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UT Day 3 - Blowhard & Bunker Creek
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Author:  evdog [ Sun Sep 13, 2009 10:32 pm ]
Post subject:  UT Day 3 - Blowhard & Bunker Creek
We had two shuttles planned for this day. With big drops and some long distances to shuttle the logistics were a bit difficult. Shops in the area will help for about $20/head but fortunately GP brought his new moto.

Blowhard was first up

So named, presumably because it can get very windy up top! This was one of the only trails where we encountered other riders. But only two of them....

Setting up
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Taste of whats to come
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The first part of the trail features a mile at ~22% grade
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Steep it was
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More teasing...
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Finally we get to an overlook. What a view!
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The highest point you can see in the middle is where we started from on Day 1, above Brian Head.
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If I ever sell my bike this is the pic I will use
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Who could resist?
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And why not be creative?
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Onwards
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Deno
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More views
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Stang approaches a corner
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After the ridgetop riding there was some cool switchbacks with a few drops
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Stang in series
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Out of the red dirt and into the aspens
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Never ending flowy singletrack
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Some cool open meadows
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The trail goes that way!
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Through some pasture
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No signs of life, however
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QS and friends
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Off to grab the van
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Author:  evdog [ Sun Sep 13, 2009 11:00 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: UT Day 3 - Blowhard & Bunker Creek
Bunker Creek was up next.

This one was a bit more complicated as a shuttle because of the driving distance to the end at Panguitch lake, and as the ride starts up at Brian Head peak (same place as Day 1 again, and that high point I mentioned in the view pic from Blowhard).

We had some time to kill at the bottom of Brian Head so some of us lay down and stared at the sky...
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What's that overhead?
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Oh, just QS sessioning the bottom jump at the ski hill again
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But soon it was off to ride. It was $10ea for a ride up the chairlift or $10ea for a ride up in a shuttle. The chairlift was cold and windy and required a traverse around to the trailhead so the shuttle was a unanimous choice.

A lot of flat ground to cover before we got to Bunker Cr.
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The first mile or so was a repeat of what we rode on day 1. But not as taxing this time as we were starting to get used to the altitude (a little)
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As with everywhere here there were cool views everywhere you looked
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Is that poo on your tire?
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We rode over a ridge and saddle before the trail started to drop
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Wide open spaces
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And more fast flowy singletrack



To another overlook
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After this we got to a point where Bunker Cr forks. One is a green beach cruiser run, and the other is a black diamond descent. Needless to say we took the latter. Let the lack of pics from it tell you how good it was...no one was stopping for any reason (except to let your hands recover!). Many voted this as their favorite trail of the trip, specifically due to this section - faster, flowier, greener, and sweeter than anything else we had ridden to date.

The end
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Except for a bit of (still fun) dirt road to the Burger Barn at the highway

There are no calories above 8000 ft!
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On the way back to Cedar City we stopped at another overlook to check out the evening view. Simply outstanding:

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And in case anyones keeping score, yes I am too lazy to stitch these into a panoramic!
Author:  Los [ Sun Sep 13, 2009 11:20 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: UT Day 3 - Blowhard & Bunker Creek
Incredible pictures. Thanks for sharing
Author:  wirk242 [ Mon Sep 14, 2009 11:23 am ]
Post subject:  Re: UT Day 3 - Blowhard & Bunker Creek
Awesome!.... I am just bummed that I did not get to ride there before it starts to get to cold.
Author:  badkittyjing [ Mon Sep 14, 2009 11:58 am ]
Post subject:  Re: UT Day 3 - Blowhard & Bunker Creek
Nice. I liked this set of pics the best.
Author:  Canaan [ Mon Sep 14, 2009 12:14 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: UT Day 3 - Blowhard & Bunker Creek
Wirk took the words right out of my mouth -- Awesome.
Author:  deno [ Thu Sep 17, 2009 12:16 am ]
Post subject:  Re: UT Day 3 - Blowhard & Bunker Creek
a few more pics from the day.

evdog ready to flow some singletrack
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scenic bumker creek
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qs lets me know I'm number 1
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fantastic views
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Author:  Kimba [ Thu Sep 17, 2009 9:31 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: UT Day 3 - Blowhard & Bunker Creek
Man, those are nice shots. Thanks
Author:  Bryan_ECSD [ Thu Sep 17, 2009 9:41 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: UT Day 3 - Blowhard & Bunker Creek
Wow. That is pretty much all you can say. Beautiful scenery, now I REALLY want to ride Utah!
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