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Mineral Fork, Big Cottonwood Canyon (Ut)

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Wow, we got SCREWED...

I finally had the oppirtunity to take some ATV's up this trail today, what a beautful place, secluded, calm, awesome!

The USFS refues to clear winter debris from this trail 10 years ago, making it a OFV (52" and less) trail only. And to boot, it is the only legal trail in SL County...

There were only a couple of spots that needed improvment to get a full-size rig through, all of them could be completed by a small "work-party."

Interestingly enough when we got to the top (Regulator Johnson Mine), a forest service manager came humming up on an ATV... We (EZRhino and I) gave him a good indication of our disgust for the poor managment by the USFS in years past. He agreed that there had been some very poor decisions made in the canyons... After chatting with him, we headed out... come to find out, he was the same guy I had chatted with a couple years ago about re-opening the trail to full-size rigs, and had basically said no.

Those of you with ATV's... GET UP THERE NOW... IT IS AWESOME...

For more historic info on the canyon...
http://www.cruiseroutfitters.com/landuse_mineral.html
 
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Cruizah!
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Kindve a last minute deal (and I was invited to ride on other people ATV's)

The trailhead is easy to find... it is on the right hand side of the road, just past the S-turn (as if you were heading up)... There is a gate, but is is unlocked (but signs insists is stay closed)... Park there and head up :D

PS Check out any map for Mineral Fork... it is indicated on there... :D
 
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Sully "gettin" it...

This is the spot that the USFS wouldn't "modify" to once again allow full-size vehicles... (and yes, a crawler could get passed it ;))
 
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James K said:
cool. thanks Kurt
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Go check it out, the ride is fairly easy, there are a couple of narrow sections, and alot of exposure, so make sure everyone is comfotable with hieghts... Worth the drive to the trailhead ;)... 20 minutes :D
 
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RockMonkey said:
Holy crap, I wanna take the buggy up there! No chance huh? :(
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52" or less :(

Be sure EZ and I voiced our opinions about the "illegal" (IMHO) closure of that and many other trails in Big Cottonwood Canyon...

I will be emailing and calling the ranger religiously... In fact that should be my religion... ;)
 
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