St George questions

[Phall]

I parked at the Cove Wash TH back in October... did they close it off recently? Otherwise the dirt rod up to the lot is super easy to drive in any vehicle.

Good to know. Last we were down was April last year. You could get there, but they were doing some construction on the road and had signs up. we went the long way around, not recommended in a forester, but I drove down the main dirt access road with no problems, just wasn’t sure if they were planning to close it off fully or not.


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[g_man80]

It was open when I was there on Feb 19.

[mescalito]

Appreciate the info in this thread. I'll be in St George March 20 - 25...plan is to ride with occasional work. First time visitor so if anyone wants/is able to connect for a ride or two PM me.

[Phall]

Anyone got some beta on places to camp near(close) to cove wash? I know that’s all BLM, I’m going to google earth hard tomorrow at work, but 4 of us(2 vans) are heading down for the dirt series camp(my lady and her friend) and we’re looking to camp near by. Will have a dog so looking for something with some trees/shade/water, seems like a long shot. I know there’s a lot of blm near cove was so that’s my first thought, but If anyone has a good spot let me know.


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[rideit]

Anyone wanna flail/mob around on bikes this coming March 11-13?
Gonna be the first time riding since November, so very chill pace.
Gonna have a regular bike and an e-bike for shits n giggles.
Looking for some new to me trails…

[raisingarizona13]

Anyone wanna flail/mob around on bikes this coming March 11-13?
Gonna be the first time riding since November, so very chill pace.
Gonna have a regular bike and an e-bike for shits n giggles.
Looking for some new to me trails…

I'd like to rideit but I'm slammed lately with work, being sick this week, and family obligations. It's been a really cold and wet year in the SW so the mid elevation stuff and up is probably a no go in SW Utah but the stuff right around St. George is good. Vegas would be fun. If you can get down to Kingman or Sedona let me know and I'll meet up with you for a ride. The stuff I've been working on in Kingman isn't a big system but it's fun as heck tech terrain, I think you'd appreciate it. There probably isn't enough in Kingman to make it a worthy destination but it's definitely worth it if it's on your way or you want to hang out in a new and completely undiscovered place. the historic downtown is really cool and feels like a ghost town. It's so freaking chill and there's killer Mexican food.

[rideit]

Thanks man, I would love to get a tour again with you! This is a lightning trip, three nights total. Gotta get some dirt time in before going to ride with some pros in Colombia…

[raisingarizona13]

Thanks man, I would love to get a tour again with you! This is a lightning trip, three nights total. Gotta get some dirt time in before going to ride with some pros in Colombia…

I kind of figured it was a quick hit sort of trip. Columbia eh? That sounds dope! I was just looking at Ecuador. Holy crap they have some downhills there.

[rideit]

I have done a 12k descent in Peru (sadly no longer doable), and a 10k road descent in Hawaii. The prime Colombian descents seem to be fairly typical, though, 3-5K or so in the Manizales area. Haven’t really heard much about Ecuador. My goal is to hit all or most of the biggest descents in each S.A. country by 65.

[raisingarizona13]

I have done a 12k descent in Peru (sadly no longer doable), and a 10k road descent in Hawaii. The prime Colombian descents seem to be fairly typical, though, 3-5K or so in the Manizales area. Haven’t really heard much about Ecuador. My goal is to hit all or most of the biggest descents in each S.A. country by 65.

Theres 5 to 7k descents in Ecuador. Maybe larger. 12k? Hot damn!

[LeeLau]

Theres 5 to 7k descents in Ecuador. Maybe larger. 12k? Hot damn!

Several. At least one in the 3,000m range

[smmokan]

Anyone wanna flail/mob around on bikes this coming March 11-13?
Gonna be the first time riding since November, so very chill pace.
Gonna have a regular bike and an e-bike for shits n giggles.
Looking for some new to me trails…

I'll be down there from the 9-13th... I already have a few commitments so I'm not sure how much add'l time I'll have to ride, but I may be able to get out for a quick Grafton or Zen/Barrel loop one day. Shoot me a PM next week and maybe we can link up.

[rideit]

Sounds good, that would be super rad.

[muted reborn]

I think it's going to be really muddy down there.

[raisingarizona13]

I'll be down there from the 9-13th... I already have a few commitments so I'm not sure how much add'l time I'll have to ride, but I may be able to get out for a quick Grafton or Zen/Barrel loop one day. Shoot me a PM next week and maybe we can link up.

Where are you going to be on April 22nd smmokan? We've got a fun event coming up in Kingman that Saturday.

[rideit]

Even on the trails closer to town? I wasn't planning on goose or little creek.

[raisingarizona13]

Even on the trails closer to town? I wasn't planning on goose or little creek.

They got a dusting on this round but it won't take much to dry out I think. The moisture train just won't stop this winter tho. Even Kanab has been under snow mostly for months now. I don't think the stuff right around St. George is going to be too saturated a long as there's a couple of days of warmth and sun.

[rideit]

I’m kind of gambling on this, it was exactly the same on the same weekend last year. Snow didn’t disappear from north facing hillsides until past La Verkin.
But I gotta feed the jones!

[muted reborn]

This year for snow and rain is quite different than the past few years. I was thinking the Grafton idea might be impossible though, not the trails around St George. My wife was in Zion recently and there is snow on the ground and another storm coming.

I swear there was a webcam at the Yurts on Gooseberry, but I can't find a link...anyone?

[smmokan]

Where are you going to be on April 22nd smmokan? We've got a fun event coming up in Kingman that Saturday.

I'll be back home in CO in April...

[rideit]

Who knows, maybe Vegas!

[goldengrande]

Hi

[Canada1]

I was there last week before the storm cycle. Any north facing hills or in shadows was too wet. South facing and lower were better. It had been in the 50’s and 60’s a couple days and I thought all would be dry. It wasn’t, and there has been a lot of snow since. For perspective, we’ve hiked angels landing that weekend without issues numerous times. This year was heavy ice requiring spikes to clear.

[Whiteroom_Guardian]

Bump. Actually gonna be nice cooler temps so GF and I are doing to quick weekend down from MT. I was there in 2021 solo and camped at Sheep Creek and did JEM area, Zen, Grafton.

GF is solid Blue+ who has actually ridden blacks and un-rated hyper loose gnar in Mexico. Looks like Wire and Gooseberry are must do. Gooseberry have a bunch of mandatory shit or can she walk when she needs to?

Places to camp that might have afternoon shade so the dog will be chill? Places to swim/hobo bathe besides Sheep's Bridge and the res?

[smmokan]

I wouldn’t call Wire Mesa a must-do; it’s a pretty boring (and short) trail that just has great views. But everything in the area has great views. At intermediate+, I’d do Gooseberry and Little Creek, they’re both much more fun than Wire Mesa.