For some years, Brad and I have talked about trying to find a way to Stubb Stewart State Park that is completely unpaved or at least mostly gravel. After some more research and routes posted by Our Mother The Mountain, we were able to stitch some routes together that make for a very interesting, low…
Central Oregon Backcountry Explored
NOTE: I’m going to have to come back and finish this write up at a later date. There’s still so much of the Pacific Northwest I would love to see, starting with more of Central Oregon. The high desert exposes some amazing landscapes of mesas, rock formations, canyons, and beautiful sunsets to sunrises. I can…
Bike, Hike, Overnight to Clackamas Falls
Some time ago I was perusing the Strava global heatmap looking for areas just outside of Portland that we haven’t ridden before. I noticed something up the Clackamas River that indicated there was something to check out. A little bit of research later, I find reports of the Lower Clackamas Falls. Oregon Hikers and Average…
CZ-Pittsburg Loop with Snow
It was turning into a lovely weekend so I invited some friends to go ride the CZ-Pittsburg Loop. Although there might be snow in the upper elevation, ice on the path, and a frost in the air, we four headed out for a pleasant gravel ride. We parked by the gravel piles across from the…
Overnight to Rainbow
It’s January, not really a time we think of camping in the forest. But our winters are mild enough that we can sometimes get out and play in the trees without the overhead of snow or rain. We drove out to Estacada to avoid all the messiness that is riding in SE Portland. It’s not…
Cascade Skyline 2018
Summer 2018 was coming to a close and we wanted to squeeze in one last bikepacking trip before I started to immerse myself in painting projects. The Cascade Skyline route was one we rode back in 2015 but that version had some wet weather that made the first day and a half kind of miserable….
Skull 120 – 2018
I heard about this ride through a co-worker and was driven to do it as I like long rides, especially on dirt and in areas that are completely new. It was practically a dare and an insult to suggest I wouldn’t have the guts or legs to do it. Zack and I were the only…
Freemont Trail Stewardship
Spent a long weekend helping to clean up part of the Freemont Tier of the Oregon Timber Trail. Got to do a bit of riding: Section with a group: Section with Nathan to clean up trees on the route: Learn more about the Oregon Timber Trail Full Album on Flickr
Japanese Hollow
A local group of riders called “Our Mother the Mountain” or OMTM, puts on some really great unofficial, unsupported rides. People drive in from all over the PNW and beyond to ride these routes through amazing forests and backcountry. Japanese Hollow is stuck just south of The Dalles, Oregon and is mostly farmland to cherries…
Alder Flat S24O in February
AJ and I rode up the Clackamas river for a quick overnighter at Alder Flat. I hadn’t been here in some time. Although it was cold and wet, we were able to get a decent fire going to help dry us out and stay warm for a few hours before going to bed.