Gifford Pinchot Camp & Ride Report, July 2014

[liv2day]

Originally Posted by bowhunter007

Several of the trails make riding Bishop Ridge seem quite pleasant.

Hmmm...that area is definitely one to consider for future trips. I read through Roscoe's thread - that ride sounds pretty intense.

I assume there are plenty of other trails in the area that don't have the life ending type of drops if you make a mistake? Are the trails well marked and are there good maps to be had?

A 4-day trip out there would be a perfect getaway. What's it like there in the fall?

So many cool places to ride

[liv2day]

Originally Posted by Moto7man

Yikes, you drink that stuff? I thought that you only put that stuff in the radiator of your old wood truck.

LOL - that was the first time for me and likely the last; even one of those things made for a solid headache the next day

[iamovru]

Originally Posted by bowhunter007

Great report, awesome pics. Scenic for sure. Now you need to have a go in the Naches Basin. It's the same distance for me either way. Except now, the eastside is on fire, or really smoked out.

We did 72 miles Saturday in Naches. It was a blast, but there are some sections that I ask myself "Why"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Id-Iq54ua5s

[bowhunter007]

Originally Posted by iamovru

We did 72 miles Saturday in Naches. It was a blast, but there are some sections that I ask myself "Why"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Id-Iq54ua5s

Ya gotta love those sections. I'm not especially fond of the slides...since you can feel the ground give, as you ride through. Good stuff!

[rubber Jonny]

Looks amazing, if we worried about rain like that in England we would never ride !!!!!!!

[iamovru]

Same here in Seattle, if we didnt ride because of rain we would never ride. I am from So Cal and it took a while to get used to riding in the pouring rain.

[liv2day]

Originally Posted by iamovru

...it took a while to get used to riding in the pouring rain.

It's putting on wet gear for the next 4 days that sucks...lol.

Liquid sunshine is great for riding - keeps the fire risk down and typically means outstanding traction

[liv2day]

I just pulled the GPS logs, think it's always interesting to see the elevation profiles of what we hit as well as the tracks from MapSource.

[iamovru]

We are riding the South side of GP tomorrow. Rollie will be our guide, should be fun

[iamovru]

Rode Gifford`s Southend yesterday. Here are some Pics!