Mountain Biking in Oregon

[Veronica]

Thom and I took off for a few days to do some riding on the North Umpqua Trail.



The first day I destroyed my chain, derailleur hanger and derailleur five miles into the ride. I have a few bruises, but mostly my pride was hurt as I was a mere 5 feet from the top of a tough climb. The rest of the day was spent driving 100 miles each way to get the parts to fix the bike.

The second day was way better! We rode the same section of trail - really a fire road called River View. Then crossed the river and did the Mott and Panther sections of the Umpqua Trail, about ten miles of single track. The Mott section is in the picture.

The third day we did the Dread and Terror section of the trail. Last year I had a hard time on this section. I walked a lot of ups and downs. This year was much better! I didn't walk very much at all. About 8 miles of singletrack, very steep, lots of rocks, roots, loose scree... And I had a blast!



This one is from the Dread and Terror section.

There are more pictures on our website and a little bit of commentary.

V.