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Sawtooth Mtns: Lowman

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Whoa........what a beautiful system of trails in the Sawtooth mtns. Don't overlook Idaho when seeking out some new playground with mile upon mile of ST that ribbons thru the forests. I spent 6 days with Escape Adventures (YES, this is a plug for them, they were excellent) in the Idaho "hills". The 5th day in we rode in the Lowman area, a trail referred to as Deadwood River-Julie Creek Trail...... warmly shortened and regarded as "dead julie".

Lemme ta you, this is no wussie XC run! 12 miles of climb to an elevation gain to 3500ft, then 7 miles DOWN the same gain! Hot doggie, glad I have a 140mm fork on my rig. This photo was taken at a point in the DeadJulie downhill where it was described to me as "the trail will just drop out from under you".......... NO SHEET. I put the camera away and shreaded that winding corkscrewy twisty downhill like I knew what I was doing. Got to the bottom and was.........breathless. Add Idaho to your shortlist!
 

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