Gooseberry Mesa , the Must Ride Southern Utah mountain bike trail. Its so hard.. but so good. EPIC
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- Опубліковано 4 жов 2024
- Today we ride one of the absolute best mountain bike trails in all of southern Utah. The trail it is known to all as Gooseberry Mesa. Before I started mountain biking just a little over three years ago. I watched a UA-cam video that inspired me. The video was by a guy named Brian Kennedy who has a successful UA-cam channel called BKXC . He was riding with the chasing epic mountain bike tour group. The story he told, along with the sheer beauty of the video inspired me to buy a bike and start riding. Fast for three years and I'm doing the same and try to inspire others to ride as well. Gooseberry mesa is no joke of a mountain bike trail. Even though I was just a beginner when I started to ride this trail, I would not recommend it to anybody who is not at least an intermediate Mountain biker. I sometimes wish I would have waited, as the many crashes that I have had on this trail have actually left scars. The thing that makes gooseberry Mesa so difficult, is that it never gives you a break. You are constantly forced to climb over or down large boulders and through type and narrow shoots. It also has some very extreme exposure both on the south and north rim Trail's. What are the nice things about gooseberry is that someone has painted white dots how long the entire trail which makes it very difficult to get lost. If you can keep track of these dots and follow the trail it makes it much easier to survive. Gooseberry mesa is a must ride trail, for those who are up for the adventure. It is one of the best single track mountain bike Mesa Trail's and all of the world, and certainly one of the best in southern Utah. I am created this video in hopes to inspire others to ride add to share what has become one of my favorite trails to ride. thanks for joining me and my Yeti SB130 as we adventure through life . simply put I'm riding my best life
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Great video Jason and awesome riding! Your videos inspire me to get off the couch and get out and ride everyday!
Now if I can inspire you to make more UA-cam videos it will be a win win . Thanks brother
Me too! The only time I stay ON the couch is when I'm watching his UA-cam videos 😁
A friend and I met Mike and Morgan Harris on a 1997 trip to southern Utah. They are the locals who scouted and created the trails on Goose and Little Creek. It's an honor for me to think about my time riding with Mike and Morgan over the years. All the vids I've seen of Goose (Goozbree, in local parlance) remind me of their amazing riding technique and smoothness of effort. They were in their mid-50s at that time, and they SHOWED us how it was done. After a few twice-yearly visits to Goose, we were able to ride the whole South Rim (from the parking lot toward The Point) without dabbing (okay, certainly a few spots took a few tries). Our inspiration to try and try again, of course, came from the creators. Unbelievably wonderful men. Kind, humble, and crushingly funny! The point of all this is that we must recognise the folks who came before us. We have this fun because they did the work. Peace.
Amen! Thanks for sharing . So grateful for their efforts . The impact they have had on me and countless others because of their passion ,can never be repaid .
Hi Erik! I'm writing a story for USA TODAY about biking in Greater Zion. I would love to include you in the article to comment on Mike and Morgan. May I email you a few questions today?
Heading over there Saturday for a week. Thanks for the order of operations tip. Wire Mesa, Guacamole, Gooseberry Mesa.
Enjoy . Camped up there two of the last 3 weekends . Love those trails . Little creek is also very fun , just across the highway from Gooseberry .
@@RidingMyBestLife Going over with 55+ Denver Mtn Biking Meetup group. They are all on my list.
Friggen sweet!! Alright, it’s official… I’ll stop in St George to ride this next week 🤘 thanks for the recommendation!
Thanks for this...
I'm trying mountain biking again after 30+ years...
This video gets me pumped !
Yes!! Get out there . Welcome back 😀
Just rode Wire Mesa a few weeks ago, very easy easy trail, nothing difficult about it, all rideable without getting off the bike counter clockwise. If you are a mountain biker, its a piece of cake, very fun. rode .69 miles of gooseberry and turned around, was alone. that .69 was easy, beyond that, hell if i know, but the black diamond trails are really easy, if you are a mountain biker. if you just started MTB, then best be ready to walk and walk alot.
