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Cycling Possibilities
Volume Six
by Elliott R. Mott

Overview


Discover 54 picturesque bike routes in Utah, spanning a total of 2,176 miles. These day rides range from 12 to 88 miles, offering a diverse mix of flat and alpine terrain. Each route is vividly described with captivating narratives and accompanied by detailed maps. Track distances and spot climbs easily. This guidebook is the culmination of the author's extensive experience leading bike rides as a dedicated volunteer.
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Description


Explore the beauty of Utah on two wheels with "Cycling Possibilities: 54 Scenic Bike Routes in Utah." This comprehensive guidebook showcases a rich assortment of 54 bike routes, covering an impressive 2,176 miles of terrain. Whether you're seeking leisurely day rides or challenging alpine adventures, this book has it all. Each bike route is brought to life through engaging narratives that provide insight into the local culture, history, and natural beauty of Utah. Accompanying maps ensure you never lose your way, while clearly marked distances and identified climbs help you plan your journey with precision. Elliott Mott, the author, is a seasoned outdoor enthusiast with over four decades of experience. As a passionate volunteer, he has organized and led over a thousand bike rides, hikes, backpacking trips, and kayak tours. Mott's love for the outdoors led him to craft detailed maps for his rides and river tours, making navigation a breeze for fellow adventurers. His guidebooks are renowned for their exquisite maps and vibrant color photographs, and "Cycling Possibilities" is no exception. Mott is not just an author but an advocate for active transportation solutions and the preservation of green spaces in urban areas. His dedication to promoting outdoor activities shines through in every page of this book. Embark on a journey through Utah's stunning landscapes, from after-work training rides to morning coffee runs, area tours, alpine excursions, picnic rides, snow line chases, Sunday brunch socials, autumn foliage tours, metrics, and rides that highlight unique terrain features, historical sites, or community events. "Cycling Possibilities" is your passport to experiencing the best of Utah on two wheels.
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About the author


Elliott Mott has spent over four decades helping enthusiasts relish the great outdoors. His guidebooks are the outcome of volunteer events he organized as a way to stay active outdoors in nature. When he left active duty as a Vietnam era Marine Corps officer he desired an active lifestyle to counter-balance the hours he was indoors during the week working sedentary jobs, so he joined a local mountain club. Unfortunately, not all club leaders knew where they were going. He found this frustrating. Elliott also observed the strongest hikers were cyclists, so he began leading hikes and organizing rides. In this process he discovered if he committed himself to volunteer to lead an event – he had to show – and this reinforced his desire to stay active outdoors in nature.

Hikes were easy as trails were mostly long-established game trails worn down through years of hikers hiking, so keeping everyone on course was relatively simple. Keeping cyclists together on circuitous road rides was more challenging because riders spread out due to differences in fitness, ride motivations, equipment choices, nature calls and mechanicals – so maps were helpful management tools. This was long before the internet and on-line apps in an era when responsible ride leaders provided hand-drawn maps. Elliott did this. A university professor who frequently joined his events encouraged him to publish his bike routes given the detail his maps provided and the variety of routes his volunteer rides showcased. Cycling Possibilities was the outcome.

Later when the State of Utah developed its master plans for the state’s sovereign rivers, he engaged to present the recreational users’ perspective and his volunteer leadership expanded to include leading open-call group tours on Utah’s Jordan and Bear Rivers. Water trails are unique because not every part of a river is normally accessible or navigable, and enthusiasts need to know where to put-in and where to take-out and the connecting roads between those locations. There was no definitive guide showing enthusiasts how to do this, so Elliott researched the rivers and began organizing group events introducing enthusiasts to Utah’s sovereign rivers. He created maps illustrating water trail adventures on the navigable sections and how to get there on the road. His Jordan and Bear River water trail guidebooks were the outcome.

And thus, Elliott’s guidebooks are not deep philosophical novels, suspenseful mysteries or romance trilogies, but simple guides proposing ways to lead active lives out of doors in nature. He hopes his guidebooks introduce you to places you otherwise would not experience and your life becomes richer as a result. As an author he prefers to use color, show a lot of pictures, and use high-quality paper, unusual in this genre.

