Tag Archive for: mtbing
Getting into the Backcountry
On this years Fourth of July I went for a bike ride with my co-workers to Dexter Park. So far in Colorado this is the my number one place to ride. It's everything I expected when I read Mountain Flyer Magazine all those times sitting in…
Road Trippin’
So on August 16th I left Seattle and headed towards Colorado. My car was filled with everything I thought I needed to live. The plan was to stop in Salt Lake City for a few days to visit a friend then move on to Cortez, CO to visit Osprey…
Phil’s World Trail Review
Trail Report for Phil's World
August 23, 2012
Location: Cortez, CO
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Getting there:
From either Cortez or Durango take Rt. 160. If your coming from Cortez you'll turn left onto a dirt road opposite…
Delays, Flats and Misinformation
So just this past weekend a friend invited a bunch of us to go mountain biking on Orcas Island, and being that I have never been in the 8 years I’ve lived here I figured now was the time to go. It turned out only myself and Alex the ring…
What’s your passion?
For the past 12 days my friend Jill has been competing in the Arizona Trail Race (AZTR). There are two distance available to any brave soul who decides to participate, the 300 and the 750. The 750 starts on the US/Mexico and works its way north…
Race Report from BuDu #5
This past weekend I decided to race my mountain bike. It was pretty much a spur of the moment decision at 7:30 pm the night before the race. I havent raced my mtb since the Test of Metal last June. Not only that but I was out until 1 am…
Black Diamond Trail Review
January 07, 2012
Location: : Black Diamond/Lake Sawyer/Maple Ridge (known as Henry's Ridge)
Getting there: From I-405 take SR-169 south towards Black Diamond. Pass through Four Corners shopping-Safeway on the left and continue to the town…
Sasse Mtn. Trail Review
September 24, 2011
Our intended loop was to start at Salmon La Sac, ride the road east to FS4305, work our way up to the Sasse Mtn Trail #1340, then ride the ridge to Trail 1307 the Jolly Mtn. Trail which would drop us back down at Salmon La…
Alder Cr, Upper Mad River, Pond Camp Tie, Chikamin Tie, & Minnow Ridge
August 27, 2011
Alder Creek Trail 1523
Upper Mad River Trail 1409.1
Pond Camp Tie Trail 1409.2
Chikamin Tie Trail 1561
Minnow Ridge Trail 1524
Location:
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Central Cascades -- Entiat Mountains
Okangoan-Wenatchee…
Test of Metal Race Recap
Test of Metal.sounds like a tough race right. I thought so too until I pre-rode it twice this past spring. There was only one section that really tested me or to be more precise my bike. I knew it would test me but I didnt think it would…
