Posts Tagged ‘mountain biking’
Forest Friends
Posted in Gratitude, tagged Ashland Oregon, cougar, mountain biking, nature, PCT, trail running on October 18, 2011| Leave a Comment »
Mt. McLoughlin Bike’n’hike: Team Backpack’s Maiden Voyage, Part III
Posted in Gratitude, Picture Pages, Riding Bike, tagged adventure, Ashland Oregon, Dead Indian Memorial Road, hiking, mountain biking, Mt. McLoughlin, Oregon, pictures, road biking, story on December 10, 2010| 3 Comments »
This is the third and final part of the adventure, if you missed Part I or II click on the colorful words below. Thanks for coming along!
Mt. McLoughlin Bike’n’hike: Team Backpack’s Maiden Voyage, Part II
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged adventure, Ashland Oregon, hiking, humor, mountain biking, mountains, Mt. McLoughlin, pictures, road biking on December 9, 2010| 3 Comments »
If you missed Part I of this adventure you can click on these colorful words to get started.
Part III can be found by clicking these ones.
If you like this story you might also like to check out a similar, ‘Junior’ sized outing in the Rogue Valley: The Pilot Rock Bike’n’hike.
Mt. McLoughlin Bike’n’hike: Team Backpack’s Maiden Voyage, Part I
Posted in Picture Pages, Riding Bike, Uncategorized, tagged adventure, Ashland Oregon, hiking, humor, mountain biking, Mt. McLoughlin, road biking on December 8, 2010| 5 Comments »
(Note, due to a hiatus from the blog some of the postings recount adventures from the end of fall up to now. That should explain some of the nice looking weather and lack of snow on mountains in the shots.)
Part II of this story can be found by clicking here
Part III of this story can be found by clicking here
Each fall I do my best to take harvest. Southern Oregon fall is full of apples, pears, grapes, figs, berries, and sunsets, all ripening to a succulent crescendo before the slaughter of winter and daylight savings time. The fall harvest for me is a time when my body and mind are in form from summer’s many adventures.
Last year the harvest celebration culminated with a Dolomiti inspired Maratona d’les Siskiyous. (click on the colorful words to take you to that post)
You might remember my foreshadowing to a Mt. McLoughlin mission in a picture caption from this post on one of this fall’s top mountain bike rides.
Mt. McLoughlin is a mountain that captured my eye since the first time I saw Her a few years ago. She could easily be touted as the “Mt. Fuji” of Southern Oregon. In addition to her striking physique she tops out at 9,495 feet, that’s 9,500 feet to me at eye level.
In the course of my ridings etc. I’ve summited some peaks, but Mt. McLoughlin always stood there, looking, watching, waiting, and this fall I knew it was time. And I also knew it would need to be a fully human powered mission. The likes of which I have not heard of being done before by anyone in the Rogue Valley. If you know of someone else who has, please let me know.
The red backpack, known as the “Team Backpack”, is part of my Pirate’s Booty earned from our team’s effort at The Siskiyou Challenge.
Check Back soon for Part II for summit views and sunset hues.
Lewis and Clarkin’ it: Grizzly Peak Winter
Posted in Picture Pages, Riding Bike, tagged Ashland Oregon, cross country skiing, Grizzly Peak, humor, mountain biking, mountains, snow, winter on December 5, 2010| 5 Comments »
“Lewis and Clarkin’ it” A term I came up with a year or so ago, when it is just exploring, mapping, adventure-cizing, doing it under your own power in a new and unique way, and having fun documenting it along the way. Enjoy the story in pictures and captions. Click on the pic itself for a full res image.
Summer or Fall?
Posted in Friends, Family, Fun!, Picture Pages, Riding Bike, tagged Ashland mountain biking, Ashland Oregon, mountain biking, single speed mountain bike, Sweet Melissa on October 2, 2010| 5 Comments »
Time Travel: Back to the Summer
Posted in Back to the Summer, Friends, Family, Fun!, Picture Pages, Riding Bike, tagged Capitol Forest, mountain biking, Mt. Rainier, Oregon, road biking, time travel, Washington on September 5, 2010| 10 Comments »
Since my last post there have been many miles on the bike both on the road and the trails, liters of carrot juice sipped and gulped, journeys with friends, fresh peaches and blackberries, glider flights launched, hobbit bars eaten, smiles and laughs that I needed the most, Whyte-Nynsha invasions, quests, breaths, and summer time vacation.
Much thanks to my friend John who managed to give my computer some much needed technological lyposuction. Posts to re-cap some of the summer’s adventures are on the way. First, you need to pick your time travel vehicle from one of the machines below, claim your mode of transport by posting a comment below.
Wind Power
Posted in Friends, Family, Fun!, Riding Bike, tagged balsa wood glider, humor, Methow Valley, mountain biking, North Cascades on August 7, 2010| Leave a Comment »
Cruz Cruise
Posted in Friends, Family, Fun!, Riding Bike, tagged mountain biking, Santa Cruz, Sweet Melissa on April 5, 2010| 1 Comment »
Oh Henry! Doh Henry!
Posted in Friends, Family, Fun!, Riding Bike, tagged Henry Coe State Park, mountain biking, oak tree picture, single speed mountain bike on April 3, 2010| 2 Comments »