Brandon The Bike Pedaling Ginger: January 2025

Spring Canyon UT

We are in Utah for Christmas break, we arrived christmas morning after openeing our presents and littel sleep. Enjoyed the day with my other family and relaxed and it felt good. By Thursday it was cold and snowing and off I went for a walk before the snow ended. I was armed with my bike for this trip which flew with us for only 25$ but conditions did not exist so I was on a little walk this morning. With snow coming down and much needed change of scenery I was happy. Kind of short lived when my aspirations grew less and a text of guilt came in so I headed back to the family. Sprniville built them selves quite the bike park. Flow jump trails, pumptracks, etc.

Pleasant

Prescott Flow Show

I have not been in Prescott in a year, wanted to all year but time....... So I arrived with the plan to ride Badger to Ranch and the into goGoldwater area and back. It was a chilly start around 32F and no light yet, I took pavement over to the ranch trailhead and by the time I got there I could see the trail. I have never ridden this direction and the comfortable pitch of the badger climb was just what I needed, a fast uphill warmed me up and was doing ti quickly as the sun began to rise but not offer it's rays and a low psi tire that was getting worse. As I made it to ranch the trail got really fun, swoopy twisty pines and no sign of winter besides naked trees! Warmed up good now and headed to Goldwater it almost felt like the first time despite have ridden this trail 2 times years ago. Goldwater things opened up and the trail was very smooth. I rode upper feldmeir which was awesome, then lower and then to the lot where I hoped to find a pump. I did not so the hand pump I went and then my return trip via goldwater. Immediately my bike was soooooo muh faster wish I did that hours ago...... Goldwater was better than i remember, I guess I usually take the lake side trail..... The long climb was cozy and great views and really enjoyable. I dropped down the ranch trail for a speedy DH drop and loved every bit of it! This was absolute blast of an XC route, almost too easy technically.

Loved that

A very pretty morning in the Gold's, so nice to have the desert all to myself picking and choosing my ride, breath of fresh air, loved that.

Morning ride.......

Creaking around

E bikers cruise on by barely pedaling, has a beer at the top, guess they have other uses as well......lol

Kiddo ride

Talked the boy into a ride instead of schoolwork so it didn't take any convincing. He did really good, had soem nervous bits for me and him but going to try to make it a reglar thing for me and him and maybe finally get him into it.

SObro

Headed to South Mountain for some chunky differentness. It did not disapoint, down national and down CDl, good stuff! I stumbled upon a coyote quite a ways up, seemed like it was lying in the trail, I stopped and took him in while he did of me, was only 20 ft away, he was very very chill and then took off, but ony my trail so we rode for awhile until it stopped next to the trail, so I did too, now even closer he chilled out a bit and then took off on the rocks and passed by me within few feet and for that second I crapped my pants but as he passed me I was impressed and glad! Coolest coyote encounter ever.