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Show Yv yr,yTrii t """"" T T T f With Clunkers The Salt Lake Tribune, Thursday. August C-- ten-spee- riders to surmount almost any hill possible to stay on the bike to ride up When you think of all the back roads and trails in Utah and compare the of a mountain bicycle with that of l drive vehicle, mountain biking becomes very attractive. If you are a person who relies on either as bicycle transportation, mountain hobby or a commuter, there are two new books of interest The first is Backcountry Bikepacking subtitled Everybodys Guide to Bicycle Camping by William Sanders e It is a paperback from Rodale Press which sells for $9.95. Sanders, contributing editor of Bicycling Magazine, has covered the bases with everything from a chapter: The Beast with Two Wheels," to Here is a recreation news roundup vou nave an item tor publication, write Recreation Editor, Salt Lake Tribune. P 0 Box 86? Salt Lake City. Utah 841 10 or phone 237 2070 Running News four-whee- m A&g It V.'M y t. ifer. j: 3lXjfcW,V il-J- S; :- -! -- Basics, and Scary Stuff." The author successfully melds the recreational advantages of bicycling together with backcountry camping and there is useful! knowledge for recreationists even if they don't bicycle. Workers who use two wheels for transit may glean insight from nie Complete Bicycle Commuter, The Sierra Club Guide to Wheeling to Work, by book Hal Zina Bennett. The addresses the joys and problems of T've found it is good for commutGronseth said. You can hop curbs and plow through chuckholes without damaging anything. And the bigger tires give better traction. Some of the more popular mountain biking treks include: the Big Water Trail to Dog Lake from Millcreek taking the OPEC-fre- e to Canyon. Solitude to Park City over method of transit work. Scotts Pass and then back to Brighton over Guardsmans Pass. The roads and trails along southern Utahs San Rafael Swell are also good sites as are some routes in Zion National Park. Riding on slick rock is some of the best riding But dry sandy riverbeds are the worst, Gronseth said You can have a good experience on roads you wouldnt think of hiking, he said of the different type of enjoyment that can be found peddling through the back country. The more weight you pack on your bicycle, the less you will enjoy your excursion. Like backpacking, it is best to travel light. Areas thought of as an overnight trip, backpacking, can be visited in one day on a bicycle and the speed makes travel enjoyable. Even when it is very hot, travel by bicycle can be cool compared to hoofing it under the weight of a huge Kelty loaded with supplies. Gearing allows almost a ratio of pedal revolutions to wheel A lone biker is dwarfed by the forest near the revolutions and the low gearing enables top of Millcreek Canyon. Mountain biking is a ing, Saturday's Events United Cerebral Palsy, 582 0700. is sponsoring the Camp Kostopulos race starting at 8 a m at Camp Kostooulos m Emigration Canyon The entry tee is S5 A Couples Evening Delight race begins at 8 p.m. at Kaysville Park. 150 S. 350 W The entry tee is S5 per couple or 13 tor tor singles Contact Bob Fisher. more information Provo South Park, 1000 S State St., is the starting point for the Y Mountain 10-starting at 8 a m Runners may at Top Ten Soorts in Orem (15) or register on. race day (16). Phone Patrick Shane, with questions Runners may choose a 5,000 or 10.000 meter race starting at Cedar Breaks National Monument's Visitors Center at 9 a m. For more information about the race, held at 10,000-too- t elevation, phone Frank Montana The entry fee is $2. is the man in Richard Barnum-Reeccommand of the Bair Gutsman, starting at 7:30 a m. in Fruit Heights. This year's event is split into two divisions. The first will be a race where runners will gain 5.000 feet on the course and the second race, called Bob's Bair Gutsman Memorial, will Crazy course. take runners on a There' will be a 10.000 meter tun run starting at 9 a m. Tuesday in St. George The entry tee is $1 and the race is sponsored by the St. George Recreation Department. Next Saturday The races Saturday, Aug 14, include: a This is the Race for This is the Place starting at 7:30 a m. at This is the Place Monument, Entry is 12. Phone Marv Wood, The second annual Northwest Sweat 5,000 meters starts at 7 a m. at the Northwest Center, 1300 W. 300 North. The tee is IS and is the information number. Tony Grove in Logan Canyon is the race at 7 a m. The cost is 15 site tor a and Dana Miller is an information source. An Canyon Run begins at 8 a m. at the Canyon Glen Picnic Area in Provo The Canyon. entry fee 'is 15 (early) or 16. Mountain Phone Patrick Shane, View Hospital. 