Hells Canyon - Time for a Ride

So the next morning, I get up kinda early, and head out for a ride. The plan is to follow this dirt road road for a while and then get on what is called cow creek trail (#1699). According to a chick @ the local sporting goods store in Joesph OR, its a nice ride.

This is early in the ride, I've just crossed over this bridge at icicle stream. With the amount of rain, it was more "river" than stream.

This is my "check out the double track, dude!" shot. The "road" was kinda rough, but certainly ridable for full suspension. Not sure I would want a hard tail on this. Later, it turns to single track, but becomes a little rougher.

After a couple more miles on a gradual uphill, I get to an intersection where I can continue on towards the Snake River (12 miles) or poach (poach as in bikes not allowed therefore I should not ride it) a hike/horse only trail for 5 miles. It's getting hot so I decide time to swing around. I stop @ a spot where folks on horse have set up a camp, right next to Cow Creek.

Only had the legs to set up this shot once. However, it turned out to be one of my favorite photos of this entire trip.