Ride it like a Lollipop...NEWEST PNW Mountain Bike Trail Guide: Raging River Mountain Biking, WA

[@ClaireJencks]

Hi Everyone! I hope you enjoyed this video, thanks for watching! If you have any questions about Raging River, or have tips or suggestions for my me or my viewers please don't hesitate to comment below. Thanks again, and I'll see you out on the trails!

[@forestkan459]

The world needs more trail guides like this! I was lucky enough to visit Raging River back in February 2021 and rode CCDH, PT, and a few others. I wasn’t able to get past the clearing on Raging Ridge but boy the other trails were exactly what I was looking for. Rooty, raw, loamy, everything that this NorCal boy could want

[@ClaireJencks]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@terr256]

I love how you show the trail forks map. It's so helpful!

[@ClaireJencks]

Thanks! Love me some trailforks!

[@jared_norris]

Thanks for this, heading out there later today and now I don't have to worry about picking a fun route.

[@ClaireJencks]

Have a fantastic ride! If you do the lollipop, it’s a longish ride so bring plenty of water. Have fun!

[@VoiceOverTrailReviews]

Nice video! About time someone else started making informative videos! I love your vocal delivery and expressiveness. You have a very approachable sound and you're easy to understand as well as pleasant to listen to. I like that you focus on the turn by turn and the basic framework of how to put the ride together rather than getting lost in the details. Very well organized and helpful. Attach your videos to trailforks; I usually pick up a few hundred views per trail that way. Get a Sure SM 58 or Audix OM2 (mircrophone) and a Behringer UMC 204 Audio interface and your voiceovers will sound fantastic! Plus, you can use the nicer mic for Zoom calls. Overall, I think you've got this nailed. Content is king, and this looks great. Can't wait to see more!

[@ClaireJencks]

Thanks! Noted on the audio, definitely next on my list of upgrades. Do you have a preference for either one?

[@VoiceOverTrailReviews]

@@ClaireJencks They're both really good mics. Personally, I use the Audix. FWIW, they're an Oregon company and they're built in the USA. Whatever you do, don't get snookered into buying a more expensive audio interface. Every pro studio has some Behringer equipment in it.

[@ClaireJencks]

Awesome! Thanks so much, stay tuned for better audio quality in future ;)

[@kevinanderson8747]

Nice video. Got to get up there and try the area. Thanks for the hard work putting this together.

[@ClaireJencks]

Thanks Kevin! What kind of stuff would you like to see next?

[@joeshawcroft7121]

This was a great video. Thanks for the trail review!

[@ClaireJencks]

Any time!

[@karltaht2370]

Great descriptions and keeping us updated on the map

[@ClaireJencks]

Thanks Karl!!! I’m curious, what other content would you like to see? Any trails or areas in particular?

[@karltaht2370]

@@ClaireJencks I'm new to the area so I don't know a whole lot. Maybe Darrington?

[@ClaireJencks]

Awesome! Duly noted!

[@karltaht2370]

@@ClaireJencks also just an overview video of different areas for certain types of riding would be great too!

[@ClaireJencks]

So rad, will do!!!

[@southsoundrider5428]

Thanks for showing off the climb! Most people just show the cool stuff from the top. I plan to ride my gravel bike up Raging River soon. :D

[@ClaireJencks]

Anytime! That’ll be a fun gravel ride, enjoy!

[@gabriellerizzo8278]

This is stellar!! Thanks a ton!

[@ClaireJencks]

Awesome! Thanks for watching, Gabrielle!

[@garygu01]

I was in North Bend last weekend and was wondering why I saw so many mountain bikes :) Thanks for the video

[@ClaireJencks]

North Bend is the best!

[@ericvela92]

Hitting up the trails today, thanks for the video!

[@ClaireJencks]

Hope you enjoy it!

[@r0bv123]

Great video, love the trail tour guide aspect and tips! Perfect timing on the weather & scenery for this too! But seems to be the spot for EVERYONE so have to choose an earlier or later time to do this.

[@ClaireJencks]

Thanks! I’d agree that most Seattle area trails have seen a lot of love this year - Raging in particular because because you can really pick how far you want to go without getting caught too deep into the trail system. Come fall and on into winter it will definitely clear out a bit visitor wise.

[@bscharenberg]

Nice work! Super helpful input on local trails. Thanks!

[@ClaireJencks]

Thanks! Let me know what you’d like to see next, I’m always open to suggestions.

[@craigandresen2456]

Awesome, thank you! Not sure I’m up for the full lollipop, but may gat my 7yo up there with me for some of the trails close to the parking lot. Very helpful!!

[@ClaireJencks]

Welcome Craig! I was just about to tag you in the Tiger vid to tell you the Raging video you requested was up :) Let me know what you’d like next!

[@KeithBickford]

Wow, you’re a great tour guide!

[@ClaireJencks]

Glad you think so! Trying my best :)

[@williammarshall4277]

Great video, as always. I went up to raging for the first time a few weeks ago. So fun! I don’t have the legs to ride the climb all the way to the top...but I’m getting there. Oh and I returned your Facebook message.

[@ClaireJencks]

Hey William! Thanks for watching :) Got your message, am responding after pressing reply! Raging is indeed a BURLY climb.

[@DM-hw4cr]

Good job. Suggest dual ply sidewall for rear tire.

[@ClaireJencks]

Thanks Daniel!

[@muddymilo1]

Awesome, very well done! Thanks!

[@ClaireJencks]

Thanks Michael! Glad you enjoyed it. Have you ridden Raging before?

[@stevenfernandez7833]

New to riding been pretty comfortable on green and blues from swan creek and duthie. Would this be rough on an entry level hardtail such as a Trek Marlin 5?

[@ClaireJencks]

Hey Steve! If you went up the ridge and returned via the ridge and rode poppin tops you’d should be good to go. It’s not going to be the most comfortable in places as the blues at raging are a step up from swan, but will be passable. Wouldn’t recommend the full lollipop on an entry level (doable for sure but not super comfortable/would be a bit epic). Hope you have fun whichever route you choose!

[@JoelKalich]

Still loving your videos, the "trail guide" format is so good. What's up with the 720p on this one though?

[@ClaireJencks]

Thanks! The 720p is a learning curve. I started shooting all 4k after this video, just working on upgrading storage, processing speed etc. Editing 4k is a lot for my current rig, but fear not, upcoming vids will be 4k :)

[@JoelKalich]

@@ClaireJencks Sounds great, I didn't realize you had so few vids due to the level of polish in others, keep it up for sure, and thanks for the reply :)

[@ClaireJencks]

Anytime :) I’ve got a photo background, just starting to get the hang of the video. Let me know what you think of the next one.

[@everywherelocal]

yeah! 🤘

[@ClaireJencks]

😎🤘🤙

[@kevinpratt8597]

Who plays this music track?

[@ClaireJencks]

Great question! I get all my music from Epidemic Sound. Since this was one of my first videos I didn't save the track. :/

[@kevinpratt8597]

@@ClaireJencks thank you.

[@AK-tl2nm]

720 res 😐

[@ClaireJencks]

One of the first videos I ever made :)

[@AK-tl2nm]

@@ClaireJencks ok now I feel mean, but its only because I want to see it in full HD glory. :)