With an insatiable thirst for single track, beer and good-times, the Men of the North descended upon the Smokey Mountains of Idaho last week. The Coyote Yurts survived the onslaught, but many miles of trail were sacrificed to these brutes form the north country.
![Stoked for day 2 ride (24 miles down 5400')](https://i0.wp.com/blog.svtrek.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/svt-motn-1040089.jpg?resize=695%2C521&ssl=1)
Stoked for day 2 ride (24 miles down 5400′)
![IMG_1597](https://i0.wp.com/blog.svtrek.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/IMG_1597.jpg?resize=695%2C521&ssl=1)
![putting the barby to the test](https://i0.wp.com/blog.svtrek.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/svt-motn-1040030.jpg?resize=695%2C926&ssl=1)
putting the barby to the test
![svt motn -1040021](https://i0.wp.com/blog.svtrek.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/svt-motn-1040021.jpg?resize=695%2C521&ssl=1)
![Bob wondering if its worth getting your name on a table](https://i0.wp.com/blog.svtrek.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/IMG_1609.jpg?resize=666%2C1000&ssl=1)
Bob wondering if its worth getting your name on a table
![carve](https://i0.wp.com/blog.svtrek.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/IMG_1602.jpg?resize=695%2C521&ssl=1)
carve
![yehaw!](https://i0.wp.com/blog.svtrek.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/IMG_1581.jpg?resize=695%2C521&ssl=1)
yehaw!
![riding into the front country](https://i0.wp.com/blog.svtrek.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/IMG_1549.jpg?resize=695%2C463&ssl=1)
riding into the front country
![taking a break on the long descent Fox Peak](https://i0.wp.com/blog.svtrek.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/IMG_1545.jpg?resize=695%2C463&ssl=1)
taking a break on the long descent Fox Peak
![Day 3, starting the 4000' descent on Fox Peak](https://i0.wp.com/blog.svtrek.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/IMG_1513.jpg?resize=695%2C521&ssl=1)
Day 3, starting the 4000′ descent on Fox Peak
![nothing like tired legs, a full belly, a campfire fire, and a view](https://i0.wp.com/blog.svtrek.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/IMG_1496.jpg?resize=695%2C463&ssl=1)
nothing like tired legs, a full belly, a campfire fire, and a view
![the pink shuttle day 2](https://i0.wp.com/blog.svtrek.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/IMG_1465.jpg?resize=695%2C463&ssl=1)
the pink shuttle day 2
![Aysha and yucca](https://i0.wp.com/blog.svtrek.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/IMG_1476.jpg?resize=695%2C463&ssl=1)
Aysha and yucca
![IMG_1492](https://i0.wp.com/blog.svtrek.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/IMG_1492.jpg?resize=695%2C463&ssl=1)
![purple mountains](https://i0.wp.com/blog.svtrek.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/IMG_1494.jpg?resize=695%2C463&ssl=1)
purple mountains
![river ride](https://i0.wp.com/blog.svtrek.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/IMG_1440.jpg?resize=695%2C927&ssl=1)
river ride
![hummer home](https://i0.wp.com/blog.svtrek.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/IMG_1420.jpg?resize=695%2C463&ssl=1)
hummer home
![and on it goes...](https://i0.wp.com/blog.svtrek.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/IMG_1408.jpg?resize=695%2C521&ssl=1)
and on it goes…
![Single track the goes to the horizons](https://i0.wp.com/blog.svtrek.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/IMG_1401.jpg?resize=695%2C521&ssl=1)
Single track that goes to the horizons
![the window seat at Coyote](https://i0.wp.com/blog.svtrek.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/IMG_1317.jpg?resize=666%2C1000&ssl=1)
the window seat at Coyote
![the steeds corralled for the night](https://i0.wp.com/blog.svtrek.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/IMG_1333.jpg?resize=695%2C463&ssl=1)
the steeds corralled for the night
![The point](https://i0.wp.com/blog.svtrek.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/IMG_1340.jpg?resize=695%2C463&ssl=1)
The point
![starting the 2000' downhill on "Edge of the World"](https://i0.wp.com/blog.svtrek.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/IMG_1395.jpg?resize=695%2C521&ssl=1)
starting the 2000′ downhill on “Edge of the World”
![tasty](https://i0.wp.com/blog.svtrek.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/IMG_1315.jpg?resize=666%2C1000&ssl=1)
tasty
![nothing like riding 24 miles and climbing over 4000' to generate an appetite](https://i0.wp.com/blog.svtrek.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/IMG_1313.jpg?resize=695%2C463&ssl=1)
nothing like riding 24 miles and climbing over 4000′ to generate an appetite
![smoking carne asada](https://i0.wp.com/blog.svtrek.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/IMG_1309.jpg?resize=695%2C463&ssl=1)
smoking carne asada
![the Men of the North ready to storm the mountain](https://i0.wp.com/blog.svtrek.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/IMG_1291.jpg?resize=695%2C463&ssl=1)
the Men of the North ready to storm the mountain
![Chris, stoked mid ride](https://i0.wp.com/blog.svtrek.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/IMG_1280.jpg?resize=695%2C463&ssl=1)
Chris, stoked mid ride
![bank turns](https://i0.wp.com/blog.svtrek.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/IMG_1569.jpg?resize=695%2C521&ssl=1)
bank turns
![9pm sunset on the point](https://i0.wp.com/blog.svtrek.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/svt-motn-1040192.jpg?resize=695%2C521&ssl=1)
9pm sunset on the point
![svt motn -1040157](https://i0.wp.com/blog.svtrek.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/svt-motn-1040157.jpg?resize=695%2C521&ssl=1)
![Aysha tests the yucca](https://i0.wp.com/blog.svtrek.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/svt-motn-1040123.jpg?resize=695%2C521&ssl=1)
Aysha tests the yucca
![and around it goes..](https://i0.wp.com/blog.svtrek.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/svt-motn-1040134.jpg?resize=695%2C521&ssl=1)
and around it goes..
![and goes..](https://i0.wp.com/blog.svtrek.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/svt-motn-1040137.jpg?resize=695%2C521&ssl=1)
and goes..
![and the party gets wild](https://i0.wp.com/blog.svtrek.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/svt-motn-1040141.jpg?resize=695%2C521&ssl=1)
and the party gets wild
![Joe gets his hand at shaking the yucca](https://i0.wp.com/blog.svtrek.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/svt-motn-1040115.jpg?resize=695%2C521&ssl=1)
Joe gets his hand at shaking the yucca
![Shaking the yucca #2](https://i0.wp.com/blog.svtrek.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/svt-motn-1040107.jpg?resize=695%2C521&ssl=1)
Shaking the yucca #2
![svt motn -1040104](https://i0.wp.com/blog.svtrek.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/svt-motn-1040104.jpg?resize=695%2C521&ssl=1)
![shaking the yucca](https://i0.wp.com/blog.svtrek.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/svt-motn-1040098.jpg?resize=695%2C521&ssl=1)
shaking the yucca
![Boulders and beers](https://i0.wp.com/blog.svtrek.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/svt-motn-1040072.jpg?resize=695%2C521&ssl=1)
Boulders and beers
![nothing like a cold beer after a long ride to bring on a smile](https://i0.wp.com/blog.svtrek.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/svt-motn-1040079.jpg?resize=695%2C521&ssl=1)
nothing like a cold beer after a long ride to bring on a smile
![good morning sunrise at Coyote Yurts](https://i0.wp.com/blog.svtrek.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/svt-motn-1040085.jpg?resize=695%2C521&ssl=1)
good morning sunrise at Coyote Yurts