I had some pretty good rides out of town in the last 2 weeks. Last weekend, I went and did the Eagle Mountain high school race course again.
It's a good little area with no crowds. I know Corner Canyon is in the same area but out in Eagle Mountain, it's so much better. Out of the city and no people. I liked it.
So, I started on a trail from Eagle Mountain which was a steep climb and I cleaned it all and rode to the little meadow area with the race course and did a couple of laps. It was fast and fun! I got some personal records on Strava this time too.
The next morning I rode on the Murdock Canal paved trail from the motel. I rode about 12 miles from Thanksgiving Point to Pleasant Grove and back which made the total ride at 24 miles. It was a pleasant ride but a little chilly. It was still nice though.
Then this weekend, at the last minute, like in the morning, I decided to drive over the mountain to Price and ride the trails there.
It was nicer than I expected, not too cold, just pleasant. I did wear a jacket and knickers though but it was just still warmer than I thought. And the wind wasn't as bad as I thought. Sometimes there was no wind or when there was wind, it was light and variable.
I did Allen's Alley, Luke's, IMBAtween, Therapy, Smo Joe's, back to the trailhead, then a new trail(which i liked best), IMBAtween again, then back down the new trail and backtracked Allen's Alley. The ride was 16 miles with 1,004 foot vertical.
It was a good ride and the singletrack was fast and packed down. It was just what I needed for a day like this. At first, I was kind of undecisive on this trip and now I am glad I went.
There was a lot of artwork along the trails and even some new ones I've never seen before even though I ride on this trail system every year. It was entertaining. Good ride!
