Moab - Geyser Pass - Oct 2 2007
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and photos by Sharon Bader and Lee Lau unless otherwise noted.
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Moab - Geyser Pass - Oct 2 2007 words
and photos by Sharon Bader and Lee Lau unless otherwise noted. |
There are advantages with going to a new area with a group. Especially with a group of people from the bike industry! You can get the Shuttle Hook UP! On day two we got back to the condo early and wet. This gave Pete a chance to 'go into town'. While in town he went to Slick Rock Cycles to talk to Dave. Dave was going to do a ride the next day with a bunch of guys. Turns out the guys were Dave Turner, the Elusive John - the California DUDE who spends his time riding and building in Whistler AND Moab and some other hard core locals.
We meet at the shop at the crack of 9:00am for our 10:30am departure to the start of the ride. Hmmmm snow?
Jamie starts through the aspen forest whose leaves have already given way to winter.
Our big group makes its way across the cow pies and mud river that was the trail.
Mt. Mellenthin of the La Sals stands over us at 12,645ft. as we ride by.
We are at a mere 10,000 or so feet riding through this mountain meadow.
Getting muddy! At least we hope its just mud... There were a lot of cows in dem darn hills...
Our trusty Norco mechanic Jamie MUST take the time out to wash his faithful steed!
Once in the trees the trail is a bit drier.
Pete's Norco Six. Is that the '08 paint job?
Yes the sun was shining and the trails were drying. Just not that fast.
Railing through the aspens on a clean bike!
Once at the Mesa the trails dried some more. The aspens on the flank of the mountain across the way haven't started to change colour yet.
The red rocks of Moab can be seen from the mesa.
Now the real descending begins! Stunt Jam!
Dave Hill, Sharon Bader,
Calum
Not quite out of the apens yet! One more week and these guys will be in full gold colour!
Once off that mesa we head down the road.
Stopping every so often to regroup.
The trail continues with great views of the Moab Valley.
Lee, whose rib was still bothering him a bit, was distracted here since his front brake stopped working...
Railing on the mesa wtih the La Sals still ever present in the back! .
Our group waiting in the distance.
Grouping for the start of the descent off the mesa
Dave and his Norco killing it!
Cool little side hill.
The final riders come from the mesa .
More rounded slickrock rollers!.
Dave Turner wondering what kind of bike does the world need next? hmmm the Turner Tele! nevermind....
Pete rolls the red rock and pulls off a nose wheelie, really!
Sharon heading off the red rock.
Into the valley below.
But WAIT! Its not over! A few more steep sections to go!
Yup, we're heading down!
Sometimes you have to be conservative!
Heading out the valley.
Looking back from wence we came.
Elevation change over
time - woo hoo! 6km in 5 hours! We ROCK!
200m of climbing, 1800m of descending
in 4:42 on Sharon's watch.
Amasa
Back
Gatherer/Hunter/Pritchett Canyons
3/4 of the Enchilada - Hazard to Porcupine
Barlett Wash
Gold Rim Trail
Fruita
Fruita - 18 Road
Emigration Canyon