Great video, you inspired me to ride Gooseberry and the ebike part of the video was f'n funny!!
Thanks Mike . So glad you got to experience Goose . And thanks for watching . I got to ride it about 2 wks ago . It never gets old
Truly my favorite trail. Zen is incredible but steeper terrain, harder. I love Little Creek Mesa for a Goose warmup. Been here 4 times, not nearly enough.
I’m with you on that .. both amazing .. and don’t look past wire Mesa or Grafton as well
Watched this video a couple of weeks ago, then went out and rode the same loop. Amazing fun. Brutal punchy climbs. Rock rolls. Awesome views. Loved every single second of it.
Heck yea!! That’s awesome . I’m yet to ride it this year. I need to get out there while the weather is perfect . Thanks for watching 👊🏻
So nice bro-heimer!!!
E bikes are the best! You won't go back! Love your videos! Thanks!
oh man... SO much work!
It is .. but every bit worth the effort .. 💯
Magic looking place that mate! Trail looks fun as hell as well.
Nice vid! :D
Magical is a great way to describe the Goose .. cheers
You said "I forgot how cool this is" It looks cool...... but I can only imaging what it looks like in real life .... and at sunset too!
It’s amazing .. every turn has something cool to ride by or through .
Nice Jason! Great riding with you and rad video! Can’t wait until the next ride.
Thanks Mike .. so glad we put this together .. as soon as the snow is gone I’m going to introduce to those Richfield trails 👊🏻
Looking forward to that!
Those trails look so sick!🔥🔥🔥💥💥💥
I’m pretty dang lucky to have this so close
Gooseberry isn't very hard unless you're new to riding but it sure is fun and certainly has it's challenges!
Funny story, The Goose is Loos Chasing Epic video is one of the first I watched as I started getting into biking as well! But this video is some of your best work and has me itching to get back on the Goose!
That is so awesome .. can you believe I rode with Brian 2 days after this video .. got to share that story with him.. it was so cool .
@@RidingMyBestLife that is awesome!
Did gooseberry for the first time yesterday. What an amazing trail. Definitely a technical challenge, but honestly the hardest part for me was just following the white lines. Never crashed, but got pretty close a couple times when I lost the white dots and took some not so great lines. Can't imagine completing the trail with no dabs, but maybe some day.
I had some of those zero dabs in my crew .. pretty amazing if you think about it .. glad you got to see first hand just how great it was .. and your weather was perfect 🤛🏻
Gooseberry is soo awesome! I need to get out there and do that one again. Great riding! 👊
Most of this was new routes for me .. usually just go south to north .. I need to explore even more .. it’s all so good
@@RidingMyBestLife my favorite route... start at Practice then across bowls and Ledges to North rim to the point. Then the south rim all the way back to the parking lot. So amazing out there!
This place looks so amazing! Love the rocks and the up and down haha! Subbed!
Awesome thanks Murray 👊🏻
So now I know why I wasn't invited to Gooseberry Mesa. It looks like such a riding paradise. I will be able to handle it on my next trip there, trust me! Another great video, nailed that camera work 💯
It will be my pleasure to take you around goose ..💯 after guac 😜
@@RidingMyBestLife Awesome, two for one sounds like a great deal to me 🙌
It's difficult yes but so much grip on the slick rock allows you to ride features that you might not be able to otherwise.
100% looks like I’m riding it again Friday . Hope to clean a couple more of the tough climbs . So fun 👊🏻
Just so you know if you like Mexican food tomatillo is a member of the gooseberry family
Live Mexican food .. thanks for the info. Love learning new things
Great video composition man. Us mountain bikers are gluttons for punishment.
Thanks for watching .. I enjoy making these .. and yes we are gluttons for sure .. pain thrown in with a side of pleasure 👊🏻
Are these the hiking trails also?
Yes 👍
@@RidingMyBestLife why I won’t camp up there anymore.
I love hiking this trail.. All of the bikers always look miserable...
Miserable but stoked 😀😀