Another early start, 06.30am... a few more moans & groans but it was worth it as the views in Arches National Park were fab!!
After our touristy moment, we headed back out on the TAT & into the desert via Bull Canyon & Gemini Bridges, this was another spectacular bit of riding & for myself I spent more time looking at the climbing potential than the trail & the first big deep sand pit nearly had me off, as it was all this time on the stuff seems to be paying off as it was a quick stop to change back to 1st gear & then waz out of the stuff & back onto solid ground... phew...
After this we picked a really great section that wound through the bushes, with a few rock steps to ride up & over, a really deep soft sand section & plenty of short spiky bushes to avoid... fab stuff, a bit of proper off road riding. Although Geoff had 2 off's here & Kevin had 3!! Not me for once!!!
The final bit of the day left the Moab hills behind & headed out into the open desert, the colours changed to a sort of beige & grey, with plenty of low scrub growing out of the sand & the backdrop of shale type hills in the distance. Green River, our stop for the night is very aptly named, it springs up out of the desert in a swathe of greenery stretching alongside the river itself... it's a very lush place, although the town itself has clearly seen better days, it still has loads of motels & even serves beer in the restaurants. We stayed at the Motel 6 here, which was OK & even had a working WIFI setup, so maybe we can get some films uploaded to YouTube, I'll put some links below if I can...
So another early finish, which is not a bad thing, we have a tough day for tomorrow according to the maps from Sam, so a bit of a rest, some dinner & maybe even a beer!!
Have fun all
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| Bacon & Egg biscuits over a trash can!! Nice... |
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| This is me in Window Arch... |
After our touristy moment, we headed back out on the TAT & into the desert via Bull Canyon & Gemini Bridges, this was another spectacular bit of riding & for myself I spent more time looking at the climbing potential than the trail & the first big deep sand pit nearly had me off, as it was all this time on the stuff seems to be paying off as it was a quick stop to change back to 1st gear & then waz out of the stuff & back onto solid ground... phew...
After this we picked a really great section that wound through the bushes, with a few rock steps to ride up & over, a really deep soft sand section & plenty of short spiky bushes to avoid... fab stuff, a bit of proper off road riding. Although Geoff had 2 off's here & Kevin had 3!! Not me for once!!!
The final bit of the day left the Moab hills behind & headed out into the open desert, the colours changed to a sort of beige & grey, with plenty of low scrub growing out of the sand & the backdrop of shale type hills in the distance. Green River, our stop for the night is very aptly named, it springs up out of the desert in a swathe of greenery stretching alongside the river itself... it's a very lush place, although the town itself has clearly seen better days, it still has loads of motels & even serves beer in the restaurants. We stayed at the Motel 6 here, which was OK & even had a working WIFI setup, so maybe we can get some films uploaded to YouTube, I'll put some links below if I can...
So another early finish, which is not a bad thing, we have a tough day for tomorrow according to the maps from Sam, so a bit of a rest, some dinner & maybe even a beer!!
Have fun all
