Needing some truthful insight on the riding near Olympia

Alright...
I'm a bit nervous to hear the truth on this issue as I currently live in Colorado where there is no better riding... you name it, Front Range 717 system, Taylor Park single track, big pass riding like Imogene, Engineer Pass etc... it just doesn't get better than what is in my back yard...

But... If say I were to be forced to move to Olympia / Seattle area... is there any good riding around?? And if so is it open more than 2 months out of the year??

What is it like living there and how much riding can you actually do??
Or how far do you have to travel before you get to where it dries out??

Concerned :huh

But ya gotta go where ever the job goes I guess huh??

Let me know and don't sugar coat it either!

And if it truly is epic and nobody knows about it... tell me all about it... I won't tell a soul

Just looking at some pics... is it ever not muddy???

I dont think you will like it out in the PNW..



Gritz n' Gravy

Ya... but that's what we tell everyone coming out to Colorado

The nice thing about that area is if you have good rain gear, you can pretty much ride year round. Lot's of logging roads to explore too. Nothing close to what we have out here though.

1.5 - 2hrs to dry singletrack [east side of cascades] that most resembles what you might see in Co. Some good stuff, but not all you can eat quantities.
Open 3-6 months per year, depending on elevation.

Close by orv areas, Capitol Forest with both quad and singletrack. Tahuya about 1 hr away, inundated but rideable all winter, same quad + singletrack.
Forest roads in Oly forest, lots there, still > 45 min away.

Much more, but scattered all over in bits.

Wash. is not Co. , Id, or Utah as far as riding, but it's here if you work it.

you will learn to ride mud, roots, and river rock.

Rain is often a light mist. Very cooling and you can ride hard without overheating.

No dust.

When I lived there, in the 70's, I could ride right out of my apt complex on a non hwy legal bike. A lot more people now.