Category Archives: Mountain biking

Mountain biking adventures

Rainbow Rim Trail – North Rim of the Grand Canyon – Aug 2017

Aug. 4-6, 2017 August is probably not the best time to ride the Rainbow Rim Trail along the North Rim of the Grand Canyon.  August is monsoon season.  It rains almost every day.  In fact, it rained so hard the … Continue reading

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SnowCanyon – Feb 2015

Kim and I decided to take a break from the extremely mild Salt Lake City winter and spend a weekend in balmy St. George. Our primary objective was to explore Snow Canyon and enjoy some bike riding and easy hikes. … Continue reading

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Good Water Rim – Oct 2013

Oct. 19, 2013 Good Water Canyon is a tributary to the “Little Grand Canyon” of the San Rafael River.  The trail starts right at the “Wedge Overlook” and follows the rim around Good Water Canyon.  The bike trail is about … Continue reading

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Luke’s Trail – Oct 2013

Oct. 18, 2013 Jamie decided that this year for fall break we would leave the motors at home and do some mountain biking.  A few weeks earlier we learned about a new trail in the San Rafael Swell that looked … Continue reading

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Fruita Mountain Biking – Apr 2013

Apr. 26-27, 2013 Jamie and I were planning on going mountain biking in Fruita, CO over her spring break, but due to illness we had to postpone until school ended.  We drove down Friday morning (about a 4.5 hour drive) … Continue reading

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Wasatch Crest – Millcreek – Oct 2012

Oct. 10, 2012 I took a day off work so that I could ride the Wasatch Crest trail with Jamie.  The weather was almost perfect – a little chilly, but not too bad. We dropped off Jamie’s car at the … Continue reading

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YM Mountain Bike Ride – Oct 2012

On Friday afternoon, Oct 5, 2012, some of the young men (YM) leaders (Zach, Seth, bishop Kessler, and Dee) and two of the boys (Jason G and Jason W) enjoyed a great autumn day of mountain biking in Draper’s Corner … Continue reading

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Crest Trail – July 2012

July 28, 2012 The Wasatch Crest mountain bike trail is a classic.  It starts at the top of Guardsman’s Pass at almost 9300′ elevation.  Our ride ended at Mill D, at 7200′.  The trail provides fast cruising as well as … Continue reading

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Duck Creek Mountain Biking Trip – June 2012

June 14-17, 2012 We decided to squeeze in a short vacation with Marcy & Isaac before Isaac started his residency at the U.  We considered going to Moab, but decided it would be too hot.  So, we elected to do … Continue reading

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Fruita Mountain Biking – April 2012

April 26-28, 2012 To celebrate Jamie’s recent graduation from BYU, we decided to spend a few days mountain biking near Fruita, Colorado.  For the past several years, Fruita has been growing in popularity as the place for mountain biking.  Moab … Continue reading

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