Where to escape hot fart season?

[Dromond]

Been spending a lot of time up high on the divide in CO on the mtb and dirt bike lately. It has been a pretty nice temp up there. There are some pretty sweet mtb trails up high around here, you can use lifts too if ya want. The lake is "technically" too cold to swim in, you aren't really allowed, but for a few minutes it feels really nice to dive in off the SUP. Hit a high of 83ºF yesterday. No smoke on this side of the divide currently and it is supposed to cool down and start raining in the afternoons next week. Kinda dusty now though.

So afternoon thunderstorms keep the dust at bay in the summer?

[Dromond]

Seward, Alaska. Mix in the riding with some fishing.

A friend of mine says the lost lake trail is legit

[Name Redacted]

So afternoon thunderstorms keep the dust at bay in the summer?

When it rains, yes. Been dry lately, but looks like it'll return to afternoon showers pretty soon here. Highs dropping back to 70's will be nice too.

[up an down]

A friend of mine says the lost lake trail is legit

Some great riding near Hope Alaska also.

[SchralphMacchio]

When it rains, yes. Been dry lately, but looks like it'll return to afternoon showers pretty soon here. Highs dropping back to 70's will be nice too.

You have to put things in context when you are replying to PNW soil princesses whose idea of dust means anything other than dank fir needle heavenly velcro loam



(Of course dank soil doesn’t mean shit when it’s 200-500 PPM PM2.5 and key trails & access roads are closed)

[Dromond]

PNW soil princesses whose idea of dust means anything other than dank fir needle heavenly velcro loam

I feel seen

[TAFKALVS]

A friend of mine says the lost lake trail is legit

I went up there a few years ago, I didn’t bring or rent a bike, but hiking that and other trails in the area showed a lot of promise for biking and the dirt was perfect.

[altacoup]

Rode Fear and Loaming in the Tillamook St forest today. 64 degrees and excellent dirt aqi of 23. Holy fuck that tail is awesome. 100% must ride, the double black features are ridiculously huge, but there are ride arounds if you don’t like 20 foot gaps on hand dug single track. One of the best trails I’ve ever ridden anywhere. Tomorrow Kloochy creek, 60 and cloudy not a hint of smoke

[raisingarizona13]

People that don't know are going to think my suggestion to go to Flagstaff is crazy but it's Monsoon season there and really beautiful right now. There's plenty to ride for a week and you could even do an early or late in the afternoon ride in Sedona if you wanted to.

https://weather.com/weather/tenday/l...3c565e01084a78

[Benneke10]

Looks like hot fart season is over or at least on pause across the west. Praise be!

[SchralphMacchio]

Rode Fear and Loaming in the Tillamook St forest today. 64 degrees and excellent dirt aqi of 23. Holy fuck that tail is awesome. 100% must ride, the double black features are ridiculously huge, but there are ride arounds if you don’t like 20 foot gaps on hand dug single track. One of the best trails I’ve ever ridden anywhere. Tomorrow Kloochy creek, 60 and cloudy not a hint of smoke

I’ve heard good things but that is super solid feedback. Nearly a 3 hour drive for me so I haven’t made it yet.
It’s gonna be 53 most of the day on the Southern Oregon Coast today! I’m headed out on a Redwoods road trip with the fam today for a week, I actually have to repack more clothes based on the weather forecast!

[evdog]

People that don't know are going to think my suggestion to go to Flagstaff is crazy but it's Monsoon season there and really beautiful right now. There's plenty to ride for a week and you could even do an early or late in the afternoon ride in Sedona if you wanted to.

https://weather.com/weather/tenday/l...3c565e01084a78

I believe you. And TBH, it's that low temp overnight I'd be most stoked about. I've got a friend visiting Flag right now who keeps mentioning hero dirt. Only a little jealous since we're still riding powder here.

[Percy Rideout]

colorado high country went from dry and dusty meh to awesome chocolate cake last week with the daily rains. If the afternoon T storms keep up things will continue to be good to quite good.

[Name Redacted]

colorado high country went from dry and dusty meh to awesome chocolate cake last week with the daily rains. If the afternoon T storms keep up things will continue to be good to quite good.

This weekend had hero dirt around here for sure.

