06/11/2008 7:00 Mountain
Locals Have More Fun green tip of the day:
Recycle Utah, located on Woodbine Way now accepts bike tubes and tires!
Relating this green tip to the Locals Have More Fun sustainable clothing line: we now have
male and female mountain bikers!! Just in time for another June snowstorm, go out there and get on your bike (but let the trails dry out first!)
Showing posts with label mountain biking. Show all posts
Showing posts with label mountain biking. Show all posts
Wednesday, June 11, 2008
Tuesday, June 3, 2008
Wildflowers of Every Color
06/03/2008 18:15 Mountain
Hello Friends,
I wanted to follow up on my rockin mountain bike ride this past weekend. It wasn't EPIC, but it was a great Sunday morning ride.
I started from my home in Pinebrook and went under I-80 to the Jeremy Ranch side. Past the LDS temple, parking lot packed to the gills and down the back nine of Jeremy Ranch Golf Club.
At the back of the course, in the scrub brush, starts a gnarly climb from the valley floor. 25 minutes up, up, up so now I am looking down on the manicured lawns of the golf course.
Wildflowers - yello, blue, red, purple are springing up everywhere. As I climb the trail known as 24/7, I start to level off - still climbing, but some rollers come in every once and a while. I climb high enough to meet with the Preerve Connector and then the Flying Dog trail.
I have never been on the Flying Dog before, but I immediately liked it as it took me from southwest facing slopes to northeast - the trail was firmer (not as sandy as the front side) and the wildflowers were everywhere. The colors were more intense. Blues and purples mixed. Stunning!!
The Flying Dog kep winding up, up, up and provided great views of the Jeremy Ranch and Pinebrook neighborhoods and my new home in Southridge! I turned around after savoring the view and enjoyed the rolling downhill with a few creek crossings - merging with the Preserve Connector and heading up and around the backside of Jeremy Ranch and cresting the Preserve neighborhood.
Here, they are putting in new roads (like we need more new roads for 2nd/3rd homes that are 4000-6000 square feet. Do these people care about the environment when they are in these homes 2-4 weeks out of the year? Regardless, I crossed the road and headed up to the trail connector and the largest mule deer I have ever seen galloped across the road.
When I say large, I mean large. It was galloping in S-L-O-W motion and I could see every muscle fiber in its hind quarters propelling it across the road. It seemed as though it took 4 steps to cover 30 yards. It was majestic - sort of like the scene in the Queen when she saw the buck.
For a lazy Sunday morning ride, it was quite phenomenal. Flora, fauna, blue skies, and a decent sweat.
Have a great day,
Brian
Hello Friends,
I wanted to follow up on my rockin mountain bike ride this past weekend. It wasn't EPIC, but it was a great Sunday morning ride.
I started from my home in Pinebrook and went under I-80 to the Jeremy Ranch side. Past the LDS temple, parking lot packed to the gills and down the back nine of Jeremy Ranch Golf Club.
At the back of the course, in the scrub brush, starts a gnarly climb from the valley floor. 25 minutes up, up, up so now I am looking down on the manicured lawns of the golf course.
Wildflowers - yello, blue, red, purple are springing up everywhere. As I climb the trail known as 24/7, I start to level off - still climbing, but some rollers come in every once and a while. I climb high enough to meet with the Preerve Connector and then the Flying Dog trail.
I have never been on the Flying Dog before, but I immediately liked it as it took me from southwest facing slopes to northeast - the trail was firmer (not as sandy as the front side) and the wildflowers were everywhere. The colors were more intense. Blues and purples mixed. Stunning!!
The Flying Dog kep winding up, up, up and provided great views of the Jeremy Ranch and Pinebrook neighborhoods and my new home in Southridge! I turned around after savoring the view and enjoyed the rolling downhill with a few creek crossings - merging with the Preserve Connector and heading up and around the backside of Jeremy Ranch and cresting the Preserve neighborhood.
Here, they are putting in new roads (like we need more new roads for 2nd/3rd homes that are 4000-6000 square feet. Do these people care about the environment when they are in these homes 2-4 weeks out of the year? Regardless, I crossed the road and headed up to the trail connector and the largest mule deer I have ever seen galloped across the road.
When I say large, I mean large. It was galloping in S-L-O-W motion and I could see every muscle fiber in its hind quarters propelling it across the road. It seemed as though it took 4 steps to cover 30 yards. It was majestic - sort of like the scene in the Queen when she saw the buck.
For a lazy Sunday morning ride, it was quite phenomenal. Flora, fauna, blue skies, and a decent sweat.
Have a great day,
Brian
Monday, June 2, 2008
Truly A Local Weekend
06/02/2008 13:50 Mountain
Hello Friends,
It was a beautiful weekend in Park City. Mid 70's, light winds, an occasional drop of rain.
We seem to have cleared the hurdle of May with colder temps and a rain/snow mix. It is the first weekend of June and as my friend Gary said, "this is why we live here"
He said it as we were at a friend's house, standing on the deck looking northwest from the top of Pinebrook. The sun had just gone over Parley's and the sky was clear, not a hint of wind, and all types of colors started to fill the sky. Gary commented (over a few vodka/crans) that he wouldn't think of leaving Park City during this time of year. No tourists, 2 for 1's at the restaurants, perfect weather, and friends.
He is right. A day of exercising, hanging with the family, and then getting together in the evening with a few friends and sharing the sunset. Not bad!
******
Here is a recap of the weekend regarding things to do.
***The mountains aren't open for summer activities, so the official summer season doesn't kick off for a few more weeks. (Still a lot of snow up there, so the resorts may be pushing back that date - not unlike pushing back the start to this banner ski season when there was very little snow).
***The south facing trails above Jeremy Ranch/Glenwild are in terrific shape. A few are:
24/7, Flying Dog, The Preserve Connector
Have a great day,
Brian
Hello Friends,
It was a beautiful weekend in Park City. Mid 70's, light winds, an occasional drop of rain.
We seem to have cleared the hurdle of May with colder temps and a rain/snow mix. It is the first weekend of June and as my friend Gary said, "this is why we live here"
He said it as we were at a friend's house, standing on the deck looking northwest from the top of Pinebrook. The sun had just gone over Parley's and the sky was clear, not a hint of wind, and all types of colors started to fill the sky. Gary commented (over a few vodka/crans) that he wouldn't think of leaving Park City during this time of year. No tourists, 2 for 1's at the restaurants, perfect weather, and friends.
He is right. A day of exercising, hanging with the family, and then getting together in the evening with a few friends and sharing the sunset. Not bad!
******
Here is a recap of the weekend regarding things to do.
***The mountains aren't open for summer activities, so the official summer season doesn't kick off for a few more weeks. (Still a lot of snow up there, so the resorts may be pushing back that date - not unlike pushing back the start to this banner ski season when there was very little snow).
***The south facing trails above Jeremy Ranch/Glenwild are in terrific shape. A few are:
24/7, Flying Dog, The Preserve Connector
Have a great day,
Brian
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