Skinny dipping at Secret Cove after skiing was always a highlight for me. Where else can you do that?
HAB goes funemployed
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and in the largest alpine lake in north america.
A week sounds about right to finish out the SLC/Tahoe/Downieville leg of #funemployment.
YASSSSS.
I've done this before.
Agreed. But also tap into the collective barrel mind† of the Monkey when you get your route sorted and we'll get you to the goods.
And perhaps even if you don't make it as far east as the Front Range. But if you do, there is still a metric shit-ton of riding (a lot of it rad as balls) and plenty of great beers.
†Fun fact: Groups of Monkeys are known by the following terms: Troop, Barrel, Carload, Cartload, Tribe.
Bug springs is a short ride, but if you hit more trails with it like Prison camp/ Milagrosa, it can extend it significantly. Or ride the whole Lemmon drop, which can take about 8 hours. Or AZT.
Its not too bad right now* IF decided to go farther than Flag or Sedona, skip Phoenix and come straight down to Tucson because Phoenix is way hotter.
*see weather report below.
Rode it once, several months back, still not ready to go back. It can be a bike killer if you're not careful. People take their bikes into shops lot because of that one. My boss had to get several stiches from a wreck there. Lots of hike-a-bike on the AZT to get the trail head. Still fun but its Insane.
Black Canyon section of the Colorado River about 3 to 5 miles below Hoover, the Arizona hot springs allows it. Only 2 ways to get there, Kayak/raft or hike. First campsite on our 42 mile kayak journey down the river.
Alternately, we have trails for every type of rider. Fantasy Island where i learned to ride is great. Lots of loops off the main trail to extend your ride for miles. Pretty flowy, low tech. Bikes only.
Starr pass at Tucson mountain park is large multi-use trail. Lots of choices, tech/ flow, long or short ride.
Sweet water, small multi-use. difficulty in between Fantasy and Starr pass.
Honey Bee, large easy single track. flowy and lots of fun.
AZT, Single track XC type trail depending where you go.
New XC trail, Makenzie Ranch. Haven't been there yet.
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Been there several times. Tripped balls in the springs with an old hippie desert rat couple & some folks from canada once. good times.
paddling to that spot beats the hell outta the hike especially in summer.
We got plenty of Fentanyl for everyone, cheap beer, garbage plates, and crappy weather.
Every summer when I lived in Vegas I heard of a hiker dieing on that hike.
Wasatch and Park City is ok, plenty of better riding in CO IMO if you're in the riding season. Tahoe area riding is a winner.
Oooohh. Looks fun.
Sure, sure... but if you gotta mosey back towards Seattle at some point, why not make a stop? I mean, you could stay longer in CO/UT/wherever and do a highway burn straight through back to the PNW in a day or two, or do the drive/ride/beer/camp/repeat dance for 3-4 days to get home.
@HAB note that my suggestions do not take into consideration what sort of riding you might wanna do, really more what sort of riding I might wanna do: big hairy trail rides in rad places. I have no idea what sort of shape you're in (round is a shape) or what level you ride at. Your Internet Vibe leads me to believe you Get Rad on the Regular™ so my suggestions aline with that assumption.
he has a fox 40 on what might be the longest trail bike in existence.
HAB is a 390lb mouth breather who likes to shuttle XC trails.
Pictured: my trail bike, atop the last descent on a day when I pedaled about 8k feet solo, if that gives you an idea.
And yes, it has a 40 on it.
Well FKNA forget everything I said before... get your ass to the Front Range and we'll just shuttle Apex for a month.Pictured: my trail bike, atop the last descent on a day when I pedaled about 8k feet solo, if that gives you an idea.
And yes, it has a 40 on it.
Not sure if serious...
Anyway yeah, I like burly trails, and I'm more than happy to pedal for them.
Not serious. Shuttling Apex is a long running joke / source of contention 'round these parts. Not that Apex isn't a friggin' hoot and/or semi-burly, mind you.
With 3-1/2 weeks one cold get from PNW to Windrock/Pisgah. I might check this out if I were the @HAB... Spend a week or so drive/ride across the country, spend a week in Pisgah-ish, a week back via a different-ish route.
That said, the SW is good, and will be less on the windshield time.
You spelled "WG" wrong.
You know that I know, and I know that you know that I know, that I know... how to spell "WG".You spelled "WG" wrong.
Also psssssshh... that's a hardtail ride.
Okay, things are taking shape. Here's my rough outline:
- May 5th: Drive to Boise
- May 6th: ride somewhere in the Boise area (recommendations?). Maybe hit the road after and put in a couple more hours.
- May 7th: Drive to Grand Jungtion. Ride there a few days.
- May 11th(ish): Drive down to Ouray, visit a friend there.
- May 13th(ish): Start working my way towards Denver. Ride as much as I can that's good and open through there. This is where I am less clear on what my options are, especially with snow line. @Full Trucker @Nick @Pesqueeb @stoney @SkaredShtles @TN, any thoughts?
- May 20th(ish): By this point, have made my way to Angel Fire. Hopefully get a day in the bike park if I can time it with the weekend, ride around Taos.
- May 22nd(ish): Drive to Durango, ride there a couple days.
- May 24th(ish): Drive to Moab, ride there a few days.
- May 28th: start heading back to Seattle. Haven't decided on a route yet. Thoughts?
That could be Boise-area. What's there?
He's too early.
Yes, Pocatello, if you happen to be traveling through there.
Good, long XC rides with some decent (but not crusher) climbing.
https://www.trailforks.com/region/pocatello/?lat=42.707620&lon=-112.421860&z=10&m=trailforks
Good, long XC rides with some decent (but not crusher) climbing.
https://www.trailforks.com/region/pocatello/?lat=42.707620&lon=-112.421860&z=10&m=trailforks
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Have done several times, fun challenge, but not as fun as the fully.
LaGrande Oregon has a place called Mt. Emily, its pretty close to 84. Its pretty great trail and well signed. Boise is loaded up with trails out of all sorts of trailheads around town. Outside of Hermiston, OR theres a trailhead called Echo. Easy xc trails that are in a gully. 20+ miles though and very quite trailhead primitive camping.
Thanks! I'd like to hit you up on the way back too.
You should ride all these spots and rip my trails on the way home. It'd be fun to see what you'd compare them with.
Salt Lake had a shit winter and probably has lots of open foothills trails. If you wanted to skip the traffic mess in SLC, go to Pocatello and ride City Creek. Lots of trails up there above town. Then take 15 S/30 E into SW Wyoming and hit Vernal via Flaming Gorge. Vernal is pretty much on the way to GJ and has lots of mtb built trails.
After Pocatello and a little while after you get on route 30 you'll go through LAVA hot springs. There's camping there and year round hot springs. Its a developed spot but still, right off the road and hot springs.
Cortez, CO has a trail system called Phils World that is pretty outstanding. That'd be a good stop between Durango and Moab.
Salt Lake had a shit winter and probably has lots of open foothills trails. If you wanted to skip the traffic mess in SLC, go to Pocatello and ride City Creek. Lots of trails up there above town. Then take 15 S/30 E into SW Wyoming and hit Vernal via Flaming Gorge. Vernal is pretty much on the way to GJ and has lots of mtb built trails.
After Pocatello and a little while after you get on route 30 you'll go through LAVA hot springs. There's camping there and year round hot springs. Its a developed spot but still, right off the road and hot springs.
Cortez, CO has a trail system called Phils World that is pretty outstanding. That'd be a good stop between Durango and Moab.