A closer view of the map...

Just click on this map and it will zoom in. So you can see it better. I like to go up the Spiro Trail and continue climbing up the Powerline Trail up to Shadow Lake. Then after a rest at Shadow Lake, I keep on climbing on Jupiter Road until I get to the top and go down the Apex Trail. After the Apex Trail, I like to go up on Thaynes Road and go to the other side of the mountain and then go down John's Trail and Sweeny Switchbacks. That is my favorite ride of the Park City area. It is very scenic especially at the lake, and a very good workout and a nice downhill reward afterwards. It takes me usually 2 hours. It is the greatest ride of all. You can see the Midmountain Trail on the map and you can see that it keeps going at the right side of the map which continues on to The Canyons Resort. I will do this trail on July 4th this year.

I went to Sundance today to bike and it was great! Sundance is famous for turns and burms. They have one downhill trail called "The Bobsled" and it is like going down a bobsled. It is awesome. I did four laps today and I rode for 2 hours. It was intense and steep on the Boneyard Epress climb and had a lot of switchbacks. I went up that twice and up Archies Loop twice. I went down the Bobsled Trail three times and down the Boneyard Express once which was harder. It was really great. Sundance is a lot smaller than Park City but really fun. It has 25 miles worth of singletrack trails and I like Park City and Sundance about the same. Archies loop is a less steeper climb but it is very scenic, you can look down the canyon southward and see Vivian Park Canyon in Provo Canyon. You can see Timpinogus Mountain northward. Mom and Becky came to Provo with me to get Sandy groomed and I had to pick up my fixed my bike after the bike shop put new seals on the fork. So I figured mom would take me to Sundance about 9 miles away from Provo and drop me off there and they would go back down and go eat lunch or shop or something and then pick me up 2- 3 hours later. I thought it would be a good idea and mom said that she didn't mind doing that. So, it is not my first time in Sundance but is still fun everytime.

When you've got mountains, why be in the 102 degree temperature valleys?

Why does anybody want to be in the valleys in 102 degree temperature when there are mountains nearby? Today, I went on a bike ride up to the Widowmaker(Fairview Canyon) again and it was 70 degrees up there and it said 102 on the billboard in town when I got back. While I was riding up there, it was so great that I wanted to ride some more, I was riding on the Skyline with my jersey zipped up. I think everybody should be in the mountains all summer long and do things like camping, fishing, hiking, biking, off-road riding, or just sitting by that pond above. But there are so many people in the towns forgetting about it and just suffer in the heat. Using up all the gas for air conditioners doesn't seem very thoughtful while you can be in the 70 degree temperature in the mountains. In fact, it is a lot prettier and better for your mind and health.

Sadie and Duke are best buds.

In the picture above, Sadie and Duke are together in one of the dog houses, they do that all the time.

This is Sadie and Dukes new mansion, a spacious living room, a kitchen, and two bedrooms(the two plastic dog houses). Sadie really likes the living room and she is in there all the time and she lets Duke in there sometimes. It is really good for a dark shady room, also for the winter when I can stuff hay in it when the time comes. I will put shingles on it and paint it next month, first week of July maybe.

Sadie and Duke likes to walk and run out at the hills everyday with me. They run real fast and they stick together all the time, when Sadie goes to the bathroom, Dukes waits for her. What a friend!

They also like to play in the water! It is good way for them to wash up and really cool down in the hot summer.

Pioneer Trail I built.....

These are the pictures of the Pioneer Trail I did most of the building on. This is a real made mountain bike trail. It starts at a little above Lake Hill and goes all the way downhill to Major's Flat and can continue on the Flume Trail and ends at the valley. I did all the bridge building, cutting the trees across it, and tweaked it up a little bit. Some other guys tried building it but didn't have time so I decided to help and do it all. There is a giant tree across the trail so I built a long bridge over it and it is very fun to ride over it. The trail has some history on it, it used to be the Pioneer Canyon Wagon Road during the 1800s to get up the mountains and after the main road was built, the road was abadonded and was not used anymore. So after 100 and something years, Dan Barlow and a few dudes decided to put a bike trail on it. It is perfect for mountain biking and is very fun. The downhill part I say it is around 4 miles long. Then you can go down The Flume Trail for another 3 and a half miles.

These pictures below are pictures of the Flume Trail, another guy built this trail. I did build the big bridge though. It starts from Taylor's Flat and ends at New Town in Ephraim. It is another great trail and it has great turns and burms. I like to climb my bike up the Main Canyon Road until I get to Lake Hill and then go down the Pioneer and Flume Trails. It is a great ride. It is a great workout and loads of fun. Since I just finished building the new trail(Maple Syrup), I will start riding on that too. It would be a great reward after the big mountain climb.

When you've got trails, why road bike?

Park City Bike Resort



Deer Valley Bike Resort

The Canyons

There are 540 miles worth of trails in the Park City area. My favorite place. I have biked on every single trail in Park City and Deer Valley Resorts in the past 10 years. I haven't done the Midmountain Trail and The Canyons yet. Park City has great singletrack trails that are everywhere and it's all shady in most places. Lots of pine trees and aspens. And at 7,000 feet or higher, it never gets hot in the middle of the summer. I love the scenery and it is not bike crazy on the crowds like Moab. I went today and only a few people were there. Like 10 or so I have seen. I am planning to go there a lot more this summer and especially do the 30 mile Midmountain Trail that goes over Park City and The Canyons resorts, I can't wait to do that one. There are some good singletrack trails I like down here where I live like the Maple Syrup Trail, Pioneer Trail, and Flume Trail. They are great trails. Well, why bother on road riding when you got trails? Road riding? Too boring. Mountain Biking? Too fun.

Park City or Bust: Mountain Bike Heaven!

Today, I went biking up in Park City Resort to have some mountain bike fun. After a year, I finally get to go again! Singletrack trails everywhere. At first, I climbed on The Spiro Trail and kept going up to Shadow Lake at the top where the snow was at about 9,400 feet. It was a good hour climb and rested at Shadow Lake in Jupiter Bowl and then continued on The Keystone Trail which was level. Then after that, I went down the Steps Trail and the weaving John's Trail. It was super fun! I'd do it again! It was the total of 14 singletrack miles. Later at the end of the month, I will go up there again and do it again and go higher. Also later this summer, I am planning to do the Midmountain Trail that goes from Park City Resort to The Canyons Resort which is 30 miles total, that would be an epic ride for me. I would go do Deer Valley again sometime again but I am scared of all the downhillers there. Maybe I will go there again and be careful and watch for downhillers, go in the morning or something. Deer Valley is great too. Well, it was a great fun trip! You know how excited Tony gets about Moab and loves it so much? It is the same thing for me when I go to Park City. Work sucks, I'm going to Park City!