Two days after getting back from the beach, we left for Oakridge, Oregon. Our biking friend Dennis plans an annual mountain biking trip to Oakridge. Oakridge is known for LOOOONNNG downhill rides. Because the rides are spread out and really long and meant for downhill riding, they require a shuttle. The shuttle can be expensive if just one or two people go down to ride, which is why Dennis plans this trip. We got about $300 worth of shuttle trips for $100 and we got to ride with a great group of riders. We ended up riding about 83 miles over the course of three days. The riding is hard because the down hill can be technical but there's not a ton of hard climbing so we were able to ride longer mileage each day. Jarred and I did not do this trip last year as we were in Idaho working but we'll put it on the list for next year. The trails were great, the shuttles were great and the group we went with was fantastic. I don't get to ride with girls too often, not a lot of girls bike and very few like longer harder rides. It was nice to meet and get along with two other girls, Brooke and Danielle, who love to bike. Brooke was a little intimidating to ride with as she is pretty evenly paced with Jarred. I've never ridden with a girl who was this good. She was pretty inspiring. Danielle and I were evenly paced but Danielle has some mean down hill skills and no fear. The best part about the group is that all of the guys were really excited to ride with us too, sometimes the testosterone can get to raging and the boys take over, but I think we tamed the testosterone last weekend.
Jarred left our camera on the Middle Fork of the Willamette trail after he decided to strip down and swim naked, so photos from the trip are limited.
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