Dirt Surfers

The tarot cards have been drawn!    ⍖ ⍖⍖⍖⍖⍖⍖⍖⍖⍖⍖⍖⍖⍖⍖ ⍖ ⍖⍖⍖⍖⍖⍖⍖⍖⍖⍖ There will be 9 gravel rides ,  2 bikepacking trips , and   a  3 part mixed-terrain race series !   Dates and theme details below. Routes and additional details will be posted closer to event date(s).  ⍖⍖⍖⍖⍖⍖⍖⍖⍖⍖⍖⍖⍖⍖⍖ Heathen Gravel Rides: -03/17 -04/22 -05/26 -06/23 -07/27 -09/22 -10/13 -11/03 -12/22 Shaman Guided Overnights: -04/07-04/08 -08/18-08/20 Black Magick Racing: -06/09 -07/14 -08/04 ⍖ ⍖⍖⍖⍖⍖⍖⍖⍖⍖⍖⍖⍖⍖⍖ ⍖ ⍖⍖⍖⍖⍖⍖⍖⍖⍖⍖ Gravel Ride #1 Saturday March 17, 2018 Two of Pentacles - Lord of Harmonious Change For the first group ride of the year, we shall celebrate the V ernal Equinox .  This is a day to celebrate the birth of spring, death of winter, and first day of the new year to contain equal light and darkness.  Harmony has once again been restored. This card is the number Two , and the Pen...

2018 will be a year of Occult themed rides, races, and other unpaved adventures. Join us for... • Tarot card inspired gravel rides • Occult themed mixed terrain alleycat style race series • Shaman guided bikepacking Expect monthly events that fall on or around significant changes or events in the year (i.e solstices, equinoxes, full moons, Pagan holidays, etc.) Stay tuned for more details and schedule...

Saturday morning, we met up at the Rose Quarter MAX station just before 7 a.m. and caught the 7:07 train out to Hillsboro.  Well, most of us anyway.  A couple of rogue lunatics (Ryan and Matt) decided to add another 25 miles to the already difficult day by riding out from Portland.  The two of them were already waiting for us in Hillsboro when we arrived, making our group a total of 12 now.  Most of us grabbed a quick coffee and used the facilities at the coffee shop just before rolling out around 8:30. The weather was brisk but dry for the start of our day.  The first ten miles or so went through the western side of Hillsboro, through Cornelius, and Forest Grove; it was mostly flat which allowed us to warm up our legs.  Not far into the ride, Justin got the first flat of the day in Forest Grove from running over a staple that was on the shoulder of the road.  Once out of Forest Grove, we hit some rolling farm roads and started seeing ...