Epic Adventure

It was the perfect plan. Rent a couple of Specialized Stumpjumpers, get up real early and find a volunteer to drop Mas and I off at the top of Big Cottonwood Canyon. Add in a morning temp of 65 degrees and you've got the perfect day.

It was a ride of epic proportions. The Wasatch Crest Trail! We started up "Puke Hill." A 1.5 mile trek straight up. This was the year I made it all the way to the top without stopping! Whew...was I tired.

We then followed the trail to the "Spine." A jagged section of rock that is extremely difficult to navigate ( I ended up walking this section.) This is a great vantage point. We could see the Salt Lake Valley to the west overlooking Desolation Lake, and to the east is Park City and the Canyon's Ski resort.

We soon reached the downhill section leading into Millcreek Canyon and bombed down the trails with our full suspension bikes. How Sweet It Is! This is the payoff for all the uphill riding. After finishing the Crest Trail we road the pavement down Millcreek Canyon to the Pipeline Trail which runs two thirds of the canyon.

We stopped for a few photo's, rode all the way out to the lookout point at the entrance of Millcreek Canyon, then hauled down Rattlesnake Trail to the main road. You can see Granduer Peak in the background of the picture above (which I hiked straight up the face a few months ago with the Scouts in the pooring rain.)




We then road the pavement back to my house. In all we covered just over 30 miles. You just can't ask for a better day!