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Old 10-27-2015, 02:52 PM
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Talking Rockin' the Giff P: Oct 15-18 Report

This was the third time I've had the opportunity to explore the Gifford Pinchot riding area and each time I leave I'm already looking forward to the next trek up there.

We've hit the Giff during the dead of summer the last two occasions and it turned out to be quite the treat to head up during fall. Although the forecast looked to be iffy on our 2nd day of riding, getting to see the fall colors and explore new trails with that crisp feeling in the air was outstanding.

The camp & ride came together in short order and that meant the group of nutballs heading up was quite a bit smaller than usual (and my buddy from WI had already spent his hall pass in coming out during the summer). Only two of us had the pleasure of ripping about the first day; with another buddy showing up while we carefully made our way along Juniper Ridge.

The two previous trips had stays at Olallie Lake and Council Lake, which were both really cool in their own respect. Since it was so late in the year, we decided to hit Takhlakh Lake. Although not an OHV bike friendly place during the summer season (ie no riding to the trails w/o a plate), the view you get of Mt. Adams is simply stunning and worth the stay if you get a chance.

Here are a few shots from making our way to Takhlakh and getting camp setup.













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Old 10-27-2015, 02:57 PM
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The plan for our first day of riding was to hit the Boundary Trail and take that to one of the trails we haven't hit previously: Juniper Ridge. It's easy to forget just how incredible this area is for riding, the Boundary Trail seems to go on and on with all kinds of excellent terrain. We had a great time riding that section and then wondered into the unknown of Juniper Ridge.

What an amazing trail! Although there are some sections that made my BP shoot far too high, the majority of the trail is simply epic. Incredible views, awesome riding, and it's not over in 20 minutes. There's nothing quite like being up high enough to see Mt. Hood, Mt. Adams, Mt. St. Helens, and Mt. Rainier all from the same vantage point. We also stumbled across mountain goats along the way, which was a 1st.

It took a while to navigate Juniper Ridge and our goal was to try and be back before our buddy JP reached camp - didn't quite make it...lol. Rather than head out for a quick rip on one of the great trails close by, we kicked back in camp, ate good grub, and drank good whisky.

Here are shots from the day's ride and then back at camp.



















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Old 10-27-2015, 03:04 PM
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We really lucked out with the weather for the 2nd day of riding, the forecast called for showers in the morning and they blew that by a bit. It wasn't the bluebird day like we'd had the day before, but the sun was peeking through clouds and we took full advantage. The plan for this day was to hit some of the "easier" stuff in the NE section of the area - to get JP indoctrinated without scaring the crap out of him...lol. So, we bombed over to trail 270 for some 2-track fun, then up 271 so we could take JP down Yozoo. It's too bad the clouds had moved in by the time we hit Yozoo as the views are spectacular, but it's still offers some pretty sweet things to look at.

Once we finished with Yozoo, it was time to hit a new trail - 119. What a kick this was, not overly technical, but definitely enough to keep you focused. We hit that and then came down a different section of 271 to hopefully link up with a couple of friends that said they were going to stage out of Cat Creek. Unfortunately, the friends weren't there and the liquid sunshine had started falling. So, we scrapped the plan to hit Hamilton Butte (118) and turned our bikes back toward camp.

Along the way back, I conned the guys into checking out Green Mountain aka trail 110. This would be another new experience in the Giff and what a trail - especially the first section. Talk about switch-back insanity...lol. One broken brake lever as the only casualty, we made it all the way around to Horseshoe Lake CG and then bombed back to camp completely soaking wet.

I logged just under 130 miles for 2-days of riding, which isn't bad up in that neck of the woods. I'm really looking forward to the next trek up there as I can't wait to do Juniper Ridge again and I really want to check out Tongue Mountain and some of the other trails at the west end of Boundary. Big props to my buddy JP for making the drive all the way out there given he was feeling like hell. Pretty sure we set the Giff hook and he'll be back.

Here are some shots from the 2nd day of riding, have tons of video to still process and will add that once it's up on YouTube.

















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Old 10-27-2015, 10:15 PM
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Jamesons must love these ride reports for all the free advertising!
Dont leave home without it!
Looks like some great riding and scenery,a couple of days well spent!
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Old 10-28-2015, 03:33 PM
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Jamesons must love these ride reports for all the free advertising!
Dont leave home without it!
Looks like some great riding and scenery,a couple of days well spent!
Thanks man, I should send a note to the distillery and see if they'd be interested in sponsoring our camp trips...LOL.

I finished the first day of video and if you have an inordinate amount of time, then check out the epic riding we get to experience. I think a couple of the best videos are the 8th (Juniper Ridge IV) and Sunrise Peak (last video). Still need to add the Devil's Staircase to this set, as well as the last Juniper Ridge vid and a couple from the return trek on the Boundary Trail.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1O0khEHaqiY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ps47_TBQzs8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQQqoM0wjIs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nOBnv6TqT5Y

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fp3syKnIBQs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UuUk1XiWXJo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ry6hC4U_l2k

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=unRMwmoWntk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yFg5TaVIE4g

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yYobX9bSiCE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MlhqtNKJzfQ

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Awesome reports, rides, trails and pictures. Whiskey Just curious what elevation you're riding at.....that 200 sounds like it just keeps pulling along. Thanks for posting.
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Just curious what elevation you're riding at.....that 200 sounds like it just keeps pulling along. Thanks for posting.
Funny you ask, I forgot to post the GPS info from our trip.

Base camp was 4200 ft; we went as high as 5700 ft and dropped to 2000 ft. Not a ton of crazy climbing, but a good mix overall.




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Thanks for taking the time to post. Looks like you guys had a great weekend.

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