Nice report and pics, Mike! Envy... Brian Seattle, WA
On Thu, Aug 9, 2012 at 9:32 AM, Mike <[email protected]> wrote: > Day before yesterday, my friend Ed and I went out to the Mt Hood NF for an > overnight camping trip. We ended up exploring an incredible FS road to > access High Rock. We rode out of Portland via the Springwater Corridor and > then took Hwy 224 out to Estacada. Just before the entrance to the Mt Hood > National Forest, along the Clackamas River we hooked a left up FS Rd 4610. > The road began with a big steep paved climb. As the road mellowed out it > changed to dirt. Once we made about 7 miles up the road we saw no more cars > or people. The road was great but challenging in parts due to it kicking up > in spots and being hard to get traction. It was also hot. We ended up > staying at an abandoned campground that was in quite a state of disrepair > but as good a place as any to camp. The mosquitos went to town on me and I > was bummed about not bringing a tent. The next morning we were up early and > still headed to High Rock. It was slow going due to our leisurely pace, the > terrain and the fantastic views we got from the road looking south to Mt > Jefferson and the Willamette NF. We finally go to the base of High Rock > where we enjoyed a great view of Mt Hood. We started to head off East with > a plan of doing a big loop around Timothy Lake and returning down to the > Clackamas River. We ended up cutting our route short and took a gravel road > down to Timothy Lake and then returning to the Clackamas River via Anvil > Creek, Rd 58 then Rd 57. From there we pedaled back to Portland with > another stop at the taco truck in Estacada. It was really a great ride but > far too short. I would have loved to have stayed out for an extra day. > > I realize the road names and numbers might not mean anything to folks but > I put them in there for people that are in the area or might come through > here. This route encompassed some of the best roads for cycling in the Mt > Hood NF and I encourage folks to check them out. They're great for day > rides or bike camping. > > Neither of us were riding Riv bikes but there was plenty of cloth tape, > MUSA clothing and other Riv components and accessories on board to qualify > for posting here. > > Pictures proved it happended, right? Here you go: > > http://www.flickr.com/photos/41335973@N00/sets/72157630981119440/with/ > 7744528390/ > > --mike > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/90DCft6M19EJ. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
