SUMMARY
5 DAYS OF RIDING ~ 260 MILES
ATTENDEES –
| SCOTT |
| SHELBY |
| DAVID |
| KAREN |
| JON |
| GORDON |
| GERALD |
| RANDY |
| BRENT |
DAKOTA , MOTO, HEIDI
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GETTING READY TO ROLL !
OIL, PROOF GOD LOVES DIRT BIKING .
DAY 1 - FRIDAY 10/1/10
RIDERS : DAVID –TRAIL BOSS
SCOTT , JON , JOHN
LOOP – 65 MILES ( 32 MILES ROAD )
BIG SMOKEY, BLUFF CREEK, WEST FORK BIG PEAK, BIG PEAK, LICK CREEK
LOOP AROUND BIG PEAK
BIG SMOKEY HIGH TRAIL
BIG SMOKEY SIDE HILLS
CREEK CROSSING-SCOTT WENT FIRST. WE WATCHED AND DECIDED IT WASN’T THE BEST LINE. FOUND A BETTER LINE A FEW YARDS UP STREAM.
HE GOT THE HUSKY RUNNING AFTER ~ AN HOUR.
WE EMPTIED OUR BOOTS WHILE SCOTT WORKED ON HIS BIKE.
BLUFF CREEK WAS QUITE A CLIMB. THEN IT HAD SOME BOTTOMLESS RUTS AND LOOSE SWITCHBACKS AT THE TOP.
MID WAY UP BLUFF CREEK
BREAK AT THE TOP OF SADDLE. I WAS EXHAUSTED AND ALMOST OUT OF WATER.
WEST FORK WAS A NICE RELAXING TRAIL.
SCOTT AND JON BLEW PAST THE INTERSECTION. I WAS ABLE TO REST AN RE-HYDRATE. AFTER ABOUT AN HOUR THEY FINALLY RETURNED, BEFORE DAVID AND I DECIDED TO HEAD OUT. WE WERE WORRIED ABOUT LOOSING DAYLIGHT IF WE WAITED TOO MUCH LONGER. JON SAID IT WAS AN UPHILL CLIMB BOTH WAYS.
SCOTTS BIKE ON THE TOP OF BIG PEAK TRAIL.
BOTH THE CONNECT AND LICK CREEK WERE FUN EASY RIDES.
SCOTT NEAR THE BOTTOM OF LICK CREEK.
BRINGING IT ON HOME. THE DUAL SPORTING PART.
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DAY 2- SATURDAY 10/2/10
RIDERS – DAVID , TRAIL BOSS
SCOTT, GORDON, JON, JOHN
DECIDED TO TAKE A SHORT RIDE. LEFT CAMP ~ 11:30 AM AND GOT BACK BY 2 PM.
LOOP – 25 MILES
SKELETON & LITTLE WATER
SKELETON CREEK TRAIL-GATEWAY TO THE SAWTOOTHS, I RODE PARTS OF IT 4 TIMES DURING THE WEEK.
RIDE INTO “RED HORSE” MINE
MINING CABIN
GORDON , JON & SCOTT
SCENES FROM THE RUN DOWN LITTLE WATER. GREAT VIEWS ON THE WAY DOWN.
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DAY 3 – SUNDAY 10/3/10
I WANTED ANOTHER EASY DAY , SO WE RODE THE LIME CREEK LOOP
RIDERS – SCOTT , GORDON , JON, JOHN ( SWEEP & TRAIL BOSS !)
LOOP- IRON MT TRAIL=> BREMNER => SF LIME CREEK => PRESIDENT=> BLUE RIDGE=> IRON MT TRAIL
I DID 45 MILES.
GORDON & SCOTT DID A BIT MORE SINCE THEY RODE UP TO IRON MT LOOKOUT.
JON DID THE MOST SINCE HE MISSED THE TRAIL HEAD & RODE UP TO THE LOOKOUT WITH SCOTT & GORDON.
EARLY MORING SOAK BEFORE THE RIDE. POOL WAS JUST FILLING UP. IT’S NOT CALLED “THE LAZY BUTT” FOR NOTHING.
AFTER A BRIEF “RIDERS MEETING” – I RODE AROUND AND SAID WE WOULD MEET AT THE BOTTOM OF KELLY CREEK.
JON THOUGHT HE WAS LAST, BUT ACTUALLY GOT TO THE TRAIL HEAD FIRST EXCEPT HE BLEW BY AND HEADED UP THE ‘WEST FORK OF KELLY CREEK’. I TRIED TO CATCH HIM ON ‘ KELLY CREEK’. SAW SCRATCH MARKS ON THE CREEK CROSSING BUT THESE WERE ANOTHER GROUP. SCOTT CAUGHT ME ( ACTUALLY SAID I WAS RIDING FAST ). I STILL THOUGHT JON WAS ON KELLY CREEK. WE GOT TO THE CREST AND WAITED. WE GATHERED UP AND FINALLY STARTED HEADING DOWN BREMNER. AT THE COYOTE INTERSECTION JON DECIDED HE NEEDED LUNCH, IT WAS 1PM SLOW START !
SOUTH FORK LIME CREEK TO ROANHIDE. STILL SHOWS SIGNS OF SHEEP ON MANY OF THE SIDE HILLS.
