RIMROCK LAKE! The BEAUTIFUL Washington Cascade Mountains!

FastDoc · 08-07-2010, 09:13 PM

I can't believe what a good time we had! :P

My friend (and bike shop owner/ QLink dealer) Andy took me up to his cabin on Rimrock Lake for a couple of days of amazing dual sport riding. This was honestly the best dual sport ride I'd ever had.

The trails were great, so were the roads, food, cabin, hospitality, and fellowship.

We rode about 110 miles, about 90% off road, and about 90% of that singletrack. Much of the singletrack was pretty technical with drop-offs, cliffs, steep inclines, trees, roots, rocks, water crossings, all the good stuff!

The vistas were spectactuar, but somewhat diminished by smoke from wildfires burning in Oregon and Washington.

I even have pics of a wildfire, and the aerial operation that put it out. The second day the smokle was mostly gone.

We rode between 4,000 and 8,000 feet, and Q NEVER missed a beat!

We saw elk, deer, eagles, hawks, snakes, wild turkeys, chukkar, pheasant, and all sorts of wildlife. At one point Andy (an expert level rider) chased down and almost 'caught' a deer!

The mighty Q on the mountain:

One of countless beautiful vistas:

A little bit of the brief road we road on. It was cloudy this morning but cleared up beautifully. Temps I think averaged in the mid 80's at this altitude. At home they hovered around 100:

One of many waterfalls:

A Happy Camper:

White Pass Ski Lodge, shrouded in clouds:

A happy guy on Rimrock Lake:

A Sikorsky SkyCrane helicopter scooping up water for the nearby fire:

Q and Andy's KLX250. That's a GREAT bike!

Doc and Andy:

Doc:

Andy:

Where are we, Andy?

An easier section of trail. Some of the technical singletrack had me close to my limit, but I never fell or tipped over. Almost a bunch of times...

You can see the snowcapped mountains in the haze:

I hope you enjoyed!

I thought about you guys a lot!

FastDoc · 08-07-2010, 09:17 PM

A big beautiful meadow:

Race Face

A firefighting airplane:

I was in Heaven. I was TOTALLY into the ride and the situation, lost all track of time. I could do this over and over!

This is a great sign. ONLY motorcycles!

A really good friend. Thanks Andy!

FastDoc · 08-07-2010, 09:21 PM

BTW the sign says 'Easiest'. Well it sure was NOT easy. I'd not be able to ride on anything much harder than this, and even Andy says he's have a tough time on an 'Expert' if this was an 'Easy'. 8O

MICRider · 08-07-2010, 09:32 PM

Beautiful pics Doc! Thank you kindly for sharing. Love the waterfall one, terrain I could only dream of here

. Glad to hear Q did well and didn't give you any problems, though I would be surprised if it did, awesome bikes!

FastDoc · 08-07-2010, 10:16 PM

The cabin:

Andy's Badazz Ford:

White Pass:

Some sort of lizzard:

Some sort of butterfly:

TurboT · 08-08-2010, 12:29 AM

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Originally Posted by FastDoc

BTW the sign says 'Easiest'. Well it sure was NOT easy. I'd not be able to ride on anything much harder than this, and even Andy says he's have a tough time on an 'Expert' if this was an 'Easy'. 8O

W&G and I had that up in our riding area last weekend too. Sign says easy and we go in and it's 1.5ft high tree roots in an incline followedby a big turn and rocks. Luckily it wasn't long, but I had to wonder what was 'moderate' or 'hard' if that was the easy level.

Glad you enjoyed yourself, made it home safely and shared the wonderful photos with us.

SpudRider · 08-08-2010, 01:35 AM

Thank you for posting the great photos, Doc!

I am glad your soul was refreshed by the beautiful mountain scenery.

I hope you are getting close to a full recovery from your accident; I still remember you in my prayers.

