January 07, 2012 Location: : Black Diamond/Lake Sawyer/Maple Ridge (known as Henry’s Ridge) Getting there: From I-405 take SR-169 south towards Black Diamond. Pass through Four Corners shopping-Safeway on the left and continue to the town of Black Diamond.  About a mile after you pass SE  288th ST on your right  you’ll see two small pull outs on either side of the road.  Pick either, trails are on the left and right side of the road. (after [...]

Thanks to Joe Martin for gathering the following information. Some days there are multiple events so they are placed in order of preference. Dates with ? are unknown at this time.   Season Long Training Series Tuesdays from March 20 to August 28 – Road Race Series at Pacific Raceways (http://www.buduracing.com) Thursdays from April ? to September ? - Seward Park Cycling series (http://northwestvelo.com)   Registration Dates Jan 1 - Register for NW Epic Series (http://www.nwepicseries.com/) Jan 1- Register for Test of [...]

This was take directly from an email from the Evergreen Mountain Bike Alliance.  Please read and act fast.  I also strongly suggest you write IMBA as well and stress the importance of them making it their number one priority to reverse the Wilderness Act so that bicycles are allow in them. Wenatchee and Colville Forest Plan Revisions – Mountain Bike Trails Could be Lost!   The Forest Plans for the Okanogan-Wenatchee and Colville National Forests [...]

September 24, 2011 Our intended loop was to start at Salmon La Sac, ride the road east to FS4305, work our way up to the Sassy Mtn Trail #1340, then ride the ridge to Trail 1307 the Jolly Mtn. Trail which would drop us back down at Salmon La Sac. Location: Region: Snoqualmie Pass — Salmon La Sac/Teanaway Agency: Okanogan – Wenatchee National Forest, Cle Elum Ranger District   View Sassy Mtn. in a larger [...]

Just the other day I received this press release by the North Kitsap Trails Association (NKTA) outlining their master plan for non-motorized trails in Kitsap Country. At present, outdoor enthusiasts from all over the Puget Sound region use hundreds of miles of trails in north Kitsap. Most of these trails are located on private lands. This plan outlines the need for and benefits of public trails in north Kitsap. Vision for the North Kitsap Trails System A system [...]

September 3, 2011 White River Trail #1199 FSR 7174 Noble Knob Trail #1184 Dalles Ridge Trail #1173 Palisades Trail #1198 Our loop started at Camp sheppard where we rode a counter clockwise loop starting with the White River Tr. #1199 to FSR 7174, then onto the Noble Knob Tr# 1184 to Dalles Ridge Tr# 1173 to the Palisade Tr# 1198 and finally back onto the White River Tr# 1199 to where we started. Location: View [...]

August 27, 2011 Alder Creek Trail 1523 Upper Mad River Trail 1409.1 Pond Camp Tie Trail 1409.2 Chikamin Tie Trail 1561 Minnow Ridge Trail 1524 Location: View Alder Creek in a larger map Central Cascades — Entiat Mountains Okangoan-Wenatchee National Forest, Wenatchee River Ranger District, Leavenworth   Getting there: You can take either Hwy 2 where you’ll turn left at Hwy 207 towards Lake Wenatchee to Coles Corner. After about 5 miles, come to a [...]

The other day my roommate talked me into going mountain biking at Duthie Hill.  I was game since I’ve only been on my mountain bike a few times in the past couple of months.  We successfully rode three laps of the entire cross country loop then we stopped in the center.  James rode off on one of the low skinnies (thin board or tree you ride on top of ) so after taking a hit [...]

July 23, 2011   Location: View Larger Map http://www.fs.fed.us/r6/wenatchee/maps/devils-gulch-map.pdf Central Cascades – Stevens Pass – East Okangoan-Wenatchee National Forest, Wenatchee River Ranger District, Leavenworth   Getting there:  Take I-90 to Rt. 970 towards Rt. 97 (exit 85).  Follow 97 to Rt. 2 and head east on 2 until you get to Cashmere.  Take the first exit for Cashmere and  go straight on Division street and follow it as it bends right and turns into Pioneer [...]

June 4, 2011 (UPDATED 7/08/11) Location: Olympia,WA Getting there:  Take exit 95 off I-5. Follow Littlerock Road for a few miles to the Waddell Creek Road intersection, turn right. Continue to the next intersection, turn left onto Sherman Valley Rd, continue to the next intersection, turn left onto C-Line gravel road. Continue a few miles up to road C-6000 road on left. Follow until road ends at parking area.  (This sounds straight forward but it’s not. [...]