More MTB Fun in St. George, UT

Tuesday, January 13, 2009

View of Mountains from Prospector Trail near St. George, UT

After spinning the legs out Friday afternoon in St. George, it was time for more mountain biking fun on Saturday. My plan was to basically do the first part of Day 1 of Camp Lynda from last year and then turn around.

I skipped the first part because it wasn't obvious on my map. I Drove up Cottonwood Road and started with the Powerline trail. My asthma was bothering so the first hour and a half was a slow crawl but then I started breathing better.

When the Powerline Trail curved, I cut over to the Mill Creek Road. I bombed down the road nearly back to civilization and then turned and climbed up to the Dino Cliffs trailhead. On the drop into the first wash, I was sand surfing but then it wasn't so sandy.

Red Rocks along Dino Cliffs Trail, St. George, UT

I really liked the Moab looking red rocks along the Dino Cliffs. The rocks were also pretty along the Church Rock Trail. The Church Rock Trail was after Dino Cliffs except for using a short bit of Grapevine to connect.

Next up was the Prospector Trail. This was a fun piece of singletrack that was easy to get into a rhythm.

I had been lazy in the morning and had a few things to take care of. I didn't start riding until a little after noon. Along with my asthma at the start of the ride, I didn't make it all the way to Silver Reef before needing to head back. I ended up turning around a bit after the trailhead along I-15.

It was a fun few hours of mountain biking and I hope to get back to St. George again to do some more riding.

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