Gooseberry Mesa

[accadacca]

I believe we had about 15 people come ride on Saturday morning. It was a little chilly and windy up on the mesa, but that didn't make the trail any less awesome. I had an excellent ride and enjoyed everyone's company. It was a fun group! :ride:

Feel free to add your photos and video to this thread or make your own. I only have a few and I know there were tons of cameras. I am looking forward to seeing those climbing videos. :popcorn:


Sombeech's Video:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J4nSXPqcmC4

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[ststephen]

Looks like a fun place. I better not let my son Aaron see this. He's going to want to ride instead of hike next time we're in town! May be too hot come June, though?

[blueeyes]

Not if we go early in the morning! He would love Gooseberry.

[Garbanzo]

Here's a few Photos I took. Thanks for planning this ride. It's as good as everyone said it would be! Great group of people too!:haha:

[blueeyes]

I didn't pull my camera out very often on these rides but here is what I have for Gooseberry. My favorite is Fourtycal's bike repair. Bolt breaks.... no problem just use a little bailing wire and zip ties. :2thumbs:

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Here are a few of the guys riding up a steep incline.

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After riding Goose I rode Stucki Springs with Grant and Charlie from Chicago another 13 miles we were dead tired after finishing that ride! On our way up we ran into Glasscutter, Garbanzo, Dan and Shad where Bearclaw and Stucki converge. So good to see Glasscutter back on his bike and confronting the beast. :ride:

I rode approximately 13 miles of downhill on Friday and 30 miles of up down and one long haul up on Sat. My shoulders feel like I did 300 push ups. And I have hit a wall today! I am physically exhausted after going 100 miles an hour packing, moving, unpacking, and riding all in one week!

Can't wait to ride with you all again. I say next mtn trip should be to Green River WY! Check out the new bike park and 25 miles of bike trails Greyhair keeps posting.

[abirken]

Y'all are a buncha ANIMALS! RARRR!!!!!:wink::lol8:

[dbaxter]

Great Trip Report and thanks for sharing the pix! I have a brand new respect for mountain bikers...ALL OF YOU. :clap:

[Ryan]

Awesome pixs! I love that ride. I wish I could have made it.:hail2thechief:

[tallsteve]

Nice! I love, love, love Gooseberry and can't wait to go again. Just had knee surgery last week so it will be awhile for me. Maybe mid-May.

[Sombeech]

Here are a few stills from the video. Pics include Garbanzo, accadacca, REDFOX, blueeyes, greyhair biker, Ride On, fourtycal, RedSpecialized, swazimoto ... hmm, did I forget anybody?

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[greyhair biker]

Great ride all around! Here are a few I came up with:

[blueeyes]

:2thumbs: Miss ya guys all ready!

[swazimoto]

cool running into you guys down there!

[blueeyes]

I have just about decided that we could take Sombeech to China mountain biking and someone on the trail would say "Hey aren't you that Bogley guy?" :haha: Every time I ride with you someone recognizes you. Pretty cool.

[REDFOX]

I have just about decided that we could take Sombeech to China mountain biking and someone on the trail would say "Hey aren't you that Bogley guy?" :haha: Every time I ride with you someone recognizes you. Pretty cool.

Long live the Klein ! :cool2: :afro:

[RedSpecialized]

There were lots of cameras and here's are the pictures I took. It was a great time. Bogley is where its at!:ride: Hopefully later today I will have some video as well. As I post this it is snowing at my house YUCK!! When are we going down south again?

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Was anyone cold in the parking lot?:ne_nau: Loved the Socks Blueeyes:hail2thechief:

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I hear the tongue :fitz: out makes you go faster :afro:

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Maybe you should keep your tires on the ground next time:2thumbs:

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Scared some cows out of the bushes

[Sombeech]

Wow! Tons o' pics, awesome. Great ride, I've just added some stills from the video up above, and I'm uploading the video right now. :cool2:

[Garbanzo]

Awesome photos!!:hail2thechief: I'm having to transfer GoPro footage from laptop back to SD card, then back to my home computer. As soon as I get it done I'll pull some stills to share as well.:wink:

