{"id":2030,"date":"2019-08-18T20:32:46","date_gmt":"2019-08-19T04:32:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mountainbikebill.com\/blog\/?p=2030"},"modified":"2019-09-07T21:17:11","modified_gmt":"2019-09-08T05:17:11","slug":"ranger-creek-palisade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.mountainbikebill.com\/blog\/?p=2030","title":{"rendered":"Ranger Creek\/Palisade"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Plan A was to ride on the\u00a0Olympic\u00a0\u00a0Peninsula today but that whole area looked socked with clouds.\u00a0\u00a0 Plan B was to head east for the big ride I had planned for the following weekend.\u00a0\u00a0 A return to the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mountainbikebill.com\/WA-RangerPalisade.htm\">Ranger Creek and Palisades Trails<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2032\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2032\" style=\"width: 683px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mountainbikebill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/162A4554-01.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2032 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mountainbikebill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/162A4554-01.jpeg?resize=683%2C1024\" alt=\"\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mountainbikebill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/162A4554-01.jpeg?resize=683%2C1024 683w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mountainbikebill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/162A4554-01.jpeg?resize=200%2C300 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mountainbikebill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/162A4554-01.jpeg?resize=768%2C1152 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mountainbikebill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/162A4554-01.jpeg?resize=1200%2C1800 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mountainbikebill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/162A4554-01.jpeg?w=1680 1680w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mountainbikebill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/162A4554-01.jpeg?w=2520 2520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2032\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Time for some significant climbing!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>I first rode out in August of 2010 and it was fantastic.\u00a0\u00a0 This time was still fantastic and slightly different.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2034\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2034\" style=\"width: 683px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mountainbikebill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/162A4555-01.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2034 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mountainbikebill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/162A4555-01.jpeg?resize=683%2C1024\" alt=\"\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mountainbikebill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/162A4555-01.jpeg?resize=683%2C1024 683w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mountainbikebill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/162A4555-01.jpeg?resize=200%2C300 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mountainbikebill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/162A4555-01.jpeg?resize=768%2C1152 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mountainbikebill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/162A4555-01.jpeg?resize=1200%2C1800 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mountainbikebill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/162A4555-01.jpeg?w=1680 1680w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mountainbikebill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/162A4555-01.jpeg?w=2520 2520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2034\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Chicken Soup for the MTB Soul<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2039\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2039\" style=\"width: 498px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mountainbikebill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/20190818_1053165944759620913903738.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2039 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mountainbikebill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/20190818_1053165944759620913903738.jpg?resize=498%2C1024\" alt=\"\" width=\"498\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mountainbikebill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/20190818_1053165944759620913903738.jpg?resize=498%2C1024 498w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mountainbikebill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/20190818_1053165944759620913903738.jpg?resize=146%2C300 146w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mountainbikebill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/20190818_1053165944759620913903738.jpg?resize=768%2C1580 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mountainbikebill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/20190818_1053165944759620913903738.jpg?resize=1200%2C2469 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mountainbikebill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/20190818_1053165944759620913903738.jpg?w=1960 1960w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mountainbikebill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/20190818_1053165944759620913903738.jpg?w=1680 1680w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 498px) 85vw, 498px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2039\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The elevation gain be deceptive to the eyes in the forest. You legs and lung will tell you the truth after a while.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>As I climbed further up the trail, I could see that some fire damage had occurred in 2017 up near the ridge tops.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2035\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2035\" style=\"width: 840px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mountainbikebill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/162A4558.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2035 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mountainbikebill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/162A4558.jpg?resize=840%2C560\" alt=\"\" width=\"840\" height=\"560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mountainbikebill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/162A4558.jpg?resize=1024%2C683 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mountainbikebill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/162A4558.jpg?resize=300%2C200 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mountainbikebill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/162A4558.jpg?resize=768%2C512 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mountainbikebill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/162A4558.jpg?resize=1200%2C800 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mountainbikebill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/162A4558.jpg?w=1680 1680w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mountainbikebill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/162A4558.jpg?w=2520 2520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2035\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Little Ranger Peak<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>I would guess during the last mile up to where the Ranger Shelter would be, started going through some fire damage along the trail.\u00a0 The trail was in pretty descent shape<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2031\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2031\" style=\"width: 683px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mountainbikebill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/162a45669051812852675085807.