Vegas Thanksgiving 2017

Discussion in 'Trailhead' started by rossage, Nov 13, 2017.


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  1. rossage

    rossage iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    East Sacramento
    Name:
    Ross Lawson
    Current Bike:
    Highball
    As the title says, that's where I will be this Thanksgiving. Of course, I'm taking my bike and I should be able to ride Wed-Thur-Fri mornings. Probably out at Blue Diamond-Cottonwood.
    Unless someone out there knows some hidden gem...
     
  2. scan

    scan iMTB Rockstah

    Name:
    fran allas
    Current Bike:
    Scott Spark
    Love that area. MD and I did that area last new years!! I wish......
     
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  3. LLPoolJ

    LLPoolJ iMTB Rockstah

    Location:
    Moreno Valley
    Name:
    James Johnson
    Current Bike:
    Specy Epic, Stumpu and Enduro
    Me too, riding Blue diamond Thursday am. Riding Dead horse, 3mile smile and late night
     
  4. SnakeCharmer

    SnakeCharmer iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    Front Range, San Gabes
    Name:
    Mike, aka "Ssnake"
    Current Bike:
    YT Izzo
    Just Blue Diamond? There is SO MUCH MORE OUT THERE!!!

    I will be down river riding Havasu/Kingman on Thurs/Fri/Sat. If you guys want to drive down for the day, I can show you around.
     
  5. SnakeCharmer

    SnakeCharmer iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    Front Range, San Gabes
    Name:
    Mike, aka "Ssnake"
    Current Bike:
    YT Izzo
    How about adding Satan's Escalator while you are on that side, too?
     
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  6. mike

    mike iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    Western US
    Name:
    Mike O
    Current Bike:
    HT, FS
    Killer, @rossage! Soak it up, mate. :thumbsup::cool:

    Love hearing about you freaks going far out of your way for the goods. I reckon stuff is about going off in the southern lats. Git it!
     
  7. rossage

    rossage iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    East Sacramento
    Name:
    Ross Lawson
    Current Bike:
    Highball
    As I said in the original post, I will be in Las Vegas, not 100 miles away in Kingman, AZ.
    My time is limited due to familial constraints so I will be riding the Blue Diamond and Cottonwood areas.
    Hey! Why don't you drive up and ride with me! I'll be in the white van, down by the river...
     
  8. SnakeCharmer

    SnakeCharmer iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    Front Range, San Gabes
    Name:
    Mike, aka "Ssnake"
    Current Bike:
    YT Izzo
    Heck, what's 100 miles to drive one way for a killer ride??? ;)

    I too will be with family so I can't get away either. :whistling:

    My suggestion: If you can drive over to Henderson, try the Anthem/Nitro trail system. It's outstanding. :thumbsup:
     
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  9. SnakeCharmer

    SnakeCharmer iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    Front Range, San Gabes
    Name:
    Mike, aka "Ssnake"
    Current Bike:
    YT Izzo
    If you are staying near Blue Diamond, then consider Southwest Ridge. Another great ride. It connects to Bears Best now.
     
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  10. LLPoolJ

    LLPoolJ iMTB Rockstah

    Location:
    Moreno Valley
    Name:
    James Johnson
    Current Bike:
    Specy Epic, Stumpu and Enduro
    Gotta keep it a little tamer. Riding with my kid. He is neck deep in college, work and a girlfriend that can't drive due to eyesight. She also works and goes to school. He is her Uber. His skills have gone away due to this. I chose trails he won't kill himself on. Learned a lesson in Prescott got him in to deep and we dodged a bullet.
     
  11. rossage

    rossage iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    East Sacramento
    Name:
    Ross Lawson
    Current Bike:
    Highball
    That's what is so cool about Blue Diamond, you can just combine loops to fit your needs. Ledgy, rocky, fast, flowy, long, short...it's up to the rider
    It's such a great system.
     
  12. SnakeCharmer

    SnakeCharmer iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    Front Range, San Gabes
    Name:
    Mike, aka "Ssnake"
    Current Bike:
    YT Izzo
    SW Ridge and Anthem/Nitro trails are fairly tame XC with little tech sections mixed in. But the rocks are SHARP!

    Anyway, BD/Cottonwood is a nice scenic loop. :thumbsup:
     
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  13. mtnbikej

    mtnbikej J-Zilla

    Location:
    Orange
    Name:
    J
    Current Bike:
    SC Chameleon SS, SC Hightower
    You should do the extra 80 miles and drive to St. George....knock out some Zen, Barrels, Batrel Roll...::. :whistling:
     
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  14. LLPoolJ

    LLPoolJ iMTB Rockstah

    Location:
    Moreno Valley
    Name:
    James Johnson
    Current Bike:
    Specy Epic, Stumpu and Enduro
  15. MrGreedom

    MrGreedom Well-Known Member

    Location:
    Los Angeles
    Name:
    Ryan
    Current Bike:
    BH Lynx6
    I too will be in Vegas for Thanksgiving with my bike! I'm going to take my Dad for a ride around Blue Diamond. He is 71 so it will be tame.
     
