Well, with my season pass for Mt. Hood Meadows in somebody’s drawer up at the resort, the snow season is over(at least here in Oregon), so it’s back on the bike. This is the rainy season here in the PacNW, so it’s only the hardcore riders that get off the couch and out the door. … Read more
Beautiful day today; sunny and cool. Headed out to the hills to ride around and see what I could see. I spent most of the day on old logging roads. The legs are in fair shape from lots of snowboarding but not quite ready for two or three thousand feet of climbing. Checked out a … Read more
After a week of pretty heavy snowfall; the weather up on Mt. Hood is getting warmer and wetter. Weekdays see fewer and fewer skiers and snowboarders. Weekends are still crowded and the last week of March; Spring Break will be crowded; then after that it will probably only be a couple weeks left before Mt. … Read more
The strong El Nino conditions have brought much warmer than normal temperatures here in the Pac NW. El Nino hasn’t stopped the rain this area is well known for; until today. The weeks of rain finally came to an end and the sun actually came out. It may only stay that way for a few … Read more
Thanks to everyone who voted for the photo of one of our favorite mountain bike trails. The photo got 187 votes and is the winner of the Phat Phat-Tire Photo Contest for December, 2009.
One of our photos is a finalist in the singletrack.com Phat Phat-Tire Photo Contest. Go to the Photo Contest page and click on photo number 4 – The “Gorge”
A harsh cold front has blown down from Canada so it has been much colder than normal. Today; it only got into the mid thirties, a little warmer in the sun but in the shade with the wind was very cold. The next few days will be even colder. OK; it’s cold, but the sun … Read more
Unbelievably nice day here in the Pacific NW for the end of November. It’s been pretty damp and gray for the past week; but when it’s nice, it’s really nice. Sunny, crisp and clean. The sun is up, The sky is blue, I went outside, It was forty two.
The first real winter storm has hit the area bringing cold, rain and snow to most of the western part of the state. Looks like the great late season mountain biking is coming to an end. Still managed to get out in the woods in the morning before the storm front moved in about 1:30 … Read more
Nighttime temps are dropping; the ground is covered with thick frost every morning but it warms up enough to get out on the trails. Early in the day the air is thick with moisture; everything is damp. We won’t see dust on these trails again until July. Generally, the traction is perfect; the wet roots … Read more