Ride Reports
07 | 27 | '25
As stated in some of my previous reports, Darrington is my happy place. But today, I really wanted an Alpine Baldy run because the views in the Skykomish area are so wonderful. However, since Alpine Baldy is getting pretty overgrown and no reports ha...
Submitted by tomvale on 7/27/25
07 | 24 | '25
Took a buddy on a long, but fairly easy, gravel ride on the Whitehorse Trail. We parked at the trailhead lot located a mile west of the Oso General Store and rode the 19 miles to Darrington. The trail is in good shape with a couple closure warnings t...
Submitted by tomvale on 7/26/25
07 | 23 | '25
Today in Chelan, I wanted to do a different route than just the climb and descent on the north side of the Butte. So I decided to circumnavigate the Butte just as I had done in May of 2020. I parked at the Reach trailhead and headed East on the Gorge...
Submitted by tomvale on 7/23/25
07 | 21 | '25
It has been two months since my last Darrington ride and I parked at the bottom of Skyline this morning and the plan today was to summit, do Out of the Blue, summit again and do Hoot Owl, Skyline/Jackpot and then go get my Chilli Dog and fries (and a...
Submitted by tomvale on 7/19/25
07 | 13 | '25
I started climbing around 6:30 this morning to reach the summit before the sun started getting really hot. Up on the road at that same switchback as my May 24 report described, that water ski was sitting in the grass so I repositioned it to be more v...
Submitted by tomvale on 7/13/25
07 | 12 | '25
While passing through Leavenworth today I wanted to try the Icicle Ridge loop of the Forth of July climb and the Icicle Ridge descent. So I parked at the Icicle trailhead and headed up the road the 8 miles to climb Fourth of July. I got up about a th...
Submitted by tomvale on 7/11/25
07 | 06 | '25
Today near Lake Chelan, I needed a long ride that went somewhere new for me and would also get me to a summit higher than the Chelan Butte or the top of the Outback at Echo Ridge. I started too late this morning to attempt stuff up near Un...
Submitted by tomvale on 7/6/25
07 | 03 | '25
There has been a lot of new trail work performed by folks in the Mukilteo area and the trails are running really well. There are some places where foliage is encroaching on your grips but nothing to worry about. The dirt isn't dry yet thanks to the t...
Submitted by tomvale on 7/3/25
06 | 06 | '25
We rode this trail all the way. There were still quite a few snow patches but those should be long gone by now [July 2nd].
The good news is that this trail is holding up very well overall despite what I can only assume is minimal maintenance.&...
07 | 01 | '25
Last time I rode this trail was October 2018 and I started from the west end and did a small loop using forest service roads. This morning, I started from the east trailhead and did an ‘out-and-back’ to the Round Mountain viewpoint (5400’). The trail...
Submitted by tomvale on 7/1/25
06 | 26 | '25
Started my ride this morning just after 6am in a cool 60 degree calm before the sun heated up the day. I parked at the bottom of Bergman Gulch to climb it, and then the Outback, and then enjoyed the descent using Water Bar Heaven. I climbed back up B...
Submitted by tomvale on 6/26/25
06 | 24 | '25
I set up the RV for the family up in Plain and went for a exploration ride this morning at the Leavenworth Ski Hill. After parking in the main lot and gearing up, I began the climb up the NUT to the summit views I wanted. First, I took the roads up t...
Submitted by tomvale on 6/25/25
06 | 14 | '25
This morning, I happened to be in Chelan instead of being in North Bend for the MTB Festival. I got up at sunrise and went up the Chelan Butte for a quick ride and descent. The trail is dry, but in good shape. The log jump at th...
Submitted by tomvale on 6/14/25
06 | 04 | '25
Made my weekly trek over Stevens Pass to take care of family but added a side trip to Number Two Canyon to get my tech and flow rides in. I parked at the trailhead and climbed the road to do PTD (Prepare To Die, a tech descent), then back up to do MN...
Submitted by tomvale on 6/4/25
05 | 30 | '25
Started the ride this morning a little after 9 o’clock at the Ski Hill lot and my buddies and I went South to climb Ranger Road. From the top, after the Connector trail, we descended the Boa and then down to the bottom of the Canyon to climb up to de...
Submitted by tomvale on 5/30/25
05 | 27 | '25
Started my ride this morning about 8 o’clock from the bottom of Skyline and began the climb to the lookout and summit. The road is being regraded and Chris the bulldozer op from DNR has done a wonderful job removing potholes and making the climb bett...
Submitted by tomvale on 5/28/25
05 | 24 | '25
Started my ride this morning about 8 o’clock and began the climb to the top of the Butte.
At the first switchback on the summit road after the Stayman Flats Junction, someone lost their unsecured waterski and I stood it up for the next person who mi...
Submitted by tomvale on 5/24/25
05 | 17 | '25
Got to the bottom of Skyline this morning and parked the truck. Then I climbed to the summit looking for where the snow line is on North Mountain. I was able to get all the way up to the tower without any snow impeding the road. It was a foggy day, s...
Submitted by tomvale on 5/16/25
05 | 15 | '25
Went to the Echo Ridge trails, early this morning, parking at the ski hill and then climbed up Bergman Gulch to do the Outback and Mallory's. The snow is all gone and there is a little moisture in the higher trails until they bake in the coming weeks...
Submitted by tomvale on 5/15/25