Mountain Bike
The 11th Essential
With so many Forest Roads washed out in Washington these days, my mountain bike has become my 11th essential when out hiking. I need the rig just to get to the trailhead. Now, granted it can be a drag pumping up a steep incline with a heavy load on your back-but-you are so happy to have the bike waiting for you at the end of your hike when you can cruse back to your vehicle. I've got one more bike-hike left for my Central Cascades book-this one to Evergreen Mountain. Then after that-its mountain biking and backpacking for my next project, Backpacking Washington. Whoo-boy-that'll be fun with 40 lbs on my back-but once again it sure beats hiking back all those extra miles on boring road. Now get those damn roads open! I'm ready to just do some hiking!
With so many Forest Roads washed out in Washington these days, my mountain bike has become my 11th essential when out hiking. I need the rig just to get to the trailhead. Now, granted it can be a drag pumping up a steep incline with a heavy load on your back-but-you are so happy to have the bike waiting for you at the end of your hike when you can cruse back to your vehicle. I've got one more bike-hike left for my Central Cascades book-this one to Evergreen Mountain. Then after that-its mountain biking and backpacking for my next project, Backpacking Washington. Whoo-boy-that'll be fun with 40 lbs on my back-but once again it sure beats hiking back all those extra miles on boring road. Now get those damn roads open! I'm ready to just do some hiking!
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