Spud

mizke · 08-08-2010, 05:00 AM

damn texas needs some of those places. would love to have been following behind with my quad.. you guys that live in canada, are truely lucky to have places like that to ride..

Weldangrind · 08-08-2010, 12:30 PM

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Originally Posted by MICRider

Beautiful pics Doc! Thank you kindly for sharing. Love the waterfall one, terrain I could only dream of here

. Glad to hear Q did well and didn't give you any problems, though I would be surprised if it did, awesome bikes!

Come on out to BC Stew! TurboT and I will take you to some amazing places.

Great shots Doc! Thanks for sharing them.

MICRider · 08-08-2010, 01:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Weldangrind

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Originally Posted by MICRider

Beautiful pics Doc! Thank you kindly for sharing. Love the waterfall one, terrain I could only dream of here

. Glad to hear Q did well and didn't give you any problems, though I would be surprised if it did, awesome bikes!

Come on out to BC Stew! TurboT and I will take you to some amazing places.

Great shots Doc! Thanks for sharing them.

Aye, I wish I could sneak out there for a bit. All we got here is bald a$$ prairie... Read up on that Nickel Mine OHV area in Hope, looks awesome but probably a little too technical for my pig

. I'm on 3 weeks holidays right now but don't think I will be able to get the stars to line up to allow a coastal trip.

Docs pics are beautiful, be nice to spend a week riding around in that area, it looks huge!

Cheers!
Stew

Weldangrind · 08-08-2010, 03:30 PM

Stew, there is alot of single track stuff at Nickelmine, but there's also miles of FSR's that we spend time on. Your bike would be right at home.

Wanna try for next year?

AZ200cc · 08-08-2010, 04:21 PM

Nice photos.

mrhyak · 08-19-2010, 01:33 PM

You were buzzing around in my part of the country. I was at Trout Lodge that weekend (east of Rimrock) eating.... I'm doing my riding up on Snoqualmie Pass.

FastDoc · 08-19-2010, 01:37 PM

We have it good up here, don't we? I hope to get up there again in a week or two.

2LZ · 09-01-2010, 12:09 AM

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Originally Posted by FastDoc

We have it good up here, don't we? I hope to get up there again in a week or two.

If I was to leave....it would be there.

