Viva Southwest—Co-Ed

Every­one knows Las Vegas for “The Strip”, Elvis imper­son­ators, extrav­a­gant shows, bizarre archi­tec­ture, and seedy sub­cul­tures. But it is also cen­tral to stag­ger­ing moun­tain ranges in every direc­tion, each host­ing beau­ti­ful nat­ur­al dis­plays of geol­o­gy, flo­ra, and fauna.

On day 1 we will pick you up ear­ly and shut­tle to our set­up where we will build bikes for those that trav­eled with their own and fit for those using one of our sup­plied rentals (no extra fee!).

Every day will have engag­ing instruc­tion through­out the rides, cus­tom-tai­lored to indi­vid­ual skillsets. The first ride will begin with basics like ride posi­tion, brak­ing, and cor­ner­ing tech­nique and a glos­sary of terms we will use through­out the week.

Then we’ll ride! Your guides will pick out one of many trail net­works best suit­ed for the group and have a mel­low-paced intro ride giv­ing enough time and space to prac­tice the basics while expe­ri­enc­ing this unique landscape.

We will have lunch in Blue Dia­mond and then we will have a scenic 2‑hour dri­ve across a small sliv­er of Ari­zona before arriv­ing to our beau­ti­ful bou­tique accom­mo­da­tions in St. George.

Din­ner will be at the Red Fort Cui­sine Of India, serv­ing clas­sic Indi­an fare.

Time on Trail: approx. 2–3 hours

Wake up to a beau­ti­ful sun­rise on your own pri­vate bal­cony over­look­ing the town of St. George, dust­ed with a back­drop of the Pine Val­ley Moun­tains and the vibrant red rock of Snow Canyon State Park.

We will head direct­ly to the trail­head for the Green Val­ley trails where we will dis­cuss the game plan for the ride, and review the skills learned from the day before.

The ride in the Green Val­ley is an open land­scape with dry, sandy soil and a great playlist of trails at our dis­pos­al for the day. Lunch will be at a pop­u­lar café downtown.

After lunch, we will head over to the small town of Wash­ing­ton, Utah and explore the Church Rocks and Dino Cliff trails. 

Din­ner will be at the upscale-casu­al Cliff­side Restau­rant that offers New Amer­i­can fare.

Time on trail: approx. 4–5 hours

After a hearty made to order break­fast, we will jump in the van for a scenic hour dri­ve to the quaint town of Spring­dale, where the streets are lit­tered with art gal­leries, cof­fee shops, out­door stores, and restaurants. 

In Zion Nation­al Park you will have options of sev­er­al hikes. Our favorites are Angel’s Land­ing and The Nar­rows. We will be pack­ing our lunch­es to go for this day. If you are look­ing for more of a relax­ing day you are wel­come to explore more of Spring­dale or walk around the Vis­i­tor Cen­ter. We will gath­er back up for an amaz­ing din­ner in Spring­dale before shut­tling back to our cozy beds. 

Din­ner will be at the Bit & Spur Restau­rant and Saloon, this place has been around since 1981 and for good rea­sons. It has a robust selec­tion of craft beers and tasty mar­gar­i­tas and serves up unique Mex­i­can and South­west dishes. 

We’ve made it to day 4 and have been rid­ing a ton and build­ing on your tool­box of skills. For the last day before head­ing back to Neva­da, we are head­ed to Wire Mesa in the morn­ing and then Goose­ber­ry Mesa after lunch. This will like­ly be the most chal­leng­ing ride we wran­gle in the area, but the rewards are matched to the effort.

Wire Mesa will be a good morn­ing warm-up with a mix of fast and flowy, a few tech­ni­cal sec­tions, and unfor­get­table views. Lunch will be at the van. 

Goose­ber­ry is a total clas­sic trail. You can­not come to the St. George area and miss this epic net­work of trails.

From the trail­head, we will start with tame dou­ble track before get­ting to the rim of the mesa where we will leave the tame behind and ride the tech and feel some of the expo­sure the region is known for. We will work in small groups to sup­port the added chal­lenge and cheer on our co-rid­ers as we nav­i­gate Gooseberry.

The views from the ride will stop you in your tracks so we rec­om­mend keep­ing your cam­era close at hand.

Time on trail: approx. 4–6 hours

Eat a big break­fast before a very short shut­tle to the trails. Our cen­ter­piece for the day will be the well-known Jem Trail. This flowy mas­ter­piece of a trail is a ton of fun. It’s a real Jem (sor­ry, we couldn’t resist).

While soak­ing in the stun­ning views of the sur­round­ing mesas and breath­ing the sweet air filled with the fra­grance of the mesquite and junipers, we will use the flowy nature of Jem to focus on cor­ner­ing techniques.

You will most like­ly be beg­ging for a sec­ond lap. No prob­lem! We’ll be right there with you!

Lunch will be in the town of Hur­ri­cane. We will then head back to Las Vegas to say our goodbyes.

Time on trail: approx. 2–3 hours