Things not to do at the end of a 100 mile mountain bike race... wheelie.  It is not often that Mike Ripley of Mudslinger Events can say that he had a totally dry race course.  The tempatures ranged from 34 degrees to 75 degree but it was all dry, even a little dusty... okay a lot dusty at points.  Just under a hundred people showed up for the 1st annual High Cascade 100 and by all the smiles at the end of the day I won't be surprised if the field limit is reached next year. 

Mudslinger Events once again sponsored us, so you are welcome to use the medium resolution digitial images for your personal (non-commercial) use.  You can find all of our photos here or click on the jump to see a slideshow of highlights.

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The Cascade Cream Puff is one of the toughest 100 mile mountain bike races in the nation.  Until recently when the registration limit was increased it use to sell out in a matter of days.  It is still a guaranteed sell out but more people are able to celebrate it every year.  For most, it isn't about winning, it is about finishing.   

On Thursday we got a call at 10 pm wondering if we would be able to shoot the Cream Puff on Sunday.  This has been an event that I have been wanting to shoot since I have been taking photos.  Being sponsored to shoot the even made it possible to do it this year.  Thanks to the Cascade Cream Puff all medium resolution photos are free for non-commercial use. 

Waking up at 4 am is hard enough, but needing to be mentally cable of taking photos in less than idea light and conditions is a challenge.  Lasting another 13 hours to cover the whole event was insane.  Matt and I didn't even want to think about taking another photo or even looking at what we shot when the day was done. When we finally had the mental capability to look at the photos we were quite surprised that so many decent shots came out.  Click on the jump to see highlights. Or click here to see all of our photos from the day.

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It was a perfect night to kickoff the start of this year’s Portland Mountain Bike Short Track Series. I believe that numbers were up from last year, which you could tell from the kid’s race. Too see all of our photos click here or click on the jump to see a slideshow of highlights.

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Our photos have been posted from another great year of the Test of Endurance hosted by Mudslinger Events. Thanks to Mike Ripley and the gang for sponsoring us. All medium resolution images are free for people to use for personal use.

Although Mike moved the race back a couple of weeks in hopes to have a dry course, Mother Nature had other plans. The weather was typical for Oregon... if you don’t like it, wait 10 minutes and it will be something else. The rain may have made the trails slick, Mike and crew had cut new trails to make the course more interesting. To see a slideshow of highlights click on the jump.

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