We are just back from a week of record hot mountain biking in the local Cascade Mountains. After last summer’s record heat, nobody was looking forward to yet another sweltering heat wave that in just a few years, has become a regular feature of the PacNW summer. With daytime temperatures expected to reach 100° or … Read more
We are blogging live from 3000′ in the Cascade Mountains during yet another record breaking heat wave here in the Pacific Northwest. It has been over 100*F for the past two days with at least another two or three 100 degree plus days coming up. The “low” temperature at night is about 67*F, so not … Read more
It’s mid July and that means summer mountain bike riding in the Cascade Mountains. Everything is green, there is still snow in the mountains and it’s not too dusty. It’s cool at night and hot during the day, so an early start to the day’s ride is in order. There is plenty of climbing right … Read more
We had to sit out a day or two of heavy rain, but there was more great MTB riding in the Cascade Mountains when the rain stopped. With the July 4th weekend coming up, one of the big summer holidays here in the PacNW, more people would be showing up for sure, but this place … Read more
Late season rain and long summer days make for prime PacNW mountain biking in the Cascade Mountains. Around the middle to end of June, the winter rain and snow of the long Pacific Northwest winter comes to an end. A few clouds hang around, but the mountain trails are in perfect condition. Higher up in … Read more
After somewhat of a late winter hanging on for dear life, it’s time to hit the trails for mountain biking in the Pacific Northwest. The winter rain may have not stopped entirely, but it is slowing down and that’s good news for outdoor enthusiasts. After a long winter of sitting in the fishing kayak and … Read more
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The sun is lower in the sky, the days are getting shorter and the temperatures are dropping; summer is just about over here in the Pacific Northwest. We are getting in our last mountain bike rides of the summer in the Cascade Mountains before the winter rains begin. We packed up with supplies and headed … Read more
The mountain bike riding here in Cascade Mountains is always great. It’s been a hot, dusty and always short summer here in the PacNW. The weather is still good, unfortunately no rain so the extreme fire danger continues. Fire smoke drifts in and out of the area but thankful no major wildfires in the immediate … Read more
Dealing with record heat and dry and dusty conditions, it’s time for more hot summer mountain biking from the Cascade Mountains. The conditions are not ideal, but the way things are going, there may be no riding at all if the fire situation keeps getting worse, as it probably will. Even though it’s hot, the … Read more