For lack of a better term, I’ve dubbed the 8200 ft. peak directly to the East of Tibble Fork Reservoir, “Exploration Peak.” Why? Well, as far…
Browsing: American Fork Canyon
It was Christmas Eve… 6:00 am… The text comes in, “Sorry man. Woke up with a sore throat. Santa can’t be sick today. Gonna pass.” So,…
I love living at the mouth of American Fork Canyon. In fact, that’s the main reason why we purchased our home in the location we did–quick…
With all my griping about motorcycles tearing up the trails in my beloved American Fork Canyon, it’s time to step up and do some trailwork. Local…
I’m downright bummed while writing this post. I feel like I’ve lost an old friend as I consider the quick demise of the once-stellar singletrack trails…
Waking up at the crack of 4:45 am isn’t tops on anyone’s list, but for those wishing to get some turns in before 9:00 am, it’s…
The Wasatch Front Range experiences the inevitable inversion at least once during every winter. For some reason, it seems to show up mid-January right when we…
Getting out in the backcountry this year has been a slow process. With over a month of sketchy snow conditions and four avalanche fatalities in Utah…
I’ve ridden in American Fork Canyon through October, but that’s pretty rare since the snow comes early and overnight temperatures stay cold. Yesterday, we hit the…
After a long ski season (I’m not really complaining), the upper-elevation trails are taking their own sweet time to thaw. Thanks to a cooler-than-average Spring, the…
I live literally at the mouth of American Fork Canyon in Utah. AF Canyon (as the locals call it), is home to some of the sweetest…
Giant Bicycles has been building quality bicycles since 1972, and been delivering those bikes to our shores since 1987. Along the way, Giant has garnered a…
It’s almost winter… the days are getting shorter and it’s getting cold and windy outside. The last rainfall in the valley has hit the upper elevations…