Ride Reports
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
03 | 25 | '26
Lord Hill has dried out pretty well. So before the next storm coming tomorrow, I took the Levo to go view the Snohomish River level and go around most of the park. There were only a couple soft spots, and hardly any puddles. The biggest water problem...
Submitted by tomvale on 3/23/26
03 | 21 | '26
Darrington drains really well so all you had to worry about today was the wet roots after an atmospheric river week like we’ve had previously. The rains mitigated the 2 feet of snow that came over most of the Skyline Trail, so there was only 10 inche...
Submitted by tomvale on 3/21/26
03 | 10 | '26
Today, before the next big dump of snow up high or heavy rain down low, I went back to Darrington to try an upper trail or just do a couple skills park trails. I drove the truck to the lower shuttle lot where 12” of snow still existed. So the upper t...
Submitted by tomvale on 3/10/26
02 | 28 | '26
Today, in the sun, I took off to Darrington to find out where the snow line is and try to summit, and then descend Hoot Owl and Skyline. There was about 8 to 10 inches of snow at the upper parking lot so I stopped there and began the descent. Betwee...
Submitted by tomvale on 2/28/26
02 | 16 | '26
After seeing reports that the sawyers have mitigated the trees across Out of the Blue, I climbed up the road to do the drop at the top of the second segment from the bottom. I took the Enduro up there and then tried it. I strong armed the t...
Submitted by tomvale on 2/16/26