08-07-2010, 09:13 PM	#1
FastDoc Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Southeastern Washington desert Posts: 14,761	RIMROCK LAKE! The BEAUTIFUL Washington Cascade Mountains! I can't believe what a good time we had! :P My friend (and bike shop owner/ QLink dealer) Andy took me up to his cabin on Rimrock Lake for a couple of days of amazing dual sport riding. This was honestly the best dual sport ride I'd ever had. The trails were great, so were the roads, food, cabin, hospitality, and fellowship. We rode about 110 miles, about 90% off road, and about 90% of that singletrack. Much of the singletrack was pretty technical with drop-offs, cliffs, steep inclines, trees, roots, rocks, water crossings, all the good stuff! The vistas were spectactuar, but somewhat diminished by smoke from wildfires burning in Oregon and Washington. I even have pics of a wildfire, and the aerial operation that put it out. The second day the smokle was mostly gone. We rode between 4,000 and 8,000 feet, and Q NEVER missed a beat! We saw elk, deer, eagles, hawks, snakes, wild turkeys, chukkar, pheasant, and all sorts of wildlife. At one point Andy (an expert level rider) chased down and almost 'caught' a deer! The mighty Q on the mountain: One of countless beautiful vistas: A little bit of the brief road we road on. It was cloudy this morning but cleared up beautifully. Temps I think averaged in the mid 80's at this altitude. At home they hovered around 100: One of many waterfalls: A Happy Camper: White Pass Ski Lodge, shrouded in clouds: A happy guy on Rimrock Lake: A Sikorsky SkyCrane helicopter scooping up water for the nearby fire: Q and Andy's KLX250. That's a GREAT bike! Doc and Andy: Doc: Andy: Where are we, Andy? An easier section of trail. Some of the technical singletrack had me close to my limit, but I never fell or tipped over. Almost a bunch of times... You can see the snowcapped mountains in the haze: I hope you enjoyed! I thought about you guys a lot! __________________ Happy to serve.
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08-07-2010, 09:17 PM	#2
FastDoc Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Southeastern Washington desert Posts: 14,761	More pics: A big beautiful meadow: Race Face A firefighting airplane: I was in Heaven. I was TOTALLY into the ride and the situation, lost all track of time. I could do this over and over! This is a great sign. ONLY motorcycles! A really good friend. Thanks Andy! __________________ Happy to serve.
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08-07-2010, 09:21 PM	#3
FastDoc Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Southeastern Washington desert Posts: 14,761	BTW the sign says 'Easiest'. Well it sure was NOT easy. I'd not be able to ride on anything much harder than this, and even Andy says he's have a tough time on an 'Expert' if this was an 'Easy'. 8O __________________ Happy to serve.
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08-07-2010, 10:16 PM	#5
FastDoc Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Southeastern Washington desert Posts: 14,761	The cabin: Andy's Badazz Ford: White Pass: Some sort of lizzard: Some sort of butterfly: __________________ Happy to serve.
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08-08-2010, 01:35 AM	#7
SpudRider Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Idaho Posts: 25,054	Thank you for posting the great photos, Doc! I am glad your soul was refreshed by the beautiful mountain scenery. I hope you are getting close to a full recovery from your accident; I still remember you in my prayers. Spud __________________ Spud "Never argue with an idiot. He will drag you down to his level, and beat you with experience." Mark Twain 2015 Zongshen ZS250GY-3 (RX3) 2006 Zongshen ZS200GY-2 (Sierra 200) 2005 Honda XR650L 2004 Honda CRF250X 1998 Kawasaki KDX220 Mods made to my Zongshen ZS200GY-2: http://www.chinariders.net/showthread.php?t=6894
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08-07-2010, 09:32 PM	#4
MICRider Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Alberta, Canada Posts: 3,274	Beautiful pics Doc! Thank you kindly for sharing. Love the waterfall one, terrain I could only dream of here . Glad to hear Q did well and didn't give you any problems, though I would be surprised if it did, awesome bikes!
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08-08-2010, 05:00 AM	#8
mizke Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: austin, tx Posts: 1,452	damn texas needs some of those places. would love to have been following behind with my quad.. you guys that live in canada, are truely lucky to have places like that to ride..
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08-08-2010, 03:30 PM	#11
Weldangrind Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Sardis, BC, Canada Posts: 25,977	Stew, there is alot of single track stuff at Nickelmine, but there's also miles of FSR's that we spend time on. Your bike would be right at home. Wanna try for next year? __________________ Weldangrind "I figure I'm well-prepared for coping with a bike that comes from the factory with unresolved issues and that rewards the self-reliant owner." - Buccaneer
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08-08-2010, 04:21 PM	#12
AZ200cc Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Show Low Arizona Posts: 2,889	Nice photos. __________________ <br />2001 Suzuki DR200SE<br />1997 Suzuki RM250 YIKES<br />1995 Yamaha Breeze 125 daughters<br />1991 Honda XR80r Restored<br />maybe a 2003 Yamaha TTR90
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08-19-2010, 01:33 PM	#13
mrhyak Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Hyak, WA Posts: 448	You were buzzing around in my part of the country. I was at Trout Lodge that weekend (east of Rimrock) eating.... I'm doing my riding up on Snoqualmie Pass. __________________ 1985 Kawasaki Tecate-3 1997 Ural Sportsman 2WD 1980 Yamaha XS1100 2005 TANK Trail 200 2009 Lifan LY110GY-3 (2)
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08-19-2010, 01:37 PM	#14
FastDoc Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Southeastern Washington desert Posts: 14,761	We have it good up here, don't we? I hope to get up there again in a week or two. __________________ Happy to serve.
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