[accadacca]

Agreed. Great stills. :cool2:

[Sombeech]

I snuck my video up top into accadacca's post, here it is again:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J4nSXPqcmC4

http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&msa=0&msid=200816175362728047597.00049f30127f4899a306f&t=h&z=14

[Garbanzo]

Very nice job on the Vid, Man!!! That leaves me wanting to go again soon.:ride: And I probably will!!:lol8: Best part of the ride is the people you're riding with, and it couldn't have been better.:wink:

[accadacca]

GREAT video! I LOVE this trail. I wish I lived closer. :hail2thechief:

[Sombeech]

I put this map on the first page at the bottom, might as well put it here...

http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&msa=0&msid=200816175362728047597.00049f30127f4899a306f&t=h&z=14

[neilether]

I love this trail. Cool pics and video. Next time, you guys should ride the Hidden Canyon Trail that cuts off of the south rim about halfway out to the point (on your above posted map). It connects you to the north rim and then you follow that out to the point. From there you ride down the South rim back to Hidden Canyon, ride Hidden again, and then you can cruise back to your cars on the road or tool around on the trails north of the road. Good times!

[REDFOX]

Redspecialized and I included Hidden Canyon with our South rim to the point ride. I couldn't talk anyone else into following me. They missed out for sure. I think that Hidden canyon is probably the coolest trail on Gooseberry in terms of uniqueness and variety of terrain. I was suprised to see that it was marked so well with the white paint. It used to be difficult to find the access from the South rim trail side.

[Garbanzo]

A little something from the ride. I sill can't get over how cool this trail is!


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fYJavY4HB7E

[greyhair biker]

Sweet video!:cool2: One of my favorite trails!

[blueeyes]

:2thumbs: Good times!

[Sombeech]

Nice climbs Garbanzo

[Garbanzo]

Nice climbs Garbanzo

Thanks. Remind me to buy more mounts so I can film more than just myself.:facepalm1: I felt a little guilty after looking at all of the footage. Of just me!:sad:

[Sombeech]

Thanks. Remind me to buy more mounts so I can film more than just myself.:facepalm1: I felt a little guilty after looking at all of the footage. Of just me!:sad:

Don't worry, my footage of me just sucked. :lol8:

[REDFOX]

I liked all of the videos. I noticed some riders were captured on film riding pretty close to the cliff edge especially with the gusting winds. I don't how accadacca pulled off the gap jump with how bad the cross winds were. That shot turned out awesome. I couldn't even hold the camera steady in the wind.

[RedSpecialized]

Here's my attempt a video for the same ride. I need to learn where to put the helmet cam. 95% of the video us just my front tire. I edited most of it out, maybe next time Ill learn:crazycobasa:.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V52dMqCADAQ

[REDFOX]

Cool video Ben ! Looked like I didn't even have to pedal on the Hidden Canyon portion of Gooseberry.

[accadacca]

Cool video man. Glad I took the dirt road back. :nod:

[Sombeech]

Just curious, did I succeed on ANY climbs?

[REDFOX]

Just curious, did I succeed on ANY climbs?

You're in the same category as me, with 40lb plus bikes generally speaking we are not expected to succeed in climbing. This excuse has worked for me for the past 11 years. Specialized demo 9 @ 48 1/2 lbs.

[canyonkid]

deffinatly an awesome trail. looks like ill be biking instead of hiking next trip!

[Garbanzo]

Just curious, did I succeed on ANY climbs? Edit, edit, edit!!

[RedSpecialized]

Cool video man. Glad I took the dirt road back. :nod:

My video skills do not do Hidden Canyon Justice. I really thought that was a fun trail. :ride: I think my lack of video skills (i'm no Justin or Mark:duhz:) may have gave you the wrong impression of that trail.:gap:

[accadacca]

My video skills do not do Hidden Canyon Justice. I really thought that was a fun trail. :ride: I think my lack of video skills (i'm no Justin or Mark:duhz:) may have gave you the wrong impression of that trail.:gap:
Nah, just giving you guys shit. :fitz: I have taken that trail and it's awesome.

[Sombeech]

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