My Morning BLT

E.J. · 07-15-2012, 12:25 PM

Probably was not what you were thinking......

Seems I have been on the road bike so much, my BLT had to be feeling left out. I woke up early, was drinking coffee and reading the paper and decided....best get out of the house. So with a quick change of clothes and grabbing a few things, I knocked the dust off the BLT and off I went....

I hit the Little Cottonwood Creek trail, which is an epic little ride. It is up Little Cottonwood Canyon(Snowbird & Alta ski resorts) and such a beatiful place. It is an out and back, 7 total miles, 1300' vertical of climbing and then you get to fly back down that.

Base Camp....

Tough to see, but there is a little creek running down that slope and under the trail right here. Why it prompted me to take a pic....I am not sure.

This photo does not do the trail justice, it is not all like this, but when it is....you better pick a good line and keep your legs pumping.

...and it gets worse..... I didn't make this section and it was hike a bike....

When you get to the top, there is a ruin of some sort.... You can see it across the creek there, just an old rock structure...

E.J. · 07-15-2012, 12:35 PM

Here are two more pics from up top. It is a nice place to take a drink, wipe your sweat and prepare to head back down....

This is that same place, just looking up the creek.

This is a bit of a change, this bridge use to be a much more technical section....but I assume people were getting beat up and they made it much easier....in fact, just easy.... Wish I had a pic of what it use to be.

Stopped on the bridge to take a quick photo...

What is a fat tire ride without dumping at least once... How I did it(dumped) I have no idea....but you can see the dig my front wheel made(right in the middle of the photo) and then when I ended up. It could have been MUCH, MUCH worse, I was going at a decent rate of speed when I started losing it....but wasn't moving much by the end and got up laughing....

My legs are feeling pretty strong and my lungs are good.... But my tech abilities on the dirt need the dust knocked off them.... Going up and coming down, I was all over the place at times....

That said, what a fun morning!

hammondc · 07-15-2012, 12:57 PM

Nice Subie!

kelmac07 · 07-15-2012, 01:38 PM

Damn...I was expecting to see some serious bacon.

GTsetGO · 07-15-2012, 02:29 PM

nice pics. i wish we had trails like that around here.

just have some flattish hilly single trails.

Theo Cincy · 07-15-2012, 03:38 PM

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Originally Posted by kelmac07

Damn...I was expecting to see some serious bacon.

Me too!! Haha

Ogre · 07-15-2012, 07:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kelmac07

Damn...I was expecting to see some serious bacon.

Thanks for sharing. Looked like an awesome ride!!!!

Ismith75 · 07-15-2012, 07:06 PM

Pics like that make me miss school in Boulder. Thanks for sharing

Nathan · 07-15-2012, 07:13 PM

Very nice!

Silound · 07-16-2012, 08:18 AM

Nice pictures, very cool. Any chance you might have a few closeups of that ruin over to the side? It can't be very old, but the design has me curious.

MrWolf55 · 07-16-2012, 11:55 AM

Awesome pics. Looked like a great ride

Blak Smyth · 07-16-2012, 12:14 PM

Thanks for sharing, I love getting out on the trail but we have a bad tick problem here and it really keeps me away.

E.J. · 07-16-2012, 12:27 PM

Thanks all, it is a fun ride and close....so that is a double thumbs up...

Quote:

Originally Posted by Silound

Nice pictures, very cool. Any chance you might have a few closeups of that ruin over to the side? It can't be very old, but the design has me curious.

Unfortunately, those are the only photos I have.... Maybe when I get up there again, I'll see if there is an easy place to cross the creek and see if I can get something a little better.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Blak Smyth

Thanks for sharing, I love getting out on the trail but we have a bad tick problem here and it really keeps me away.

TICKS.....

I have to admit that Lyme disease scares the piss out of me, thus....ticks scare the piss out of me.

Remo · 07-16-2012, 12:35 PM

Looks like a good ride E.J...amazed that the canyon is still so green

MrWolf55 · 07-16-2012, 12:48 PM

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Originally Posted by E.J.

TICKS.....

I have to admit that Lyme disease scares the piss out of me, thus....ticks scare the piss out of me.

God....I would rather be trapped in a coffin full of flesh eating spiders than even be in the same room as a tick. I had a traumatizing 'camping' trip with my father when I was young and I remember waking up in the middle of the night with..no joke...17 ticks latched on to my body. Spent the rest of the night with my dad burning them off and picking off with tweezers the ones that had migrated 'down south.' Looking back on it, my dad and I laugh about our bonding time; but it's still made me afraid to even so much as cut my grass without long pants and off deep woodsman spray. Yeesh.

CRIMPS · 07-16-2012, 03:46 PM

LCC is the SHIZZZ!!! Love that canyon.

Malakai · 07-16-2012, 04:09 PM

Im a Roadie but have been seriously considering getting out and into the Mountains. This trail looks and sounds pretty cool.

E.J. · 07-16-2012, 04:24 PM

Love riding the mountains on the road bike as well.... In fact, if not for my mountain bike neglect, I would have went and rode the climbing loop of the Tour de Park City route Sunday instead.... It is a fun ride, decent workout and beautiful.

