.. title: Park City
.. slug: 2022-jul-6
.. date: 2022-07-6 02:04:36 UTC
.. tags: roadtrip, downhill, utah
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Finally, we have arrived in the beehive state! The first night we camped in Sheep's Creek, we didn't see any sheep but the views were incredible. This is another spot to put a pin in for future trips as it's decently high in elevation and thus the summer temperature was perfect. We had to do some slight off-roading to get up to this particular spot but we also observed quite a few trailers and RVs in other more accessible ones.

From there we drove into Park City where Emily was kind enough to drop me off at Guardsman Pass, near the top of Wasatch Creek trail.

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This ride is indeed epic, although I wouldn't put it high in difficulty, especially as a shuttle. Per usual, the views are unparalleled. 

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You start off with a nice flowing descent, then they dump you right onto a steep alpine double track that needs climbing. The rest is all downhill. I appreciated that riders actually start above where all the lifts *end*. So you're basically looking down on all the tourists and bike park people until you get down to their level. 

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You have some options for the last part of the descent as it's essentially Canyons Bike Park. Of course I took the one with the most features down.

The next day Emily had some paperwork to fill out, and I started playing in the bike park. I got one and a half laps in before breaking a spoke and having to visit the local bike shop for repairs.

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Luckily `Legacy Sports <https://www.visitparkcity.com/listing/legacy-sports-%26-rentals/15821/>`_  made quick work of the repair and I was back to riding!

On the second day in Park City, Emily learned to jump. Or at least got a lot better. We visited `Deer Valley <https://www.deervalley.com/things-to-do/activities/mountain-biking>`_ which has a perfect trail to learn jumps on called "Tidal Wave". I remembered I own a GoPro so you don't have to read this silly English anymore and instead loose your mind in these sick edits:

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