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SW Utah Thanksgiving Week

Posted: Tue Dec 02, 2008 11:49 am
by 406
Considered a few locations to spend our Thanksgiving week vacation, but decided to explore some of the mountain biking trails in South Western Utah. Very Nice!

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Day 1:
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GF first time on slick rock, she made the turn.
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I love it:
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Had dinner at Basilas Greek ( and Italian!? ) food in St. George. Good salads, french fries, hummus , and chicken, but my 2 gyros were just ok.

Day 2:

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Unreal:
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Taking in the view:
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Added a couple bonus trails to get my $$$'s worth.
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Dinner at someplace advertising Bison Burgers:
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Day 3:
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Almost ate it goofing off on this interesting cattle guard near the upper trailhead:
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Seemed big at the time...
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Day 4:
Rain in the forecast, so we woke up at 6 am and rode a few hours not far from the motel prior to the rain storm.
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Cafe Rio for dinner. Got the burrito with "hot" red sauce...very good, but not much spice.
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Day 5:
Rainy. So we went hiking.
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Made Thanksgiving Dinner in the microwave. It was pretty good.
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Day 6:
Drive home. No traffic issues, some slowing in Vegas.

Day 7:
Recover.

Day 8:
Rode Nobel Canyon ( local trail ). Windy as hell riding up the fire road. Didn't see a single person on my loop around Laguna meadow. Nobel Canyon trail in excellent condition. Even the slog up extra credit was not too sandy.

The end.

Re: SW Utah Thanksgiving Week

Posted: Tue Dec 02, 2008 12:08 pm
by Taco
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I love you.

Hoodoo stoke, BWAHAHAHAHHAAH!!!!

You, sir, are win.

Re: SW Utah Thanksgiving Week

Posted: Tue Dec 02, 2008 1:13 pm
by Hikin_Jim
Nice supplies. :lol:

So exactly where were you? Just outside Zion NP? Or were you a little further north in Red Rock Canyon (I think that's the name)?

Re: SW Utah Thanksgiving Week

Posted: Tue Dec 02, 2008 1:45 pm
by 406
Hikin_Jim wrote: So exactly where were you? Just outside Zion NP? Or were you a little further north in Red Rock Canyon (I think that's the name)?
Both.

Re: SW Utah Thanksgiving Week

Posted: Tue Dec 02, 2008 2:03 pm
by Hikin_Jim
406 wrote:
Hikin_Jim wrote: So exactly where were you? Just outside Zion NP? Or were you a little further north in Red Rock Canyon (I think that's the name)?
Both.
Gotcha. Makes sense from the pics.

Re: SW Utah Thanksgiving Week

Posted: Tue Dec 02, 2008 4:42 pm
by AW~
taking advantage of those lower gas prices eh?...Im just trying to think of something bad to say....Its not sweetness...its....its..traitoresness... :wink: ...just for that you have to hike the Josephine fire road 10x in a row to re SanGabrielize yourself.

Re: SW Utah Thanksgiving Week

Posted: Wed Dec 03, 2008 7:46 am
by 406
^^^^Soon as they get more snow I'll be back in the San Gabes.