I just got back from our “Guys” trip to Moab for 3 days of hard core riding. Here are some pictures from the trip.
On Day 1 we went to Amasa Back. This was a relatively easy ride (compared to the next two days)!
On the second day of riding, we went to the world famous Slickrock. I am definitely in better shape than the last two times. Still hard, but very doable this year.
It started out in the morning with a bit of rain, but amazingly, the Slickrock was still quite grippy. The only challenge was the wet sand which caused more than a few crashes!
The last and final day was our ride from Hazard county back to the valley.
We took a shuttle from downtown Moab to about 9500 ft – about 40 miles of driving. Last year when we went, it was snowing and we had to drop back down a couple of thousand feet to where it was just raining.
This year, it was overcast at the top but quite ridable.
Here we all are at the top – before the rains started. The shuttle carried fifteen of us with our bikes.
As we get closer to the bottom, it is a full on rain! Twenty two miles of riding and 6,000 feet of descent!
Three days later, and I am still recovering – bruises and cuts on my arms, a bloody lip, and banged up knees. Until next year!!
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