Today's Ride

[chrsdipietro94@]

There are a plethora of "beyond category" climbs in my area. This one is my favorite. It ascends about 2900ft over 9 miles. From the river, there are a few steep sections, but it doesn't get too difficult until the last 3 miles. From there it's pretty relentless. The descent on big rubbers is a blast... I get pretty nervous at 50mph on my skinny tires. Cooled down with a ride out to Lincoln Rock SP.

Here's what it looked like:

On the way up... the hard part can be seen in the distance.

At the top... The shrinking Colchuck glacier visible in the distance. The brake lever points to the location I reported from yesterday.

Lincoln Rock

With an Open Mind, everyday can feel like a Powder day.

Stay healthy!! ?‍⛷

 

[raisingarizona]

I’m working up in Utah through November on three different mountain biking trails and this past week I got to do some riding up there. We did one day at the Brian Head bike park which we finished with a lap down Bunker Creek, a long shuttle trail that you can connect to from the top of the chairlift. The second day we shuttled Blowhard which was insane! It’s my new favorite trail in the four corners area. If you like descending the Cedar City/Brian Head area is hard to beat. Personally I think it’s way better than Moab.

 

[Harvey]

^^Woah up above! Nice shots.

So after that this is pretty lame I admit.

Last night it was a bunch of trees down.

Also there was a rangerette telling me that there were barricades ahead and a dangerous hole. I wasn't sure what to say, so I said "thank you" and pedaled on.

 

[Harvey]

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RA, can you tell me more about this?

 

[raisingarizona]

RA, can you tell me more about this?

it’s a secret spot off Hwy. 89 just a couple miles north of Cameron. There’s a small trickling spring and this was apparently a major trade route connecting Pueblo/Anasazi villages around a thousand years ago.

This is just one boulder of many. This spot is Just covered in petroglyphs.

 

[Harvey]

a thousand years ago.

Wow.

I want to meet someone who speaks petroglyph.

 

[raisingarizona]

Wow.

I want to meet someone who speaks petroglyph.

unfortunately no one really does. Natives have a good idea of what most things symbolize and it doesn’t appear to be too complicated but for the most part, it’s all speculation.

 

[gorgonzola]

I spot boobies lol, universal language

 

[Warp daddy]

They have deep inner meaning UU jes sayin' ? kingdoms have been lost over em

 

[raisingarizona]

I spot boobies lol, universal language

There can be a lot of that for sure.