Thursday, August 22, 2013

Wildcat Mountain Ride

               http://www.strava.com/activities/75751405
This was beyond the gate, and classified as NF-36 I think.
I was pumped to find such beautiful single-lane riding so close to my house!

Rarely do I stop for pictures, but this seemed like a
worthy occasion.


Every once in a while I find a road that I haven't ridden near my house in the great Pacific Northwest. This was possibly my greatest find yet. I set out from my house in Gresham and rode towards Sandy to ride up a road known as Wildcat Mountain. I've been on this road before, but I've always gone right (down) when I get to it. This time I scoped out the map and saw that a left turn brings some climbing and an eventual transition to Forest Service road. I couldn't resist.











About 2/3 of the way up, just before the gate

 Be prepared for some serious climbing on this ride. There is a section just before this picture that averages 9-12% for about a half mile, which seems like 20% for a mile! Going down is equally intense, I can't remember the last time I was worried about how fast I was going on a bike.









European Riding in Oregon!