Yep, here I go again. I enjoy kicking my own ass so much that I want to do it again...do you mind? I am going to St. George sometime in the month of April and do the Green Valley Race Course again. I love the trail so much. There is still snow in Ephraim and I desperately want to go riding on the dirt! I have been road riding at least 3-4 times a week in the last month and I get bored of it and want to go mountain biking on some fun trails badly. Before it gets in the 90 degree temperature starting in May in St. George, I better go in April. So, in April or never, until next year. This time I am staying in the Super 8 motel in Hurricane(next to St. George) because of the bad motel stay experience last weekend(noisy baseball team). The Super 8 is much cheaper too($50). I am going alone this time, dad can come if he wants, but I am sure mom and Becky don't want to go again because they are preparing the the Park City trips when the time comes. It's always such nice weather down there. A lot of people, but not on the bike trails! When I went there last weekend, I saw only about 6 other people on the trail. Sweet. Fact: I read the newspaper today and St. George, Ut is the second fastest growing city in the nation. Palm Springs, FL is first, Raleigh, NC is 3rd. I can see why. Also, Mrytle Beach is 4th and Charlotte, NC is like 6th. The Carolinas must be a popular place. You are so popular Karen!
My weekend extended another day because there was nothing to do at work today, we are completely done with the Aztec project so hopefully the wood for the next project came today to start on tomorrow. I will go back to work for sure tomorrow though. It was just a perfect day to not work, it was 69 degrees today in Sanpete County! So, I definitely went on a huge road ride today. My legs are still sore from the St. George mountain bike ride so I kept my heart rate below 150 today. I started at 5 mile junction and went on the backroad to Spring City, then to Mount Pleasant, then up the Whispering Pines Road. Then rode all the way back to the car. I logged in like 35 miles in 2 and a half hours. The Whispering Pines was the best part, the picture above is Whispering Pines Road and it is a good climbing road. The last part is really steep. But I have to say, I still love mountain biking soooo much better, but the road ride was a good relaxing ride.
Oooooooh! What a grand time! Kickin' my own ass in St. George over the weekend! I got a great sun tan on my arms and legs(tan lines on them). So warm down there, about 75 degrees, just perfect. It was really crowded in the city of St. George but when I went out on the trails, it was heaven. My bike handled great on the Green Valley Race Course, lot's of singletrack! I did two great laps and I'd definitely do it again. I am thinking of going down there again while my boss is installing cabinets in Aztec, NM for a few days sometime in the next week or two. I can just go down there alone and stay in a Super 8($50 a night), then ride the trail again the next morning. It will be a weekday, so it won't be as bad though. There's no place to ride up here yet! There's still snow on the ground. While I was riding the trails in St. George, I had my new action camera on my helmet but the camera was down to low and it video taped too much of the trail but not looking ahead, so I fixed the problem, I mounted it on the handlebars and tested it and everything, so it's ready to go! I hadn't had a fun time in a long time!
This is Travis Brown, he is from Durango, CO. He raced in this race just two weeks ago(March 1st) on the Green Valley Race Course in the Intermountain Cup Series. He got 5th in the Pro class. He was an Olympian mountain bike racer during the Sydney Olympics in 2000. He is one of the two they chose to race in Sydney Olympics.
I don't know who this guy is.
Looks fun!