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Being completely soaked, we hung a rope and attempted to use the fire to dry our gear. I can tell you this, even after going through the wash once, gear dried over a campfire will still smell like smoke...lol. At least it was mostly dry when we put it on the next day.







The last day of riding saw our group dwindle to 3 riders, which was too bad as the weather cleared and the day was perfect. Al needed to get back to PDX to take care of stuff and Aron's arm was completely shot after doing part of trail 1 with us. So, the tres stooges continued on trail 1 with the goal of doing Juniper Ridge and possibly Tongue Mountain.





Although there are some dicey spots along Juniper Ridge, it's such an amazing trail. We made it out the woods and up to Jumbo Peak with only one minor get-off. Upon hitting the crest, I was surprised at how many riders were up there. Not sure where they came from, but it was packed. All of 'em made it that far and were turning back, so we'd have the rest of the ridge to ourselves.