Gnarliest trail pics ever!

[Jimmy boy]

ya mean this one

and this one

?

thats a nice one!

[highmarker]

haybecks hill ,  I never made it much past the 1st sand dune on a 250

[Slackkinhard]

[Slackkinhard]

haybecks hill ,  I never made it much past the 1st sand dune on a 250

 

It's doable when the sand is hard and wet at the bottom....otherwise just can't get up the speed.  I gotta carved up paddle tire I wanna take out there and give 'er a go ?

[Tye Durden]

ya mean this one

 

and this one

 

?

Yes on the first one, we'll come down that - Bise Hill, and go up the draw between the two photos (to the left of the first, and the right of the second there are two draws up the hill). Looks like you can get back to the power line road that runs by the top of Bise Hill and get back to main riding area.  Totally agree on the moisture, the sand really starts to stick together much better once it starts getting moisture back in it. 

[crc515]

Where is this?

[Slackkinhard]

Where is this?

 

mattawa/saddle mtn

[highmarker]

Between beverly and mattawa. You can see it from highway and can stage on river side of the highway and cross over to it through the dunes.  If you can't make the big hill, there are 2 other ways to the riding on top.

[motovita]

mattawa/saddle mtn

 

 That's Sentinel Mountain in the first photo. I first rode down it in the mid 70s. I can't imagine anyone riding up it unless it's frozen. 

[Thinlineggman2]

Found some pretty crazy single track in the local riding spot a few weeks back.

[mtdirtbag]

Sorry I haven't posted any pics yet, I don't have any from years earlier on this fancy phone ha, but I love the pics! My worst gnarliest trail was back side ofColumbia mountain in Columbia falls Montana, log crossings over deep canyons, big river crossing's, lots of shale and steep switch backs. But after this thread I've seen some awesome trails!!!!

Actually the back side is pretty good anymore, back in the early 80's there were a couple of spots that you needed a spotter on "just in case", haven't ridden that in the past six or seven years now but do know the last time I rode it they had widened part of it and improved the rock climb where you had to loft over a three foot gap just off the start.

[E-WA]

I feel like a puss after looking at some of these pictures.  Most of these places I wouldn't ride because #1....it would tear the crap out of my bike and body  2#......my NUTS just aren't big enough.  I will stick to riding Juniper, pounding whoops all day is much more to my liking.  My hat is off to you guys that ride the steep cliff trails.

[WARider525]

I feel like a puss after looking at some of these pictures. Most of these places I wouldn't ride because #1....it would tear the crap out of my bike and body 2#......my NUTS just aren't big enough. I will stick to riding Juniper, pounding whoops all day is much more to my liking. My hat is off to you guys that ride the steep cliff trails.

Shoot.. If you can ride sand you can ride anything. Juniper is gnarly too. I know trail guys that won't ride there. It's just what ever your comfortable with. I ride nasty single track all summer long and love it. But Juniper is my absolute favorite! Was just there today, and as always, it did not disappoint.

[trailmeisterjoe]

Oh.......I thought you guys were referring to Juniper RIDGE. Now I see that you mean Juniper forest ( north of Pasco).  Yeah, it's a fun place to ride.

 

Joe

[Wonderspoon]

Shoot.. If you can ride sand you can ride anything. 

I rode real sand for the first time a couple of years ago.  It was a very, very humbling experience.  It was unlike anything I'd experienced on a bike.  I surprised myself with how poorly I rode it.

[Dave Wood]

A couple more...

[E-WA]

Just got done riding Juni today, live close by and ride from my shop.  Sand riding is waaaaay more forgiving than tumbling done the side of a mountain.  I will say there is definitely a sand technique one must adapt to and sand has humbled more than a few riders, but still my hat comes off to you guys that are doing the nasty trails.  

 

PS, those of you that are riding Juni, make sure you get a Medstar membership, its only like $150 for 3 years, if you crash at Juniper and have medium to a significant injury, you will be flown out. As a member of the volunteer fire dept, I see it time and time again, the flight is well over $5000. 

[highmarker]

Something I leaned about that insurance, Not all the copter services take it.  For example one area we ride has 2 services, one does , one doesn't.  You got a 50/50 chance of the right one being called,  the same owner has both so they tend to take turns. Juni might be different?

[E-WA]

Something I leaned about that insurance, Not all the copter services take it.  For example one area we ride has 2 services, one does , one doesn't.  You got a 50/50 chance of the right one being called,  the same owner has both so they tend to take turns. Juni might be different?

 

 

Juniper is just Medstar

[zacreeves]