Gooseberry Mesa Mountain Biking (Nov 2007)

You can't ask for a more perfect November day--with no wind, and temps in the 70s. Dave Toth and I rode the infamous Gooseberry Mesa trail. It's amazing that the mesa sits about 2,000' above the surrounding valleys. The single-track ride sits on a white rolling slickrock set amidst pinions and junipers. Numerous times the trail veers out to the sheer edge of the cliff, allowing you 360 degree panoramas--looking at the cities, mountains or Zion, as can be seen in the following two pictures:




Notice the cliff edge!














There are numerous short (but steep!) sections of up and downhill, where Dave Toth (pictured) and I walked our bikes.