Thursday, June 25, 2009

Out of the desert, and into the high country

Rest day number 2 is now upon us as we leave behind beautiful Moab to head for higher elevation.



Yesterday turned out to be a day of relaxation, we all had good intentions of waking up and going for a ride but our bodies had a much different plan for us. Our forearms and calves were still tweaked to the point of immediate failure as soon as they even began to feel called upon. We decided to play it by ear and see how we were feeling later on in the day. Moab is such an awesome town that really caters to travelers and those seeking outdoor fun. There are tons of bike shops, rafting places, jeep tours, and rock climbing that is based out of the town. It’s the type of place where you could take you family and it would have a bit of something for everyone, oh and have I mentioned how hot it is there.





Since it was our last day in Moab we decided to ride as we knew a rest day was waiting for us the next day. We ended up riding an out and back trail called Amosa back that was highly recommended by the locals at the bike shops. The ride was really nice and had some really good view points of the canyons around us. We stopped to take a few pics and also to see how good we could get our voices to echo. Lully and I had little trouble belting out some worthy noises that echoed around many bends making for a rally cool echo effect. Benny on the other hand struggled. Poor guy cant even whistle which I think makes him feel like he’s a bit of an outsider when Lully and I bust out a tune. Sometimes you can even hear him off by himself blowing air to no avail. (haha sorry Benny I didn’t mean to expose such a tender area for ya). I won’t even get started on him trying to snap his fingers ha.
Anyways were just outside Durango Colorado which was about a 260k drive from Moab. The plan is to get our camp set up and talk to some locals about what we should be riding tmr, and boy oh boy these mountains have some size to them.

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