Today Little Brother took me on an epic ride -- an undisputed "must-ride" in Park City and possibly Utah's "finest" mountain bike ride. The Wasatch Crest Trail follows the "backbone of Utah" and forms part of the Great Western Trail, a 3,000-mile route from Canada to Mexico. We picked up the trail at the Guardsman... Continue Reading →
Today I skirted along the eastern shore of the Great Salt Lake, passing beautiful wetlands and marshlands protected in the Legacy Nature Preserve, the Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area, the Great Salt Lake Shorelands Preserve, and the Howard Slough Waterfowl Management Area. Starting in North Salt Lake, I rode about 40 miles through the towns... Continue Reading →
Late one afternoon in the early spring, I rode up Zion Canyon and basically had the place to myself! Passed by maybe half a dozen mostly empty shuttles, I marveled alone at the soaring canyon walls in the dancing dusk light. Stunning Views The Great White Throne is a mesa composed primarily of white Navajo... Continue Reading →
Today the weather was sunny and warm, perfect for a ride up Emigration Canyon. Starting at This is the Place Heritage Park, I rode 9 miles up over Little Mountain to Little Dell Reservoir and returned for an 18-mile round trip. With winter on the horizon, this may have been the last good ride of... Continue Reading →
I rode to Antelope Island State Park today, did a little loop and returned, for a ride that broke the 60-mile mark! The ride across the seven-mile causeway was fun. Once on the island, I rode past the marina, the visitor center, over the hill and back, for about 5 miles on the island itself.... Continue Reading →
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