Short version: the Dixie 311 will start 8AM on Saturday, June 26 at the same time and place as the Dixie Lite. This is 24 hours later than originally scheduled. Long version: the primary reason for this change is the resupply option in Circleville. There is but one market, and it is closed on Sundays. […]
Category Archives: Exploratories
Dixie-311 Segment 4 West Hunt Creek Trail
Dixie-311 Segment 4 West Hunt Creek Trail Is a lot cleaner than it was on Friday. Click on the below pic to see DH get his action on and a panorama of West Hunt Creek Trail. The trail goes this way. Dave wasn’t dropping me today ;-) AND I didn’t have to pick up and […]
Husky: check; PowerTap: check.
Ready for a weekend in Dixie! From May 2010
Dixie resources
So you are thinking about doing the Dixie Lite or Dixie 311 but not sure how to plan for so many unknowns? Here are some tips to get you started. Start with Google Earth. If you don’t have it yet, download it – it’s free. Next, download this file: Dixie Resources. (right click, save as…) […]
Sevier Plateau and beyond
I’ve really been looking forward to laying some tracks on segment 4 of the Dixie route. I had planned to do it next weekend but it worked out best over Memorial weekend. This area is rough, rugged, remote…unbelievable though is the quantity of rideable trail, something I honesty didn’t expect to find. It starts up Casto […]
Laying down tracks
This weekend Dave and I took our first trip of the year up to the high country to lay down some GPS tracks on parts of the Dixie 311 and Dixie-Lite courses that needed scouted. We split up and each rode different parts cause there is quite a lot of it that needs checked out! […]
Bike, snowshoes, or both?
With all the chat about snow levels on the AZT route I thought I’d offer some insights on how those snow models transfer to actual on-ground conditions. Click for the bigger version… The red line was my planned route, the blue was as far as I was able to go due to conditions. Where I […]
The Dixie Three Eleven
New website for this race: http://2-epic.com/events/dixie311.html Be sure to check out the maps: http://2-epic.com/maps/311map.html Unless you are doing TD there’s a big blank spot on the multi-day calendar in June. I have a solution: The Dixie Three Eleven! 311 miles of bikepacking bliss awaits. The route includes the choice parts of Trans Utah – Virgin […]