Midwest pilgrimage to "The State of Jefferson" 09

Post by **scheckaet** » 06:25 pm Apr 21 2008

jc we should meet at drapper sometimes I'm there most saturday mornin. We've been talkin about going to crossbar ranch maybe this week end if we can get enough riders.
Moab sounds like a good place to go and not as far (still wanna go to the mythical state though).

jc7622 · Post by **jc7622** » 08:07 pm Apr 21 2008

Yes definately. I still want to meet up some time and ride. I really want to go check out Cross Bar also. The black trail at Draper is supposed to open in a couple weeksa also. My wife is going out of town this weekend, which means I have the kids. I would have to try to pawn them off with my parents. My 11 year old can ride pretty much anywhere, but not the two youngest.

I think I mentioned that my kids have me going to the cross country races now. I ride in the +40 Amateur class. This last weekend I was on the starting line, the flag dropped and what did I see but the tail end of another KDX on the other end of the line shoot up front and take the hole shot. That was pretty cool. I didn't even know he was over there. I thought I was the only KDX in the race. Those MX bikes are pretty fast, but when we came to the rutted-out, rocky, slimey hill climbs I just cruised right up and over whil a lot of people were spinning to a standstill. Of course they caught me again on the fast sections.

Post by **it175** » 10:38 am Apr 22 2008

Decatur, COULD very well be a meeting point. Safe parkimg?

I have been using "MapQuest" to plot routes.

CC, What is it like at "LABOR DAY" time of year? Any resorts, ma & pa motels, hotels.

Post by **it175** » 10:46 am May 21 2008

I will knock the dust off this post once a month to keep people thinking.

203 peeks so far.

Post by **scheckaet** » 10:50 am May 21 2008

Good idea it175

Jeb · Post by **Jeb** » 11:49 am May 21 2008

I have to admit - I may be responsible for a handful of those peeks

firffighter · Post by **firffighter** » 10:51 pm May 31 2008

I am in! Just a short drive down I-5 for me. Maybe all of us N. Oregonians could carpool.

Wouldn't it be great to have a forest full of green bikes. Maybe we could find one guy on a KTM that we could all pick on and make fun of, or send him out in front of us so we could hunt him down

Now all we need is Rick from NY to swing by Quebec and pick up our Canadian bros and we will be set.

midlifemoto · Post by **midlifemoto** » 05:00 pm Jun 05 2008

hey firfighter, I'm in Oregon City...I'd be interested in carpooling with ya'...man, $4.15 a gallon is brutal these days...thinking sometime in July? I'm trippin' thru June....did the Mt. Scott Tee Pee Poker Run at McCubbins Gulch last weekend, it was 40 miles and rough...going to Gifford Pinchot in two weeks and racing the Washougal VDR mx at the end of June...whew....I doubt riding with those So. Oregon boys will be considered a break tho...somethin' tells me they ride hard

Mike

skipro3 · Post by **skipro3** » 05:21 pm Jun 05 2008

CC says August for a ride at Grayback. He'll be baching it for a week while the little woman is off visiting sick relatives or something. So think about August.

Also, there's an open invite to ride Idaho from a guy I met in Nevada who knows the Idaho area very well; spends most of the summer there riding. 600+ miles of single track from the staging area alone!! So, maybe hit Idaho either coming or going to Oregon?

Oh, and don't worry about riding hard, there are "refreshment" breaks a-plenty!! Ya!!

Dunescreaminmama · Post by **Dunescreaminmama** » 07:29 pm Jun 05 2008

That would be August 18 through 26. Snow should be off Grayback by then, but will probably have to pay attention to fire restrictions. CC will be keeping an eye on all that I'm sure. it175--no resorts, one Best Western in town. We are about 6 miles out of town in the sticks and have 2.5 acres to put up as many tents as you want. Have the toy hauler that can be used as sort of a guest house too. Plenty of room for all. Good weather in August.

skipro3 · Post by **skipro3** » 10:44 pm Jun 05 2008

Ah, the little woman..... So, is the coast clear? He's out of town, right? Be right over!! Ha!! Sangrias on the back porch!! Cheers!! Say What?? Ha! Ha! Cloves and Sofa Chicken too!! I like peas!! Ho!

