Little Naches, Mt. Clifty and Quartz mountain (part 1)

Trail 948 in this video.
Today we hit two mountain peaks. Quartz mountain was a disappointment. Mt. Clifty made up for it. On today’s ride, Mt. Rainer was out in all it’s glory. We started our trip out by promptly getting lost. But Ron quickly got us back on track.
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01:46 Talk about my bikes tire pressure
03:00 The mud is slick, I feel the tires slide a bit
03:46 * CRASH * Ron finds out the mud is slick
04:59 Pretty sure we took a wrong turn here
06:15 Tree across trail
07:40 We figure out we are off track
08:30 Finally, we look at the map
08:56 Trail 948
10:34 Talk out how much better 11 PSI tires handle
12:20 Cool brickwork in the trail
14:33 Cool long bridge
16:00 Play area
17:30 We make the climb
18:25 *CRASH * I hit a tree, kind of
19:33 Water diverter almost takes me down
20:28 Talk about hitting trees
21:52 ** Start a big climb
26:45 This tree has been hit many times
27:00 The side drop off is getting steeper
28:42 nice clearing
29:15 ** Big climb
29:40 Viewpoint
32:41 OH NO !! CLIMB !!
34:47 Exposure starts
35:18 Exposure and loose gravel, Yay!!
35:30 OK, getting close to brown trousers here
36:18 Panic stop
37:18 Viewpoint
39:43 Tight forest ride
40:31 Very fun climb
41:07 I miss the very hittable tree
42:52 * I’m almost impaled!
43:32 Tree that stopped Ron on last ride here
44:28 Tricky root combination
46:00 Exposure
49:12 show map of our location
49:46 Big hill climb (maximum fun!)
51:45 Another climb (very tight )
52:08 My camera hits a tree
55:19 Starting to hit rocks
57:05 show map of our location
58:30 Navigating the divot
59:05 Exposure
1:00:33 Near miss with tree
Mt. Clifty at Little Naches, September 25, 2024