Sunday, November 13, 2011

SW Utah Mountain Biking Trip - October 2011

Thunder Mountain Loop


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Hoodoos at the start of the ride

The start of the trail paralleled this road through Red Canyon





5 miles of paved trail took me 800 feet up


Start of the single track







This was a tough climb up - looking backward







Trail goes right by several massive Hoodoos













Run up to the Spine

The Spine

More of the Spine


This was a little out of my comfort zone - again looking backward


As I rode across it, I was at Pucker Factor 8







JEM Classic Loop


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JEM parking lot



The first part of the ride often had me riding up a creek bed






Looking back toward the parking lot



Start of the single track - this trail was so flipping spectacular and flowy, that I did not take any pictures for 8 miles


Great section hugging the river 

The Virgin River

Trail is right at the edge




Gooseberry Mesa


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On the road heading up to the mesa

At the Gooseberry lot


I rode the Beginner Loop first, to get my "Goose" legs on, then hit this trail






Follow the dots




There are supposed to be dinosaur prints here, but I could not locate them







Off the edge

Long way down




Many sections go right up the edge


Tip of the Gooseberry Mesa






This did not look too stable

Headed home