Early last Sunday, Bill and I arrived at our designated staging area near Israel Canyon, on the outskirts of Saratoga Springs. It was 0930 and still quite cold outside. I'm going to guess it was still in the high 30's upon arrival.
We unloaded our trucks and began the journey up the mountain through Israel Canyon. Many hunters were scattered along the trail. Some just starting their day, others gutting a deer.
Neither of us realized just how rocky and rough this trail was going to be. Getting to the top of Lake Mountain proved to be its own painful adventure.
Upon arrival at the top, we were greeted with an outstanding view of all Utah County.
From the top, we searched a bit for paths down to the valley floor. Our goal was to ride into the Tintics via Little Moab, drop into Eureka and circle back around the East side of the Tintic Mountains.
On the way down the mountain, my front right tire picked up a large rock and threw it against the wheel well, causing it to detonate and break. Bill commented that now I just needed to find another mud-hole to play in.
We finally made it down the mountain along Soldier Pass, followed the power line trail toward the Nutty Putty cave area, caught the back end of Allen Ranch Road, connected to Homansville Pass, turned west onto Chiulus Pass and then south into Eureka.
It was still so cold that I needed to get a hot coffee instead of the usual cold beverage.
All-in-all, sore butts and 82.5 miles later, we made it back to our trucks just before 5pm that afternoon.
We unloaded our trucks and began the journey up the mountain through Israel Canyon. Many hunters were scattered along the trail. Some just starting their day, others gutting a deer.
Neither of us realized just how rocky and rough this trail was going to be. Getting to the top of Lake Mountain proved to be its own painful adventure.
Upon arrival at the top, we were greeted with an outstanding view of all Utah County.
From the top, we searched a bit for paths down to the valley floor. Our goal was to ride into the Tintics via Little Moab, drop into Eureka and circle back around the East side of the Tintic Mountains.
On the way down the mountain, my front right tire picked up a large rock and threw it against the wheel well, causing it to detonate and break. Bill commented that now I just needed to find another mud-hole to play in.
We finally made it down the mountain along Soldier Pass, followed the power line trail toward the Nutty Putty cave area, caught the back end of Allen Ranch Road, connected to Homansville Pass, turned west onto Chiulus Pass and then south into Eureka.
It was still so cold that I needed to get a hot coffee instead of the usual cold beverage.
All-in-all, sore butts and 82.5 miles later, we made it back to our trucks just before 5pm that afternoon.
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