Ride Report Memorial Weekend Cram Session

Nam - sweet photos so far!! Thanks for posting some more pics.

That time maybe. I dunno. Just couldn't get past that one last pedal stroke at the top. I'll get it one of these days.

 

thanks allison and all those times you were one pedal stroke away... gotta dig deep for some of those climbs

 

First off, huge thanks to Allison and Justin for putting this together. The riding and company was fun and amazing. It was finally nice to meet the others I hadn't meet yet [Allison, Justin, Keith, Sauce, Mark, and Lynn].

I would do these rides again in a heartbeat, but with a different bike no doubt and cooler temps would have been nice. The Highline was just more bike than what was needed for Gooseberry and Thunder Mtn.

For Jason and I the trip started Saturday morning with a drive to St. George to meet up with Justin and group. A quick bit to eat and we were off to meet up with Dell, Dean, Nam, Scott and Lynn at the Gooseberry trailhead.


Once at the trail head we were off and riding.

Sauce hitting the first roller.








Follow the dots Dell, I didn't and ended up OTB from a wheel grabbing crevice just a few feet in front of where he is... Ouch!


The views and vistas were just simply amazing.


Keith, Allison and Nam [Nam making this photo NOT look weird]








Gooseberry is a really fun place to ride. Not a lot of flow for those of you looking for that type of singletrack, but this is a place you need to experience for yourself. Lots of rock to explore and session if you are into that stuff. Gotta give big thanks to Keith for giving up some of his liquids to me. I finished off most of my 3L I had a bit left but it was still frozen in the pack and it wouldn't/couldn't melt fast enough for me.

Calling it a day and heading out to grab some grub in Hurricane.


The west is still wild.


Thunder Mtn to follow.

-Rodel

 

WOW awesome pictures and narration. I'm so jealous at this moment.

 

It was great meeting everyone out on thunder mountain. I wish we could've ridden goosberry and the other trails but we didn't have much time. My bro and I had a great time out there. It was his first time riding in about a year and I think this ride got him addicted to riding again.

Anyways took a lot of shots on the ride and here they are. Ill see if I can remember names.

The start


Great views!


I thought this was a mtb ride!


Pretty flowers


Almost there...


Waiting for everyone to meet at the upper lot.


mmm sandwich time.


Thunder Mtn!!!!


Regroup spot


Top of the steepest climb


Again


More flowers!


Time to rest again


Hoodoo!


Keith wondering how he is going to get down


Nam


Rodel


Continued on next post....

 

Jason


Bro


Dean


Scott and Dell


Singletrack!


Feeling it yet Tin?


Jason on the ridgeclimb


Along the ridge


Dont look down


Then the fastest part of the trail. Some of us wanted to head back up and do it again.

Allison


Dell


Jason


Scott


Lynn


Huh?


Good ride! Im definitely doing this again and more next time I head out here.

 

Rodel - sweet pics, dude!! Thanks. Nice to meet you and Jason. Hope to ride with you guys again some time.

Trung(?) cool photos! Sorry I didn't properly meet you guys! Didn't know if you were part of the group or not Nice riding with you guys at any rate.

 

Great RR! :bang::clap: Makes my riding look like I need training wheels. Great photos!

 

here's a vid from slickrock swamp of dell welcoming the pain that the weekend was going to bring

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He's gonna love the vid of him crashing into the tree at Little Creek. #-o

 

Nice trip!

Kudos to those that took pictures for us poor mortals left behind. Glad to hear there was no major blood letting and everyone arrived home safe & sound.

OMR.

 

some quick vids

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sarah making it look easy

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log ride drop

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I hate you all even more now, Bastids!

but thanks for the great pics!

 

is that log drop where u cracked ur socom mechmann????

 

nawww...it was probably at Little Creek. He did more than that at Gooseberry also.

 

hhaha do u have the video of the drop after he found the crack>>

 

yup. we'll try to upload some tonight.

 

how about pics

 

ooo that wil ldef do it.. looks like his fork was wayyy soft... pretty harsh landing no less..i'll await the video

 

That was after he noticed the seatpost break. That drop definitely didn't cause it.