Ride Reports
06 | 03 | '26
This morning I needed a quick bike ride near Snohomish to have a bunch of fun before I de-winterize the RV. I went to Lord Hill to do as many trails as I had time for and then went off to do my errands for the day. I started with the West View, a...
Submitted by tomvale on 6/3/26
05 | 28 | '26
This morning near Manson, I wanted to explore the Goat Mountain radio site to the north and east of the Outback of the Echo Ridge trail system. The weather was cloudy and cool which was ideal but the radio tower summit was not visible so I stayed ins...
Submitted by tomvale on 5/27/26
05 | 24 | '26
I only had enough time for a short ride close to town today so I went to Saint Edwards State Park and parked at the QFC. I just started riding around on the trails and stopping to look at the map pretty often since I don’t come here a lot. The dirt w...
Submitted by tomvale on 5/25/26
05 | 23 | '26
This morning, a buddy and I drove to Darrington and parked at the shuttle lot, climbed to the summit for the views, and descended for the thrills. We did two runs today. The first run was Hoot Owl and Skyline and then we climbed back up to the upper...
Submitted by tomvale on 5/23/26
05 | 22 | '26
Today I got up early in Manson and drove to Echo Ridge to ride and go look for more deer. I parked at the Bottom of Bergman Gulch (currently closed until July for mtb). If you don’t climb the road, you must climb Waterbar Heaven which is what I did....
Submitted by tomvale on 5/23/26
05 | 20 | '26
On my way over the Cascades to take care of family business in Chelan, I stopped in Leavenworth to enjoy a really fun ride on Rosy Boa and Ribbed. I figured I’d get it done midweek now, instead of during the “zoo” that’s gonna happen over Memorial Da...
Submitted by tomvale on 5/21/26
05 | 15 | '26
I’ve been away for two weeks at my daughter’s college graduation in Alabama, and then a family ‘decompression’ from the festivities in Myrtle Beach, SC afterwards. Now that I’m back from the flat lands, I went to Darrington early this morning to ge...
Submitted by tomvale on 5/15/26
04 | 26 | '26
Before I did some landscaping chores, I wanted to get a ride in during the cool morning temperature under the Gulch’s canopy. There were still some small wet spots on trails but most were running very well. Mukraker was the wetter one but the rest we...
Submitted by tomvale on 4/26/26
04 | 23 | '26
Before I left the Chelan area today, I went up to Echo Ridge early to catch a few views and hopefully some wildlife. There was a group of four deer walking on the side of the road about a couple miles from the ski resort. So that was promising. I par...
Submitted by tomvale on 4/23/26
04 | 22 | '26
Last night in Chelan, we had high wind and an overnight early morning rain. It stopped after 8am so I grabbed the bike and climbed the Butte to catch the damp soil. The sandy clay in the upper half of the Butte road was clogging my tread in a couple...
Submitted by tomvale on 4/22/26
04 | 20 | '26
Before the rains come Tuesday and Wednesday I wanted a ride in Mount Vernon to explore the neighborhood spur trails I haven’t been on at Little Mountain Park. I usually climb to the top for some pictures and then come down Pitch N Roll, Huff N Puff,...
Submitted by tomvale on 4/20/26
04 | 18 | '26
Snohomish County roads department has almost completed the grading and clearing of the Mountain Loop highway! But the past week’s snow kept them from opening the winter gates for this weekend. So a buddy and I took our gravel bikes from the Deer Cree...
Submitted by tomvale on 4/18/26
04 | 17 | '26
With the dry, Spring, weather we got going on for several days, I took the mtb to Lord Hill to get some good dirt and close to home. All the trails have dried well and only a couple puddles in a few spots. All the flowy or tech stuff here was in grea...
Submitted by tomvale on 4/18/26
04 | 12 | '26
Before the next couple of days of rain, I decided to go to the midpoint of Out of the Blue before all the roots get really wet again. Climbing the road up to that midpoint was all clear except for the last third where several trees covered the road f...
Submitted by tomvale on 4/12/26
04 | 11 | '26
{This report has nothing to do with Blue Mt per se but you can't file a report without some preselected route]. A few months ago I rode the P-5000 road from its start at Menzel Lk Rd to an FS rd that went up Mt. Worthy. Ditched the bike at one point...
Submitted by Zloi on 4/11/26
04 | 10 | '26
It has been 3-1/2 years since my last ride here at Paradise Valley. I don't ride here very often since I love more mountainous terrain and views but the convenience of a trail system nearby was important today. The soil was ideal and the roots were d...
Submitted by tomvale on 4/10/26
04 | 07 | '26
It has been 2-1/2 weeks since I got a ride in at North Mountain so I chose Darrington for today’s beautiful weather ride. There is still 4-8" of snow at the upper lot in the shade and on the road up to the tower, so Out of the Blue and Hoot Owl are a...
Submitted by tomvale on 4/7/26
04 | 04 | '26
Today, I took a buddy for his first ride around the Gulch trails in Mukilteo and we had a good time. There was still some muddy spots on the trails that will dry soon so this coming dry week will be wonderful. There is a tree across the bridge on Luc...
Submitted by tomvale on 4/4/26
03 | 31 | '26
Before the next wet weather event comes, I went north to Galbraith to stay below the Cascade snow line and enjoy the tech on Scorpion and Prism Love and then enjoy Evolution and the flow on Unemployment Line. All were in great shape today! Ther...
Submitted by tomvale on 4/1/26
03 | 28 | '26
I was running errands around Carnation today and while I was out there, I stopped at Tolt McDonald to get a ride in before I went back home. I always start with the climb from the river and then the black diamond descent of Steeper Way Down to warm m...
Submitted by tomvale on 3/29/26