Tyler Horton
Description: This photo was taken towards the end of a long dry spell in the Northwest creating more dust than we are used to. While riding I was taken with all the warm backlit dust caused by the sunset. Tyler came cranking and manualing his bike as fast as he could up over this knob
I had seen Geoff Gulevich hit this ramp his run prior and new he came off it at top speed, luckily the second time around he threw up an even bigger trail of dust prior. It doesn't get much better than the Utah Desert for dust, shadows and amazing riding!
Early on in the day while approaching the alpine terrain above Retallack Lodge I noticed this ridge line. Immediately I had high hopes for a silhouetted sunset photo later on in the day. So after spending the day riding and snapping photos we came back to it just as the sun went below the horizon. Kevin guinea pigged the ridge line for me working his way down it's steep slope helping to create this image.
A week up at Retallack lodge exploring their tenure trails with James Doerfling, Kevin Landry, Evan Schwartz and Mike Hopkins. Check out more photos and a video: http://www.pinkbike.com/news/Video-Mining-for-Nugs-2012.html