Getting a Handle on Two-wheel Adventures

By Katherine Peachhttps://57hours.com/best-of/mountain-biking-utah/ Adventure seekers are drawn to the state of Utah’s “Mighty Five” national parks, 45 state parks, and over 1,203 […]

PARK CITY, Utah — From my seat on the ski lift whisking me up a mountain at Deer Valley Resort, the trails below look like they could knock my teeth out. They snake down the mountain like unfurling ribbons, swooping around big banked corners and dipping in and out of thickets of pines and aspens. They bristle with bike-snaring roots, rocks that rise like incisors from the mountain’s jaws, and Volkswagen-sized humps that seem capable of sending cyclists skyward.

Splashing in the waves. Picnicking on the sand. Afternoon strolls along the shoreline.For many, nothing says summer like a beach vacation. Others prefer to spend the season at elevation — especially with record high temperatures in the forecast…