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2031 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mountainbikebill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/162a45669051812852675085807.jpg?resize=683%2C1024\" alt=\"\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mountainbikebill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/162a45669051812852675085807.jpg?resize=683%2C1024 683w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mountainbikebill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/162a45669051812852675085807.jpg?resize=200%2C300 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mountainbikebill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/162a45669051812852675085807.jpg?resize=768%2C1152 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mountainbikebill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/162a45669051812852675085807.jpg?resize=1200%2C1800 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mountainbikebill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/162a45669051812852675085807.jpg?w=1680 1680w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mountainbikebill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/162a45669051812852675085807.jpg?w=2520 2520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2031\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The shelter that was at the junction of the Ranger Creek and Palisade Trails burned during a forest fire. This I pretty much all that remains<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2038\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2038\" style=\"width: 498px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mountainbikebill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/20190818_1349033919843622709774363.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2038 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mountainbikebill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/20190818_1349033919843622709774363.jpg?resize=498%2C1024\" alt=\"\" width=\"498\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mountainbikebill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/20190818_1349033919843622709774363.jpg?resize=498%2C1024 498w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mountainbikebill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/20190818_1349033919843622709774363.jpg?resize=146%2C300 146w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mountainbikebill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/20190818_1349033919843622709774363.jpg?resize=768%2C1580 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mountainbikebill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/20190818_1349033919843622709774363.jpg?resize=1200%2C2469 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mountainbikebill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/20190818_1349033919843622709774363.jpg?w=1960 1960w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mountainbikebill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/20190818_1349033919843622709774363.jpg?w=1680 1680w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 498px) 85vw, 498px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2038\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">When I stopped at the location of the old shelter, I had to deal with some horseflies and gnats. Luckily I was prepared with bug goop!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2037\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2037\" style=\"width: 840px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mountainbikebill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/162A4575-01.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2037 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mountainbikebill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/162A4575-01.jpeg?resize=840%2C560\" alt=\"\" width=\"840\" height=\"560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mountainbikebill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/162A4575-01.jpeg?resize=1024%2C683 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mountainbikebill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/162A4575-01.jpeg?resize=300%2C200 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mountainbikebill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/162A4575-01.jpeg?resize=768%2C512 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mountainbikebill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/162A4575-01.jpeg?resize=1200%2C800 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mountainbikebill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/162A4575-01.jpeg?w=1680 1680w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mountainbikebill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/162A4575-01.jpeg?w=2520 2520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2037\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mt Rainier in the not so distance<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Once I got rolling on the Palisades Trail, the views did not disappoint!<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2041\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2041\" style=\"width: 840px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mountainbikebill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/20190818_1507232304655666820764008.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2041 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mountainbikebill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/20190818_1507232304655666820764008.jpg?resize=840%2C194\" alt=\"\" width=\"840\" height=\"194\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mountainbikebill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/20190818_1507232304655666820764008.jpg?resize=1024%2C236 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mountainbikebill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/20190818_1507232304655666820764008.jpg?resize=300%2C69 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mountainbikebill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/20190818_1507232304655666820764008.jpg?resize=768%2C177 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mountainbikebill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/20190818_1507232304655666820764008.jpg?resize=1200%2C276 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mountainbikebill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/20190818_1507232304655666820764008.jpg?w=1680 1680w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mountainbikebill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/20190818_1507232304655666820764008.jpg?w=2520 2520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2041\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">If this looks like it would be awesome to ride, you would most certainly be correct!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>What also did not disappoint was the riding on Palisades as well.\u00a0\u00a0 Fast, tight and technical root bits made for a banging good time shedding off the elevation gained on Ranger Creek Trail.\u00a0 One thing is for certain, it did not suck to be me today!<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2033\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2033\" style=\"width: 840px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mountainbikebill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/162A4570.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2033 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mountainbikebill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/162A4570.jpg?resize=840%2C560\" alt=\"\" width=\"840\" height=\"560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mountainbikebill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/162A4570.jpg?resize=1024%2C683 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mountainbikebill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/162A4570.jpg?resize=300%2C200 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mountainbikebill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/162A4570.jpg?resize=768%2C512 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mountainbikebill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/162A4570.jpg?resize=1200%2C800 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mountainbikebill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/162A4570.jpg?w=1680 1680w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mountainbikebill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/162A4570.jpg?w=2520 2520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2033\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Good Times on the Palisade Trail. 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