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Goose Trip Day 1 - Apr '10
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Author:  evdog [ Sat Apr 10, 2010 7:55 am ]
Post subject:  Goose Trip Day 1 - Apr '10
GP_pilot gave a teaser for the trip last night. And what an awesome trip it turned out to be. When I first planned it I figured I'd get a couple people to come along, maybe 4-6 tops. When all was said and done there were 13. OK, Barcy & Ali don't really count, I think we all know Barcy just showed up so he'd have someone to call if he got a flat or needed a lift back up the hill. :wink:

We ended up riding Little Cr Mesa on Day 1 mainly because I heard there would be people out who could show us around a little. Little Cr is notoriously hard to follow due to large open rock slabs with few directional markings. But there would be no shop ride on Saturday and races going on in town so when I heard there would be some trail work I figured we could help them out a little and get a tour at the same time. Trail work was at noon though, so we needed a ride in the morning.

JEM trail and Hurricane Rim fit the bill nicely and offered a good warm up.

Preparations begin
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Wirk & BKJ didn't want to park too close to us
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We had a bit of a wait as GP_pilot fixed his brake
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And then it was off. They have cool cattle guards here. Some later on got higher and steeper. This one leads to the "technical" section of JEM
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Singletrack was pretty buff and fast, as promised
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Looking back to where we started
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Having fun yet?
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The train rolls on
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Stang rounds a corner above the river. By this point I think we were on Hurricane Rim trail.
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QS and Dennis approach a lookout
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Followed by Kreechan and Deno
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Looking north
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And look who decided to show up! Oh, what's that, you need a ride back up to the top? I see..... :lol:
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There is climbing on Hurricane Rim
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A lot more of it than I expected. Do they think this is California or something?
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Deno follows BKJ down to a lookout. At this point it was 1230 and we were late for our noon meetup at the bike shop. And, we still had to retrieve vehicles and eat...
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Final stretch
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Good thing Dennis brought his car so we didn't have to finish the loop on Gould's Rim. Also note Barcy & Ali's bikes on top, mooching a ride back up the hill :lol: This would be Barcy's token appearance for the trip.
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Author:  evdog [ Sat Apr 10, 2010 8:42 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Goose Trip Day 1 - Apr '10
Part II - Little Cr Mesa

We finally made it out to Little Cr around 2pm. There was a group from Color Country Bike Club out cleaning up damage from search & rescue ATVs who were out days earlier picking up a woman with a broken leg. It was just scuffing up tracks and moving in branches and rock to narrow the trail, so I figured we could help them out a little and get a bit of a tour at the same time. Little Cr is much harder to follow than Gooseberry Mesa but with all the recent damage/work and some newly placed rock cairns it was actually pretty easy....once we found the correct trailhead that is. We were far behind the work party but did some touch up here and there, and eventually caught up to them at the spot where the woman was hurt.

Parking on solid rock
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The trail was fine despite snow a few days before, but the road was muddy
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Open rock
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Didn't take long for Mr Quiet "I didn't sign up for this trip to do trailwork" Storm to find something to play on.
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Gman is first up at the play area
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BKJ eyes up another line
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QS gives it a go


GP_pilot almost goes over


Stang contemplates life as a new grandpa
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The Goose crew one-ups Baja in the lean your bike against something category
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A long way down
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Dennis & Kreechan want to know how far
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Jump, Kreechan!
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OK!
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BKJ is not fooled by our shenanigans
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It was hard to pry people away from this section. Every 20 ft there was a new view
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GP_pilot leads on
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Stang on the rocks
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rock rollers near the edge
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Deno
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GP_pilot rolls the waterfall
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But picks the wrong line to the notch
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Finishing it off
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QS up next
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Hits the right spot
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And clears the corner. I had seen pics of this spot before but thought it was at Gooseberry for some reason.
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Now you've seen the pics here is the video

Dab!


Repeat


BKJ Part I


BKJ Part II


Wirk shows how its not done


Along with more entertainment on the way down


I thought Nevegals had good grip?


Not too much of a view for most of the ride...its pretty flat
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The ride out
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Great day of riding! Thanks to everyone who made the trip out, and good seeing you Barcy and Ali! (even if it was only for 1/2 hr)
Author:  Canaan [ Sat Apr 10, 2010 9:45 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Goose Trip Day 1 - Apr '10
Another great TR, but I've got to echo Bankerboy's sentiments -- I really, really hate all of you.
Author:  deno [ Sat Apr 10, 2010 10:04 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Goose Trip Day 1 - Apr '10
JEM trail staging with the crew

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Evan, James, Sean finding the flow

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BKJ takes it all in

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kreechan and stang

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Ali, Barcy, and Dennis

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mountain biking

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load 'em up and head to little creek

