I am planning on riding Saddle Mtn. this Saturday. Anyone interested? Let me know.

The weather is supposed to be Sunny but cool. We had a warm front come through and melt all the snow yesterday and today. Saddle Mtn. soil conditions should be great.

I am definitly interested, not too many choices on the "Wet Side."
Anybody wants to carpool from Seattle area?

Frank

Dying to ride. Is it worth the 2 or more hour drive.

525 - I live in Seattle and was planning on going there to meet Old Man Time.

Def worth two hour drive.. Me an my pals drive 1-1/2 hours to ride there quite often... If you enjoy rocks, sand, sage, tight techy trails and more rocks, you'll LOVE this place.. DO IT

Maybe we'll see ya out there OMT

Yeah - I'm going. I should arrive for a 10 AM ride start time - Saturday. BTW - where is the staging area i.e. how do I get there from Seattle ??

Brrrr.....

http://www.weather.c...=2&from=weekend

Ummm - yeah - there's that. I'm gonna get some thermal underwear tonite so I'm ready. It'll be brisk though, no doubt.

You'd be surprised how hot you can get riding trails. Anything over 32 degrees and the long johns make me sweat each time.

shrubitup said:

Your absolutely right. I wear the long johns anyway and I have grip heaters which is the main thing for me. If my feet and hands stay warm I am good to go.

Here is the extended forecast for Mattawa:

http://weather.msn.c...ons=wc:USWA0263

It's looking like a great day to ride.

bikedude127 said:

Yep, if your there we should bump into each other (just make sure your going slow when we collide). Maybe even ride some ravines together.

Old_Man_Time said:

Try and get some video of those guys riding down Habeck's. That is good entertainment and well worthy of "Youtube".

TONY

the_eel said:

Here are the directions from Seattle these directions assume you know how to find and get on I90 Eastbound:

1: Merge onto I-90 E via the exit on the LEFT toward BELLEVUE / SPOKANE 135.4 miles

2: Merge onto WA-26 E via EXIT 137 toward OTHELLO / PULLMAN. 1.0 miles
(if you want I can be waiting on the side of the road just off
Exit 137 at about 9:00 and you can follow me the rest of the way. If you
were not there by 9:15 I would go on ahead and you could follow these
directions. If your coming and have a cell phone you might send me your
number privately and I will send you my cell)


3: Turn RIGHT onto WA-243. 14.3 miles

4: Turn LEFT onto 24-SW RD. 0.7 miles

5: End at Mattawa, WA US

From number 5 in the directions just follow this map Tony posted on KTMtalk. You continue straight through the town of Mattawa until you get to RD. R. Turn left onto RD. R and do just as the map says all the way to the staging area.

OMT, if you drop your camera on the trail you should be covered, I think Paul and a few buddies are planning on heading out that way too. Then they're going to Baja in January, so he could use the camera down there again and bring you back more pics .......... actually, this could work out well since I still haven't gotten him one of his own!
Regina

Heys sounds like fun. But what kind of bikes are you guys riding. I am skilled and exprienced but have never been there. I do not like getting lost. I have a 07 drz with springs, not dot dirt tires, air box mod etc...but its still a drz and HEAVY. I have found in the past that I can not keep up with full on dirt bikes.

starfish said:

This is not a race just a fun time. I am sure if everyone makes it who is chiming in we will have some very fast riders but that is offset by some rather mediocre riders such as myself.

My friends Alan and Katy come from OR and they quite often meet us in Mattawa. I believe the drive over through the Dalles would be rather treacherous at this time but maybe my weather reports on that area are not accurate. Alan and Katy usually spend more than a day to make the drive worth it. Not trying to discourage you but don't want to see you get in a jam.


Take a look at the picture from Mattawa a month ago. The story behind this picture is it was taken on 11/10/2007. I took the picture after Jay and I put out the fire started by my header pipe. I rode my bike through the burned out area in the picture, which was filled with dried tumble weeds that were up to my waist. I couldn't see the ground and didn't want to fall over so I was going really slow. Just as I freed myself from the tumble weeds Jay jumped off his bike and was running toward me pointing behind me. He said just as I was riding out of the tangle the flames behind me were higher than my head. Pretty Scary



Here is Jay on his XR650R just cruising and enjoying the day:





We followed those trails in the distance down from the power lines up above:



Here is a zoomed shot of the Beverly Dunes looking down from the cliffs of Saddle Mtn.:

Sweet ! I'll meet you at the staging area and will try to be ready to ride by 10, 10:30. This will only be my 2nd WA ride since I moved here from So Cal. I'm looking forward to it !

OstbosOtherHalf said:

Regina, did you get the CD's I mailed you of your Baja pictures? Yep, Paul really needs my camera but he needs to learn how to use it. When I lose the camera I need to include the instruction manual with it and the battery charger.

And I will be stuck with my in-laws family doing a progressive dinner starting Saturday at 2.

Least I have date with a good friend named Crown Royal!

I would love to go and I will try to figure something out. My bike is in Othello, and I live in Wenatchee. For all you coasties thats about 45 min. or so away from Vantage I rode it to Othello for Thanksgiving and it was to cold/to hungover to ride back so I left it there, I've been thinking about everyday since, it's like sending a child away to camp, I miss my bike. I want to ride!