1000 E. Highway 91 in Pavson, is the site for a 10 K or 2 5 mile fun run starting at 7 a.m. Phone Ken Burton, with questions. Treasure Bowhunt The 19th annual Treasure Mountain Shoot, sponsored bv the Beehive Wasatch Bowhun-terwill be held Friday, Saturday and Sunday at the Beehive Wasatch Range in Parleys Canyon near Lambs Canyon. Registration will be 110 per person or $18 for a husband and wife. The shoot is limited to archers 16 years old and older and there will be $1,200 in prizes. The event provides excellent practice, with polastic targets, for the archery season, which opens Aug. 21 Bicycle Events Utah riders will be able to show their skill Tuesday when the National BMX Skills Competition will be held at the Grand Central Shopping Center In Orem, starting at 10 a.m. All entrants younger than 18 must have a parent sign their registration form. Trapshooting Helper is the site for Utah State Trapshooting action in the Coors Chain Shoot Saturday 76-228- Bedroom Bikies il! Ml 181-pa- two-whe- 1 e Multi-Purpos- e 0 s, . one-to-o- way to mountain travel to spots where you can flowers. inset, still blooming. Deseret News Marathon star Demetrio Cabanillas wilt present a marathon clinic Tuesdav at 7 p.m. in the Willows Club, 555E. 5600 South. All the state's top runners have been invited and the clinic is expected to provide knowledge useful to runners anticipating the St. George Marathon. The registration fee will be 15 and Cababillas will use the money to further his outstanding running career. For information phone Mary Jane Cannon at Kayaking Class kayaking class will be held Saturday and Sunday in Grevs Canyon on the Green River. Sponsored bv Timberline Soorts. the class will cost 130 and covers all the basics, including the Eskimo roll. There will also be a river safety and rescue lecture tonight (Thursday) at 7 p m. at Timberline (3155 Highland Drive). The safety lecture is open to both kayak and canoe peddlers. Aug. 14, Timberline will host its 4th annual Weber River Canoe and Kayak race in the Devils Slide area of Weber Canyon. For information phone Timberline. A L Heber Triathlon Athletes interested in the Heber Valiev Triathlon, scheduled Aug. 21, should contact Robin Beck, for details. The event consists of a one mile swim in Deer Creek, a 40 mile bicycle ride and a 13.1 mile run. Skier Elected Ogden's Norm Burton has been elected president of the Professional Ski Instructors of America a the annual meeting in Denver, Colo. Ducks Unlimited The Adolph Coors Company is sponsoring a One-o- f a Kind Shotgun promotion to raise funds for Ducks Unlimited's wetland conservation efforts. Four guns will he built bv the Westlev Richards & Company. Ltd., Of Birmingham, England, and the auction is expected to raise St. 500.000 for Ducks Unlimited. Maps for America The US. Geological Survey, Department of Interior, has recently published a revised edition of Mats for America. The book helps unravel the complexities faced bv most people who use maps. The book also includes maps of Mount St. Helens before and after the eruption. Copies of the book cost $1 5 and may be obtained from the Eastern Distribution Branch, U. S. Geological Survey, 604 South Pickett St., Alexandria, Va., 22304. Strawberry River A cleanup-fishinday has been scheduled Saturday at 9 a.m. at the upper gate of Giles Ranch on the Strawberry River bv the Stoneflv Society of the Wasatch Fly Fishing Club. Interested anglers should meet at the Bagel Nosh, 3900 South Foothill (Wasatch) Blvd. at 6 a.m. to follow the group to the area. Phone Bob Johnson, Motorcycle Racing A motocross race, sponsored bv the Carbon Emery Motorcycle Association, will be held Saturday and Sunday at the Carbon County Fair Grounds Motorcycle Park In Price. Registration begins at 7 a.m. with practice open at 9 a.m. and racing at 10 a.m. The entry fee is 18 for the mini class, $12 for novice, amateur and expert and $25 for the pro class. General admission for spectators is $3. Phone for information. Lee, g "V. W Count on PSA for simple low fares. 85 to San Francisco A 85 toLos Angeles Inti $90 to San Diego Every seat, every flight. Call PSA Reservations at (801) 355-443- 3 or your travel agent. ( tilth our Smile rnv jt-J- I (f 6 IlnJl 7T PSA, The airline , i 7 and Sunday Phone Bill Pendleton, for information Next week's event will be at Heber Marathon Clinic 10-- 292-pag- Backcountry 0 Recreation News Bikers Discover Trail Continued Prom Page S deadfall requires dismounting and carrying the bicycle over the obstacle And there are also animals to contend with. On one tnp, Gronseth was bicycling by moonlight down a highway in Teton National Park The silent bicyclists came upon moose ambling down the middle of the road Gronseth and party pulled off the road and waited until the moose ended their stroll. They decided the moose definately had the right of way. And the large animals are not the only ones creating interesting problems for mountain bikers. Once Gronseth was almost startled into a crash by a grouse which boomed out of the brush just in front of his wheel. The loud clattering of the bird eraild unnerve even the most calm bicyclist. The mountain bike provides transportation to Gronseth when conditions are too poor to ride a normal He uses it when the snow on Salt Lakes avenues has caused a virtual standstill of auto traf.ic. The rugged bikes are very useful. 5, 1982 that won the Wfest ...with a smile. w |
