Hell of the North Plains

Coup up a bunch of Portland Metro area bike riders with snow and frigid temps for a week and they’ll come out in droves for a questionable route and weather forecast.  The Hell of the North Plains ride was originally scheduled for last Saturday January 14th, but given the dumping of snow the ride was…

Silver Star Prison Break

Let me first apologize for the cell phone pics.  I forgot my point & shoot at home and was left with just my iPhone. Well anyways, I headed out towards Washougal with Juston, Dean and Mark to partake in the Silver Star Prison Break ride.  The weather could not have been more perfect.  Especially since…

Not What I Intended

So, I had a whole logging road route planned out for today, it had the potential to be quite epic.  HOWEVER, I screwed up and didn’t write down the name of one of the roads I wanted to turn onto from Scoggins Valley Road.  I knew all the logging roads, wrote down the mileage to…

Dixie Mtn Road to Smoke Ranch

So, I’ve whined (bitched?) about not being able to mountain bike from my front door like I used to in NH.  However, just a short 10 miles away is the start of some pretty spectacular gravel roads that can lead you up into the logging roads of the Tualatin Mountains.  I’ve talked about Dixie Mtn…