It’s that time of year, time for the last mountain bike ride of the season. Not only the last ride of the season, but the last ride on our favorite trails, which are now burned. The future is looking more uncertain every day and I ain’t getting any younger, so it might be the last … Read more
We’ve spent most of the month of August running from fire in the Pacific Northwest. The trails in the Cascade Mountains we’ve ridden for years are burned. We spent about a week following the outbreak of the Williams Mine fire camping by the Columbia River to see what would happen. The only thing that happened … Read more
Today, we spent the day running from the Williams Mine Fire in the Gifford Pinchot National Forest. It’s been a few days now and the fire has grown to 5000 acres and is 1% contained. Estimated containment date is 10-31-24, so our mountain bike riding in this part of the National Forest is done for … Read more
The weather has been nice, a bit on the hot side, but perfect for midsummer mountain biking in the Cascade Mountains. It has been 80-90°F during the day and in the 40’s and 50’s at night. No rain to speak of. It warms up quick when the summer sun rises above the tall forest trees, … Read more
Time for hot mountain biking, in more ways than one, from the Pacific Northwest. Things quiet down a bit after July fourth, but it’s summer. People around here know that the beautiful days of summer are short, so this is a busy time of year for outdoor activities. For the most part, the weather has … Read more
Not too much to report on the mountain bike front, so we’ll let the Cascade Mountain bike photos do all the talking. The weather has been pretty good, a bit chilly still at night. Hardly anyone here, but that will change this 4th of July weekend, the official start of the Pacific Northwest summer. The … Read more
It’s more like summer than winter, so it’s down to the MTB life in the Cascade Mountains. There’s not many people here, a few mountain climbers taking advantage of the longest days of the year. Summer is beautiful here in the Pacific Northwest, but painfully short. You have to take advantage of every nice day. … Read more
It’s Cascade Mountain bike season again in the Pacific Northwest. After a couple weeks of rain that was pretty heavy at times, it has mostly cleared up and the mountain bike riding season is off and running. With a lot of uncertainty in the world and me not getting any younger, I’m always thankful for … Read more
With the arrival of rain and mountain snow, the mountain bike season for us is over, so it’s time for the Cascade Mountain bike wrap up post. It’s been a while since the last post, this post will be mostly the photos since then. It has been a dry and dusty summer with very little … Read more
On a warm and breezy day, it’s time for more Cascade Mountain biking from the Pacific Northwest. Due to the very warm weather, we got an early start for another great bike ride in the Cascade Mountains. Now kicking back in the WatermanAtWork Overland Production Vehicle posting the latest photos to the blog. This deer … Read more