Luke's Trail - Price, Utah

[Udink]

It's been a long time since I rode a mountain bike, but today I bought a new one and chose Luke's Trail for its maiden voyage. I set out from the trailhead at about 3:30 PM, rode to the north end of Luke's Trail, then turned around and rode it downhill back to the trailhead. On my way back, I detoured through Alan's Alley, a short trail that follows the canyon rim a bit more. I got back to the trailhead at about 5:45, and had covered about seven miles total. I had one good spill, though luckily there was a nice pinyon pine to break the fall.

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=http:%2F%2Fcastlecountry.org%2Fgeo%2FLukesTrail. kml&sll=39.59941,-110.810715&sspn=0.064679,0.169086&ie=UTF8&t=h&z=14

Luke's Trailhead
http://lh6.ggpht.com/_JpEWXOITrzw/S-ym61CGIsI/AAAAAAAALS0/1F9cgXhV8SQ/s800/IMG_3610.JPG (http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/VNpAzhGd8sCVpRK9hb4oeA)

View early on in the trail
http://lh3.ggpht.com/_JpEWXOITrzw/S-ym8MGaeXI/AAAAAAAALS4/sjdcW2vx4ts/s800/IMG_3612.JPG (http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/FQBiH2Nt3HqCo_EKTj_2rA)

The twisty section through the sagebrush
http://lh4.ggpht.com/_JpEWXOITrzw/S-ym9WnGM1I/AAAAAAAALS8/wDmfs52u6aQ/s800/IMG_3614.JPG (http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/Hwez-tXBufKWEBTbzWKHnw)

Cactus in bloom trailside
http://lh4.ggpht.com/_JpEWXOITrzw/S-ym-C2LBZI/AAAAAAAALTA/M6StIwgsHdA/s800/IMG_3620.JPG (http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/AuCimBZDTfCBSNVn-ksyaQ)

Here the trail reaches the rim of Warehouse Canyon
http://lh5.ggpht.com/_JpEWXOITrzw/S-ym_BgcwbI/AAAAAAAALTE/cKtnNisXP2E/s800/IMG_3624.JPG (http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/tv3abk7gmBB0RtwmpTcsXw)

View toward the Book Cliffs
http://lh5.ggpht.com/_JpEWXOITrzw/S-ynAj6mnoI/AAAAAAAALTI/DI5DzJqsYS4/s800/IMG_3626.JPG (http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/Sz6TzSk2IDVjfIF5c8EMLw)

The labyrinth
http://lh6.ggpht.com/_JpEWXOITrzw/S-ynCWlwH3I/AAAAAAAALTQ/-MBCf2h0Qag/s800/IMG_3630.JPG (http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/qfnh-bnqZdxrZ7THxy1FWw)

Another view of the Book Cliffs
http://lh5.ggpht.com/_JpEWXOITrzw/S-ynELC0G1I/AAAAAAAALTU/V_eSX1ObhVc/s800/IMG_3634.JPG (http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/yKkR9sCSbV2gOZ7bXX94rg)

Cattle guard
http://lh5.ggpht.com/_JpEWXOITrzw/S-ynGSanigI/AAAAAAAALTg/fXxyGGE8cBg/s800/IMG_3640.JPG (http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/Gt0NJAyN84A-SogCEuhVqQ)

Nearing the end of Luke's Trail
http://lh5.ggpht.com/_JpEWXOITrzw/S-ynI0ddD6I/AAAAAAAALTo/1y_DcqdUFGQ/s800/IMG_3644.JPG (http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/bnCba7ve_H5Vb9coGwqieQ)

The end of Luke's
http://lh4.ggpht.com/_JpEWXOITrzw/S-ynJW_iKTI/AAAAAAAALTs/IGiPn6df31c/s800/IMG_3647.JPG (http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/zxhT-nIOejFh85yrvFdymQ)

Near the beginning of Alan's Alley
http://lh5.ggpht.com/_JpEWXOITrzw/S-ynL68pmrI/AAAAAAAALT0/26j1gs9Ge9U/s800/IMG_3651.JPG (http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/uPhyYPsNfe5uxl5DznHSTA)

View into Warehouse Canyon from Alan's Alley
http://lh4.ggpht.com/_JpEWXOITrzw/S-ynMzEgpPI/AAAAAAAALT4/8feAJidM9Kw/s800/IMG_3652.JPG (http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/HlaPWInHzY8wt2chcd3Yuw)

Some a**hole on an ATV rode on the singletrack
http://lh3.ggpht.com/_JpEWXOITrzw/S-ynNg4wMYI/AAAAAAAALUA/oYXs_WVD5-E/s800/IMG_3655.JPG (http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/HaE0Mu0LhhLiVMvE5SBPug)

A boulder ramp along Alan's
http://lh5.ggpht.com/_JpEWXOITrzw/S-ynQJD425I/AAAAAAAALUI/kRDvFfXZNd0/s800/IMG_3658.JPG (http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/vNJeh7F-HVqT2i5iDvSICw)

Junction of Alan's and Luke's
http://lh4.ggpht.com/_JpEWXOITrzw/S-ynTh39V1I/AAAAAAAALUQ/KrOny_USLIg/s800/IMG_3664.JPG (http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/QQS1c3N4MklHdTqqKsn2kA)


More photos here:

LukeSTrail

.KML file for Google Earth with GPS tracklog and waypoints:
http://castlecountry.org/geo/LukesTrail.kml

[Sombeech]

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[accadacca]

Cool map and good lookin' bike. I would like to get down that way and try a few of those trails someday. :popcorn: