Mill Creek Canyon Downhill - Sweeeeet!!

September 24th was a LONG day! Jason, Kris, Ray and I spent all morning riding sweet action trails in Park City. At 2:00 we met up with Ryan (who was baby-sitting). We crammed into the Man-Van and drove up Big Cottonwood to Guardsmen Pass above Brighton.

We got a late start on the Wasatch Crest Trail, which actually worked out really well 'cause there weren't many people on the trail that late in the day. By the time we got all the way across the Crest Trail to the top of Mill Creek Canyon, the shadows were starting to lengthen.

No problem for five bikin' morons ... it only took us 15 minutes to reach the end of the trail. And here's how we did it:

McCoy Flats - Retail Sale and Fire Sale Trails

This was all Ryan's idea. He said, "Let's go out in the desert and ride" ... something like that. Once we realized he was serious (we are a pair of morons after all), we decided to give it a shot. And Kris came, too.
Conclusion: It was amazing!

The Strawberry Narrows Trail

Finally, we have a new camera! Jason, Miles, Kris and I headed up to the Strawberry Narrows to try it out. We're pretty pleased with the quality ... the trail wasn't bad either. I jumped in behind Jason and chased him through sagebrush, pines and aspens. Jason is riding his new Ellsworth Moment All-Mountain bike and he ain't easy to keep up with!
It was early in June and the snow had just recently melted. There was a lot of dead-fall on the trail, but we found a nice long stretch where we could unwind ...

Music by Anberlin

The Good Water Rim Trail

It's Springtime again ... time to get the bikes out! On a lovely Spring morning, three morons headed south to the San Rafael Swell. The Good Water Rim trail is located on the edge of a formation called the Wedge, a tilted land mass on the north side of the San Rafael River. The river cuts through the Wedge creating what is called the Little Grand Canyon of the San Rafael River. It was a very nice ride with fabulous views around every bend in the trail. Oh, yeah ... both Jason and Ryan crashed. Jason was ok ... Ryan, not so much.

A Ride in the Rain

On a bright sunny Saturday morning, three morons headed out for a 16 mile bike ride. Unfortunately, it didn't stay sunny. At the furthest point in the ride (Ray's Valley Road), a big black cloud appeared on the horizon. Ten minutes later, there was thunder and lightning. Ten minutes after that, we got hit - first by wind, then by hail ... and then it really got nasty! The temperature dropped from 90 to 60 very quickly. As we reached the "3rd Water Trail" turnoff, we dropped our bikes and ducked under a "tree" (actually, a very unpleasant bush, in a cow pasture). We were surrounded by fresh cow pies ... apparently the storm scared the poop out of those cows!!

Thunder Mountain 2010

On a lovely Saturday morning in June, a couple of morons headed south to the happenin' city of Panguitch, Utah. Other than a brisk breeze (and a broken chain), it was a perfect day for biking! The only thing missing was JASON ...

The Test Ride

Shortly after our Moab Misadventure, we made some significant upgrades to Miles' mountain bike. We changed it from a 7 speed to a 9 speed by installing all new Shimano components: crankset, shifters, 9 speed cassette, chain, rear derailleur and DX platform pedals. After we finished, we decided to go for a little test ride to see if we could break anything. We ended up at Three Forks Trail in Diamond Fork Canyon. The ride uphill was uneventful (a lot of huffing, puffing, etc.). But the ride back down was good fun: