Grumpy GreebJoined: 20 Aug 2005Posts: 5329Location: flavor country
A bicycle ride in the woods could really do me some magic.
so, on the off chance that it's not pouring this sat i'm gonna ride up to lester. it's the most intact ghosttown in the area.
bout 65 miles round trip. leave early, drive out to exit 42. and by early i mean ben early, so 8ish so we can make it back in the light.
http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=3256042
henry
Posted: Tue Oct 13, 2009 9:43 am
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yes, yes you can.
langston
Posted: Tue Oct 13, 2009 10:05 am
Joined: 25 Jul 2005Posts: 5547Location: Columbia City
hmmm. If the weather up in the Enchantments is sheit, this will be a nice plan B.
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ethan
Posted: Tue Oct 13, 2009 10:12 am
Joined: 21 Jan 2008Posts: 920Location: Maple Leaf
huh, that looks like a pretty cool route.
strong maybe.
lantius
Posted: Tue Oct 13, 2009 10:30 am
1337Joined: 22 Jul 2005Posts: 6705Location: right over
solid. you got room in your car?
the dreaded ben
Posted: Tue Oct 13, 2009 10:33 am
Grumpy GreebJoined: 20 Aug 2005Posts: 5329Location: flavor country
we'll figure out the car situation later.
if worse comes to worse i can fit 5 people and 5 bikes on the suub.
derrickito
Posted: Tue Oct 13, 2009 10:49 am
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if it's not raining im in. if it's pouring and freezing up there, im being a pussy and staying home.
henry
Posted: Tue Oct 13, 2009 11:03 am
somewhat piggishJoined: 05 Aug 2005Posts: 5415Location: on porch with shotgun
derrickito wrote:
if it's not raining im in. if it's pouring and freezing up there, im being a pussy and staying home.
pretty much this, plus i'll be skipping the steep part on a windy road with lots of cars.
1337Joined: 22 Jul 2005Posts: 6705Location: right over
henry wrote:
pretty much this, plus i'll be skipping the steep part on a windy road with lots of cars.
is the road really busy right there? i've never not just gone over on 90.
corpusjuris
Posted: Tue Oct 13, 2009 11:40 am
Don't you ever lie to meJoined: 12 May 2008Posts: 1059Location: Boat on a hill
derrickito wrote:
if it's not raining im in. if it's pouring and freezing up there, im being a pussy and staying home.
with a bottle of gallo and a romantic comedy and a good cry perhaps?
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lantius
Posted: Tue Oct 13, 2009 11:42 am
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the dreaded ben wrote:
we'll figure out the car situation later.
if worse comes to worse i can fit 5 people and 5 bikes on the suub.
same, little more roomy in mine though.
the dreaded ben
Posted: Tue Oct 13, 2009 11:42 am
Grumpy GreebJoined: 20 Aug 2005Posts: 5329Location: flavor country
henry wrote:
pretty much this, plus i'll be skipping the steep part on a windy road with lots of cars.
you realize this is the tiny dirt road that runs up the valley floor and not the interstate, right?
joeball
Posted: Tue Oct 13, 2009 11:44 am
Joined: 24 Jul 2005Posts: 6037Location: Ether
lantius wrote:
henry wrote:
pretty much this, plus i'll be skipping the steep part on a windy road with lots of cars.
is the road really busy right there? i've never not just gone over on 90.
I dove down it on a nice sunday drive weekend and didn't pass that many cars, most were lollygaging subarus not rednecks in trucks i passed too. It will require effort but the switch backs were pretty.
I'm down for the full meal deal. I may drive or drive to someones house with more bike carrying capacity than me.
henry
Posted: Tue Oct 13, 2009 11:46 am
somewhat piggishJoined: 05 Aug 2005Posts: 5415Location: on porch with shotgun
Paved, not dirt. Drove it on sunday and thought to myself "this would be fun to ride down, not up".
You know that you can't legally get to Lester, right? It is inside the watershed. Not too far in, but it is past the gate. I was escorted out in 2001 (after riding about 75% of the way through the closed watershed, 15 miles or so past Lester).
It's still worth doing the ride over Stampede Pass. I'm considering it pending good weather. That's going to be a lot of good climbing.
I might cheat and park at Hyak to avoid riding on 90. Too bad the tunnel is closed.
gsbarnes
Posted: Tue Oct 13, 2009 3:33 pm
Joined: 15 Aug 2006Posts: 2666Location: No Fun Town, USA
From reading a thread or two on ghost town websites, I don't think Lester is closed anymore. They used to boot you out, now you can walk in from the east (there's a gate; sources seem conflicted on whether the town is .5 or 2 miles past the gate). They don't want bikes to pass the gate, but I don't know how strictly that is enforced.
West of the town is still closed (and apparently well-marked) as the Tacoma watershed, which is why you can't access it from the west.
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joeball
Posted: Tue Oct 13, 2009 3:51 pm
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They let you in from the west if you are a dutch boy, Koos?
gsbarnes
Posted: Tue Oct 13, 2009 3:58 pm
Joined: 15 Aug 2006Posts: 2666Location: No Fun Town, USA
They shipped Koos to Gitmo for obviously trying to poison the water supply.
