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blueeyes
10-22-2011, 11:23 AM
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Christian B., Ed, Jocelyn, Carlos, Kenny, ?,?,Randall, David, Dorian, Chere, Bruce Blais, Mark McCann, Ron R., Jeff, Jimmy, Rich N

I got a surprise call from Ron in Vegas one afternoon in September. He was calling to invite me to ride with the Las Vegas Mountain Bike group at Brian Head. I had missed their annual trek to Brian Head in July do to the fact I was headed to Georgia for a work conference. I had pretty disappointed. I rode with these guys last August up at Brian Head and had a ball! Ron had received a call from Bob the owner and operator of the Brian Head shuttle service to let him know he was retiring. Ron talked Bob into one last hurrah and it was going to be October 1st. They planned on driving up early morning hitting Bunker Creek followed by Blowhard and head back home. I didn

MtnBkr
10-22-2011, 05:47 PM
Nice pictures, thanks for taking time to report.

REDFOX
10-22-2011, 08:16 PM
Great write up and pics. I should have done more riding at Brianhead while my inlaws owned a condo there. The only riding that I have done down there was a National downhill race in 2005. Is there no longer a commerical shuttle for riding this trail ?

blueeyes
10-22-2011, 09:34 PM
Thanks guys!

Bob sold it so yes there should still be a shuttle service. The Vegas group just has a long history of being loyal customers of Bob so they wanted one last ride with him as their driver.

accadacca
11-02-2011, 11:50 AM
Awesome report! Somehow I missed this one until now. :popcorn:

Sombeech
11-02-2011, 06:42 PM
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greyhair biker
11-04-2011, 03:51 PM
Oh wow! This is what happens when I'm so busy I see myself coming or going:facepalm1: What an awesome trip report!

blueeyes
11-04-2011, 06:01 PM
Thx Wade!