Epic? You decide

Really from yesterday, June 23 way too tired to post this last night.



Wow what a day. We put in a very large day to say the least, a day I think that is safe to call epic. Now you first must realize I’m not one to throw around the word epic so easily, the word epic must be backed up. No your walk to the grocery store is not epic nor would your 4 egg omelet that you cooked for breakfast. The epic I’m talking about involves descending 7000 feet over 50 km. Still not epic enough for ya. How about the fact that we hoped on a shuttle at 7 am where we were driven up to 10,000 ft and dropped off on the side of a mountain, still not enough? Ok how about we climb for 1,500 ft at altitude so high you would be gasping for air just brushing your teeth. Now you must be convinced. For those few skeptics though we were so high that I was making snow balls and throwing them at the boys while they rode by. Ya we were that high. So I meow must have you convinced that the day was one of epic proportions.







We reached burrow pass at about the point I was ready to lay down and wait for the rescue services to come, because altitude really puts the hurt on, If I was a crying man I would have been able to start my own river it hurt that much. Thankfully though we reached the summit and it was a long way down, with minimal ascending to be done. We started our decent in high alpine, just above the tree line. The descent was fast and technical and of course I went down only minute’s in. luckily I had roots and soil to cushion my fall and was no worse for the wear. We bombed and we bombed and we bombed down some more. We rode along streams and crossed them and even stopped to take a few pics. I swear at times Benny and Lully traversed log jumps and rock drops with the grace on an elk and the nimbleness of a mountain goat. As the Germans would say Benny was looking very Leuchtbau ( ya I can rock the German language). As we descended the air got warmer and the sun got hotter. We started our day with chattering teeth and ended it in pools of our own sweat.








The day was nothing short of amazing as was the terrain. We got a little taste of it all. We rode though alpine meadows and old growth tress, along cliff edges that were so high you would think you found the end of the earth. We were so high it took us 6 hours to fully ride out the trail. We got to see tons of wildlife from elk to lizards and even seen a sign that said you are now in bear country. You will be thankful to know though that me and Ben made a deal in the case we encounter a bear. He would take one for the team as long as I told Charlot that he fought the bear with a brave face and did it in the name of love haha.

Leuchtbau – Is the way the Germans describe something that’s lightweight and sleek

Trail we rode today ( the Whole Enchalada ) Yes it was large, look it up if your ever in moab

Smooth Cycle is # 1



Looking over the edge of the earth...



Video of Fruita, from a few days ago

Droping into Horse Thief Bench Trail in Fruita Colorado from Ben Crook-Hanna on Vimeo.