MTB Oakridge Alpine via Kate's cut in

We ended up getting skunked on day two of our trip mostly due to an impromptu visit to Eugene to get a new water pump for the tin can.  The old water pump fizzled out and if there was any hope of having water during out trip, the Eugene stop was a must.  I did a little due diligence and was fairly certain it was the water pump but there was still a seed of doubt until I replace the new water pump.

The other trailer camping lesson we learned was to make sure the trailer is level when parked.  Having it sit at an angle impacts the water levels and can over-state or understate your current levels.  As with anything else, the more you do it, the more you figure it out and unlock the mysteries of stupidity, or knowledge.

back to the riding....The wifer had not done the notorious Alpine trail so we decided to hit up the trail via Kate's cut in.  It was a nice long forest service road climb and I did a quick lap on the Jedi section of the trail while the wifer made her way up to Windy Pass.  Jedi!!! Gotta LOVE that section of trail.  It is my favorite section of Alpine and it never disappoints!  Pure fat tire nectar....if only it was longer!  This was one of the sections I remembered from the Cream Puff and it really just stuck in my mind.

I also forget how spectacular the views are looking towards Bend once you get up high on the road towards Kate's cut in.  The views opened up looking right at Sisters, Bachelor, and BrokenTop.  It was only for a couple hundred of feet but it makes you realize just how close you are (as the crow flies) to central Oregon, even though you are in a totally different climate.

back to the ride...fairly standard affair...up the road, down the trail....good stuff