Ride The Mountains: Hurricane/St George final ride and trip end

Arrived to Hurricane, UT about an hour before sunset on Thursday night. It's a pretty drive through Northern Arizona. It's especially pretty where you cross the Colorado River near Glen Canyon. There is just a wall of red cliffs on the horizon standing 1000ft or so above the valley floor. The Colorado Plateau is a dramatic, colorful place. I'd like to get to the North Rim of the Grand Canyon at some point. I’ve been informed you can mountain bike ride Rainbow Rim along the North Rim of the GC. It’s on my list! Had intentions to get a quick spin in upon arrival to Hurricane, before sunset, but the wind was howling. So, I decided to give my legs a rest as I had already ridden that morning. Saturday I took my time getting started and did coffee at Over the Edge while chatting with Qwentin about bikes and swap stories about Sedona. It's good to know others share the sentiment that Sedona is a humbling place. Though something tells me he goes a little bigger than I do. The coffee, by the way, at OTE is excellent! Beta: Guacamole Trail has some 3 new miles that I'm eager to get back and check out.

Ride report: Made it over to Santa Clara, just west of St. George, for my final ride of this low snow winter protest mountain bike trip. Rode Barrel Roll, Sidewinder, Precipice and then did a figure 8 by connecting The Rim Rock trails. This made for a 3 hour ride and I am guessing about 15-17 miles as I started below the main parking lot on a user built single track. This was a nice way to end the trip as my saddle area was worked from 6 straight days of riding and my legs needed some fast pedaling to spin out the stiffness. Weather that day was low 60s and clear skies. These trails are mostly dirt with some technical slick rock slab sections. Very rewarding riding with flowy turns and reasonable climbs. Totally what I wanted for my last ride of the week. Post ride I enjoyed a beer by the car and then made the 4 hour journey to Salt Lake City. Can't say enough good things about these winter riding destinations. Get out there and Shred the Red as they say.