devo_stevo
08-30-2008, 11:26 PM
I got looking at the topo maps of Blascksmith fork canyon the other night and decided I would go exploring today. this usually results in something great if not a bit overwhelming and today was no exception. I rode up Leatham Hollow (about 100 yards after the gate at the beginning of the Left hand Fork road). From the top of Leatham Hollow, I followed the Shoshone ATV trail for several miles until I hit the top of Richard's Hollow. After a truely enjoyable descent to the bottom of Richard's, it was an easy 5 mile spin back to the car.
The end result was a fantastic ride that I'm not sure that anyone has ever done before.
Here's the stats: About 25 miles (felt like a lot more), 5800 vertical feet of climbing, too many rock gardens and tree roots and logs to count, a package of Clif Shot Bloks, a Clif Bar, 2 gels, and three bottles of Gatorade. Oh yeah and about 6 hours...
The pics.........................
The sign at the spring about 1.5 miles up the trail.
http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z52/devo_stevo/IMG_0408.jpg
Typical trail climbing out of Leatham Hollow. It wasn't all this nice and mellow though.
http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z52/devo_stevo/IMG_0410.jpg
A view looking back down at what I just rode up.
http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z52/devo_stevo/IMG_0413.jpg
More of the trail in Leatham Hollow.
http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z52/devo_stevo/IMG_0414.jpg
One of the many ugly parts on the climb up the Shoshone trail.
http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z52/devo_stevo/IMG_0421.jpg
The views were stellar.
http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z52/devo_stevo/IMG_0424.jpg
Cheesy self portrait at the end of the ride...
http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z52/devo_stevo/IMG_0431.jpg
Here's a map.
http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z52/devo_stevo/LeathamHollowtoRichardsHollow.jpg
The trail gets a little confusing in a few spots and there are a lot of forks in the trail. Luckily, I only took one wrong turn, but had pretty good luck otherwise. To help you out, if you are interested, I can send you a GPS track file for Garmin users. I would post it here for download, but .tcx files are not allowed. :ne_nau:
In the end, this is a great ride for strong riders. If you are not a fan of long distances and lots of steep hills to ride up, I probably wouldn't do this as you may regret it. I personally loved it, but I am fairly masochistic that way.
The end result was a fantastic ride that I'm not sure that anyone has ever done before.
Here's the stats: About 25 miles (felt like a lot more), 5800 vertical feet of climbing, too many rock gardens and tree roots and logs to count, a package of Clif Shot Bloks, a Clif Bar, 2 gels, and three bottles of Gatorade. Oh yeah and about 6 hours...
The pics.........................
The sign at the spring about 1.5 miles up the trail.
http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z52/devo_stevo/IMG_0408.jpg
Typical trail climbing out of Leatham Hollow. It wasn't all this nice and mellow though.
http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z52/devo_stevo/IMG_0410.jpg
A view looking back down at what I just rode up.
http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z52/devo_stevo/IMG_0413.jpg
More of the trail in Leatham Hollow.
http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z52/devo_stevo/IMG_0414.jpg
One of the many ugly parts on the climb up the Shoshone trail.
http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z52/devo_stevo/IMG_0421.jpg
The views were stellar.
http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z52/devo_stevo/IMG_0424.jpg
Cheesy self portrait at the end of the ride...
http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z52/devo_stevo/IMG_0431.jpg
Here's a map.
http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z52/devo_stevo/LeathamHollowtoRichardsHollow.jpg
The trail gets a little confusing in a few spots and there are a lot of forks in the trail. Luckily, I only took one wrong turn, but had pretty good luck otherwise. To help you out, if you are interested, I can send you a GPS track file for Garmin users. I would post it here for download, but .tcx files are not allowed. :ne_nau:
In the end, this is a great ride for strong riders. If you are not a fan of long distances and lots of steep hills to ride up, I probably wouldn't do this as you may regret it. I personally loved it, but I am fairly masochistic that way.