Western Spirit Mt Hood MTB trip review

[SadieKate]

For those who like the idea of a mountain bike trip but are leery of singletrack, look into the trips which are held on dirt roads like Telluride to Moab, Backcountry Hot Springs (in Idaho), the Yellowstone trip (I think), White Rim, etc. These are good trips for roadies who want to get off the asphalt but not onto their a$$es.

Both Western Spirit and Rim Tours are excellent companies and can steer you toward the right trip for your abilities. Don't think that a mtb tour always requires huge technical skills and the ability to leap large boulders in a single bound.

[maillotpois]

Did someone say Rogue brewery...???

I have now filled 3 growlers at the SF Rogue pub after we discovered its existence from visiting the Rogue Mothership in Newport on our motorcycle adventure this summer. Sadly they never have the IPA when I go in but their Brutal Bitter is AMAZING. They seem to be the victim of their distributors here in SF and don't always have the 20 or so taps of their own stuff that they had the first time we went there. (They also have another 20 of very good, somewhat hard to find micro stuff as well.) I hear they think they'll have the IPA in toward the end of the week... maybe I gotta go back to the city for something.

Oh - trip looked fun!

[Wahine]

I'm a card carrying member of Rogue nation. I love Dead Guy Ale and Shakespear Stout. I have a Rogue problem.

Congrats on a great trip. It was all in my back yard. Yup I'm spoiled. The riding out here is fantastic. I've been getting more into Mtn biking this year, but the road riding is amazing too.

Were the guides local?

[gnat23]

Sarah, I'm a big convert to the Brutal Bitter as well, like it better than the IPA.

That being said, I'm waiting desperately for Sierra Nevada to release their Estate beer already. It wasn't ready when we popped in there last week. "Whaddya mean, it's not ready!" "It's still in the tank! Come back in a bit!" "grr"

Wahine, both of our guides live in Durango, but it sounds like they were hardly ever there. Josh in particular knew these trails inside and out, I guess having helped develop this trip. I mean, to the detail like "ok, cross over two dirt roads, keep going on the singletrack, then there will be a steep climb, but it's short and levels out quick..." Sheesh, I don't even know my own trails that well.

-- gnat! (was that tree there last week?)

[emily_in_nc]

That looks and sounds really fun! You were really rockin' the pink - awesome!

But what I really want to know is what that delicious dinner in the cast iron pot was?!? Mmmmmmmmmm

[gnat23]

But what I really want to know is what that delicious dinner in the cast iron pot was?!? Mmmmmmmmmm

Massive. Vegetable. Lasagna.

-- gnat! (*urp*)

[maillotpois]

That lasagna looked fantastic.

Yum.

... off to go break into a beer in honor of gnat's trip....

[SadieKate]

I mean, to the detail like "ok, cross over two dirt roads, keep going on the singletrack, then there will be a steep climb, but it's short and levels out quick..." Sheesh, I don't even know my own trails that well.

-- gnat! (was that tree there last week?)

This sounds like me except at intersections. Ask yellow. Trail minutia stick in my pea brain in one ride on that trail. But get to the same intersection for the bazillionth time? Fuggedaboutit.