White Rim, United States
38° 21' N 109° 58' W
Apr 10, 2006 21:50
Distance 368km

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marvin is not a desert dawg

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the next day we packed up the bikes and left for moab, utah. marvin the wonder dog stayed home - last trip he took, he wouldn't drink on demand and suffered for it. so his desert days are over :(

heather booked our campspot about 1 year ago (this place is uber-popular) and we foud ourselves in a sweet, desolate canyon. not as big as the grand canyon, but easily 50 miles from one edge to the other.

the plan was to bike the trail/road and her mom would drive the 4x4, with a little trading off when she wanted to ride. heather's mom is a rock star - she drove over heinous roads, rode her bike over heinous rocks, passed out sweet pain killers, AND slept in a tent, and LOVED it.

we rode about 25 miles (my bum's not too happy about that), hiked to some ruins, drank beers, spit in the river. it was a great weekend but the pics speak better than I could:

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yeah, were leaving for the desert in a blizzard snow on the canyon my favorite truck stop in colorado - very all american first glimpse of colorado river and la sal mountains the first of many bike repairs and more...... downhill towards the white rim we're in the canyon! no, we didn't ride from moab easy reasons to smile a couple more jumping for joy once again sunset over the green river looking down on our first camp spot (lower right) next day was uphill....ugh fearless bonnie! penis rock me n penis rock resting along the river - it was hot! in yet another stellar loaction with heather looking down into the next canyon riding through it it was steeper than it looks slot canyon don't think of aaron ralston... a little sketchy getting back out heather n her mum riding makes for a happy mum! more repairs chillin at camp green river more green river more green river (our second camp is on right bank) bonnie n her suitcase - loved it! desert + bikes + hiking = happy heather decided to build a little hut while I was there.... heather whipped up this house the advantages of travel in your 60s classic canyon walls (if you hadn't noticed already) delicate arch - most famous arch in utah 10 minutes into my interpretive dance see - it's everywhere me n the arch (I sat on my camel back so my bum is soaked in this pic) bonnie n north window arch more arches this view is hell if you're dying of thirst
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