180 mile's 3 passes 2 old guys, wew!

Discussion in 'Pacific Northwet - Where it's green. And wet.' started by Sedro Tom, Oct 5, 2012.

  1. Sedro Tom

    Sedro Tom No hurry, no worry Supporter

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    Kelvy (Turnsleft) and I had a fine ride today. Over 17 to 18 to Darrington
    Burger Barn to Rat Trap to Upper Finney (17 north) and back down the
    S. S. Hwy. Here we go...

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    at Snegelson Pass we took a side road to the end where we'd never been

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    the Hydrologist at work

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    on back on 18 we rode on up another spur we hadn't been to the end of and found some views

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    we left the rides and hoofed it up yonder

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    yep, he's a rock climber to!

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    that's White Horse in the haze

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    Baker, Shuskan and Sauk

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    new rider get's some expert advice

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    it was a beautiful fall day, a bit chilly in some spots

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    :D
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  2. guns_equal_freedom

    guns_equal_freedom Long timer

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    It must suck not to work. :lol3
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  3. turnsleft

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    What Guns said.:clap:clap

    Tom could not make the last Rat run, so we left Woolley around 09:30 for 17/18.

    A month or so ago I went up to Segelsen Pass to cut a path through this.:D

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    We never made it back to see how far we could make it, till today. Turns out to be 3.5 miles and takes you to here. Lorne can try this.:evil

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    Tom coming to see what I was doing.

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    On our way out, not too much brush. Just broke/cut a few small alders. Fun road. And more than a few big trees to look at.

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    Tom and I took a new to me road and found this rock thing to climb up and get some views.

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    Looking to the south. If we would have dropped a rock it would have made it all the way to the bottom with out hitting any thing on the way down. Pert cool.

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    Looking north, quite the ridge. Off to the east there were some interesting looking roads we need to find:deal

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    This is the road we took from Segelsen Pass.

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    And it goes on around the hill.

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    On our way back from the ridge view we took a little side road. Found frost and it was about 2:30 PM. Still a bit of a bite in the air.

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    Took this coming down Rat Trap.

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    Little sign at the blue gate.:cry

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    17~18 are always fun and toss in Rat Trap and it make a good day[long] of riding.
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  4. dammitdave

    dammitdave Long timer Supporter

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    Good RR Guys! Tom, that last pic is a landscape photography course in one shot. Great images! dd
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  5. liv2rydktms

    liv2rydktms Long timer

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    But grateful to live vicariously through my ADV Brothers rides. Enjoyed Kelvy's photo of the infamous Tom, as always the scenery and photos were spectacular! :clap

    Hiya Kelvy :wave Nice to see you're still clearing trail, regrettably we did no trail work this year! :shog
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  6. Byway Writer

    Byway Writer Backroads Explorer

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    Looks like you guys had yet another good day up there. I'm working for a client down in Everett for the next few weeks. Working makes me miss riding.
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  7. Sedro Tom

    Sedro Tom No hurry, no worry Supporter

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    Thanks Dave. That was my last shot of the day, the diminishing light and composition made it a strong one.
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  8. oldx

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    Nice pictures and a good RR.:clap
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