Monthly Archives: October 2020

Moab is Full

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We went over to Moab to ride the rides and man is that place full to the brim! In addition to being jeep-something week it was also dim-wit in 2wd van getting stuck in the sand week and wait in line forever at City Mark-up week

On the plus side I did see some squeeee and I got to ride all the rides

So squeeee

I rode the Gemini Bridges trail then walked out to the bridges. First time I was here I rode my bike over the bridge

Over looking Hwy 128

The slick rock trail was still as hard as I remember it being. Mikel and Polly were also in town for the week so we went out to the KlonZo area and rode all the flowing trails out there

Getting ready to ride The Slick Rock Trail

I met up with Tom and the Lost Box for some fun rides

Troy and I out on the LaSal Loop Rd

Troy and I managed to get in a ride from Fruita to Moab via Gateway

About 6″ of white stuff fell out of the sky

End of the season! An early storm blanketed Fruita with some much needed wetness

White Rim Trail

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This little gem has been on my bucket list for about 20 years. I wanted to ride it on my XR650L but the fuel tank was too small. Now that I ride the All-new for 2017 Huskie Adventure-450 I had a chance at it

I met up with Stevan of Loose Nut fame out on the trail. Big fun meeting fellow riders!

I met Stevan about 55-miles into my ride. He had come from the west and already done the hard 2/3-rds of the trail when his WR250 died. I towed him a couple miles to the Gooseberry campground where he was able to make cell phone calls. After I rode west Stevan said, “thanks for the tow Mike……..a good Samaritan couple found me at Gooseberry and hauled me out of canyonlands in the back of their van……8 hour ride sitting on a cooler holding up the WR”

Vans are cool!
Less than 3-miles to civilization. Straight up, but only three miles

While I was eating a snack at this cross-roads a guy walked down from Island in the Sky. He said it was very steep!

I found these cute little condos out on the trail. Nice western views
Nice little airport. Wouldn’t want to have to fly the missed approach though

Back in the mining days there was an airport here. No plane on Sundays

The Green river on the west end of the trail. It smelled so good next to the river Mmmmm

The western section of White Rim Trail is a lot more challenging than the east parts. I really liked the section from Potato Bottom to Mineral Bottom/ Creek. Only one steep hill with shin deep poof-sand so I’m good

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