soon everything's gonna be all mushy and muddy. How long does it take for Post to dry up after a good rain?
Yeah, Trail Advocacy starts with a good attitude towards non-riders you find on the trail...alot of places have been destroyed because hikers and others were nearly mangled by someone flying on a bike...and yes, I think this rain is gonna screw my weekend, I dunno about the road gap in the wet...I just dunno...although if everyone's still going, I'll be there in the slop like everyone else, that is just the way of the wheels...
I think PC will still be good this weekend. We're planning on going out there on Sunday. It was real dry last week, a little rain should just make it fun!
I know Toshi wanted to ride on saturday and sunday...
I'm up for riding on sunday for sure. PC would be fun, hopefully the rain will hold off for us.
edit: anyone from vancouver going to PC on sunday with room for one more person + bike? stuffing my bike into my car is a pain in the ass.
I'm up for riding on sunday for sure. PC would be fun, hopefully the rain will hold off for us.
edit: anyone from vancouver going to PC on sunday with room for one more person + bike? stuffing my bike into my car is a pain in the ass.
Yeah man, if that's the plan, I can bring the thing...I still gotta get up to PC, Chris what's the weather been like? it's been pissing in P-town for 2 days...damn PNW weather...
Showers off and on, some heavy, most light. It was getting too dry up there last week, so some moisture is good. Like I said, it makes the logs a bit of a challenge! In any case, it should not be nearly as muddy as when we had the mini-Monkeyfest up there a couple of weeks ago.
I'm not sure what time we'll be riding PC on Sunday, I'm trying to keep it loose. We're doing some trail maintenance and an XC ride earlier on Sunday, so we'll be hitting PC whenever we're done with the earlier activities. I'm guessing mid-afternoon.
Remember, if it's raining in PDX, head east!
I'LL TELL YOU MONKEYS HOW TO FIND SUM OF THE FUN STUFF ON THIS TRAIL
AT THE END OF THE FIRST FIELD LOOK LEFT
YOU WILL SEE A SEWER DRAIN OR MAN HOLE
ON THE SIDE OF THE HILL THIS IS THE FIRST DROP
IT'S A SMALL ONE HITTER STILL FUN
AFTER THAT FOLLOW THE PATH UP A SMALL HILL
TAKE THE 2ND DIRT TRAIL
WALK UP THIS TRAIL YOU WILL FIND
SHORT DH RUN WITH 2 SMALL DROPS AND
DIRT JUMP WITH 10FT GAP AT THE END,
JUST TO THE RIGHT OF THE DIRT JUMP
YOU WILL SEE A STEP DOWN A ONE HITTER
YOU WILL FIND A FEW MORE THING DOWN THE PATH
THE ONE WE CALL THE GOAL POST IS ABOUT AN 8FT DROP
IT IS ALMOST TO THE END OF THE PATH LOOK LEFT
PPG
AT THE END OF THE FIRST FIELD LOOK LEFT
YOU WILL SEE A SEWER DRAIN OR MAN HOLE
ON THE SIDE OF THE HILL THIS IS THE FIRST DROP
IT'S A SMALL ONE HITTER STILL FUN
AFTER THAT FOLLOW THE PATH UP A SMALL HILL
TAKE THE 2ND DIRT TRAIL
WALK UP THIS TRAIL YOU WILL FIND
SHORT DH RUN WITH 2 SMALL DROPS AND
DIRT JUMP WITH 10FT GAP AT THE END,
JUST TO THE RIGHT OF THE DIRT JUMP
YOU WILL SEE A STEP DOWN A ONE HITTER
YOU WILL FIND A FEW MORE THING DOWN THE PATH
THE ONE WE CALL THE GOAL POST IS ABOUT AN 8FT DROP
IT IS ALMOST TO THE END OF THE PATH LOOK LEFT
PPG
I'll be at the beacon!
I'm up for riding sunday, post canyon, or wherever.
I'm up for riding sunday, post canyon, or wherever.
I might be able to ride saturday afternoon if any one is in. I would like to check out the discovery trail sounds like fun. Gunslingger have you been to this trail?
is kinda screwed to go anywhere far. i am moving. i may be able to ride camas or larch or discovery though
thruster, as for discovery i have been there. a few drops and stunts, it has potential though.
gfx you gonna be out to the discovery this week? we got a tour from a guy yesterday on a specialized but you seem to be talking about bigger stuff than we saw.
thruster, as for discovery i have been there. a few drops and stunts, it has potential though.
gfx you gonna be out to the discovery this week? we got a tour from a guy yesterday on a specialized but you seem to be talking about bigger stuff than we saw.
You know what, I think we just didn't go far enough down the trail. Discovery trail is longer than what we saw, so there's probably more trails off to the side to explore.
If you're open on sunday I'd like to possibly check out Larch or Camas.... what're they gonna be like due to the rain?
Well it looks like I am not able to ride on saturday but the wife is going to let me go to post canyon all day on sunday .
Hope to see some of you
's there. This will be my first time so I don't think I will do anything crazy but just scope it out. Would like to do the road gap but I hear there is not much of a run in on it so will see what happens.
.Hope to see some of you
's there. This will be my first time so I don't think I will do anything crazy but just scope it out. Would like to do the road gap but I hear there is not much of a run in on it so will see what happens.
I think that the Larch WA FR trails will be slippery from the rain. The logs dry out slowly.
Hmmm, this rain isn't stopping. Hopefully we're not SOL for sunday..... Looks like riding on sunday will be determined by which spot is the dryest!
Is it raining as bad at PC as it is here? (bad to the point where things are unridable?) Maybe if saturday is sunny things will dry out a bit at camas, too.
Oh- Did anyone else get a massive hailstorm last night? In battle ground the hailstones were the size of marbles, no joke. The whole street had over an inch of hail on it. Crazy stuff, this washington weather.
I don't think it's raining as hard out here as it is over PDX. We live about two miles east of PC, so we get all the rain it does. It's mostly been showers with some heavier periods of rain.
Everything should be rideable, but the logs will be a little tricky. Not as much room for error. There are a couple of approaches on GP and Toilet Bowl that will be tough, but if you've got skilz, it'll show!
Hey Gunslingger, remember that log on GP, right before the rainbow? The one where I finally gave up and started on the log? Got it dialed now. All it takes is a little hop of the rear tire, and you're on. I nailed it several times in a row.
that is sweet, tricky entrance to say the least, all those logs are tough and that one is extra tough! I remember falling over the rainbow part, that was fun......i do thoughblame it on the guy who yelled at me while i was trying to clear it (cuz it could never be a lack of skinny riding ability that caused it)!
By the way I was thinking, what is more fun than riding??? MOVING BOXES and furniture! So any of you who were thinking the same thing are welcome to help me Saturday! I do not like to let people have this type of fun cuz I am a little greedy but I figured I should offer it. The last FLOW had a whole write up on EXTREME moving.
Thruster make sure you hook up with GorgeChris he is to the Gorge what you are to LEadbetter!
By the way I was thinking, what is more fun than riding??? MOVING BOXES and furniture! So any of you who were thinking the same thing are welcome to help me Saturday! I do not like to let people have this type of fun cuz I am a little greedy but I figured I should offer it. The last FLOW had a whole write up on EXTREME moving.
Thruster make sure you hook up with GorgeChris he is to the Gorge what you are to LEadbetter!
Thanks, man, I gotta' do something to make up for the fact I can't drop anything over three feet. Yeah, that rainbow does have some consequences to it if ya' miss.
It's true, I saw the pics! The boy gets SICK when it comes to unpacking, and you should see the way he moves furniture.
Yo Thruster, drop me a PM if ya' need my number.