Trailriding at Gifford Pinchot National Forest, WA,  October 26, 2002

with Stevie Ray Branstetter, Dan Hatcher, Randy Beadle, Dave Klug, Milo Juenemann, Warren Juenemann, Barrett & Reid Brown, and Frank Noe.  

Also check out the pics that Milo took at:  http://groups.msn.com/MilosSilo/shoebox.msnw

...and check out the pics that Randy took at:  http://randeye1.tripod.com/index.html

For details of the area, trail descriptions, difficulty levels and maps, go here: http://www.fs.fed.us/gpnf/biking/trailbike_riding2.htm

Our route: We staged at Council Lake, went to Summit Prairie, #261 to Juniper Peak and Tongue Mtn./#294, #270 to #272, down #271 by Mouse Lake, and finished at Adam's Fork Campground and took gravel road back to Council Lake. This was a total of 69.75 miles, which was mostly advanced single track - an epic adventure!

This is one of those places you have to ride at least once in your lifetime - trust me!

-Tom

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