Category: just riding
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Moab: Poison Spider
“Well, nobody else in this shop would really recommend that ride. But it's kind of a classic. You'll get sand in your shoes,” said the older guy in the shop. “That's fine, I don't mind pushing my bike a little,”…
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Prince Creek
A few days ago, I went up to Prince Creek for the first time in the snow. Then I went again, because it’s awesome up there. Prince Creek is one of the main trail systems around Carbondale. I was only…
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Sunny Nights
There’s a full moon, still chairlifts. People shuffle up the mountain on skis, little spots of light bob in front of them. I get out of Randy’s truck and unloaded my fat bike. Nine other riders squeeze tires to check…
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Babbish Gulch
Now that we’re getting into the winter season, I put a little time into getting my Pigsley ready for snow riding: A fresh 4.8 Surly Bud in the front and 3.8 Nate in the back are way better than the…
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Dry Park Road
For the last few weeks it’s been the shoulder season here, which means that the trails are too muddy to ride and there hasn’t been enough snow to get up into the mountains (although it just dumped, and now the…
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The Scout Trail
Before we moved out here, I was doing a lot of internetting to figure out what kind of singletrack I’d be able to ride from town. The Scout Trail was always the first (and mostly only) ride mentioned when I…
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Sunlight Peak
I’ve been riding a ton, trying to figure out as much as I can about the trails around the new hometown before the snow hits. So a few days ago I checked out the map, found the closest peak, and…
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Quebec Run
Yesterday, I rode from Ohiopyle down to the Quebec Run Wild Area on the Pennsylvania/ West Virginia border. It’s only a 14 mile ride there, and the five years I’ve lived in Ohiopyle, yesterday was only the second time I’ve…
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The White Tail Trail
The White Tail Trail starts about 10 miles outside of Ohiopyle, and goes all the way out to Quebec Run. I’ve thought about riding it for years, but just never got around to it. I tried to scout out the trail…
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