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BKJ on a fun slab roller

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tremendous views were par for the trip

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evan dials in the bike control

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and of course, QS sends it

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Author:  b5driver [ Sat Apr 10, 2010 10:10 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Goose Trip Day 1 - Apr '10
Great report Evan. These reports keep me motivated to get out of work quickly and get back out in the dirt. 5 more days :bang:
Author:  bankerboy [ Sat Apr 10, 2010 10:55 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Goose Trip Day 1 - Apr '10
Little Creek is a blast! Did you get out to the north point where the rock bridges are? We "discovered" it about three years ago and was a fantastic addition to Goose.
Sad thing is that in the two times I have been there, I haven't hit JEM, et al. One of these days...
Thanks for the reports an making us home bound riders feel like crap.
Author:  badkittyjing [ Sat Apr 10, 2010 1:19 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Goose Trip Day 1 - Apr '10
Adding on to the pictures (about 20 more). I'll try not to be redundant, but seriously... you can't get enough of the gorgeous scenery! I'm so happy that my job change allowed for this trip and am only slightly bummed (until I see more pictures that is) that I left Sunday afternoon. The terrain here is awesome - tacky, unlike anything in SoCal. Simply amazing.

I didn't want to park with them because this shot was better. Haha.
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Joaquin's not the best picture taker, but I still like this shot
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This is what I wanted it to look like
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The JEM trail was so buff!
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An awesome shot!... interrupted by Deno taking a piss.
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Kreechan in the front, rider in the back
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One of my favorite shots
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This too (from Panorama Point)
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Slab riding at Little Creek
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Deno on the steep roller
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Yay! Joaquin killin' it on the feature!
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The rock is eating me!
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MY bike-leaning-on-something picture :)
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Dennis looking at his bike leaning on something picture :)
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Wow
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Livin' on the ledge!
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I told Kreechan to push dennis over, but he was too nice to actually follow through
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We didn't take that loop, but it was still cool to see Magic Carpet Ride
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Dennis at the top of the waterfall
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GP_Pilot making his way back for another attempt
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I took a lot of pictures, but not too much more since I knew ten million others did as well :)

I can't wait to see the others' pictures of Day 1 and then Day 2!
Author:  evdog [ Sat Apr 10, 2010 6:41 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Goose Trip Day 1 - Apr '10
Awesome pics guys!! It was said a few times that its hard to take a bad one in this place, which is true. That said, still can't wait to see Sean et al's.

We never got to hit the north loops. It was getting a bit late and it was ride #2 on the day so we decided to throw in the towel. You need something to go back for, right?
Author:  jSatch [ Sat Apr 10, 2010 7:04 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Goose Trip Day 1 - Apr '10
Awesome!
Author:  quaestionis [ Sat Apr 10, 2010 9:40 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Goose Trip Day 1 - Apr '10
Nice write ups and pics, everyone. You can see all of my shots from the trip here:

http://s939.photobucket.com/albums/ad23 ... ip%202010/
Author:  dft [ Sat Apr 10, 2010 10:26 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Goose Trip Day 1 - Apr '10
good stuff guys! utah is a good state.
Author:  MiLo [ Sat Apr 10, 2010 10:30 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Goose Trip Day 1 - Apr '10
Whatever she can do...........................................................................



















I CAN'T DO :oops:
Author:  GP_pilot [ Sat Apr 10, 2010 10:34 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Goose Trip Day 1 - Apr '10
dft wrote:
good stuff guys! utah is a good state.

Yep, except for the 4.0% ABV beer
Author:  Gman [ Sun Apr 11, 2010 1:07 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Goose Trip Day 1 - Apr '10
Awesome TR as always Evan. Thanks for putting together this amazing trip. Incredible rides with supercool people.

After a 450 mile trip, these corralled horses are anxious to hit the trails.
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Here's a bunch of my day 1 pix for you all to drool over. :mrgreen:
Let's ride!
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stang, QS, and Evdog like it so far!
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Further evidence that Ali B and FortyG were there. Barcy pulling up the rear.
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BKJ and Wirk
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Kreechan
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Regroup
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Finishing up Jem/Hurricane rim ride.
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On to Little Creek! :bang:
kreechan riding the slab rock.
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BKJ just getting started.
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lean your bike against something shot :D
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On to the spectacular views.
kreechan and GP_pilot
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hey everyone!!!
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quick! somebody grab Evdog!
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Grampa stang taking it all in.
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Wirk way out on the edge.
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last action shot, stang muscles his way up.
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End of the first day but just the begining of an epic weekend!
Author:  stang [ Fri Apr 23, 2010 9:17 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Goose Trip Day 1 - Apr '10
Sorry soo late. I was working bowkoo hours.
http://picasaweb.google.com/Brent.C.Fox/20100402StGeorgeUT#
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