black hills panorama

from delphi rd at the dempsey creek prairie

Thank The Builders

I think everyone needs to pat themselves on their backs for turning LLMT into an incredibly fun trail despite the journey it took to get here.  I personally would like to say thank you to everyone who put any time into Larch Mountain, and thank you for sticking with it.  I have read quite the plethora of posts focused on complaining about the lack of arduous trails in the Olympia area and personally I find them rather doleful.  Instead of doing such as well, I would like to share a few photos taken on Sunday that might remind everyone why its all worth it.  Lets keep this going!  There will always be room for improvement and every location started somewhere, we may not be as far behind as you may think.

(No berms were injured while taking these photos)

Songs - December Loam

MTB edits can(sometimes) be a source for great(to me) non(for now) mainstream music. A recent example is the December Loam edit. Aside from the quintessential hand built loam trail and most excellent riding and equally worthy cinematog the soundtrack was an outstanding track by Jose Gonzales's group, Junip. I already own some of Jose's solo work, work with Zero7 and I made a short a couple years ago with one of his songs. I had not heard of Junip though. If it were not for the December Loam edit I may not have discovered Junip. I owe a debt of gratitude to the film makers for their edit - not only for the pleasuring of watching their fine video, but more important to me - Junip. I dig Junip, and The MTB Megacosm introduced me. Thanks MTB Megacosm.

Oly Shredfest

Here's some riding NOT in Capitol Forest.  Yup, that's a thing.

Thanks to Mr. Clay, the Black Squirrel, French Matt, Mr. Pokeher, the Jaggnerd, Father Graham, and everyone else who's had a hand in making Olympia riding more interesting.  It is much appreciated.