Ride Reports
09 | 19 | '20
Since my last report Aug 25th at Raging River several things have happened. I played with the new flow at East Japanese Gulch and bent my ring finger way back (ring will never come off now!). I also lost my rear shifter that same ride. However, today...
Submitted by tomvale on 9/20/20
09 | 11 | '20
We arrived at the Rattlesnake Lake parking late in the day. It was Panther's (2020 SantaCruz Megatower carbon CS) first bite of the trail and my second time to ride here. She was awesome and I felt more capable on this trail vs the last time with my...
Submitted by AuiGudf8 on 9/19/20
09 | 08 | '20
Rode up Masterlink - awesome scenery and time of year. We rode down Predator. All I can say is Too Soon. I need some progression trails to work up to it. It's an awesome trail but completely different from what I've ridden at raging river, Duthie. So...
Submitted by jlee on 9/11/20
08 | 22 | '20
One of my favorite rides in the area. The climb is manageable, downhill is flowy.
I bring a small water bottle and refill at the top using my water filter. The water tastes great and is nice and cool after a long climb.
The folks in the area are co...
Submitted by jamesc1 on 8/28/20
08 | 25 | '20
Had a wonderful early morning ride to go do a little climb and come down Physical Therapy before visiting the parents for a bunch of maintenance work they needed me to do. The trail is a great rooty challenge and a drop sent me over once but I got lu...
Submitted by tomvale on 8/25/20
08 | 23 | '20
First time up to North Mountain and I'm thoroughly impressed! We only had time for one run - parked at the lower shuttle lot, drove up to the upper and went down Skyline. What a beauty of a trail - serious kudos to the builders! It was absolutely thr...
Submitted by mickswan on 8/25/20
08 | 16 | '20
So we picked literally the hottest day of the year to do the CCDH/Raging Tiger loop. It's a grunt on the way up. CCDH is eroding a bit, lots of brown powder and alternate routes and offshoots being carved out of the hillside. There's a bomb crater fr...
Submitted by Bryan on 8/17/20
08 | 13 | '20
I've been riding here for a long time and absolutely love this place. Current conditions are dry and a lot of the trails are starting to break down more than usual (possibly due to heavier-than-normal use for COVID this season). The East Wing is in d...
Submitted by challam on 8/15/20
08 | 15 | '20
Great time to ride - the 6.2 mile logging road from US2 to the trailhead is annoying but definitely worth it.
The wildflowers are out like fireworks. The bench at the west end of the alpine meadow is a great place for a picnic and didn'...
Submitted by davebren on 8/15/20
08 | 11 | '20
I headed back to Duthie to learn how to jump gaps. First I walked Gravy Train, and then started hitting jumps and adding another 2-3 with every descent. They get bigger further down the trail, and by 10:00 AM I'd sent them all except the last (bigges...
Submitted by Bryan on 8/11/20
08 | 08 | '20
Left the trailhead at 7am in a misty rain and 1/4 mile visibility. There wasn't going to be any awesome views today, just a wet ride. The dirt was well drained. The last report said the avalanche debris field was ridable but there must have been anot...
Submitted by tomvale on 8/8/20
08 | 07 | '20
Thanks to JJ for leading me on three laps of Lower Predator this afternoon! By my third lap I sent all the features, there are some tricky drops and tech sections including a right hand switchback with a large drop right in the middle. Great trail an...
Submitted by Bryan on 8/8/20
08 | 05 | '20
I rode the new Canyon Creek DH this morning, and Raging Tiger back up. CCDH is long with rooty technical gnar, some steep powdery switchbacks and a bermy flowy final section down to the river. I'd call this a blue plus or black minus, maybe dark blue...
Submitted by Bryan on 8/5/20
07 | 30 | '20
Met up with fellow Evergreen rider tomvale and did the Raging Lollipop. We just missed the opening of the new CCDH and Raging Tiger so will have to go back for that. Great morning on the trail, that lollipop is always a challenge for me! Poppin Tops...
Submitted by Bryan on 8/3/20
08 | 02 | '20
Wanted to get a good baseline performance run on my gravel bike, over multiple terrain styles, before I order and install my Fox 32AX fork to mitigate the handlebar shock of the rooty, or rough, terrain I ride with the gravel bike. I decided to start...
Submitted by tomvale on 8/3/20
08 | 01 | '20
Drove to the gate; posted as private property. We didn't feel welcome so we left. Anyone know what the rules are out here? Is it actually okay to ride here?
Submitted by WhitRat on 8/2/20
08 | 01 | '20
Conditions were great. I'm out of shape, and I'll try Raging Ridge when I'm not.
Submitted by johhea on 8/1/20
07 | 25 | '20
The goal today was to make the 100 mile loop around the Mountain Loop Highway (Arlington, Darrington, Barlow Pass, Granite Falls, Arlington). I started in downtown Arlington just after 6am in a moist haze and windbreaker. Because of the slide on the...
Submitted by tomvale on 7/26/20
07 | 23 | '20
Left from 356th Drive lot about 8:00 AM, plenty of parking. Rode fire roads up Tokul East, and down Two Fernz and Last Frontier. Despite two crashes it went faster than expected, so I went back up and took Golden Spike over to Tokul West. Some mud ho...
Submitted by Bryan on 7/23/20
07 | 19 | '20
The avalanche debris field is rideable, and there's just one tree down on the road to trail part. Rode across one small patch of snow near the top. The Alpine Traverse was spectacular as usual. The only warning is be wary of riding...
Submitted by mtrunyan on 7/20/20