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!

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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