Goose Crew – 2

Posted on September 27, 2014October 2, 2014 by Smoke

OK, yesterday was challenging, but it’s done. Honestly, it was still super fun. There’s lots of great riding to be had in the wet up here, but with so many fresh trails that much moisture just makes it extra challenging. We rode 11k’ yesterday, and it felt like twice that.

Today looked like we were on a different planet.

As it was still pretty damp from all the rain, we went over to Idaho Peak to hit the Wakefield. It faces south, is a hundred years old and very well established, and drains much better anyway.

Definitely the right call to start our day, and it was even warm enough on the beach at the bottom that we could pretend it was still summer of a sort, too.

Many more runs ensued, but the pump track apres was still the best.

Crab cakes tonight, tomorrow we heli!

TreeLines

Posted on August 15, 2014August 30, 2014 by Smoke

Alright, I’ve been offline for a while, so let’s pick up where we left off…

It would seem that the weather in the mountains has taken a change.

A bunch of guys from Tree Lines and Freehub Magazine have shown up to finish off the trail from Reco Peak. First, we have to do a little shredding.

The Kessel Run was running fast with the fresh rain, and it even cleared up a bit for some session time on the machine built sections.

It was a bit greasy though, as the dust that got spread around everywhere during the dry spell turned to goo with the precipitation. We jumped in the van for a quick lap on Sundowner and Choices, and made the move for a Wakefield. I haven’t had a chance to shred the other side of Idaho Peak in a while, so this was a nice little treat.

Yeah, t-shirt weather…

The Wakefield is another old school trail, so you know…my sorta pace.

The young’ns tried to keep up the new school pace and paid the price. Kelend managed to put SIX holes in his tire here (I finally patched it, and it’s now in the rear tire of a Giant Reign demo bike).

OK, so it’s not quite the usual sunny beach I’ve gotten used to, but it’s still awfully nice.

Bonus! We saw a moose on our way back to the lodge.

Well, I’m pretty stoked to have these guys in the house. I have to go home for Chevy’s birthday, then take care of the Hoff Fest crew for a bit, but the boys here should have the trail to Reco done this week. Four years in the making…time to make a little history.

NRG – 2

Posted on August 28, 2011September 17, 2011 by Smoke

We actually managed to get up early for some more today. Extra early in fact, so we could shred the lodge trail first thing, and test out the Moose Knuckle.

The rest of the day would be a run on the Wakefield, as many guys had to head home today. On the way up, we randomly ran across another old acquaintance, Rudi Schneider. How’s that dust, dude?

You know…there’s an off-road climb. Ahhh…never mind. Tourists. Speaking of which, it was quite a scene unloading everyone at the top for the Wakefield. We had enough bikes to take the whole lot, and there were already a half dozen cars there when we showed with the vans. It’s not like there’s much room to start with.

Another typical crap day on the Wakefield with 30 of our friends.

Busy at the top? Look at this traffic jam in the middle of the ride.

The old truck is finally starting to decay. My first ride here (’97 or so), this truck was in mint shape. It was actually locked, with all the glass intact. It still looks like the engine is salvageable, and there’s some spare parts in the box.

Time for a bit more beach…

…and another steak courtesy of our friends from NRG. That was a great weekend. Thanks, Shroom.

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Goose Crew – 2

TreeLines

NRG – 2