Suidcide Point/ Mexican Creek Loop MTB Ride

A Sunday Afternoon Ride in the Winds

Shoshone NF
August 18th, 2008

The Route:

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I hopped on my bike at my house in Lander and left for a Sunday cruise in the Winds right around 10:00am. I returned after 32 miles and5 or 6000 vertical feet of climbing about four and half hours later. My ride time was more like 3.5 hours- I stopped a lot for pictures. It was a great ride. Another classic loop right out of Lander.

Heading up Baldwin Creek Road.

On the dirt after about 5 miles of pavement.

Looking across the draw at one of many switchbacks I'd be riding.

Me and Red Butte.

Red Butte

Crankin' up a switchback. Earning my turns!

The view after the last switchback. Only a hour or so of climbing left!

The roads were actually in great shape. Not nasty dusty and loose like they can get. We had some pretty serious rain just couple of days prior. That seemed to firm things up. Much better conditions then a month ago when I last rode it.

A look down country.

A zoomed in look at the ridge I was heading for.

How far away it really was.

Getting closer.

Cranking up the ridge line adjacent to Suicide Point.

Suicide Point

Up and over the highpoint.

A look down the ridge line I dropped down to Uncle Tom's Spring and Mexican Creek.

Eventually you hit a fence and ATVs are prohibited from going further. Bikes are okay though, and the two track all the way down is in pretty good shape. It's good riding!

Amazing how green it still is for August.

Buzzing down a grassy ridge line.

Even some single track.

A little more.

Over grown two track- great for mountain bikes!

A look back up the ridge I just descended in just few minutes.

The parking area, where the road ends (or the gate is locked) near Uncle Tom's Spring.

Ripping hard packed two track down into Mexican Creek.

Alpine Antelope

Still dropping.

Looking down at the creek.

This was the only part I had to walk all day. I maybe could have cleaned it with fresh legs. Dunno, the bottom is steep, loose and rocky. It was a short section though. After this it tied right into the road I came up. Nothing but blazin' down hill all the way home!

Another look at the route. The profile reflects the entire ride from my house in Lander. The map pretty much just shows the dirt (20 miles).

Back at the ranch...

Tally practiced her "tar" while mom played her "fil". Seamus snoozed in the shade. Quite the duo.

After the jam session, we picked Choke Cherries (we have the yellow kind).

Great ride, great day!