Comments on: The Best Place in the World

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By: Unknown

Unknown — Mon, 19 Sep 2005 19:41:54 +0000

>It was my proudest moment ever.I LOVE this story. It makes me want to get back in riding shape and see if my girlfriend’s niece’s boyfriend wants to go riding the next time we’re in CA. Not that there’s much hope I could make anyone puke but myself.Could your Blair Witch noise have been a barn owl? They make a NASTY screeching noise. (Ironically, barn owls screech but screech owls don’t.) It’s not really loud, but one gave me a good scare last winter up on San Juan Island at the UW marine lab. You can download the sound here:http://www.birds.cornell.edu/programs/AllAboutBirds/BirdGuide/Barn_Owl.htmlI think great horned owls make a scary noise, too, but I can’t find a sample of it easily. Other than that, maybe a mountain lion?

By: Unknown

Unknown — Thu, 15 Sep 2005 21:02:53 +0000

Oh my God, The-Boyfriend-barf moment was hilarious!!I’m 37 now and know the joy of passing collegiate team riders in an XC mtn bike race, when my category started like 10 minutes behind them. It’s fun when the old guys can humble the young’uns every now and then. :)The rest of the ride descriptions were wonderful. We have a downhill run locally here in San Luis Obispo that I love like your Joy – it’s called East Boundary Trail…

By: Phil

Phil — Thu, 15 Sep 2005 19:30:35 +0000

Fatty, the Blair Witch scream…My wife and I heard something similar, based on your description, during our Funnymoon in E Washington. We were lying on a park bench after pitching a tent, smoked a bowl and were looking at these magical stars. And this sound came at us from far too close. I’m a former Alaskan; she’s a geologist — together we fuckin’ freaked! Never heard anything like that. A car drove by the nearby road (I pictured a stepside pickup) and we could hear the Blair Witch crash through the dry underbrush (sounded like it must’ve weighed 100 lbs). All night this thing screamed in the valley. I thought it was bigfoot (this was ‘93, pre-Blair Witch). A colleague at the restaurant I worked in told me puma in heat. Whatever. I didn’t sleep all night. – Crabby Traveler

By: Zed

Zed — Thu, 15 Sep 2005 16:27:25 +0000

All apologies for the double-post the other day… Hey, so I know it wouldn’t have fit your literary masterpeice, so that’s why you didn’t include directions to the trail, but you gotta cough ‘em up now, eh? At least, I’m hoping you feel a moral obligation after hooking so many of us with your descriptively inclined trail literature.Just think back to Utah, you were leaving your house to go on the best mountain-biking trip ever, you pull out of the driveway and … go ahead, you finish this thought, you know, if you’d like or whatever. No pressure.Thanks again for the great story. I’m sure I’ll read it more than once during my exciting day sitting at this desk.

By: Unknown

Unknown — Thu, 15 Sep 2005 16:26:04 +0000

Dear Fatty, an excellent explanation of an exquisite place. It was exceptional! Truly, making expeditions to exercise in exotic and extreme places like Tibble is an example of your extra desire to excel at all things XC. You almost convinced me to put off buying my new road bike to get a MTB…well, almost…ok, you did. Great blog.

By: Adam

Adam — Thu, 15 Sep 2005 15:46:54 +0000

you’re from Utah, but live in PNW now? Me too! That explains why you’ve done so many trips to Moab.Unfortunately, I only thought Tibble Fork was good for trout fishing, and it really wasn’t all that good for that.Sounds like I missed some good rides.awesome post, keep it up!

By: Kenny

Kenny — Thu, 15 Sep 2005 15:41:38 +0000

Elden, I’m ashamed to say that I haven’t rode tibble all year. With you gone and alot of us riding singles it just hasn’t happened. Your blog today inspired me. I’m leaving work early today for an emergency tibble. I’ll be at the trail head today, thursday at 3:00 if anyone wants to join me. I’ll be thinking of you, man.thanks,

By: Unknown

Unknown — Thu, 15 Sep 2005 14:47:39 +0000

in CA, we have a trail that sounds a bit like that. 11.x miles of technical downhill singletrack. keep in mind though, that some of us have light weight x-c bikes AND downhill gear. so while i might be the guy on sunday that is shuttling with a 42 lb. bike and a single 38 tooth chainring, i was also the guy on saturday who climbed it on a 25 lb. x-c bike. next time i shuttle it, i’ll be sure to wear a sign on my jersey that says "i climbed this yesterday!"great post. i’m keeping track of these trails for my trip to UT. i only hope i can find a local who can point me towards the trailhead!

By: Michael

Michael — Thu, 15 Sep 2005 12:36:33 +0000

Nice description Elden. Captured everything good about getting out on a mountain bike and riding up some hills.CheersMichael