This was my third trip to Moab, unfortunately it ended up be a little cooler than during my previous visits. Not such a bad thing but we were tent camping and the wind and cool temperatures made us a little less comfortable.
I took both my road and mountain bikes for the week. I was able to get in a couple of long road rides.
Arches National Park
On Tuesday 4/1 we went on an out and back trip through Arches National Park. It was so beautiful. The views and rock formations are amazing. Basically the route is a rolling out and back. Riding your bike through the park is a great way to take in all the beauty.
A friend of mine, David, joined us for the ride. We had a great time.
This was one of the only hills I got ahead of everyone.
Colorado National Monument
On Thursday the weather was looking like the best day to go to Grand Junction and ride the loop through the national monument. We road from the Fruita side, up onto the rim drive and round. The roads were fantastic and the view and ride.. amazing. What a beautiful place. The map below is the same route we took but we started at the Fruita entrance. If I did the ride again I would likely do it the way the map shows, the descent into Grand Junction was steep and had a lot of gravel on it. The Fruita side was smooth like glass, would have been a great descent. But we might of missed some of the scenery, the Fruita canyon is fantastic!
Riding up through the tunnels
Looking back down on the Fruita Canyon climb.
Proof it had recently been really cold.
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