THE McKENZIE RIVER TRAIL/BELKNAP HOT SPRINGS

[Knobularlife]

Well Skookum hates me so I rode MRT with some other pals(Shady Peeps)
J/K Tim you know you are the BEST MAN at my wedding.:love:

Here we are following the SHUTLE RIG up and up 21miles so we can ride down 27 miles:cool:
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Clear Lake is at the very beginning and rides easy/hard…..Half dirt Half lava rock single track right along the lake .
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Me and my pals….Say hi to FU in the back!
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This is the first sight of the McKenzie River
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Jam On The Brakes (NO SKIDDING) Dango Dango Mang This Freaking Awesome!
That roar of the falls really gets your attention fast.
The color of the water and the moss were unbelievably cool to see.
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Monkeys in the trees
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River comes out of the ground and is very cold!
Will cause considerable srinkage.
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Fruitcake kissing the MANCEPS:trophy_br
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My Bikey
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Lots of different bridges to cross …some only had one rail on the sides.We saw a kid/bike fall off.
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This was way bigger than it looks and the inside was all charcoal (Lightning Strike)
This was the last pic I took of the trail.
Around the halfway point the trail turns ripper and I just could not stop any more!!!
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I was stoked to have stayed here .
Two years ago I stayed in the main lodge(plush)
This year I pitched a tent and was glad I did.
Here are some pics of the lodge
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The Pool is fed from near by hot springs and kept at 103 deg temp.
Got the perfect soak after the 27 mile ride we just did.

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The river just a hop skimp and jump from the pool
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View of the lodge from behind and that is the foot bridge that take you to the gardens and tent sites.

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When we were told that you can not drive your car to the tent sites I was a little pissed
I was a little tired from the ride and was more equipped for car camping instead of backpacking.
They provide you with carts and it was kind of fun to walk the paths back through a nice garden, many ponds and very quiet tent site.
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Love this pic…the tree reflection mixing in with the green algae

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Still not at the tent site?
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The trip was worth it!
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MANCEPS:rofl:
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Here were the carts :weee: Pegs, Shocks!
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Just another little pond ...but really no mosquitoes
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Back at the lodge for one more soak before going home.
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Going home………………Darn.:monkey:
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Ranked a five star Oregon classic.
There ya have it now its your turn to go!


Skookum how much money do you charge to hang out with you?
Aahahahahahahaaahahaha Suckabutt!

[MMcG]

Great scenery and good photo taking. Looks amazing!

[Skookum]

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Across that bridge about 100 yards to the North is the King Castle/Castle Rock trailhead.... that's the trail that still burns in my memory over the McKenzie. :drool:

Skookum how much money do you charge to hang out with you?
Aahahahahahahaaahahaha Suckabutt!

A buck three eighty.

[pixelninja]

Awesome! Thanks for sharing.

[splat]

Nice , Verey nice

Looks like a of fun

[McGRP01]

Beautiful scenery!! :drool:

Better hope it doesn't ever rain with your ground cover like that though. :nono:

The trip was worth it!
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[Heidi]

I must have missed my invite in the mail.

[Knobularlife]

Beautiful scenery!! :drool:

Better hope it doesn't ever rain with your ground cover like that though. :nono:Just a city boy trying to make a deck:banghead:

[elRey]

Beautiful scenery!! :drool:

Better hope it doesn't ever rain with your ground cover like that though. :nono:
That happened to me last year at a race. It sucked. How the f are you supposed to do it without having water pool up and soak you?

[Qman]

Killer. Looking to do that sometime in Zepptember.

[Biscuit]

That happened to me last year at a race. It sucked. How the f are you supposed to do it without having water pool up and soak you?
Roll/fold up the edges and tuck them under the edge of the tent.
Has to be under the tent, else the water running off the tent will just end up under you.

[hooples3]

wow.. great write-up... i need to get out west more often!

[bcd]

wheres the narly trail pics!

[frznnomad]

:stupid: