Saturday, March 27, 2010

McKenzie River Trail=Fantastic

For those who have heard about the McKenzie River Trail in Oregon, the rumors are true...for those who haven't, here's an introduction. The trail is almost 30 miles in one direction, paralleling the McKenzie River in Oregon. We showed up in late March (last week) to explore and started riding from the Belkap Lodge near the bottom of the trail. As we didn't have a shuttle option, we opted for the out and back singletrack ride...knowing full well we wouldn't be making the entire 60 mile round trip. The singletrack was fantastic as were the views. The river is constantly by your side and the trees are awe inspiring.


















































































In case you were wondering, the trail is definately directional. Ride up the trail was a methodical, moderate paced (but still enjoyable) push while riding down the thing was akin to a long flowing rollercoaster. A definate must do.