[stuckathuntermtn]

How is mountain biking in Alaska not just getting flayed alive by devil's club? You make the trails 10 feet wide?
Without the thorns, mountain biking around Seward sounds awesome. Can you still mix in some patch skiing too?
PS, it has really cooled off in Montana. Little hazy around Missoula from small fires, but not too bad. Haven't been over to Bozeman in a bit so I have no idea what's going on over there, but it's generally drier and the highs are generally 10 or 20 degrees cooler over there, maybe more when you add in the higher altitude of a lot of the trails.
Also, there's just enough water left in the river here in Missoula to go tubing along with all the olds dropping their kids off for college. If you wanna get properly shitfaced.

[altacoup]

I’ve heard good things but that is super solid feedback. Nearly a 3 hour drive for me so I haven’t made it yet.
It’s gonna be 53 most of the day on the Southern Oregon Coast today! I’m headed out on a Redwoods road trip with the fam today for a week, I actually have to repack more clothes based on the weather forecast!

3 hr drive is totally worth it. I recommend coming with buddies so you can shuttle and make multiple laps. Road climb is pretty steep in spots. And you’ll definitely want to ride it more than once. Trail is so remote that even at the end of summer it’s still in great shape. It’s perfect hand cut dh trail, mix of steep, huge jumps and flow. 3 laps and my rear pads were totally shot.

[evdog]

How is mountain biking in Alaska not just getting flayed alive by devil's club? You make the trails 10 feet wide?
Without the thorns, mountain biking around Seward sounds awesome. Can you still mix in some patch skiing too?

Haven't been to Alaska but I had read about cow parsnip being the plant of concern on some trails. Sounds wonderful.

From google: Cow parsnip is not considered to be as toxic as giant hogweed, but like its smaller relative, wild parsnip, it can still cause nasty burns that take weeks or months to heal and can leave scars. If the plant touches your skin, immediately wash the area with soap and water and protect from sunlight for 48 hours.

[stuckathuntermtn]

Haven't been to Alaska but I had read about cow parsnip being the plant of concern on some trails. Sounds wonderful.

From google: Cow parsnip is not considered to be as toxic as giant hogweed, but like its smaller relative, wild parsnip, it can still cause nasty burns that take weeks or months to heal and can leave scars. If the plant touches your skin, immediately wash the area with soap and water and protect from sunlight for 48 hours.

Yikes. I'll take the thorns. Although, their tips can break off and fester if you don't find them and get them out.
Now that I think about it, digging deep in my memory, the devil's club is mostly in the flats and lowlands. Maybe. Imagine a raspberry bush on steroids. Without the fruit.

[SchralphMacchio]

3 hr drive is totally worth it. I recommend coming with buddies so you can shuttle and make multiple laps. Road climb is pretty steep in spots. And you’ll definitely want to ride it more than once. Trail is so remote that even at the end of summer it’s still in great shape. It’s perfect hand cut dh trail, mix of steep, huge jumps and flow. 3 laps and my rear pads were totally shot.

I’m the domestic house dad for a 3 and 5 year old and my riding windows are when my kids are in school midweek - I’d have barely enough time to get there and back!
But it sounds like I need to spend one of my two annual kid-free dad weekend cards (one of those is for BC skiing, the other one is for MTB camping) on that place one of these years. One day in Tillamook SF and then hit Black Rock the next day on the way home … sounds like a good weekend for renting a battery bike.

[evdog]

I'm not sure you can really get the thorns out once the tip breaks off. They're not like cactus thorns. Devil's club thorns are pretty thin/frail at the tips. On the underside of the leaves they can even be like microscopic hairs that can also irritate.

Probably not a big deal for MTB though. I've mostly seen Devil's club along streams. It's easy to spot.

[Abies]

I live an hour from Jackson State Forest in Mendocino and not sure it’s a worthy riding destination if flying. It is beautiful though and worth bringing a bike if you also just want to be somewhere gorgeous with lovely weather.

What about the Sunshine Coast or northern Vancouver island? Cumberland etc.


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[Dromond]

What about the Sunshine Coast or northern Vancouver island? Cumberland etc.


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Those places are parched most of the summer. I rode on the sunshine coast on July 4th, and it was already getting a bit too dry in some sections.

[evdog]

What about the Sunshine Coast or northern Vancouver island? Cumberland etc.

Parents live in the Comox Valley, so Cumberland is a 10min drive. Last time I visited in summer I had to be on trail by 6am to avoid getting cooked.

The west side of the Island is cooler but there's not much for trails.