RR out my back door

These are trails out of "your" backyard"? Wow!

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Hubby proposed the tower loop. Now I've done a lot of up and backs, been

out

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to the Rocks of Sharon once, but that was years ago when I bonked on the ride and had a general
bad time.

This is out my back door, we live right below a ridge that has lots of trails and old jeep roads
all over the place, radio tower and a large satellite installation. It's the first really warm day
we've had, and I

was

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pulling juniper stumps all morning so yes, need to play for a bit. The usual suspects are my, DH (
dear hubby) Kamikaze #2 and Carl the

ti-man....

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( hip replacement due to climbing fall a few years ago) The first three miles are just a dirt
road climb, but at least it's been bladed recently. About 1200' of climbing, hit the single
track at the

top,

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then through the logged area where a road was put it, then back onto a

nice

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wide dirt track up some more over to the Rocks of Sharon. It's a

beautiful,

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the greens are very intense, flowers are blooming and we get some great views. We stop at the
Rocks for a while and enjoy the view over the

Palouse.

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Then it's along the crest of the ridge for a while, and then DOWN... Here's where the trail gets
wild. Originally a dirt bike track, now it's just a deep gully with a narrow track on either side.
At one point

there's

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a creek running down middle. Sketchy to say the least if you don't keep your line. I manage to
loose the line as the trail portion turns into a trail surface of about a 30 degree slope, 12"
wide and slide into the ankle deep water right in front of some guys pushing pig rigs up the

trail.

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But everyone's laughing including me, we decide I get bonus chick points

for

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that one.

Then the trail mellows into a long run with other creek crossings. There

are

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hikers, a dirt bike and ATV, and then a mountain biker(?) with no helmet, flip-flops and an FSR.
Some suburban gal out for a fitness ride I guess. Almost at the trail head for the other side, we
turn off for the return. More jeep road climbing. At one point we turn onto a nice piece of
singletrack that gently traverses the ridge at a gentle grade. Then more jeep road climbing...
this is beginning to feel like all up. At 9.5 miles I'm really wishing I had a few more gears to
shift down to, and at the

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push for the top we're all walking.

Then, downhill all the way home...both on some single track that's one way and on the bladed road.
12.5 miles, 2927 feet of elevation gain... we are all beat. Dang those steaks tasted good last
night.

we did some GPSing too.

www.specialtyoutdoors.com/images/bike/rxsharonmap.jpg map.
www.specialtyoutdoors.com/images/bike/rxsharonmap.jpg elevation profile

These were all taken looking south over the Palouse (wheat growing region) form the top.
www.specialtyoutdoors.com/images/bike/palouseview.jpg
www.specialtyoutdoors.com/images/bike/prxsharon.jpg

www.specialtyoutdoors.com/images/bike/rxsharon2.jpg
www.specialtyoutdoors.com/images/bike/pview2.jpg

all links have been tested. ;-)

Penny

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These are trails out of "your" backyard"? Wow!

yes, we rode that from my house. As usual I screwed up one of the URL's

this is the elevation profile for the ride.
specialtyoutdoors.comrxsharonprofile.jpgOpen ↗

penny

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These are trails out of "your" backyard"? Wow!

Ditto, makes me feel like I'm planted in the wrong place.

James Messick said:

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These are trails out of "your" backyard"? Wow!

Ditto, makes me feel like I'm planted in the wrong place.

actually they are 1/2 mile down the pavement then two miles up the dirt road...

penny

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This is out my back door, we live right below a ridge that has lots of

Nice ride Penny!

Thx for the GPS data too. I love to see the El profile and maps of a ride. Since I've been keeping
some GPS data myself and am getting familiar with what profile = what kind of work, seeing the maps
is the next best thing to actually taking the ride myself! 🙂

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Zilla said:

These are trails out of "your" backyard"? Wow!

yes, we rode that from my house. As usual I screwed up one of the URL's

this is the elevation profile for the ride.
specialtyoutdoors.comrxsharonprofile.jpgOpen ↗

Is that all? The 3ZSSE is 6,000ft gain from The Shack.

JD pissing higher on the tree

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Zilla said:

These are trails out of "your" backyard"? Wow!

yes, we rode that from my house. As usual I screwed up one of the URL's

this is the elevation profile for the ride.
specialtyoutdoors.comrxsharonprofile.jpgOpen ↗

Is that all? The 3ZSSE is 6,000ft gain from The Shack.

JD pissing higher on the tree

that's double mullet to you.

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James Messick says:

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Ditto, makes me feel like I'm planted in the wrong place.

That's what I thought until I looked at the profile. Glad I live on a nice flat island now. ;-)

Yeah, that's the problem with having climbs right near the house; the temptation to keep climbing
them. I can see mine right out the front window.

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Penny S. said:

This is out my back door, we live right below a ridge that has lots of

Nice ride Penny!

Thx for the GPS data too. I love to see the El profile and maps of a ride. Since I've been keeping
some GPS data myself and am getting familiar with what profile = what kind of work, seeing the
maps is the next best thing to actually taking the ride myself! 🙂

G

for us we're trying to see how various area's trails all link up... sometime you'll have three
people that know three different routes, so we ride them all and see how they connect up...

penny

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Stephen Baker said:

James Messick says:

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Ditto, makes me feel like I'm planted in the wrong place.

That's what I thought until I looked at the profile. Glad I live on a

nice

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flat island now. ;-)

Yeah, that's the problem with having climbs right near the house; the temptation to keep climbing
them. I can see mine right out the front window.

Yeah, I have the same "problem". I just try to work through it when I can.

Penny that's looks like a nice one. That's pretty big vertical for such a short distance. I have a
~3000' loop out my back door too, but it's 20 Miles and doesn't seem all that flat.

...and JD - if you loop Old Monarch and Agate with me sometime it's about 6500' (actually that's
what it is weather you join me or not). I like my gears on that ride but my buds will SS it. Maybe I
will sometime too.

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Gman said:

Penny S. said:

This is out my back door, we live right below a ridge that has lots of

Nice ride Penny!

Thx for the GPS data too. I love to see the El profile and maps of a ride. Since I've been
keeping some GPS data myself and am getting familiar with what profile = what kind of work,
seeing the maps is the next best thing to actually taking the ride myself! 🙂

G

for us we're trying to see how various area's trails all link up... sometime you'll have three
people that know three different routes, so we ride them all and see how they connect up...

penny

Very Nice! Glad you have the techno wherewithal to share the pics, etc. Reminds me of Schaeffer
Butte just a tad south of you...

Paladin