Bunker Creek Trail TR 6/4/09

[theking648]

Bunker Creek Trail is an awesome downhill trail IF you do it a month from now. I learned my lesson and I won't be soon forgetting it. Let’s just say the snow patches on the mountain look smaller they are.



On Thursday Statton and I decided it would be fun to do a trail while we were up here on a camping trip. I've wanted to do Bunker Creek for years and was finally able to do it. When my dad dropped us off near the top of Brian Head, we had to hike over a snow patch that covered the road before we could even get to the trailhead. To add to the situation the wind was cold and must have been blowing at 60 mph



The trail starts at about 10,500 ft. We had to spend most of our time hike-a-bike through the snow that covered the trail in patches. Once we started dropping it started drying off and was a nice smooth ride until we got to where the trail forks left and right. We took the right fork of Bunker Creek (left fork from top) and instantly ran into snow again.



Again after we started dropping in altitude we were cursing down some fun rock gardens and switchbacks without snow. We soon ran into another problem, since it was so early in the season there were tons of trees that have fallen over the trail and the Color Country Bike Club hadn’t had time to do trail work yet, and I give the Color Country Bike Club props for cleaning up this trail every year.







After climbing over three dozen trees the trail turned into an ATV track and turned into some smooth riding that is until I got bucked forward and went over the handle bars at 30+ mph and landing on my face. Good thing my head was resting on my left arm and my right hand. After I crashed I was in so much pain could swear my shoulder was broken and the same for my wrist. After lying on the ground for a few minutes the pain started to dull and I was able to determine that I fine except all for all the road rash on my knees, arms, shoulder, and a scratch on my face. It took me 10 minutes to figure out where my bike went, but I soon found it upside down in a tree 15 feet down the trail from where I was sitting. I figured I flew/skidded 15ft from the start of the crash.



This would be an awesome trail in July, but I will never do this trail again in June or any time before it. On a side note I thought it was really cool watching the ground fly by 2 inches from my face.

Rode hard and put away wet


http://www.silvercg.com/2009/06/08/bunker-creek-trail/

[blueeyes]

Nice TR...

I know you are not a big believer in the brake... but ummm I think next time maybe just a little to slow ya down might be a good thing. Just a titch... live to ride another day. Who am I going to ride Bearclaw Poppy with?

[live2ride]

Sounds like a fun trail when the conditions are right, good to hear you didn't get hurt and pull a Greyhair......and be out for the season....

[theking648]

Nice TR...

I know you are not a big believer in the brake... but ummm I think next time maybe just a little to slow ya down might be a good thing. Just a titch... live to ride another day. Who am I going to ride Bearclaw Poppy with?

hmm... brake... that sounds familar. What is that used for again?

aww who cares. go big or go home.

[cilantro13]

Thanks for the TR.

Healing vibes.

(I too went OTB last week and spared my collar bone with my face -- luckily it was in 2 inches of SoCal dust...)

[live2ride]

Thanks for the TR.

Healing vibes.

(I too went OTB last week and spared my collar bone with my face -- luckily it was in 2 inches of SoCal dust...)

I would love to ride in some of that so-cal dust your talking about!

[cilantro13]

If you are ever in Orange County -- send me a PM and I will take you out. We have some great trails, and we ride them year round (lights in the winter).

[James_B_Wads2000]

Bunker is a great ride. I hope you get a chance to go back and ride it when conditions are right. I got caught in a huge monsoon storm there once. I saw lightening strike a tree about 100 yards away, I was very shaken.



James