Mountain Biking - mtb pics

i've been recovering from a broken leg, and haven't been able to mtb for 4 months. i'm feeling nostaligic, so i'm posting a few pics of previous rides in oregon--

this one is at mt. hood in august:

That is a sweet pic. Looks like a fun area to ride. It also looke as though you better be prepared because you are in the middle of now where;)

:beer:

A question that comes to mind is, why are you not dropping off those rocks?:p

bridge i built in my back yard in corvallis a few years ago:

hood river last summer-- there are tons of stunts and bridges and log rides up there-

more hood river last summer-

Hood river looks FUN!!!

my riding parter shanti poopin':

Originally posted by gonesh9
bridge i built in my back yard in corvallis a few years ago:

Hey, that's a cool bridge. I wish I had a yard that I could build stuff like that in. I would love to build a big course and not have to worry about it being sabotaged like some of the north shore stuff is.

BTW...what kind of bike do you have ?

Justen

here is my friend aaron in hood river-

BTW...what kind of bike do you have

on the bridge and mt. hood pic i was riding my old gf hardtail. i ride a rocky mt. element now.

here i am at larch mountain with my newer bike:

here'sd another of aaron at hood river:

another of aaron at hood river:

log ride in forest park, just outside of downtown portland:

last one, sorry for those not interested in all this:

Too much balance involved for me :o



Clipless pedals and log rides scare me :D

oops, i found 2 more--- last ones, really-

this one's on the columbia river gorge:

larch mountain:

A question that comes to mind is, why are you not dropping off those rocks?

the pic is a little deceiving at mount hood. it was a lot steeper than it looks. but i'm not trying to say i'm some master downhiller or anything. if i had bigger balls and a bigger bike then dropping off the rocks would have been fun! anyways, it always seems like the camera isn't there when you want it too, eh?

those of you who go bigger, do you have any pics? it would be nice to see some--- they'd put xc riders like me to shame, i'm sure.

You forgot the most critical picture of all. Your X-Ray and subsequent story involved!

L8r

You forgot the most critical picture of all. Your X-Ray and subsequent story involved!

i wish it was from biking, at least then it would have probably been an attempt at something bigger than i should have done. i actually broke it in a soccer match. i don't know if anyone else has broken their leg, but i heard a loud POP!
it was intense. anyways, i guess it was good it happened in december, so i didn't have to miss too much good spring and summer riding. i did miss the snowboard season completely, but i heard the snow here was crappy, so all is well. i am almost healed now, so i'm able to ride my road bike and commute to work. but the way i ride in the mountains i need to wait another month or so to make sure it's completely healed. missing a few races and good times in the meantime :mad:
after being an adrenaline junkie boy my whole life, i'm so suprised this was the first time i've ever broken a bone.
oh, i wish i could get the x-rays. it made me cringe when i saw them in the operating room and my leg was broken in half.
anyways, safe riding everyone!! :D

hey gonesh9 is that post canyon where all of those bridges and stuff are? those are some pretty sweet pics. oh and by the way the snow was crap on hood it was icy on some spots and rocks and grass in other spots I got a huge gash on my board courtesy of the mountain:eek:

ya, the bridges and stuff were in post canyon, mostly in this insane area where there was a sign saying "south shore"- it looked like videos i've seen of the north shore. i've only been up there a few times, but it was a lot of fun. makes me want a longer travel bike for rides like that. there were dudes hucking 20 feet drops-- fun to watch for sure!
ya, all my riding buddies told me if i had to miss a winter of boarding it was good that it was this year. do you ride post canyon and around hood river? where else do you ride? i really liked larch mountain too- there's a loop that's alright, but then there's also this hiking trail that cuts between the loop that is extremely steep and rocky. people hiking up couldn't believe we were riding down it--

I sometimes ride "Little Moab" atleast thats what I've heard its called, its right off of Courtney rd. in Lyle. Its steep up but its awesome on the way down:D Where was that 'shore stuff at post canyon is it way up that gravel road? I don't think I've ever heard of Larch Mtn. where is it?

Originally posted by gonesh9
oops, i found 2 more--- last ones, really-

this one's on the columbia river gorge:

no no no...these are like my dream areas. keep em coming! there are NO obstacles here...:mad: :(

Would have gone bigger but I was racing a timer on the camera. I didn't have anyone to take the pics. The colors had to be sacrificed to get the image down to size…

I sometimes ride "Little Moab" atleast thats what I've heard its called, its right off of Courtney rd. in Lyle

i'll have to check that out, sounds fun--


Where was that 'shore stuff at post canyon is it way up that gravel road?

i always get lost up there, so can't explain it correctly. i just know we went up the gravel road for a bit, then turned off the right onto a trail, which weaved it's way around with many off-shoot trails, but about 1/2 way around the loop an offshoot trail took us to the shore area. you know when you get there, it is amazing.


I don't think I've ever heard of Larch Mtn. where is it?

it's about 1/2 way between portland and hood river, off of the old historic highway. there are awesome views, and the downhill is screaming if you go the right way. only thing is it's pretty snowy for about 10 months out of the year up there, so you have to hit it in august or september.


no no no...these are like my dream areas. keep em coming! there are NO obstacles here...

i'll get a few more posted later- my friend's got some good pics we took that i'll have to borrow.

Those pics are sweeet ... u should post some maps for some of us who might want to head out that way.

o.k., a few more...
this one's just one part of oregon's south shore at post canyon. every log you see is ridable--

aaron crossing bridge-

Originally posted by gonesh9
aaron crossing bridge-

Now that looks like fun :d...

South shore eh?...might have to visit sometime.

this one's in forest park in portland, the largest urban park in the country:

nice crash into stream in forest park: