About a dozen local Eugene riders from the Deciples of Dirt rode 25 miles on the Bunchgrass trail from upper Eagle creek rd to Oakridge. Almost everyone but me were veterans of the 100 mile Cascade Cream Puff.
We were shuttled up on the short bus. There were a few ss riders in the group besides me. General Coonskins led the ride on his Vulture ss. The group split up early on, I was the least fit of the group and got to bring up the rear.
The trail was recently cleared of logs by Scott Taylor and many other volunteers. The first few miles, just cleared by the youth corp. There were several miles through an old burn area that was completly over grown. Everyone did a fair amount of walking.
This was the most difficult trail I have ridden in Oregon. It has many super steep switchbacks that were impossible for me to clean. I stopped a lot to rest and take pics, I found a little pool along the trail to cool off and I filtered some water.
Some of us went swimming in Salmon Creek after the ride, we all regrouped at Trail Head Cafe for beer and stories. No one was injured and we didn't have any serious mechanicals.
I went over the bars once while trying to turn my shock on and ride one handed.
Todd drove the bus back to Oakridge after doing a solo ride around Waldo Lake. He had a nice time. My ride time to complete the 25 miles was 4 1/2 hours, but I spent 7 hours total on the trail. I rode my 1fg, but walked a lot. If you like epic rides with extreme difficulty, Bunchgrass will work you. Great veiws of the snow capped Cascades the whole way.
Thanks to all the volunteers we have another great trail to ride in the Oakridge area.
We were shuttled up on the short bus. There were a few ss riders in the group besides me. General Coonskins led the ride on his Vulture ss. The group split up early on, I was the least fit of the group and got to bring up the rear.
The trail was recently cleared of logs by Scott Taylor and many other volunteers. The first few miles, just cleared by the youth corp. There were several miles through an old burn area that was completly over grown. Everyone did a fair amount of walking.
This was the most difficult trail I have ridden in Oregon. It has many super steep switchbacks that were impossible for me to clean. I stopped a lot to rest and take pics, I found a little pool along the trail to cool off and I filtered some water.
Some of us went swimming in Salmon Creek after the ride, we all regrouped at Trail Head Cafe for beer and stories. No one was injured and we didn't have any serious mechanicals.
I went over the bars once while trying to turn my shock on and ride one handed.
Todd drove the bus back to Oakridge after doing a solo ride around Waldo Lake. He had a nice time. My ride time to complete the 25 miles was 4 1/2 hours, but I spent 7 hours total on the trail. I rode my 1fg, but walked a lot. If you like epic rides with extreme difficulty, Bunchgrass will work you. Great veiws of the snow capped Cascades the whole way.
Thanks to all the volunteers we have another great trail to ride in the Oakridge area.
