It’s also close to the Zen Trail, one of the classic rides in the area.

George, Utah, which is located next to a Starbucks. But it’s not a major inconvenience because there is a supercharger in St. With three guys (Jon, Matt, and me) and three bikes on the rack, surely we’d have to stop to recharge at least once.

I wasn’t sure he was serious because he drives a Tesla Model X. Debut weekend of The NoMad Pool Party At NoMad Hotel In Park MGM Las Vegas on Ap(Photo by Denise Truscello/Getty Images for NoMad Las Vegas at Park MGM) GETTYįirst, however, we had to get to Vegas, which is typically a six-hour drive from Park City. Plus, it features a 5,000-seat theater and enough restaurants for a small city (more on that later). After a billion-dollar upgrade, it now stands as one of the premier Las Vegas resort destinations alongside the ARIA and the Waldorf Astoria. This was previously the Monte Carlo, but the aging casino was quickly becoming that rundown house in the neighborhood that depresses home values. Left to right: Jon, Matt, Jared, and Franken-Foes REEDīack in the world of tourists, we’re staying at the newly renovated Park MGM. This will be our mountain biking playground for a couple days in March, when most of North America’s trails are soaked in mud or covered in snow. Indeed, Fisher himself has built many of them over the 30-plus years he’s lived here. This desert hamlet of a few hundred residents is gateway to Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area and a network of trails that numbers in the hundreds of miles.

While he doesn’t live in Las Vegas proper, his log-cabin home is just a 20-minute drive west of the Strip in Blue Diamond, Nevada. He’s the founder and CEO of Escape Adventures, one of the premier mountain bike outfitters in North America. But if you love great food and know some local mountain bikers, you can take a trip to Vegas that explores the best of both. Likewise, you won’t find locals spending free time in tourist central. Few tourists venture off the Strip, as there truly is no need. There are two types of experience in Las Vegas: that of a tourist and that of a local.

Originally published in Forbes Red Rock Canyon ESCAPE ADVENTURES.

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