Scary stuff. They are aggressive and if cornered can really do some damage. That whole family of critters punches way above its weight.Quote:
Originally Posted by mar123
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Scary stuff. They are aggressive and if cornered can really do some damage. That whole family of critters punches way above its weight.Quote:
Originally Posted by mar123
For real ...my second encounter with one up there in the last 2 years...this one was pretty scary, shits game on when something is running at you, lucky it got pinned under my front wheel and not get tangled up with it under my bike and legs....easily could’ve been sliced open and trip to the hospital...theres badger holes everywhere up there, but rarely ever see them.
I saw a Wolverine once while riding in Alta a long time ago.
Thanks Dan,Quote:
Originally Posted by Dshack89
My oldest is in the enduro and I used this excuse to bring my 11 year old daughter. Climbing the Gravel road was not fun. Climbing BMT was. The trails over there are in much nicer shape than anything in Park City. It's amazing how a few extra degrees of pitch on the climb keeps the crowds away.
We probably only encountered 8 bikes on the descent as we climbed and everyone was nice. She was dead after that climb.
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Hopefully it's long gone along with all of its relatives, I do not want to have to worry about wolverines in the Wasatch. I saw one from a distance while on a hut trip in Canada and didn't need to get close to know that it wasn't a critter I ever wanted to interact with. The way it moved around in deep snow oozed badassness.
As it sounds like you know; there’s a lot of magic up in Alta.Quote:
Originally Posted by Boissal
This was probably 2000. Initially thought it was a badger but the coloring was different. Probably 30ish pounds. Didn’t want anything to do with me and made a snarling hissing sound as it scrambled off into the big rocks above the Castle loop.
Went to the community library above the fire station to fire up the internet and confirm.
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I keep checking the weather hoping to see rain.
I get so burned out this time every year with the heat and no rain. I haven't ridden in two weeks and don't feel a real itch to go. Come on Fall!Quote:
Originally Posted by dfinn
May I suggest you stop being a little bitch?Quote:
Originally Posted by cpj.slc
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Yeah, it can be tough. I'm usually in Whistler for August but not this year. I normally switch to riding the moto more when it gets hot and dry, keeps things fun and with the better tires and suspension riding blown out trails is still a good time.Quote:
Originally Posted by cpj.slc
+1. Sure the trails are blown out, but get a decently early start and the heat isn't that bad.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dantheman
fwiw it rained a few mins at my house by the U last night, and the puddle at the bottom of bobsled was bigger than usual this morning
This, seriously.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dantheman
Gonna have to jump on this bandwagon. Currently doing a quick lunch loop at Alta. 80 degrees, breezy, damn pleasant day.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dantheman
Shit I'd happily ride shitty blown out dusty trails in 100 degree weather with hordes of noobs on ebikes and hikers going the wrong way if I could... I'm not settling well in the "hiking on the weekend is your only form of exercise" lifestyle.
Ha. I'm on self imposed hike only due to nursing a bad back. And yeah.Quote:
Originally Posted by Boissal
Although I will say it's refreshing to go to obscure places with no trails and be alone.
I mean, I meant that in the friendliest "friends slagging friends" way possible. But, yeah, I ride home every day in the afternoon heat and full sun and it's not that bad. High elevations are usually quite nice morning/evening, and even low elevation is tolerable if you can stay in the shade. There's usually no one out on the low stuff, either.
Ms Boissal has been riding MoPi at least once a week and loves it. She doesn't want to drive too far and says she never sees anyone when she rides up there mid morning. I keep telling her it's too hot and too blown out and too crowded and she keeps PRing every segment so there must be some truth to what she says.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dantheman
Mallwalker is shredding Shoreline daily and he's not getting heat stroke or running 100s of people over either.
A little three hour tour at my local hill on new bike
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I’m even going during the daylight, albeit early. 60s-70s mostly until ~830 ish give or take, and aside from the bit of it right around red butte (which sucks anyway but it’s better than pavement), shoreline is quiet-ish to city creek mostly. bobsled is always clean and if you go west of cc it’s like porter fork at 4am in january.Quote:
Originally Posted by Boissal
Does anyone other than you know what that’s like? [emoji12]Quote:
Originally Posted by mall walker
I've started up that drainage before 5AM ONCE. Probably the same number of times MW has started after 5AM...Quote:
Originally Posted by dfinn
Did a dusk ride up there yesterday and got cold on the downhill.Quote:
Originally Posted by dfinn
Haha! I deserve all that shit! I'll get it in gear and put some miles in this week.
Deer Valley has taken out some of the brake bumps on undertow and nail driver. It made the descent on my daughters soccer practice ride time Tuesday fun!
My take after doing an almost-too-much-stupid route today...LCC is underappreciated for biking. We started at Albion with Catherine's, then the Castle loop, then up and over Sugarloaf to hidden peak, then BMT -> Baby Thunder -> WP -> road to Tanners -> Quarry to bottom. 4300 up, 7600 down with 31.5 of 33 miles on dirt.
Sure the climbs are rough, but who cares....the descents are 99% on single track and are right up there with anything else in the Wasatch (except for mineral basin, that just sucked). And I'm pretty sure we saw at most 8 other bikers today.
Fully agree. Hidden Peak to the bottom of the Quarry is a looong descent.
Don't forget Cool Way and Flanders! So much goodness.....
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Originally Posted by Dshack89
Nice. That ride has been on my to do list.
Might have found the only moisture on a trail anywhere in Utah last night.
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[QUOTE=dfinn;6050197]Might have found the only moisture on a trail anywhere in Utah last night.
Attachment 337638 I had some mud on my bike last night after cruising around snow bird and I honestly said to myself “where was that from?” I don’t remember crossing anything, but clearly I did.
sweat + moon dust? :)
Just please don’t tell anyone!Quote:
Originally Posted by Dshack89
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I think the price of admission is high enough that most people won't bother. The trail network isn't exactly a secret but still mostly deserted even when temps are consistently 15 degrees cooler than in PCMR. LCC riding is an acquired taste, slow grinds up to rough techy downs, not super flowy, just too much work and not enough reward for the flow community. Fortunately this translates to the fact that if you combined the dirt from all the brake bumps in LCC you'd barely have enough to fill in one of the big ones on Silver Queen.Quote:
Originally Posted by altacoup
^ the real secret to finding solitude in a popular outdoor activity in slc is to just trick yourself into liking things that other people don't like
Fucking wisdom right here.Quote:
Originally Posted by mall walker
Unfortunately I think there is a Recreation Desperation Trickle Down Effect - and the beaters will eventually catch on.
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Waking up at 4AM every day isn't a treat, it's masochism.Quote:
Originally Posted by mall walker
But unfortunately you're right. Get up earlier, walk or bike further, ski more brush, pick stuff with complex access and limited info.
If you make it hard, they won't come*
* that is not what she said.
Between my work schedule and desire to avoid people I think I have completely ruined any chance of sleeping past 8 am the rest of my life.Quote:
Originally Posted by mall walker