PDX Off-Pavement Ride

[MortimerSickle]

I found out the weirdest thing today: From my house, Kingsley Reservoir is 74 miles, but from KR to my house is 327 miles.







BTW, anybody know why I went there, I forget.

[Apple Jam]

Originally Posted by MortimerSickle

I found out the weirdest thing today: From my house, Kingsley Reservoir is 74 miles, but from KR to my house is 327 miles.

Funny how that works

Originally Posted by MortimerSickle

BTW, anybody know why I went there, I forget.

Apparently, to ride 301 miles around a beautiful mountain through the forest on a pretty decent day,
what more excuse do you need?

[Remarksman]

Originally Posted by shinysideup

I am going to head to Diamond Mill in the morning and could use some company. Open to time and difficulty.

I took Mark up on this offer, and we met up on what turned out to be a day of wonderful weather.

We missed the turn-off to the trail we knew about, and ended up heading up this old logging road:


Being two old guys, a rock step-up on the far side of a stream crossing where neither of us could get any traction had us winded, but we decided to press on.

Another couple creek crossings later, Mark showed me the true meaning of "ShinySideUp":


Yes, that is a very shiny skid-plate, Mark!

After half an hour of pulling and pushing, we finally got the bike up out of the creek and back onto the trail. The wonder of fuel-injection -- the darn thing started up on the first crank.

After lunch we did a lot better.

[nw scout]

From a really fun 35 mile loop at Browns camp today

[Remarksman]

Originally Posted by nw scout

From a really fun 35 mile loop at Browns camp today]

Wow, great pic!

[BSkye]

Originally Posted by Remarksman

Wow, great pic!

Oh, wow......my daughter, who is currently learning to ride a xt 225 saw you and now-
of course- wants to go back and ride those roads!!!

I mean "thanks" in a good way!

[matloik]

Thanks lunchkrispy, Luke, and clapped--good ridin'. I didn't get any good pics other than this one with Luke inspecting the carb of his stripped-down trials. clapped, you get any good pics of Luke's hill climb (or descent, rather) that was the prelude to a non-running Scorpa?

[matloik]

Oh, and AJ and asrvr came up and camped with me after the OHV fun.

[Apple Jam]

Originally Posted by matloik

Oh, and AJ and asrvr came up and camped with me after the OHV fun.

By the time I got around to taking pictures, it was dark, and I was drunk.
The flash would not work, so....

[clapped_r6]

Originally Posted by matloik

clapped, you get any good pics of Luke's hill climb (or descent, rather) that was the prelude to a non-running Scorpa?

ya



the impossible hill. like trying to walk on ice




oh no mr. bill

[Apple Jam]

Originally Posted by clapped_r6

the impossible hill. like trying to walk on ice

We can't walk on it.....So.....
.....let's ride a BIKE up it !!




You first

[Luke]

Originally Posted by Apple Jam

We can't walk on it.....So.....
.....let's ride a BIKE up it !!




You first

What's the point of riding a bike if you only go places that you can walk?



And on that note.... Aclark and I are going to Browns Camp tomorrow. It should be a lot easier than our last ride.
Plan is to stage out of the Roger's Camp parking lot at 10.



Yesterday at Diamond Mill

[Ryel]

those rocks look painfull, glad I missed them on our last trip to Diamond Mill.

[Luke]

Originally Posted by Ryel

those rocks look painfull, glad I missed them on our last trip to Diamond Mill.

They don't hurt so much if you're wearing pads. They don't hurt at all if you don't fall on them.

[Apple Jam]

Originally Posted by Luke

Originally Posted by Luke

They don't hurt at all if you don't fall on them.

I dunno about that.....it hurts me just LOOKIN' at 'em


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