Utah Mountains in the Fall

We got one last Wasatch Crest ride in while the colors were still beautiful and the weather still warm.

All was spectacular until Dave got a flat tire.

















Tyson stayed with him until he got it fixed while Johnny and I finished the ride and shuttled cars.

It was getting dark by the time we finished shuttling cars. Tyson made it down, but Dave was no where to be found.

Other riders coming down told us that there was a guy running/walking his bike down the trail. It turned out that Dave got 4 flat tires and ran out of tubes to fix them. He missed all the fun downhill riding and wasn't too happy hiking his bike out in the dark.
A massive plate of nachos at the Porcupine Pub helped cheer him up.

After dinner, we met up with our Whittaker friends and stayed up WAY too late chatting (1:00 am). It was great to catch up with them, but a struggle to get up early the next morning. At least we started the day off right with breakfast burritos made with CJ's homemade tortillas...YUM!

After breakfast, we made the mistake of trying to go climb in Little Cottonwood Canyon.

It was beautiful, but we were so exhausted that it just wasn't much fun. We cut it short and went home for a nap, deciding that we wanted a "do over".

The other trails we've tried to ride a few more times before the cold weather settles in is South Fork Deer Creek and Wadsworth.
SFDC has been in such great riding condition and we've had a blast!

Wadsworth is a different story. Cows have been run down the trail to lower ground for the winter and rutted it out.

Although the trail was less than ideal, at least we got to enjoy the pretty colors.

We absolutely love this time of year in Utah!