Last weekend may have been among the last weekends of solid weather here in the PNW. My buddy Paul and I schemed up a route in the Gifford Pinchot National Forest.
Our primary goals were to ride some single track trails, Juniper Ridge and Tongue Mountain. Lots of hard hike a bike with beautiful fall colors.
We ended up bailing on our planned route because miles were so slow going. The good news is we’d still accomplish our main objective.
We were faced with the decision of taking a predictable 50 mile road ride home, or a shorter 30ish mile ride with unpredictable terrain on gravel and singletrack. We opted for the unpredictable route which turned out to be longer than day 1. FR 29 to French creek to quartz creek. The route was full of wash outs, blowdowns, overgrowth, and steep terrain. We probably would have been better off just finishing the route I originally planned.
I am hoping to sneak in a few more trips before the weather turns, but if I don’t, this was a fine trip to end 2025!
by PNWbikepacking
3 Comments
Looks awesome! I expect we will see a video from this trip in the future?
Gorgeous photos Chris. I hope a video is to come.
Great photos Chris, this looks like Dark Divide territory. I might plan on hitting it with the grand depart next year