Elizabeth and i took a trip to Utah for some mountain biking.

we road the world famous slickrock trail in extreme heat but it was worth it.

the views were great and the trail has one big feature, it has the best traction you have ever seen. you can stand up and crank like a road ride.

it takes some getting use to because the ride is all up and down and the ups are very steep.

The feel of the ride is very different due to the lack of trees.

i recommend riding this trail in the spring or fall not in the summer.

The next stop on our Utah trip was Park City. This place is a great snow ski resort with famous restaurants, the home of the Sundanese film festival and good beer. The park city area has a 300 mile trail network and most of it is lift served. We rented a condo on the mountain and road everyday right out of the condo. The room rates in the summer are 50% less than in the winter.

We road over 20 miles each day. The trails are excellent and its not a deal like Winter Park or the normal take a lift up and coast to the bottom. These trails rock, its hard pack single track.

I have never seen Trails in the Rockies that are smooth hard pack, no rocks.

They are very fast so fast that a few up hill riders from Utah were pissed as my buddy slid 50 feet and smashed into one as he flew down the mountain out of control, he literal hit the wheel of some guy...

over all Utah is a place to visit for your next mountain bike adventure.