Kelley Hinkle shot some vid of the new line on Christmas Eve day. There is even flow in a couple of spots on the way down. Check the vid at the bottom of the post. Greg Ogden, Miles Olin and Ryane Olin are handling the maintenance on Vortex. Big thanks to them for [Continue Reading]
Category: Photos and Videos
Photos of Al
A few photos of Al Hansen, winner of both the Super D and Climbing Championship at Growlers Gulch in 2010. [caption id="attachment_6742" align="alignnone" width="459" caption="Fort Stevens"][/caption] [caption id="attachment_6744" align="alignnone" width="720" [Continue Reading]
New Trail Gets Wheels
Dave, Lance, Lipton, Rob and I rode the new line on Sunday. There was 3-4 inches of snow in places, which complicated things. But as a guy told me once, “That just makes you a better rider.” I put together a very short vid to give you a peek. [Continue Reading]
More Grandsons at Growlers
I finally got my eight- and five-year-old grandsons to Growlers for a ride last week. The footage is from Beauty, Belly, and Eddie. I was a little disappointed that they weren’t able to clean the big stuff on No Problem. Carter was on a loaner from Ken [Continue Reading]
Growlers Retro Vid - Mr. Rogers
Ryane Olin put this together last year. Makes me nostalgic for Mr. Rogers. [Continue Reading]
Loney Grabs Fluidride Crown!
After finishing second at the World Masters in Brazil in early September, Eric Loney capped the month by claiming the Fluidride Cup pro DH championship on Sunday at Ski Bowl. Loney placed third in the season finale, giving him enough points to capture the season [Continue Reading]
2010 GG Super D Video
It should be illegal to have this much fun. [Continue Reading]
GGG Hits the Big Time
The following story, written by Cathy Zimmerman, appeared in the Daily News on September 14, 2010. Check the video at the bottom of this post. They back their blog videos with a heart-racing rock beat. But when the Growlers Gulch Girls careen down the trail, [Continue Reading]
Sol Vista Vid
Great video from Ryan, Darrell, and Chase’s recent trip to Sol Vista, Colorado. Courtesy of Dr. Hicks. [Continue Reading]
60 @ Sixty Video
It’s sometimes difficult to explain why riding 60 miles of trail in a single day is a significant challenge. This video does a pretty good job of laying it out. We rode through alpine meadows, east-side pine forest, and blast zone. We were in old growth [Continue Reading]
Mount Sentinel - Missoula, MT - Vid
Beautiful views from the top of Mount Sentinel (5,131 feet) looking south onto Missoula. Also, great foliage above the 4,000-foot level and a clip of a short, sweet descent through pine forest. [Continue Reading]
Video - Donkey Punch
Jeff Muldoon shot this vid with an HD helmet-mount camera. Jeff is following Mike Van Hoose down the Donkey Punch trail at Growlers. Van Hoose — Donkey Punch from Dooner on Vimeo. [Continue Reading]
Video - Alley Oop
This was shot with my HD camera with a chest mount on the first part (the fun part) of Alley Oop. I didn’t include the second half since you would have seen nothing but a couple of fat boys huffing up the hill. [Continue Reading]
Carnage and Canoe Log Vid
These two clips courtesy of Kelley Hinkle show footage of the middle part of Carnage. In the first vid, John rolls the canoe log with his 29. Things don’t work quite so well in the second clip when Miles tries to do the same thing on his 26. [Continue Reading]
Video - West Side of St. Helens
A big crew from Growlers Gulch Racing hooked up with Al Hansen and the boys from Knappa for a ride on the west side of Mount St. Helens in late October. We got lucky with the weather and had a great time. We started from Red Rock Pass, rode across to Blue Lake, [Continue Reading]
’09 Climbing Championship - Video
Some of the clips are dark but you’ll get the idea. The climbs don’t appear to be all that steep in the vids. Trust me - they were very challenging. On top of that, the rain made the tread seem like it had been saturated with olive oil. Eight [Continue Reading]
West Side of Mount St. Helens
Brian Mahon and I rode a great loop on the west side of St. Helens in late September. We started at Red Rock Pass and headed over to Blue Lake. From there, we rode up the Huckleberry Saddle and onto the Sheep Canyon Trail, which puts you on the Loowit. From there, [Continue Reading]
Growlers Gulch TT Video
Photos and more than a dozen vid clips of the 2009 Growlers Gulch Time Trial included. Complete story at Al Hansen Claims TT Crown. If you have trouble loading the vid below, check the link to You Tube and try watching it from their site. [Continue Reading]
Disneyland with the Grandsons
Slideshow and vid clips of our July trip to Disneyland with the two older grandsons - Carter (7) and Cameron (4). It was Cameron’s first time. Includes a classic vid of Cameron dancing with Tigger. [Continue Reading]
GGG Celebrates One-Year Anniversary
Hard to believe, but it has been one year since the dawn of the Growlers Gulch Girls! [caption id="attachment_1589" align="alignright" width="300" caption="GGG Founder Mel Norris"][/caption] Mel “Hot in Pink Armor” Norris is healed up and ready to get [Continue Reading]
TDG XII Draws Record Crowd
Nearly 60 riders joined the party at the 12th Annual Tour de Gulch on June 20th. Billed as The Best Ride West of Castle Rock on the Third Saturday in June, TDG XII was another opportunity to celebrate good trail and great friends. Thanks again to our sponsors [Continue Reading]
Maui 2009
This isn’t taunting. If I wanted to taunt, I would have sent this to you while Sher and I were on Maui in August. Instead, I’m here with you in the balmy PNW, hoping the gods that govern meterology haven’t forgotten that spring typically [Continue Reading]
Sunriver 2008
Four days of chaos at Sunriver in August, reduced to three minutes of photos, with some music from Thin Lizzie to get your foot tapping. Continue reading Sunriver 2008
A Week in Seattle with Nick and Sam
Sher and I spent a week watching our grandsons, Sam (2) and Nick (1) while their parents jetted to San Diego and Las Vegas.
The Nananator and I had nothing in the tank when we returned home, but the slideshow that follows helps explain the positives.
Tour de Gulch Slideshow
I tried to get everybody in here. Apologies if I missed you. Thanks to Darrell, George, Lloyd, and the Jamieson boys for making this happen. I hope you like Springsteen.
I’m already looking forward to TDG XII! Continue reading Tour de Gulch Slideshow
Biking Photos
Boundary Trail 2006 Ape Canyon Compilation [Continue Reading]