WOW, what a fun trip. First three days were a slight bummer as we had to drive 70 mile one way to find clear stuff. Still had a blast. Last 4 days were epic. We did, Slick rock, Fins and things, Poisson Spider / Golden Spike (twice), Moab Rim, Cliff Hanger. Cliff hanger was the last an probably best. Super fun technical trail with lots of step-ups and rim riding with crazy views. Trip was a great success regardless of the most snow Moab has seen in years. People thought we were crazy for riding it but in reality it was perfect for us. We love snow, no dust, nice temps. Was great riding with Walt, Myron, Chris, and Todd. Good guys. Unfortunately Walt was all beat up and missed some real good stuff. I rode his 2000 WR360 with autoclutch on day at Poison Spider / Golden Spike one day and was impressed. Nice bike. I have a mountain of work to wade through and we have some 30gb worth of pix and vid to sort through but much info coming in the next week. If you ever wondered what the riding there was really like you will soon know. I'm going back soon. There are still trails to see.
Glad you guy's had a great time. im excited to go but i wont get as long as you guy's did but it's more of a test trip will do again atleast 2 more times before end of summer. this time will only be 2days of ridn and part of aday fri when we get there great pics you guy's took cant wait to see the others
Kelly, I was at work today and trying to figure out what didn't hurt. Let's see fracture in the wrist, bruised ribs, groin pull, knee swollen and irritated, back issues, and oh ya 40 lbs overweight. The ride we did on Friday was agony but still worth every second. I will be in better shape soon. I had to get a crane to winch me out of the truck in Salt Lake Friday nite. Can't wait to go back and be more effective. Walt
yeah, I felt bad for you, I could tell you were barely having fun. Riding injured sucks. Heal up man.
Woodschick, Which time? Had the wrist going in and thank god for steel lined braces. General lack of talent inspired a few nice get offs. I did the splits with one leg trapped one way and the bike sliding away another direction. I am at least 30 years past my sell by date for the forced splits. Warped my knee and I thought my junk was ripped in half. Took one day off and forced myself out there for the last day. Honest that extra 40 lbs of inertial mass has no effect. Walt PS, Last year I was looking at a job in Monticello to get closer but decided their lack of money and the fact my darling wife would have hated it kept me from taking a run at it. Now if the Moab job ever came up I will be all over it no matter what.
My Side of the Story Hello Husky Fans! I will be brief and use photos to paint the picture rather than my words. This was Pete and my first time riding southern Utah. Between the two of us that's a 99 year wait. We (Oregonians) met up with the Washington and Montana folks a day later. It was this cold there. We had to drive a while to find land that wasn't so white. Beautiful bovine dotted the landscape. For some reason I couldn't get anyone to pose under this formation. Day two started well then got a little more rough for me. It may seem like the surface of the moon, but gravity was still a major. It took a while for me to get my heart rate back under control after noticing this barbed wire fence at speed. Soon after I found myself in one of the most challenging situations I've ever encountered. I botched this climb (looks like nothing in this photo) and burned about 1,000 calories trying to get it down without cartwheeling the bike. It claimed my shifter, but we gave it a cast of Quick Aluminum. It lasted 3 shifts... Day three riding at Poison Spider was awesome. There are plenty of pics above about what it was like. View from the top looking down. I had a great time and am looking forward to going again when all the snow is gone. Ben
Ben, I wish you guys would have stayed, the last few days were epic. Poison Spider / Golden Spike all the way out was great and then Moab Rim and Cliffhanger were the icing on the cake. Slickrock and Fins and Things were good to but not very technical. all within 15 minutes of Moab. Heading back in September, plans already in the works.
Kelly, I would have liked to stay longer had my forearm felt better. The tendon linking my thumb to mid arm was creaking and swelling enough to look like a cankle. It's been bothering me since December when I had an "extreme" grocery cart driving incident at Target. I yanked the back end around to make room for another shopper. I heard/felt it pop. I've been taking it easy, only riding once a week but after a ride it hurts, swells and makes noise. I've decided to give it 3 weeks. I hope it ing works. Ben
I know, it just sucked you missed the best stuff. We will have to do it again. How does September sound You with your wrist, Shane with his knee and wrists, Walt with his wrist, groin, ribs etc. Guess I'll have to start riding with Pete Heal fast bro.
Ben, It was great to meet you guys. Hope to meet up with everyone again with better health mixed in. Ben was the energizer bunny of the into the sun, sandy, hill climb. So close we gave it to you. Notice nobody else was trying your line. Walt
I need a vacation from my vacation. I'm sore all over which I take as proof I need to ride more -Shane
Shane, I am limping around work like a WWII vet that has 15 purple hearts and crying all the time. Ben, Would love to have you. Unfortunately the Montana riding I grew up with no longer exists. Not that I am adverse to poaching the odd closed trail that for the life of me I can't fathom why they closed it. Ravalli County used to have ~1500 miles of trails open to motorized single track use. We now have 180. Walt
man they sure make kids flimsy these days. I feel great and already plaining rides for the weekend. neeener neeeener. BTW, going to be this way at all this week? I would love to have my new ride gear i left in your truck for this weekend.
Myron from our group hates heights and stayed away from the edge. Said he would puke if he tried to look over. Does not bother me much and Shane seems completely immune to it sitting right on the edge and eating lunch
