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Oohhhh .. their cider was SOOOO good :-) Could of stayed there a few hours instead of just one :-)
Shame about the builders bags spoiling the view but hey ho
View of the builders bags from the opposite side :-)
Looks like a big hill ahead :-)
Just off the gravel path ... lovely pub!!!
Mr Steve .. posing ... NOT :-)
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I rode some nice gravel last week on the hardtail. Headed up to Willliams, AZ to escape the heat for a couple of days.
Johnson Creek Canyon
Johnson Tunnel
Returning from Sycamore Falls. San Francisco Peaks in the background
Looking the other way, Bill Williams Mountain in the background.
Johnson Creek Canyon
Johnson Tunnel
Returning from Sycamore Falls. San Francisco Peaks in the background
Looking the other way, Bill Williams Mountain in the background.
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A relaxing 3 hour Sunday ride along one of my favorite local mixed surface routes. Farmland, historic wagon roads, gravel dikes and trails. I can either add 3 hill climbs for a workout or keep it relatively flat for the FG.
Some corn porn
Hops for the craft beer crowd
The metropolis of Arnold. A total of 1 four way stop signs
The Barrowtown pump station. Without this the fertile Sumas Prairie would revert back to march
A tobacco drying barn. One of two along the dike
Some corn porn
Hops for the craft beer crowd
The metropolis of Arnold. A total of 1 four way stop signs
The Barrowtown pump station. Without this the fertile Sumas Prairie would revert back to march
A tobacco drying barn. One of two along the dike
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This thread has the best pictures.
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i don't know what's wrong with me, but i really like loose and rutty climbs apparently. so far the best elevation per mile gain type rides i've found around here is exploring different routes up to our local cell/radio towers. a couple friends told me about this single track trail that takes you up that i haven't checked out before, so i went for a ride yesterday to see what it's about. super fun ride, tho the decent made me glad i chose a 26er to build as my cheap go anywhere bike rather than an old 700c like i originally planned. it's just too bad it won't fit a dropper post, the seat likes to smack my cheeks any time i catch a little air.
https://www.strava.com/activities/2631377315
trail shrine
awesome view of coos bay up here, tho my pictures didn't really capture it
decided to climb the bare, not-in-use tower to get a better view, but i'm scared of heights so i only made it like 20' haha.
found this thing on the way back down
really happy with this old univega so far! need to rebuild the rear hub tho, found it to be a bit loose at the end of this ride.
https://www.strava.com/activities/2631377315
trail shrine
awesome view of coos bay up here, tho my pictures didn't really capture it
decided to climb the bare, not-in-use tower to get a better view, but i'm scared of heights so i only made it like 20' haha.
found this thing on the way back down
really happy with this old univega so far! need to rebuild the rear hub tho, found it to be a bit loose at the end of this ride.
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What does "Pende" mean?
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So I mentioned in May that I had some business on the other side of a bridge that I needed to get around to. Today was the day.
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Which I took, because White Chuck Mountain was the object of my circumnavigation today:
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Which I took, because White Chuck Mountain was the object of my circumnavigation today:
There is a long, rough dirt road that goes to 4,800', ending in a lovely meadow, with a faint trail. The trail doesn't go very far, about a mile through some trees to a meadow. From there, there's a loose and exposed gully leading to the west ridge. From here, the climbing is straightforward, but more sketchy than words can get across. I invited @HTupolev to join me on this, thinking it would be a walk in the park, I'm so glad he had the good sense to decline. For more than a mile, the ground is down sloping, and either loose and crumbly, or slabby with pebbles to trip you, all of this with cliffs immediately below. One wrong step and it's all over. I wanted to be on belay, but the route wasn't protectable, there were a few parallel cracks several rope lengths apart.
Here's what the upper mountain looks like.
Exiting the gully and attaining the ridge, Stillaguamish Valley behind us.Veronica ascending the meadow.Hi Sloan Peak! You look formidable today.You can see this spire to the right of the summit in @HTupolev's photo:Nick ascending the slabs. Just below the bottom of this photo is an obvious death fall. Don't try this at home!Looking down. You'd fall about 500 feet if you lost your footing here.Time to go. I've never fully trusted Camelots, and they were the only protection I could set. One is a micro-cam. Sketchy as ****. I did realize my error before I weighted this. (Nick chose to downclimb, and cleaned the anchor.)White Chuck Glacier below. There was a mountain goat nearby, but he wasn't cooperative - no pee, no picture.An eagle soaring over the Stilly G Valley and Whitehorse Mountain, wildfire smoke blowing in from the west.
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Wow, after all the effort I put in to getting that formatted correctly, what a mess.
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Miles and miles of straight gravel with no traffic.
Turn the corner and you're riding on twisting undulations, looking for birds on every pond in the low lying terrain. This road is fun to ride with constant up and down without any hills longer than 30 seconds for 5 miles.
Turn the corner and you're riding on twisting undulations, looking for birds on every pond in the low lying terrain. This road is fun to ride with constant up and down without any hills longer than 30 seconds for 5 miles.
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Now if you'd carried the bile up strapped to your back and rode it back down again we might have been impressed
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For the record, I screwed that anchor up, but noticed before I weighted it.
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Today’s ride had quiet a few “Dead End” signs and similar warnings.
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Did a 35mi ride today and passed about 20 cyclists coming the other way that were part of a new race/fondo i didnt know about. Gonna check that out for next year.
Most of it was river valley hill climbing. Fun fun!
Saw some alpaca along the way
And then hit up the other side of the river valley.
Most of it was river valley hill climbing. Fun fun!
Saw some alpaca along the way
And then hit up the other side of the river valley.
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Cohutta Mountains, North Georia and Southeast Tennessee
I rode with a friend on a new rainbow colored Cutthroat who is just getting into gravel. Seems to have enjoyed himelf.
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I rode with a friend on a new rainbow colored Cutthroat who is just getting into gravel. Seems to have enjoyed himelf.
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