07-15-2012, 12:25 PM	#1
E.J. I'm nuts for the place Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 3,218 Trading: (21)	My Morning BLT Probably was not what you were thinking...... Seems I have been on the road bike so much, my BLT had to be feeling left out. I woke up early, was drinking coffee and reading the paper and decided....best get out of the house. So with a quick change of clothes and grabbing a few things, I knocked the dust off the BLT and off I went.... I hit the Little Cottonwood Creek trail, which is an epic little ride. It is up Little Cottonwood Canyon(Snowbird & Alta ski resorts) and such a beatiful place. It is an out and back, 7 total miles, 1300' vertical of climbing and then you get to fly back down that. Base Camp.... Tough to see, but there is a little creek running down that slope and under the trail right here. Why it prompted me to take a pic....I am not sure. This photo does not do the trail justice, it is not all like this, but when it is....you better pick a good line and keep your legs pumping. ...and it gets worse..... I didn't make this section and it was hike a bike.... When you get to the top, there is a ruin of some sort.... You can see it across the creek there, just an old rock structure...

07-15-2012, 12:35 PM	#2
E.J. I'm nuts for the place Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 3,218 Trading: (21)	Re: My Morning BLT Here are two more pics from up top. It is a nice place to take a drink, wipe your sweat and prepare to head back down.... This is that same place, just looking up the creek. This is a bit of a change, this bridge use to be a much more technical section....but I assume people were getting beat up and they made it much easier....in fact, just easy.... Wish I had a pic of what it use to be. Stopped on the bridge to take a quick photo... What is a fat tire ride without dumping at least once... How I did it(dumped) I have no idea....but you can see the dig my front wheel made(right in the middle of the photo) and then when I ended up. It could have been MUCH, MUCH worse, I was going at a decent rate of speed when I started losing it....but wasn't moving much by the end and got up laughing.... My legs are feeling pretty strong and my lungs are good.... But my tech abilities on the dirt need the dust knocked off them.... Going up and coming down, I was all over the place at times.... That said, what a fun morning!

07-15-2012, 12:57 PM	#3
hammondc Moar Padrons! Join Date: Aug 2010 First Name: Chip Location: Senoia, GA Posts: 2,626 Trading: (17)	Re: My Morning BLT Nice Subie!

07-15-2012, 01:38 PM	#4
kelmac07 Resident Maduro Whore!! Join Date: Apr 2009 First Name: Mac Location: Newport News, VA Posts: 27,322 Trading: (218)	Re: My Morning BLT Damn...I was expecting to see some serious bacon. __________________ Dom in the MLB thread "I could probably get you to wear a Yankee hat for a Maduro!"

07-15-2012, 02:29 PM	#5
GTsetGO those were the droids Join Date: Nov 2008 First Name: Rob Location: Newport News, VA Posts: 1,686 Trading: (5)	Re: My Morning BLT nice pics. i wish we had trails like that around here. just have some flattish hilly single trails. __________________ Modded Mustangs

07-15-2012, 07:06 PM	#8
Ismith75 Tin Cup Chalice Join Date: Nov 2010 First Name: Ian Location: Chicago Posts: 373 Trading: (8)	Re: My Morning BLT Pics like that make me miss school in Boulder. Thanks for sharing __________________ It's THIS Easy To Help Our Troops.

07-15-2012, 07:13 PM	#9
Nathan Still Watching My Back Join Date: May 2012 Location: Minneapolis, MN Posts: 197 Trading: (4)	Re: My Morning BLT Very nice!

07-16-2012, 08:18 AM	#10
Silound ex-CS Swamp Gorilla Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Somewhere in a swamp, south of sanity Posts: 802 Trading: (15)	Re: My Morning BLT Nice pictures, very cool. Any chance you might have a few closeups of that ruin over to the side? It can't be very old, but the design has me curious. __________________ Back in black, and better than ever! You can't keep a good gorilla down! LSU Geaux Tigers!

07-16-2012, 11:55 AM	#11
MrWolf55 Still Watching My Back Join Date: Oct 2011 First Name: Mike Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 112 Trading: (3)	Re: My Morning BLT Awesome pics. Looked like a great ride

07-16-2012, 12:14 PM	#12
Blak Smyth Think Blue! Join Date: Jun 2011 First Name: SD Location: THE WOOD Posts: 8,486 Trading: (52)	Re: My Morning BLT Thanks for sharing, I love getting out on the trail but we have a bad tick problem here and it really keeps me away. __________________ SUPPORT OUR TROOPS

07-16-2012, 12:35 PM	#14
Remo C.I.A Join Date: Feb 2011 First Name: Mike Location: Palm Harbor, Florida Posts: 12,597 Trading: (122)	Re: My Morning BLT Looks like a good ride E.J...amazed that the canyon is still so green __________________ Last edited by Remo; 07-16-2012 at 12:49 PM.

07-16-2012, 03:46 PM	#16
CRIMPS Benn/Seguin best friends Join Date: Sep 2010 First Name: Zach Location: North Texas Posts: 1,520 Trading: (50)	Re: My Morning BLT LCC is the SHIZZZ!!! Love that canyon. __________________ I'm a Dallas Stars fan. So, yes, this is a confusing time for me.

07-16-2012, 04:09 PM	#17
Malakai Feeling at Home Join Date: Apr 2012 First Name: John Location: Tucson, AZ Posts: 797 Trading: (34)	Re: My Morning BLT Im a Roadie but have been seriously considering getting out and into the Mountains. This trail looks and sounds pretty cool.

07-16-2012, 04:24 PM	#18
E.J. I'm nuts for the place Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 3,218 Trading: (21)	Re: My Morning BLT Love riding the mountains on the road bike as well.... In fact, if not for my mountain bike neglect, I would have went and rode the climbing loop of the Tour de Park City route Sunday instead.... It is a fun ride, decent workout and beautiful.