THE TIGHT SECTION OF SOUTH FORK.
GORDON POINTING OUT ALL THE SEASONAL HIGHLIGHTS OF THE NEW MIDDLE FORK CROSSING. EARLY IN THE SEASON IT WAS DECEPTIVE , LOOKED SHALLOW BUT WAS DEEP DUE TO A BEAVER DAM WHICH HID THE ROCKS. BEAVER DAM WAS PULLED OUT WHEN WE CROSSED.
FUN EASY TRAIL. I DID TAKE A SPILL IN A LOOSE SECTION.
THE REST OF THE RIDE WAS UNEVENTFUL, BUT WHEN I GOT TO THE BLUE RIDGE INTERSECTION I DIDN’T SEE ANYBODY. JUST FIGURED SCOTT WAS IN A HURRY AGAIN SINCE WE ANOTHER “DISCUSSION” ABOUT WHAT WAS AHEAD A FEW MILES BACK.
I CRUISED ON BACK TO CAMP, GOT BACK BY 4PM. BY 6PM THERE WAS NO SIGN OF THEM. 2 HRS WAS WAY TOO LONG FOR THEM TO RUN UP TO THE LOOKOUT. THERE WAS 3 OF THEM AND 1 OF ME, SO I WASN’T GOING TO MOUNT A SEARCH. IF THEY WEREN’T BACK BY DARK I FIGURED I WOULD CALL SHELBY TO SEE IF SHE WANTED ME TO CALL THE SHERIFF ! THEY FINALLY ROLLED IN BY 7 PM. BOTH GORDON AND SCOTT GOT PINCH FLATS NEAR THE LOOKOUT. SOUNDED LIKE NEITHER ONE HAD GOOD TUBES OF GLUE, BUT BETWEEN THE THREE THEY HAD TWO SPARE TUBES.
GERALD , RANDY AND BRETT ROLLED INTO CAMP ABOUT 8:30 PM
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DAY 4- MONDAY 10/4/10
RIDERS- JOHN , JON, SCOTT, GERALD , RANDY, BRENT
LOOP – 68 MILES
THE PLAN WAS TO RIDE OVER ROSS PEAK THAN BACK UP BEAR CREEK ROAD TO GOAT LAKE AND BACK DOWN LITTLE WATER.
WE WOKE UP TO A LIGHT RAIN, AFTER DIDDLING AROUND, LOOKING AT SKIES, WE PUT OUR FAITH IN CADDY SHACK –“ THE HARD STUFF IS NOT GOING TO START FOR A WHILE”.
FINALLY GOT ON THE ROAD AROUND NOON.
RANDY RIDING OVER ROCK ON SKELETON.
RANDY ON COBBY SECTION OF SKELETON.
CONNECTOR TRAIL TO ROSS FORK / WILLOW CREEK
GORILLAS IN THE MIST . SADDLE BELOW ROSS PEAK. HAD A PRETTY STEADY RAIN ON THE BACK SIDE. MADE A MISTAKE OF NOT PUTTING THE SLEEVES BACK ON MY JACKET.
SOUTH FORK ROSS FORK
BRENT TAKING A LOOK AT ROSS LAKE.
GERALD
WE HAD LUNCH IN THESE US GOVERNMENT CABINS.
WE MADE IT DOWN TO THE WATER CROSSING. SCOTT GUIDE ME THRU THE ROCKS.
JON DROPPED HIS BIKE, BUT THE KDX STARTED BACK UP AFTER DE-WATERING.
WE TOOK THE ROAD OVER FLECK SUMMIT AND ALL THE WAY BACK TO CAMP.
COMPLETELY SOAKED BY THE TIME WE GOT BACK TO CAMP.
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DAY 5- TUESDAY 10/6/10
AFTER 4 DAYS OF RIDING ME AND SCOTT NEEDED A MELLOW RIDE ( CHIC RIDE ).
WE DECIDED ON SKELETON / LITTLE SKELETON/ JONES GULCH / ROAD/ PARADISE /ROAD/ CONANT/ LITTLE SKELETON / SKELETON.
RANDY, GERALD AND BRENT STILL WANTED A BIG BOY RIDE. ENDED UP RIDING DEAD WOOD AND BOARDMAN
RIDERS- SCOTT, GORDON, JOHN
LOOP – 54 MILES / 19 MPH AVG
GORDON ON LITTLE SKELETON
SCOTT- BRIDGE OVER SF BOISE RIVER JONES GULCH TRAIL
VIEWS FROM ROAD TO PARADISE CREEK.
GORDON ANN SCOTT
GORDON SAYS THIS IS BETTER THAN A DASH BOARD JESUS.
I SAY IT’S NOT THE COLOR OF HIS SKIN IT’S THE THICKNESS OF HIS SKULL.
BARRY SAYS YOUR BETTER OFF WITH OUT ALL YOUR MONEY AND FREEDOM.
ME ON CONANT
GORDON GIVING DAKOTA A LIFT TO THE HOT SPRINGS
DAKOTA CHECKING OUT THE PORK RINDS
So John, talking smack when you are off taking a "chic" ride, huh? Well, some of us "chicks" should be offended, but just laugh - glad you had fun! BTW, Jesus would say you're better off without the money and freedom too, but Obama can't promise you eternal life and would never sacrifice his life for any of us!
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