Today brother Ben & I embarked on quite an adventure. Our trek, mostly on soggy, muddy and snow covered dirt roads was amazing. When you venture into the back country, especially this time of year in the Northwest, you'll be amazed by both the beautiful landscape and serenity of it all. You'll also get an incredible workout on this course so be ready! If you think 7900 ft of elevation gain on asphalt is a treat, you'll most certainly learn to appreciate the added difficulty of hitting that mark on soggy dirt.
Take food, extra clothing, tubes, tools, hydration etc.
We didn't make the entire original route Ben had mapped out as we found a number of roads that either don't exist today or had too much snow on them to traverse. Regardless, for early season GG riders this is an excellent training opportunity. I would recommend doing this route with a partner or multiple riders. In addition, assure your GPS device is loaded properly and will conserve battery power for 6 to 8 hrs.
Enjoy!!