Hey, the toyhauler is MINE!!! I call dibs on it. An no "snuggle up, buttercup" either fellas. That means you too Quebec!!

Dunescreaminmama · Post by **Dunescreaminmama** » 11:18 pm Jun 06 2008

funny guy! Hot tub is ready! Ha!

Really, I hope some of you will be able to make it here. A ton of wonderful riding. If not Grayback, there is always Prospect, Quartz creek, and even the Peak (what's left of it). We can accommodate a lot of folks, so all are welcome.

Toy Hauler is first come first serve Skipro. Reservations are accepted with any major credit card.

skipro3 · Post by **skipro3** » 12:08 am Jun 07 2008

I'm gassy. The toy hauler will be exclusively mine.

Post by **KDX Butterfly** » 09:03 am Jun 07 2008

Indawoods wrote:Swing down and get us Fuzz...

US????

Post by **Indawoods** » 10:05 pm Sep 22 2008

Are we on? What is the date? Fuzz... you in? Hybrids?

canyncarvr · Post by **canyncarvr** » 04:22 pm Dec 17 2008

I will knock the dust off this post once a month to keep people thinking.

Well?

'09 is literally minutes away. Time to make some plans!

m0rie · Post by **m0rie** » 04:39 pm Dec 17 2008

I'm in!

canyncarvr · Post by **canyncarvr** » 06:49 pm Dec 17 2008

M0rie...you should be 'in' for several trips up here next year: Quartz Ck. when it's good, Briggs Valley when QC is closed, Greyback when it's too hot to ride either of the first two!

Post by **it175** » 11:27 am Dec 18 2008

OK then, I think the first order of business is picking what WEEK in the summer or fall we should go. Based on the knowledge of the locals that live that way.

We will iron out THIS detail first, then work on item #2.

canyncarvr · Post by **canyncarvr** » 12:17 pm Dec 18 2008

The beginning is generally a good place to start................

Here's a basic summary of the way things work 'round here.

Places to ride:

Quartz Creek
Johns Peak
Greyback
Prospect
Briggs Valley

Different riding areas are operated under the auspices of different outfits (basically BLM and USFS) with different rules. Fire season as dictated by the state of Oregon regulates the land that BLM thinks it owns. The start of that season varies a LOT..from mid-May to mid-July. The woods are closed to motorized vehicles at that point.

That covers the first two..QC and JP.

The last three are USFS. They don't close during Oregon state declared fire season. They have their own particular issues, though.

Greyback: Chances of snow being gone before mid-July are slim. It's a one day ride.

Prospect: Opens July 4th and generally stays open 'til October. Precious litte good single track..mostly 48" stuff. Still, very pretty. Two days will cover Prospect, with one of those days being about 130 miles. A lot of road.

Briggs: LOTS of water crossings on some trails make riding Spring/early Summer a problem. I don't have anything against water crossings:

(the pic is from Idaho..not Briggs)

....unless I drown my 'sickle (I've only managed to do that once. Rider error.). BUT...rushing, high water you can't see the bottom of?..no thanks. And that IS the kind of water that will be found @ Briggs Spring/early Summer.

Briggs is a two-day ride (two different days..not a pack in thing. Maybe camp up there).

SO.... early spring (Briggs, Prospect, Greyback not accessible) with riding @ Johns Peak, Quartz Creek could keep us busy 'til your butts fell off. JP is 15 miles from my place, QC about 25. As noted earlier, I've got room for as many riders as would show up...probably. Wining and dining not likely included, whining and dining not allowed.

C'mon! Let's go!!!

Remember LAST year...you guys said, 'NEXT year!'??? Well...it's next year!

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