Monday, Me and the boys went up to Gold Creek to celebrate our Vets with a little frivolous $4+ gas burning and snow stomping.
I'd heard that the snow line was about a mile up from the snow park, so we rallied on up, and exactly a mile in there was the snow line. Two other rigs had beat us to the punch on the road, so we parked at the turn out right below. 50 yards of gravel ride didn't seem bad for May 26th.
In reality, the first three miles or so had gravel patches on an off, but not bad. Once it got solid we ducked up into a familiar play area, only to find some of the routes weren't so familiar.
Lots of trees, tree wells (some 6-8ft deep and just as wide), and creeks popping up. Things change a lot in three weeks (when I was up last).
We did a bunch of adventure sledding a lot mostly due to snowpack changes and routes being different. Two out of three times, the way in or out of a familiar area wasn't there no more.
After an obligatory beer at the tower were I spotted the fence for the first time since the first week of December, we headed down to Skate Park/Monster bowl.
Lots of new tree, stump, and rock features in the Monster Bowl now.
Curious as if there's really water in Swan Lake, we rallied out to the edge of the Wilderness Zone to take a look. Low and behold, there's water AND fish in that lake.
Feeling pretty beat down from all the shenanigans, we headed back over toward the truck. But, not before we had one more jump session.
Good bye snowline.
Time for dirt freestyle!
Toast to a great season for me. There's still riding to be done, but I self proclaimed I killed Winter out at Swan lake, so for me it's over. Just about 30 days, not to shabby for a guy with a 11 month old kid.
That and I fired up the WR450 on Saturday and realized that if I ride past the angry old lady down the street on more time, she's gonna have a good ID of me for the cops. I best keep to the dirt. I heard Taneum's got 10-15 miles of trails open now. Woods ride anyone?
I'd heard that the snow line was about a mile up from the snow park, so we rallied on up, and exactly a mile in there was the snow line. Two other rigs had beat us to the punch on the road, so we parked at the turn out right below. 50 yards of gravel ride didn't seem bad for May 26th.
In reality, the first three miles or so had gravel patches on an off, but not bad. Once it got solid we ducked up into a familiar play area, only to find some of the routes weren't so familiar.
Lots of trees, tree wells (some 6-8ft deep and just as wide), and creeks popping up. Things change a lot in three weeks (when I was up last).
We did a bunch of adventure sledding a lot mostly due to snowpack changes and routes being different. Two out of three times, the way in or out of a familiar area wasn't there no more.
After an obligatory beer at the tower were I spotted the fence for the first time since the first week of December, we headed down to Skate Park/Monster bowl.
Lots of new tree, stump, and rock features in the Monster Bowl now.
Curious as if there's really water in Swan Lake, we rallied out to the edge of the Wilderness Zone to take a look. Low and behold, there's water AND fish in that lake.
Feeling pretty beat down from all the shenanigans, we headed back over toward the truck. But, not before we had one more jump session.
Good bye snowline.
Time for dirt freestyle!
Toast to a great season for me. There's still riding to be done, but I self proclaimed I killed Winter out at Swan lake, so for me it's over. Just about 30 days, not to shabby for a guy with a 11 month old kid.
That and I fired up the WR450 on Saturday and realized that if I ride past the angry old lady down the street on more time, she's gonna have a good ID of me for the cops. I best keep to the dirt. I heard Taneum's got 10-15 miles of trails open now. Woods ride anyone?
