LIME CREEK 6/25–26 /2011

 

DAVID ARRANGED A WEEKEND RIDE AT LIME CREEK. MURRAY VOLUNTEERED TO PACK THE CHAINSAW.

WE ROLLED OUT OF BOISE FRIDAY AFTERNOON. MARILYN ‘S ANNIVERSARY PRESENT TO ME !

CAMP AT THE CORRALS .

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SATURDAY

LOOP – 65 MILES

HUNTER CREEK /PRESIDENTS TRAIL / BLUE RIDGE / BREMNER (SNOW BANK STOPPED US)/ MIDDLE FORK (DEEP WATER STOPPED US) / SHEEP DRIVE

HUNTER CREEK CROSSING TO MF BRIDGE

HUNTER CREEK CROSSING ON SOUTH FORK TO MIDDLE FORK BRIDGE.

MURRAY AND DAVID AT BLUE RIDGE & MIDDLE FORK JUNCTION.

SNOW BANK ON BREMNER THAT STOPPED US. WE RODE DOWN IT ON SUNDAY.

TRAIL CLEARING ON SHEEP DRIVE.

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SUNDAY

LOOP –78 MILES

HOLE IN THE WALL (x3) /ROANHIDE / BREMNER / BLUE RIDGE / PRESIDENT/ HUNTER CREEK

TOUCH OF FROST SUNDAY MORNING.

SPODE DADDY SWIMS

SPODE DADDY TAKES A SWIM. STALLED , BOBBLED ,DROPPED THE BIKE.

WATER WAS DEEP AND SWIFT ENOUGH TO FLOAT THE BIKE 75FT. THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO LOOSE IT.

HAD TO DIG THE HANDLE BARS INTO THE CREEK BOTTOM TO STOP THE BIKE FROM WASHING DOWN STREAM. MURRAY HELPED ME PULL IT OUT OF THE CREEK.

TOOK ABOUT 30 MINUTES TO DEWATER & GET RUNNING AGAIN. RODE BACK TO CAMP TO CHANGE THE OIL. DAVID AHD SOME CHEAP WALMART OIL I COULD USE TO FLUSH THE TRANNY. TOOK 4 CHANGES TO CLEAN THE WATER OUT.

BY 1PM WERE WERE ON BIKES AGAIN.

HOLE IN THE WALL

HOLE IN THE WALL ( 3RD RIDE DOWN IT)

NEW OIL NEW LINE

NEW OIL , NEW LINE

ROANHIDE – FUN TRAIL !

BREMNER

BREMNER

REROUTE ON PRESIDENT , TOOK A BIT TO FIND IT ON THE WAY DOWN FROM BLUE RIDGE.

SHOVEL READY RIDES–CENTERVILLE 6/19/2011

 

TRAIL BOSS – MURRAY

RIDERS – JOHN , KAT

LOOP ~42 MILES  / AVG SPEED – 15.5 MPH

MURRAY TOOK US ON SOME OF THE IDAHO CITY COURSE. MUCH OF WHAT WE RODE WAS CUT IN THIS YEAR FOR THE RACE. IT RAINED ON SATURDAY SO THE DIRT WAS SUPER, THERE WAS A BIT OF DUST IN THE AFTERNOON. MENTALLY IT WAS TAXING RIDING THROUGH THE WOODS. REALLY HARD TO READ WHERE THE TRAIL WOULD RUN.

WE STOPPED AND REMOVED ARROWS.

LUNCH BREAK

OLD MINING DITCH

OLD MINING DITCH USED ON DAY 1 OF THE RACE.

SOME SHORT SINGLE TRACKS JUST BELOW THE BOISE RIDGE ROAD. ON TOP WE COULD HEAR THE RALLY CARS RIPPING ON HARRIS CREEK ROAD.

DUDE WHO TOOK MY FREEDOM ? LIME CREEK 6/12/2011

 

DAVID , LOYAL & I RODE OUT OF CORRALS AT MOORES FLAT.  THE MOUNTAIN HOME BOYS TRUCKS WERE AT THE CORRALS WHEN WE PULLED IN.

LOOP ~ 47 MILES.  SHEEP DRIVE => PRESIDENTS => HUNTERS CREEK

LOTS OF DOWN TREES AND SNOW ON THE HIGHER RIDGES 

MET A COUPLE WHO SPENT A COUPLE OF NIGHTS CAMPING ON LIME CREEK.

EXPLORED A SIDE TRAIL THAT DROPPED BACK INTO LIME CREEK. DIDN’T GO ALL THE WAY. IT GOT STEEPER & I WAS WORRIED WE WOULD GET TO A SPOT WHERE WOULD NEED TO TURN AROUND & COULDN’T.

