First ride of the year

No. 45

This was the first day with nice weather in a few weeks, so my buddy Alex and I decided to take advantage of it.

Like all good rides… they start with coffee!

If you need to buy cheap gas station glasses, might as well buy something fun.

This morning started at 30° and foggy, and then quickly warmed up to 55° and sunny. I’ve been daily commuting on bike every day, so some recreational riding was much needed.

We rode several miles of fast-paced forest service roads before we got stopped by some snow and ice (a little past this downed tree).

I somehow always find myself in these weird situations.

This “trail” wasn’t marked on either of our maps, and after a few miles we realized why — it was overgrown and washed out. It probably hasn’t been used in years.

This will be a great camping spot in the future!

Some burgers after a long day of riding in Mount Hood National Forest. It’s always funny how many hours it takes to ride such few miles — today was 50 miles of trails in 3 hours.