Ride Reports
12 | 14 | '20
I encountered a cougar. It was around point #21 in the map (link). The time was around 3:30 PM.
It looked a lot like female lion that I saw from zoo and it was way bigger than normal dog.
It was on the trail and stairing at me from 5 meters apart.&...
Submitted by sunjin on 12/15/20
12 | 12 | '20
Most of the trails are in great shape. There is a bit of peanut butter on northwest pasage and north trail. There were quite a few hikers, some quite grumpy, dog walkers and horses. So, it was a busy day, but everyone was respectful of di...
Submitted by vee on 12/13/20
12 | 05 | '20
To PHil, and others who helped Ingemar walk down from Poppin' Tops on Saturday.
Thank you so much!
Ingemar's wounds were what you saw, and there were no other major problems. Teeth, all there, Jaw, Nose not broken, After an eval. at Snoqualmi...
Submitted by slowgreyguy on 12/7/20
12 | 05 | '20
Started today at 7am at the trailhead with the goal to head to the Falls, and then further on to the old Platts Lookout site, a 900' summit, east of the Falls, then exit the south side of the Marckworth Forest and back to the car. The ride went well...
Submitted by tomvale on 12/6/20
11 | 30 | '20
Whoever found my car keys near GR drive, and put them on a log so I could find them, I say: "Thank you so much."
Amazing how well GR rides even just a day after a big storm/rain.
Submitted by plugboots on 12/3/20
12 | 02 | '20
Had not ridden Henry's/Black Diamond since last spring, so was happy to see the trails in good shape. Not too dry and not too wet.
So many trees down though. I probably had to lift the bike over 10 trees. There was a two person crew out trying...
Submitted by dflowerz on 12/3/20
12 | 02 | '20
Snoqualmie has ignored the two bathrooms at the base of Raging River for months; claiming a shortage of "safety supplies" per the sign on the doors. I'm able to buy all the safety supplies I want, so not sure what the real reason is but I've never se...
Submitted by Bryan on 12/2/20
11 | 29 | '20
Rode Grand Ridge north from the soccer field parking to Duthie and back. It's about 12 miles with 2000' of climbing so a nice ride, over about two hours. Dirt is perfect, though traffic was a bit heavy due to the weekend and heavily urban locat...
Submitted by Bryan on 11/29/20
11 | 28 | '20
Had a nice couple of runs down Lower Skyline this morning with ocassional light rain at times. The access road to the Lower Skyline trail has 5 trees over it and those will need the bigger saws. The road could use a brushcutting too if maintenance ca...
Submitted by tomvale on 11/28/20
11 | 21 | '20
Had a wonderful excursion ride below the snowline but high enough to get my vertical in. After the rains, I wanted to see the falls and the weather forecast was good. I parked just outside the DNR gate and began the climb and then made an attempt to...
Submitted by tomvale on 11/21/20
11 | 15 | '20
Rode Tokul West up to the entrance to Golden Spike, GS over to East and down Midtown mostly; about 10 miles with 2000' elevation. It's wet! GS has some major mud, and large puddles that more like small lakes. Some are 20' long and 12" deep, so be for...
Submitted by Bryan on 11/16/20
11 | 14 | '20
With snow covering all our peaks and wet weather hindering our traction, I decided to just go exploring. I found a weather window and I planned a route to cover single track at the Blanchard State Forest, along with single track at Larrabee State Par...
Submitted by tomvale on 11/15/20
11 | 07 | '20
I observed three people riding Segway electric motocross motorcycles on the Mukilteo Parks side of the trails today. These were not pedal assist E-bikes but motorcycles and have a maximum speed of 47MPH. I notified the Mukilteo Parks department.
Submitted by gallagher2201 on 11/7/20
11 | 06 | '20
Some friends did Alpne Baldy on Monday and reported no snow at the top, so I decided to give it a shot on Friday. Big change! After all the rain, the streams were very heavy with at least one requiring walking the bike through. Duri...
Submitted by dflowerz on 11/7/20
11 | 01 | '20
Farther east from I-5, after Mount Anderson and Lyman Hill, along the Pacific Northwest Trail, is the Mount Josephine region before it enters the North Cascades National Park near Baker Lake. I had planned to start in Hamilton and ride as close to PN...
Submitted by tomvale on 11/7/20
10 | 31 | '20
Halloween ride up the Tokul East Climb to Last Frontier, back up for Between Two Ferns, then all the way up again for Upper Ivan XC then down Upper and Lower Midtown. Took about two hours total; Tokul East is raw and burly. Blackberries are starting...
Submitted by Bryan on 10/31/20
10 | 24 | '20
Just east of Gold Mountain are Prairie and White Chuck Mountains and Rat Trap Pass (3160'). Along with the Mountain Loop Hwy and SR530, when you add Forest Service Roads 23, 27, and 25, and Suiattle River Road, you have a wonderful 45 miler way off t...
Submitted by tomvale on 10/25/20
10 | 20 | '20
Rode up to the second lookout this morning. It's a real grunt, some short steep sections and a ton of switchbacks. Nice and cool though, a bit misty. Blasted down, and great practice pre-turning to be able to carry speed through the switchbacks...
Submitted by Bryan on 10/21/20
10 | 17 | '20
I enjoyed the mud and large puddles on Inside Passage, Joy Ride and NW Timber this morning. Really muddy and wet, chilly until you start moving but "If you're riding in the PNW you're riding in the rain." The off camber root roll about halfway down N...
Submitted by Bryan on 10/18/20
10 | 15 | '20
Started at 7am from the lower Tiger lot with the plan to summit and circumnavigate Taylor Mountain. I had mapped out the double track needed and went down the west side of Taylor. The roads felt like the ones at Cherry Valley's and Alpine Baldy's wit...
Submitted by tomvale on 10/16/20