Ride Report Memorial Weekend Cram Session

[Keith B]

Gooseberry Saturday continued......

Dean tries to tell me he's now broken two spokes

10,000 years ago we'd all be drowning here

Quite a view - like a stretched out Grand Canyon with no water. OK so nothing like the Grand Canyon then!

Dean's had enough of broken spokes and considers hurling the Turner to its doom

A break to contemplate life.....makes you feel so insignificant doesnt it!

No way I'm riding over to where Dell is - Scott may well have ridden this line for all I know

The view from the cars shortly before I sank a few beers and fell asleep under a blanket in 100degree heat!

Sarah gets the look from an interested bovine quadruped. She respects her man by not checking out his pimping leather jacket.

Sunset at 10,000ft

Nice way to end the first days riding

 

[project_d]

That's probably the best ride report I've seen. Thanks for giving my pathetic day some light!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Keith B]

Sunday at Thunder Mountain pt 1

Saddling up on a beautiful Sunday morning in Utah

After freezing his balls off outside all night Dell warms up with a ride over to the cemetary...thankfully he came back empty handed.

Sarah about to put 'Sustained Energy' and Cytomax into the red rocket to see if it helps out at altitude

Mark does his best Gandelf - 'None shall pass!' He later fell from the edge shouting 'Ride you fools!'

Sarah checks out the scenery - I'm doing the same, right?!

and here is one type of scenery

Not a bad moving shot

Even the roads are great out here....Not unlike El Capitain for all you GT4 players out there

Big sky and big fluffy clouds. You do get these in the SoCal but somehow they dont look the same when they're brown

Hitting the fireroad before the singletrack starts

Its looks so promising and didnt disappoint....which strangely enough was what Dean was thinking when he took off like a cruise missile after some trail bunny type woman that headed off up the trail

I'm going to start a campaign to have Lynne drug tested

Thunder mountain skyline. C L E A N air, ahhh!

Dean discovers that removing the rotating mass of one spoke doesnt make a significant difference on the steepest climb of the day

Mark gets my award for best technique and speed on this corner

Sarah closely behind as ever - I always try and watch her ride and frequently end up miss timing her pics!

Dell sees me, panics and heads off the trail at high speed - SHHHHHHHIIITTTTTT !!!!!!

 

[Keith B]

Thunder Mountain Pt2

Nam battles through his cold and puts some angle on it

Dean - he seemed so much happier after sharing a snack with Lynne...Hmmmmmmm

Not often you see a view like this

Sarah swaps 2 wheels for 2 feet and does some climbing

Allison is bummed that I took her prized photo spot

Me discovering that carbon shoes allow you to ski

Arty farty shot

Sarah playing on the rock

How has that thing never toppled over before now?!

A camelbak full of Rockstar could explain it all??

Sarah leans the SS through the berms

I had to climb like a spider monkey to get this shot - a freakin spider monkey!

No one seemed to wonder where I was despite being MIA from my bike

Sweet rolling singletrack - Mmmmmmm

More of the same but down, some nice tight hairpins down there

The STR train rolls onwards towards the end of Thunder Mountain

 

[Keith B]

One of the final climbs of Thunder Mountain

With all the great riding to do its easy to forget how fortunate we were to be in such a magical place

Mark takes his second gold of the day

Dell nearly makes the same mistake again 'NOOOOOO!'

Sarah kicks the back end out

Final shot of the weekend - Sarah & Dell taking off into the distance

 

[genusmtbkr5]

:clap::clap::clap: Wow what a trip! This has to be one of the most epic trips so far this year. Lots of riders, lot of trails, lots of pics. Good job to all that took pictures and captured the whole experience so we slugs who couldn't make the trip can enjoy it from a far. :bang:

 

[mp3]

Looks like a great time. :clap: Nice pics...I miss Utah.

 

[Ladd Jasper]

Not a report, just some random appreciation.

Little late as usual, but I had an absolute blast this past weekend. Phenomenal riding with good people followed by cold beer and good grub, for four days straight--just doesn't get much better than that.

Big thanks to Justin and Allison for putting this thing together. Keeping a group that diverse as intact and stoked as we were was quite a feat. Your patience and generosity are commendable. And your shower effin' rocked!

Nam, thanks for the company. I'd road trip with you again, which says it all, really.

Also thanks go to Scott for the guidance to and around both Slickrock Swamp and Little Creek Mesa. Always a pleasure riding with him, as I learn a new line or way of doing something each time we ride together. Clearly we should do so more often.

Lynn and Dean, your presence is always enjoyable. Rides can get long and tiresome after so many miles, but seeing your unwavering smiles always brings one to my own face and keeps all else in perspective. The chicken and coffee were most appreciated as well. Oh, and salami, Triscuits and cheese trailside? Most excellent!

Keith and Sarah, always a pleasure. That Brit is one funny chap, and with him and Justin going back and forth the whole time there was nary a dull moment.


Good, good times, everybody. Hope to see you all on the next one!

Btw, I do have a few pics., and will try to get them up exactly one day after they've become completely irrelevant.

 

[sheclimbs]

Wow! Your pictures are awesome, as was this trip. I’m still flying high. :drunk:
I think this was both the most technically challenging and most fun I’ve had on an MTB trip yet.
Utah is such a unique and beautiful place I really enjoyed sharing the trails with all of you.
Allison and Justin, thanks so much for putting this together and allowing all of us to invade your place. That shower was priceless!
Thanks to all of you for such a wonderful weekend and to Scott for introducing me to this part of Utah, I thought I’d seen a lot of beautiful places, Tahoe and Sedona are tough to beat but the Bryce and Zion areas are contenders for top of the list.

I left the beauty shots up to the rest of you…

Dr. Dean repair no. one

Nothing like a Blizzard after a long hot day on the trails

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[tkblazer]

LOL o man wtf am i doing in that pic? must have been the heat or the yummy bbq rib sandwich :lol:

 

[allison]

Some more vids from the trip -

Mark on the Waterfall at Little Creek

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Dell's fall

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Sauce on the waterfall
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Road gap at Bootleg upcoming..