S9 E7 GWT: Brighton to Summit Trailhead/Alpine Loop Road @BackpackerDiaries

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S9 E7 GWT: Brighton to Summit Trailhead/Alpine Loop Road

This section of the Great Western Trail began with another two-legged shuttle. I first rode my mountain bike from the top of Alpine Loop Road at Summit Trailhead all the way down American Fork Canyon to the Cedar Hills/Lehi area. From there, an Uber rideshare brought me to the Brighton base area where I began my 18+ mile hike back to where I staged my car.

Soundtrack by:
Royksopp
"The Ladder"

Beck
"Everlasting Nothing"

Underworld
"Sola Sistim"

Royksopp
The Mourning Sun
(featuring Susanne Sundfor)

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