spring > alpine snowfield aside broken top, willamette nf (7 | 14)

climbing toward 3 creek meadows


then onto unmaintained trail








snowline


it became complete snowpack. this is a glacial stream we had to ford. it was cold.




they rocked it. we're about 3 miles into the snow by this point.


snow bridge


camp: made an absurdly large fire




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bike mountaineering?

detroit > high desert spring, willamette nf (6 | 14)

camped on this closed forest road


the top of santiam pass, a rather unpleasant climb up one (the only?) busy highway of the trip


kassie and carrie were doing a trip of their own, and i caught up to them in sisters oregon.
we spent the next several days riding together and had lots of fun.


climbing toward a backcountry "shortcut" across a saddle aside broken top


another great campsite, next to a small spring feed stream in willamette nf

mt hood > detroit lake (5 | 14)

fording a glacial stream to cross a washed out construction site


reached this forest road which was completely closed to cars


took lunch here


today offered some of the best backcountry roads i've ridden


paved or not




descending off the breitenbush saddle, ragged glory is a protective talisman for wayward rural rambling

council lake > the side of mt hood (4|14)

good starts


trillium, loved by many


riding down 23


mt adams was lost in the clouds


first blue of the trip

not pictured: riding across the grated hood river bridge to ask the attendant on the other about how bikes where supposed to get across if we weren't allowed otherwise. another reason to use wide tires, and a bit surreal to look straight down to the water below beneath me.


another side of the northwest, everywhere


collateral damage


camp


fire


sky

yale lake to council lake, gifford pinchot nf (3|14)

rode a bit before i stopped to make coffee




could've been most any bridge i looked down from


forest road 90


pushing the bike across snow drifts to get up to council lake


had it to myself


washing clothes, making friends


another cloudy sunset across a lake


finally, today marks 100 years of woody. thanks.