Let There Be Snow!

It has finally snowed around Hood River!

ECUADOR!!!

A group of us decided that we needed to get away this fall and do some paddling south of the equator! It just so happens that my roomate Jason is good friends with Don and Darcy, the dynamic duo that help head Small World Adventures and who now have become what I hope to be a life long friendship with all of us! The crew down there know the rivers inside and out and run a five star guide service ranging from class 2-5 in skill levels, they cater to our paddling needs on the fly and took care of all of our needs making this a truly unique vacation! Thanks guys and gals at Small World!

Falls Creek Bike Trail, WA

Today started out to be another Saturday that none of us knew what we wanted to do on. Tim mentioned a few trails that none of us had been on before, so all we had to do was pick one....Falls Creek it was! Located in the Wind River drainage, the trail starts basically at the headwaters of the Wind River. Tim Thornton, Meggie, Andy Maser and myself all agree that this is one of the top rides we have ever done! Don't let the shuttle fool ya though, plenty of gradient to climb on this ride, but it is so worth it. This ride has a lot of something everyone can enjoy, and it takes about 3 to 3.5 hours with sight seeing along the 17 mile rim. Epic views, collapsed lava tubes, and fast ass downhills!!!

Black Rock Mtn Bike Park, OR

We had been hearing tales of a great trail system located just southwest of Salem for a couple of months now. After watching hours of YouTube footage of this grand establishment of beauty, five of us decided to make the two and a half hour drive south......and it was well worth it!