 

VIEW FROM RIDGE ON SHEEP DRIVE.

 

SHEEP DRIVE PART 2

 

 

SNOW BANKS ON SHEEP DRIVE – THE MOUNTAIN HOME BOYS BUSTED THRU THEM FOR US !

 

WE CAUGHT UP WITH THE MOUNTAIN HOME BOYS ON THE ROAD OVER TO PRESIDENT. THEY TRIED GETTING TO THE UPPER END OF NORTH FORK BUT GOT BLOCKED BY SNOW. THEY WERE HEADED OVER ON THE ROAD TO TRY THE LOWER PORTION OF NORTH FORK.  FOUND OUT THEY GOT TURNED AROUND BY DOWN TREES & HI WATER RODE OUT SLICK EAR.

 

LUNCH AT THE TOP OF PRESIDENT . DAVE GOT EVEN FOR ALL THE PICS OF HIM EATING LUNCH !!!

LOOKS LIKE I NEED TWITTER REHAB.

 

PRESIDENTS HAD LOTS OF DOWN TREES. USUALLY THE MAGIC VALLEY CLUB HAS IT CLEARED BY MEMORIAL WEEKEND.

MORE FUN THAN A WEINER SHOULD HAVE ! LITTLE SMOKEY CAMPOUT 6/ 4 & 5 / 2011

DAVID AND KAREN DELAYED THEIR MEMORIAL CAMPOUT A WEEK SO I WAS ABLE TO JOIN THEM FOR AT LEAST ONE NIGHT. THEY LEFT TOWN THURSDAY. MY PLAN WAS TO MEET THEM SATURDAY MORNING. DAVE GAVE INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO GET TO “LITTLE SMOKEY” , IF THEY WEREN’T THERE THEY WOULD BE AT CANYON CG ON BIG SMOKEY. FOR SOME REASON I HAD PICTURED “LITTLE SMOKEY” BEING NEAR THE DOLLAR HIDE ROAD INTERSECTION. AFTER A FEW TRIPS DOWN TO THE BIG SMOKEY GUARD STATION AND UP & DOWN DOLLAR HIDE ROAD I FINALLY FOUND THEM JUST BEFORE NOON.

VIEW FROM CROUCH SUMMIT .

 

CAMPSITE JUST BELOW THE WELLS SUMMIT ROAD JUNCTION.

 

 

LOOP ~ 40 MILES

AFTER A QUICK LUNCH, DAVID AND I HEADED UP TO SEE IF WE COULD GET TO BIG PEAK TRAIL.

 

THE CARRIE CREEK TO BIG PEAK TRAIL WAS SWEET BUT SHORT.

OUR 1ST SINGLE TRACK OF THE DAY

BOTH BIG PEAK AND LICK CREEK WERE BLOCKED BY SNOW BANKS.

WE HEADED BACK DOWN THE ROAD AND EXPLORED A COUPLE OF MINING ROADS / SITES.

 

BEST TRAIL OF THE WEEKEND PART 1

THIS TRAIL WAS VOTED BEST OF THE WEEKEND.

 

THE BEST PART 2

SAW LOTS OF BEAR TURDS & PRINTS

 

SUNDAY WE HEADED OVER TO EXPLORE PARADISE , BIG SMOKEY AND LICK CREEK.

LOOP ~ 47 MILES/  AVG SPEED ~ 22 MPH/ MAX SPEED- 65 MPH. YEAH WE RODE A BIT OF ROAD !

PARADISE NEEDS A BIT OF TREAD WORK AND 4 TREES CUT.

(SORRY FOR THE SPELLING ERROR)

PARADISE PART 1

PARADISE PART 2

AT THE INTERSECTION OF PARADISE AND THE ROAD, I ASKED DAVID WHAT WAS ACROSS THE BRIDGE. HE SAID IT EVENTUALLY LEAD TO A TRAIL. WE DECIDED TO GO FOR IT. IT WAS A GREAT DECISION ! TURNED OUT  THE TRAIL WAS CALF CREEK WHICH DROPPED US AT THE START OF BIG SMOKEY.

CALF CREEK

BIG SMOKEY HIGH TRAIL

WE DECIDED TO RIDE UP THE HIGH TRAIL AND HAVE LUNCH.

 

 

 

LUNCH JUST AFTER RIDING THE HIGH TRAIL. AFTER LUNCH WE BACKED TRACKED AND HEADED OVER TO LICK CREEK.

LICK CREEK

SURE LOOKED LIKE WE WERE THE 1ST BIKES OF LICK CREEK THIS SEASON.

 

DAVE FOUND A NEW PIECE OF RIDING GEAR !

 

GREAT WEEKEND !