With day 2 now behind us, day 3 was looking much better. Everyone was feeling good, altitude headaches were still there, but we knew that today would be the day that they would go away. We’d be dropping down to a more reasonable 7,500′ today. Day 3 Black Mesa Hut to Dry Creek Hut 34.95…
Category: bikepacking
San Juan Huts Day 1 and Prep
I had been trying to figure out some way to boil down 7 days/6 nights of backcountry mountain biking into just one post. I don’t really feel like I can do the whole trip justice in just one post, so I’m going with a summary of each day while it is still fresh in my…
Bennett to Barlow Loop
Some friends put together another gravel/mixed surface ride for this past Sunday starting out at the Bennett Sno Park near Mt. Hood Meadows. The word was that a mtn bike might be better for some of the sections, while at the very least 40c tires were the recommended tire size for cross/gravel bike. Out of…
Stub Stewart with Cyclewild.org
Finally got a chance to get out on an overnight camping trip with the cyclewild.org folks at Stub Stewart State Park. We met Saturday morning in downtown Hillsboro and followed the backroads to Banks and the start of the Banks-Vernonia trail. Between adults and children there was about 26 of us that made the…
Quick Overnight
So the weather gods and timing all finally aligned last night and I got out for a quick sub 24 hour overnight (S24O). I got to test out the newest incarnation for my gear setup, which is a work in progress. Though after last night, I can say it is pretty close to being finalized….
S24O Itch
I’ve got an itch that needs scratching……… I need to get out on a S24O (Sub-24 hour Overnight) bikepacking trip. It’s been in the back of my mind since Spring. We had awesome weather earlier this year, and then the late Spring was wet, I had some races, then the madness of fiscal year end…
ON & OFF RHODES 