The next day I decided to go running up Payson Canyon. There was a mountain biking trail that I have rode down several times. I have never biked up it. I only go down. We (Robert and I) generally park a car at the bottom and start at the top. I have also parked a car at Robert's house and bike all the way down the canyon. This trail would give me a good solid five miles of uphill at once. I can't get that in Florida. It actually ended up being just under 4 miles. It was a nice single track trail with a few people. There where no cars at t
he bottom so I figured I would be pretty alone on the trail. I ended up coming across two guys coming down on their bikes together, and a girl biking alone. I chatted for a long time with the girl. Her name is Johanna. She was deciding on which path to take, and ended up taking the path I was running. Good for her, I don't think I would have made it up on a bike. I offered her a ride on her return if she didn't feel like climbing.
She is an awesome chic and didn't take up on the offer. We switched numbers and would meet up again. Running up the trail was easier. There was also two people on 2 stroke dirt bikes that stunk. I stopped and waited until their dust settled before going back up. The trail was a perfect combination of views. The entire trail was single track. The views changed from covered trees with a river, to open views of the mountains, and even a prairie view of colorful wildflowers. I didn't remember it being this pretty when I mountain biked it. This is one of the things I enjoy more about running. I really didn't think I would be running as much in Utah because how much I loved mountain biking. I actually didn't get on my bike once. My shoes
stayed in their suit case. I wanted to the last two days but ran out of time. The Payson Canyon trail was better than West Mountain because the view was better, there was a trail, and I could actually run the trail as it was not as steep. The elevation was higher because the starting point was higher than the West Mountain, but the actual terrain was not as steep. I think, I would need to check the stats.
The next day I decided to go running up Payson Canyon. There was a mountain biking trail that I have rode down several times. I have never biked up it. I only go down. We (Robert and I) generally park a car at the bottom and start at the top. I have also parked a car at Robert's house and bike all the way down the canyon. This trail would give me a good solid five miles of uphill at once. I can't get that in Florida. It actually ended up being just under 4 miles. It was a nice single track trail with a few people. There where no cars at t
he bottom so I figured I would be pretty alone on the trail. I ended up coming across two guys coming down on their bikes together, and a girl biking alone. I chatted for a long time with the girl. Her name is Johanna. She was deciding on which path to take, and ended up taking the path I was running. Good for her, I don't think I would have made it up on a bike. I offered her a ride on her return if she didn't feel like climbing.
She is an awesome chic and didn't take up on the offer. We switched numbers and would meet up again. Running up the trail was easier. There was also two people on 2 stroke dirt bikes that stunk. I stopped and waited until their dust settled before going back up. The trail was a perfect combination of views. The entire trail was single track. The views changed from covered trees with a river, to open views of the mountains, and even a prairie view of colorful wildflowers. I didn't remember it being this pretty when I mountain biked it. This is one of the things I enjoy more about running. I really didn't think I would be running as much in Utah because how much I loved mountain biking. I actually didn't get on my bike once. My shoes
stayed in their suit case. I wanted to the last two days but ran out of time. The Payson Canyon trail was better than West Mountain because the view was better, there was a trail, and I could actually run the trail as it was not as steep. The elevation was higher because the starting point was higher than the West Mountain, but the actual terrain was not as steep. I think, I would need to check the stats.
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