Actually, I hear before she died, you could come up from the west if Gertrude (the last Lester resident) invited you up.
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the dreaded ben
Posted: Tue Oct 13, 2009 7:45 pm
Grumpy GreebJoined: 20 Aug 2005Posts: 5329Location: flavor country
yeah, from what i hear you can ride all the way up to a half mile from the town.
key lime
Posted: Wed Oct 14, 2009 2:06 pm
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derrickito wrote:
if it's not raining im in. if it's pouring and freezing up there, im being a pussy and staying home.
3rd'd - I haven't been streching my legs enough lately.
talkatchu all about this closer to then, re: weather
tehschkott
Posted: Wed Oct 14, 2009 2:07 pm
daywalkerJoined: 09 Nov 2007Posts: 6108Location: Hatertown
I'm a strong maybe on this one. Rain is not necessarily a deterrent.
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langston
Posted: Wed Oct 14, 2009 3:05 pm
Joined: 25 Jul 2005Posts: 5547Location: Columbia City
okay, hiking this weekend fell through due to weather so this is my Saturday plan A. I won't be out tomorrow (Sorry, Ben) can I catch a ride, or are people thinking of riding the whole way?
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zanimal
Posted: Wed Oct 14, 2009 3:36 pm
Joined: 06 Sep 2006Posts: 135Location: West Seattle
I could give you a ride if I can convince my girlfriend to give me time off this weekend.
ethan
Posted: Thu Oct 15, 2009 9:14 am
Joined: 21 Jan 2008Posts: 920Location: Maple Leaf
90% chance of precip for Saturday, but only 50% for Sunday... does Sunday work for people?
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whether this weekend or some other time, I'd really like to do this ride.
Alex
Posted: Fri Oct 16, 2009 9:39 am
Joined: 18 May 2006Posts: 3128Location: Roosevelt
What's the thinking given the weather?
the dreaded ben
Posted: Fri Oct 16, 2009 12:30 pm
Grumpy GreebJoined: 20 Aug 2005Posts: 5329Location: flavor country
given the weather, I nominate doing the ride on sunday.
what say you?
roll call.
langston
Posted: Fri Oct 16, 2009 12:35 pm
Joined: 25 Jul 2005Posts: 5547Location: Columbia City
I have a Soundwave commitment on Sunday, would like to still go riding on Saturday rain be damned.
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sorahn
Posted: Fri Oct 16, 2009 12:37 pm
i'll eat your pussy like alf (11yo)Joined: 15 Oct 2009Posts: 464Location: Beacon Hill
Last saturday I rode from Fremont to Redmond. 26 Miles. I'd like to do another ride of that caliber if possible. Anyone want to trek down the burke?
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henry
Posted: Fri Oct 16, 2009 12:44 pm
somewhat piggishJoined: 05 Aug 2005Posts: 5415Location: on porch with shotgun
I have some plans on Sunday which can probably be pushed out a weekend if this thing materializes.
the dreaded ben
Posted: Fri Oct 16, 2009 6:56 pm
Grumpy GreebJoined: 20 Aug 2005Posts: 5329Location: flavor country
sunday it is.
leaving my house 9amish.
call or post if you need a ride.
ethan
Posted: Sat Oct 17, 2009 8:42 am
Joined: 21 Jan 2008Posts: 920Location: Maple Leaf
forecast is still looking kinda marginal for the pass (40% chance precip, high around 50) but fuckit, i'll go ... next couple of weekends are booked, and after that, parts of this route might be under snow.
dibs on spot in your car if there's any left; will call you later.
Alex
Posted: Sun Oct 18, 2009 5:59 pm
Joined: 18 May 2006Posts: 3128Location: Roosevelt
Did this happen?
Andre, Lee and I cheated and drove over there on Saturday. We walked from Lester to Mayfield, didn't find anything too exciting in the way of ghost towns, but lots of areas to explore for overnight bike tours next year. FR54 to FR52 to FR41 looks like a promissing loop.
the dreaded ben
Posted: Sun Oct 18, 2009 8:11 pm
Grumpy GreebJoined: 20 Aug 2005Posts: 5329Location: flavor country
9 miles
5 flats
1 disaster
0 ghost towns
fuck a bunch of paselas.
lantius
Posted: Sun Oct 18, 2009 8:26 pm
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damn. we got a flat up there too. on a car. but we were up in the rocky shit near lost lake.
more details?
the dreaded ben
Posted: Sun Oct 18, 2009 9:49 pm
Grumpy GreebJoined: 20 Aug 2005Posts: 5329Location: flavor country
god took a giant shit on me.
or my brand new pasela must have some sort of defect.
got 5 pinch flats in the space of 9 miles in the same place on the rear tire while riding on a not that rocky section of the iron horse. everytime pumped it up to at least 100psi.
needless to say we got angry and turned around after the 4th flat at mile marker 4.5. fuckin arms got more or a workout then my legs.
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