A great day on Mt. Spokane yestderday with friends. Mt Spokane is not a big-'un - - technically, none of it is above treeline. But there's a nice trail network, with everything from buff singletrack to gnarly, rock-strewn pounders. Bone-dry conditions meant a LOT of dust but it was still a ton of fun.

I'd missed getting up there all summer; so I jumped at the chance to do some quality shuttling. Runs down are a good 20+ minutes, depending on what exit-point you pick. Took some GoPro footage; will try to get an edit done later this week and post it up.

The mountain is a State Park, so there's paved road all the way to the top. At the trailhead:



Motley crew, stopping for a mid-run breather . . .



Motlier crew when I get in the shot . . .



Mid-afternoon beer break at the bottom. Andy (right) is our resident mountain man. Scott tries his best Brian Lopes imitation but is too pale and blinds the judges.



A Yeti and a Ram . . . the perfect shuttle combo . . .



Back to the lowlands (sadly) at the close of a full day. Wildfire smoke is blanketing Eastern WA this fall, making for eerie sunsets and sunrises.