Grand Junction and Fruita, Colorado - Oct 5-9th 2009 words and photos by Sharon Bader and Lee Lau unless otherwise noted.

Gooseberry Mesa || Frog's Hollow 25 Hour Race Course || Rainbow Rim Trail || Hike in the Grand Canyon || Thunder Mountain || Scenic Drive Through Utah - Zion - Bryce - Scenic Hwy 12 || Virgin River Rim Trail || Rides in Grand Junction and Fruita || Flowing Park - Colorado

We always seem to make it back to the Grand Junction/Fruita area. Probably because of all the areas we have ridden it has quite a bit of diverse riding making for an easy week of challenges.

Map of the Lunch Loop area, 5 minutes from Kevin's House!

unless you get a flat.

Typical terrain in the Lunch Loops area. Lots of technical up and down and all around.

They just put in a dedicated 'free ride trail!' Very forward thinking of the BLM!

Holy Cross

technical!

Curt's Lane, the final section back to the parking lot.

Gunny Loop.

Bentonite Hill, pretty cool.

Lunch Loop sampler trails - Grand Junction Colorado from Lee Lau on Vimeo.

Google Terrain Map of the Lunch Loops area.

Elevation of Lunch Loops area including Holy Cross.

The Kokopelli area in Fruita also has a good cross section of riding from fast and flowing to technical climbing and descending..

once your brakes work.

Lee climbing up Moore Fun

cursing the whole way

Up the East Ridge

grunt

Mary's Loop and eating it on Horsethief Bench from Lee Lau on Vimeo.

Moore Fun - Kokopelli trails - Fruita from Lee Lau on Vimeo.

Google Terrain Map of the Kokopelli area in Fruita.

Elevation profile of Mary's to Moore Fun loop.

Lula!

The guard dog.

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