racerrob6m
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So, not wanting to hijack a few of the other "late snomo riding" threads & pics, I thought I would add this thread. We are fortunate here in the central OR Cascades to have recieved a number of cool fronts & subsequent spring snow.
So, here are a few pics from Friday afternoon when my wife & I took the old girls out, (her 93 Phazer II, my 94 Vmax4 St) & we had probably the best ride of the year as conditions were absolutely perfect. Temps in the 20's, & as you can see, great powder, some clouds but pretty good skies when looking east from the Cascades.
Powder was anyhwere from 15-25" deep & if you werent careful as shown in a few pics of Barbs Phazer, ya could get er stuck..LOL !!!
The 1st pics show the truck & trailer in what we call the upper snowmo parking lot, which is 27 miles from our house. And you can see there is still a fair amount of snow. We are at the base of Mt Bachelor which has a base right now of around 140-165". Total so far this snow season is just under 500", yes 500". Altititudes run from 6200-7500' where we ride in the spring like this.
So, here are a few pics from Friday afternoon when my wife & I took the old girls out, (her 93 Phazer II, my 94 Vmax4 St) & we had probably the best ride of the year as conditions were absolutely perfect. Temps in the 20's, & as you can see, great powder, some clouds but pretty good skies when looking east from the Cascades.
Powder was anyhwere from 15-25" deep & if you werent careful as shown in a few pics of Barbs Phazer, ya could get er stuck..LOL !!!
The 1st pics show the truck & trailer in what we call the upper snowmo parking lot, which is 27 miles from our house. And you can see there is still a fair amount of snow. We are at the base of Mt Bachelor which has a base right now of around 140-165". Total so far this snow season is just under 500", yes 500". Altititudes run from 6200-7500' where we ride in the spring like this.
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racerrob6m
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More Cascade ride pics
These are from a "knob" we call Checkpoint 1, You can almost see Kansas from here!! LOL
Most of the views are looking N East, East & S East.
The areas with lots of open area & no trees is designated Wilderness, so, ya better not get caught making tracks out there!! Huge F***ing fine !!!
And of course, there would be some awesome riding out there & I defy ANYONE to come back in the middle of the summer & find our tracks..but I digress...Damn ECO NUTS !!
These are from a "knob" we call Checkpoint 1, You can almost see Kansas from here!! LOL
Most of the views are looking N East, East & S East.
The areas with lots of open area & no trees is designated Wilderness, so, ya better not get caught making tracks out there!! Huge F***ing fine !!!
And of course, there would be some awesome riding out there & I defy ANYONE to come back in the middle of the summer & find our tracks..but I digress...Damn ECO NUTS !!
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racerrob6m
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Phazer II in trouble !!
So, here we have the wifes Phazer II getting, as she put it, "off the trail".
Well, there was no trail & she got "sucked" out my tracks & was headed for the tree wells & really deep stuff!! Had to give her a bit of a hard time!!LOL
So, here we have the wifes Phazer II getting, as she put it, "off the trail".
Well, there was no trail & she got "sucked" out my tracks & was headed for the tree wells & really deep stuff!! Had to give her a bit of a hard time!!LOL
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And with all the riding, one does get a little thirsty & as the biggest importer of one of my favorite native WI beers, we had to stop & share a Leinies!!
I am kidding about the importer part, we do pick it up when we make trips back to WI as you cannot get it out here!! We drink it sparingly...LOL !!
I am kidding about the importer part, we do pick it up when we make trips back to WI as you cannot get it out here!! We drink it sparingly...LOL !!
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And a few final shots
We unloaded at 4:30pm, & loaded back up around 8pm, just before dark.
Put on roughly 50 miles & had a great time. Not bad for April 3rd & hopefully, we will keep the deep base for awhile & can ride until late April or early May!!
Here are few final shots as we cruised back down a freshly groomed trail which in the summer is the main road thru this area for fishing & camping. Of course right now it has roughly 10' of snow it.
Heres hoping for some good spring riding!!
We unloaded at 4:30pm, & loaded back up around 8pm, just before dark.
Put on roughly 50 miles & had a great time. Not bad for April 3rd & hopefully, we will keep the deep base for awhile & can ride until late April or early May!!
Here are few final shots as we cruised back down a freshly groomed trail which in the summer is the main road thru this area for fishing & camping. Of course right now it has roughly 10' of snow it.
Heres hoping for some good spring riding!!
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akrievins
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Great Pics! Love that Phazer II.
Are those groomed trails there?
Are those groomed trails there?
SWEDE
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Wow I wanna ride out west in the worst way!
Cam/ Viper adict
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Awsome pics... Wish I was there for the riding or beer...lol... Glad you had a blast and have the snow there still to ride....
sleddineinar
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Beautiful! Looks like lots of fun!
Thanks for the great memories use to live in Easton WA love the spring time riding in the Cascades. Nothing like t-shirt riding in May. Hopefully will get back there someday to ride. It is Beautiful
racerrob6m
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Yep, mtnmaxman600, since we are natives of eastern WI, I know what you are saying. We moved to OR in 85 & really like the spring riding season. The snow has settled so that there is a good solid base & you can go just about anywhere. That & like you say, riding in shirts or light sweaters as the weather warms.
The latest I ever rode out here was July 7th, & it was pushing the conditions, we went way high just to say we did it. It was not great but it was a milestone for me, latest I ever did ride!!
Regarding the groomed trail, yes, the one picture does show us on a groomed trail.
Glad you guys like the pics. Hope to ride again this weekend, temps are a bit warm now, but its supposed to cool again & maybe some snow above 5,000'.
Will see. Rob
The latest I ever rode out here was July 7th, & it was pushing the conditions, we went way high just to say we did it. It was not great but it was a milestone for me, latest I ever did ride!!
Regarding the groomed trail, yes, the one picture does show us on a groomed trail.
Glad you guys like the pics. Hope to ride again this weekend, temps are a bit warm now, but its supposed to cool again & maybe some snow above 5,000'.
Will see. Rob