Wandering through the Cascade mountains
08-16-07, 11:49 PM
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Wandering through the Cascade mountains
Just got back from a 5 day tour up in the Cascade mountains in central Oregon with an old friend. Although it was only 5 days, it was an epic journey involving riding world class singletrack while fully loaded, climbing for 30 straight miles to gain 5000 ft, drinking from super pure snow melt spring water, and camping amongst ancient trees and giant elk... absolutely amazing, I can't ever get over the wonder of Oregon.
I'm posting quite a few photos from the trip, sorry if it's overload....
Mike pedalling up from Oakridge:
My bike:
Lots of gravel roads on this trip:
Typical view:
I think Summit Lake:
Mike liked to lead us through lots of singletrack:
I'm posting quite a few photos from the trip, sorry if it's overload....
Mike pedalling up from Oakridge:
My bike:
Lots of gravel roads on this trip:
Typical view:
I think Summit Lake:
Mike liked to lead us through lots of singletrack:
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08-16-07, 11:56 PM
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Me with 5 days of gear and vegan food:
A perfectly serene lake, Suzanne Lake. Totally secluded, we had it all to ourselves. We couldn't resist jumping in!
Can't make out which mountain peak is in the background...
Me bombing down some nice singletrack.
More off-road fun:
I believe this is a high portion of the North Umpqua River:
A perfectly serene lake, Suzanne Lake. Totally secluded, we had it all to ourselves. We couldn't resist jumping in!
Can't make out which mountain peak is in the background...
Me bombing down some nice singletrack.
More off-road fun:
I believe this is a high portion of the North Umpqua River:
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In the forest:
Long nice gradual climb:
Mt. Bailey
Mike pondering Mt. Thielsen's glory at Diamond Lake
Path around Diamond Lake
Through the meadow
Mt. Bailey glorious above Diamond Lake
Long nice gradual climb:
Mt. Bailey
Mike pondering Mt. Thielsen's glory at Diamond Lake
Path around Diamond Lake
Through the meadow
Mt. Bailey glorious above Diamond Lake
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Smooth road, no cars
Rough road, no cars
My bike, a little lighter after a few days
Taking a rest after climbing 2000 ft on gravel
Nice Oregon valley
Mike and I getting ready to bomb the upper section of Middle Fork Willamette trail.
Yes yes yes
Rough road, no cars
My bike, a little lighter after a few days
Taking a rest after climbing 2000 ft on gravel
Nice Oregon valley
Mike and I getting ready to bomb the upper section of Middle Fork Willamette trail.
Yes yes yes
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Very nice pics.
Did you finger touch the peak of mt. baily ?
Looking forward to your next trip, and don't hesitate bombing us with a lot of photos.
Tnx
Did you finger touch the peak of mt. baily ?
Looking forward to your next trip, and don't hesitate bombing us with a lot of photos.
Tnx
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most excellent!!!
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We actually didn't cover that many miles, instead opting for lots of trail riding, swim stops, and enjoying the scenery. The entire area is great for riding, though- we took off from Oakridge, went East into the mountains around Summit Lake, took a big loop of dirt roads down to Diamond Lake, then west along the North Umpqua River, then up near Lemolo Lake, then cut back up to Oakridge. I would definitely recommend trying out any loop in this general area.
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