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  16. LLPoolJ

    LLPoolJ iMTB Rockstah

    Location:
    Moreno Valley
    Name:
    James Johnson
    Current Bike:
    Specy Epic, Stumpu and Enduro
    May be we will run into each other. Need to spend some quality time with the boy, don't get much of that any more.
     
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  17. MrGreedom

    MrGreedom Well-Known Member

    Location:
    Los Angeles
    Name:
    Ryan
    Current Bike:
    BH Lynx6
    That's dope @LLPoolJ with my parents getting older I am making sure the time we have together is great too. Don't know how many more years they will still want to bike, ski, fish, ECT. So I am not taking wasting my visits watching tv with them. We have decades to do that still.
     
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  18. rossage

    rossage iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    East Sacramento
    Name:
    Ross Lawson
    Current Bike:
    Highball
    Wednesday, 11/22 Badger Pass-3 mile smile and....? Rolling by 8am from the lot at the trailhead off the 160.
     
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  19. LLPoolJ

    LLPoolJ iMTB Rockstah

    Location:
    Moreno Valley
    Name:
    James Johnson
    Current Bike:
    Specy Epic, Stumpu and Enduro
    Similar on Thur. Won't be in Vegas til tomorrow afternoon
     
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  20. MrGreedom

    MrGreedom Well-Known Member

    Location:
    Los Angeles
    Name:
    Ryan
    Current Bike:
    BH Lynx6
    Just got into Vegas. If I do a ride tomorrow it will be late morning
     
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  21. gunga din

    gunga din Member

    Name:
    steve villmer
    the hurl
     
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  22. rossage

    rossage iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    East Sacramento
    Name:
    Ross Lawson
    Current Bike:
    Highball
    I had a good ride out there this am. Pretty empty at 7:30am but the Late Night trail head lot was filling up quick at 9:30am when I was finishing. Gonna try to get back out there Thursday... Gotta get some of the Hurl!
     
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  23. LLPoolJ

    LLPoolJ iMTB Rockstah

    Location:
    Moreno Valley
    Name:
    James Johnson
    Current Bike:
    Specy Epic, Stumpu and Enduro
    We are planning on 8:30 cottonwood lot. Rolling quickly thereafter.
     
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  24. Bluesrider

    Bluesrider Well-Known Member

    Location:
    Newbury Park Ca.
    Name:
    Todd
    Current Bike:
    Santa Cruz Hightower
    Check out Ikes Peak trail, nice quick 10mile or so loop. I rode it once many many moons ago. If link doesn't work just youtube it.

     
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  25. LLPoolJ

    LLPoolJ iMTB Rockstah

    Location:
    Moreno Valley
    Name:
    James Johnson
    Current Bike:
    Specy Epic, Stumpu and Enduro
    Saw that and thinking Friday morning quickie
     
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  26. Bluesrider

    Bluesrider Well-Known Member

    Location:
    Newbury Park Ca.
    Name:
    Todd
    Current Bike:
    Santa Cruz Hightower
    Mtbproject shows a nice network of trails there
     
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  27. rossage

    rossage iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    East Sacramento
    Name:
    Ross Lawson
    Current Bike:
    Highball
    Yeah, I was just on MTBproject and was reminded about the good stuff up on top of Ike's Peek. Legalize it, Menny's....good to have choices.....

    Where you been Todd?
     
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  28. hill^billy

    hill^billy iMTB Rockstah

    Good stuff
     
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  29. MrGreedom

    MrGreedom Well-Known Member

    Location:
    Los Angeles
    Name:
    Ryan
    Current Bike:
    BH Lynx6
    I followed your lead Rossage pulled up at 1pm and did Badger>3mi Smile>Late Night>Mustang Loop. Linked torather 15mi. Great riding, my style short punchy climbs and long flowy dh.

    No ride for me tomorrow. If I don't cook vegetables no one in this family will even think about eating them.
     
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  30. Bluesrider

    Bluesrider Well-Known Member

    Location:
    Newbury Park Ca.
    Name:
    Todd
    Current Bike:
    Santa Cruz Hightower
    I’ve been around, just not riding. But I’m feeling a comeback is in my near future. Enjoy the ride out there
     
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