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Book details

Genre:SPORTS & RECREATION

Subgenre:Cycling

Language:English

Series title:Volume Six

Series Number:6

Pages:168

eBook ISBN:9798350930276

Paperback ISBN:9798350928440


Overview


Discover 54 picturesque bike routes in Utah, spanning a total of 2,176 miles. These day rides range from 12 to 88 miles, offering a diverse mix of flat and alpine terrain. Each route is vividly described with captivating narratives and accompanied by detailed maps. Track distances and spot climbs easily. This guidebook is the culmination of the author's extensive experience leading bike rides as a dedicated volunteer.

Read more

Description


Explore the beauty of Utah on two wheels with "Cycling Possibilities: 54 Scenic Bike Routes in Utah." This comprehensive guidebook showcases a rich assortment of 54 bike routes, covering an impressive 2,176 miles of terrain. Whether you're seeking leisurely day rides or challenging alpine adventures, this book has it all. Each bike route is brought to life through engaging narratives that provide insight into the local culture, history, and natural beauty of Utah. Accompanying maps ensure you never lose your way, while clearly marked distances and identified climbs help you plan your journey with precision. Elliott Mott, the author, is a seasoned outdoor enthusiast with over four decades of experience. As a passionate volunteer, he has organized and led over a thousand bike rides, hikes, backpacking trips, and kayak tours. Mott's love for the outdoors led him to craft detailed maps for his rides and river tours, making navigation a breeze for fellow adventurers. His guidebooks are renowned for their exquisite maps and vibrant color photographs, and "Cycling Possibilities" is no exception. Mott is not just an author but an advocate for active transportation solutions and the preservation of green spaces in urban areas. His dedication to promoting outdoor activities shines through in every page of this book. Embark on a journey through Utah's stunning landscapes, from after-work training rides to morning coffee runs, area tours, alpine excursions, picnic rides, snow line chases, Sunday brunch socials, autumn foliage tours, metrics, and rides that highlight unique terrain features, historical sites, or community events. "Cycling Possibilities" is your passport to experiencing the best of Utah on two wheels.

Read more

About the author


Elliott Mott has spent over four decades helping enthusiasts relish the great outdoors. His guidebooks are the outcome of volunteer events he organized as a way to stay active outdoors in nature. When he left active duty as a Vietnam era Marine Corps officer he desired an active lifestyle to counter-balance the hours he was indoors during the week working sedentary jobs, so he joined a local mountain club. Unfortunately, not all club leaders knew where they were going. He found this frustrating. Elliott also observed the strongest hikers were cyclists, so he began leading hikes and organizing rides. In this process he discovered if he committed himself to volunteer to lead an event – he had to show – and this reinforced his desire to stay active outdoors in nature.

Hikes were easy as trails were mostly long-established game trails worn down through years of hikers hiking, so keeping everyone on course was relatively simple. Keeping cyclists together on circuitous road rides was more challenging because riders spread out due to differences in fitness, ride motivations, equipment choices, nature calls and mechanicals – so maps were helpful management tools. This was long before the internet and on-line apps in an era when responsible ride leaders provided hand-drawn maps. Elliott did this. A university professor who frequently joined his events encouraged him to publish his bike routes given the detail his maps provided and the variety of routes his volunteer rides showcased. Cycling Possibilities was the outcome.

Later when the State of Utah developed its master plans for the state’s sovereign rivers, he engaged to present the recreational users’ perspective and his volunteer leadership expanded to include leading open-call group tours on Utah’s Jordan and Bear Rivers. Water trails are unique because not every part of a river is normally accessible or navigable, and enthusiasts need to know where to put-in and where to take-out and the connecting roads between those locations. There was no definitive guide showing enthusiasts how to do this, so Elliott researched the rivers and began organizing group events introducing enthusiasts to Utah’s sovereign rivers. He created maps illustrating water trail adventures on the navigable sections and how to get there on the road. His Jordan and Bear River water trail guidebooks were the outcome.

And thus, Elliott’s guidebooks are not deep philosophical novels, suspenseful mysteries or romance trilogies, but simple guides proposing ways to lead active lives out of doors in nature. He hopes his guidebooks introduce you to places you otherwise would not experience and your life becomes richer as a result. As an author he prefers to use color, show a lot of pictures, and use high-quality paper, unusual in this genre.

Read more