10-27-2015, 02:47 PM | #1 |
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Ride up Mt Rainier on the RX-3
If you have never seen Mt Rainier before...you are missing out. It has to be
the most impressive looking mountain in person that you'll see in the 50 states. Im biased but I challenge anyone to prove me wrong with a picture because at a height of 14,400, and the surrounding area all at 0-500 elevation, its pretty incredible to see an almost 3 mile wall of ice and rock looming over an entire region. Anyway...so my buddy was visiting from Dallas and wanted to experience some mountain roads and real Washington riding, since he basically lives on a giant pancake. So I took him up to the highest road in the state at elevation 6500 ft to a place called Sunrise. Basically takes you to the top of the treeline. Pretty incredible ride. I rode my triumph triple most of the time and he rode my RX3 and we both had an amazing time. The RX3 did awesome up steep grade and it excelled in the corners. Tires are great engine is great gas mileage was great power was more than enough. Just an overall fun day and a great ride. Miles and miles of twisties and switchbacks through old growth forests. Heres some of the highlights |
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10-27-2015, 03:06 PM | #2 |
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Thanks for posting the beautiful photographs from the Evergreen State.
Mount Rainier is beautiful, but it can be deadly to climbers. I fell 18 vertical feet, with an intermediate bounce, off Disappointment Cleaver. Miraculously, I escaped with only bruises. After that incident, I decided to hang up my crampons.
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10-27-2015, 03:11 PM | #3 | |
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Wow you were climbing it! Thats awesome. Yes definitely can be deadly even for the most experienced climbers. I am inexperienced but climbed Mt Adams (way easier) a few years ago and hope to attempt Mt Rainier this upcoming spring. Until then I'll just ride my RX-3 up there and enjoy the mountains that way. |
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10-27-2015, 05:05 PM | #4 |
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I bet that is a great ride.
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10-27-2015, 09:00 PM | #5 |
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The important question, Superdude, is when is your friend ordering HIS RX3?
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10-27-2015, 09:32 PM | #6 | |
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http://mazamas.org/ Here is a photograph I took from above The Hogsback, just below the summit of Mount Hood, Oregon.
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10-27-2015, 09:44 PM | #7 | |
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but now wants to get an RX-3 but probably not until he moves away from Dallas next summer since he said there is nothing to ride to or see in Texas. He just posted today online how he loved the bike. |
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10-27-2015, 09:46 PM | #8 | |
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10-27-2015, 10:13 PM | #9 |
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Yes, it's a nice, long glissade down to the Picnic Table on Mount Adams.
Even Mount Hood kills a few people, every few years. In the photograph above, you are looking down on the site where the rescue helicopter crashed a few years ago.
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10-27-2015, 10:20 PM | #10 |
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Here is a link to another, short video which shows the rescue helicopter crash.
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10-27-2015, 10:30 PM | #11 |
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Wow unbelievable videos. Didnt know that many people climb Hood every year. I was wanting to warm up for Rainier by doing Adams again, then Hood and Helens and finishing with Rainier. Might be ambitious but will get me extra prepared. Might check out the Mazamas and see if I can connect with them and some of the events they offer. Seems like a great organization.
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10-27-2015, 11:18 PM | #12 | |
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This is the view I see every day on the way home.
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10-28-2015, 12:01 PM | #13 | |
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Mt Baker is beautiful and I'm envious you get to see that every day on way home. Rainier would be same way if it wasnt cloudy 330 days of the year. I should take a ride up there sometime and mess around. I just did a 1000 mile ride through B.C. a couple months ago starting near Kelowna and Merritt up towards Kamloops. One of the days we were there was the nicest riding on the nicest roads I have ever experienced in my life. Beautiful scenery. |
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10-28-2015, 04:00 PM | #14 | |
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If you plan another BC ride, let me know. We can at least meet for a coffee.
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10-29-2015, 01:12 PM | #15 |
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That would be awesome Weldangrind I definitely will let ya know next time I'm up there hopefully it'll be on my RX-3 too. There was this HWY 3 in particular that cut off of 97 near Lake Osoyoos, it cut to the west and it was the best 100 miles of riding imaginable. It was paradise and I definitely am going to try and get over there again for that soon.
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