St. George

We arrived in St. George a few days before the Cactus Hugger to ride bikes and enjoy the sun. I had a chance to preview the new course for the second Intermountain Cup. It's similar to the last year's race and to the Red Rock Rampage course; desert single track and plenty of rocks!
On the second day I ran into the endangered reptile pictured below, always an adventure to be had on  my bike!

View from the top of the race course

Hello Mr. Desert Tortoise!