Endless Utah

[Signal]

Originally Posted by Superhawk

saw my endless update email again :)

and....and im in Utah again !!! im like a kid at christmas.. cant wait to get back to my future home state only for 5 days but its better than none - didnt think i was going to be able to swing a second trip out but everything lined up.

next thursday im outta here - off to Moab for a few days of mountain biking.

Following this thread has convinced me that Ive gotta just ship my KLR out and leave it at my brothers so I can ride when I go out there. I'd send the superhawk since it doesnt get as much ride time as the other bikes do but Im limited to on road only - Ive got more than enough of that here.

There are a couple places that rent dirt bikes (or Jeeps/rangers etc)

Moab Tour company, High Point tours

have fun , nice time of year down there

[Signal]

Originally Posted by Ford_Prefect

nice to find this thread.

I am in Utah County, in Happy Valley. So It is nice to see that there are some nice places to ride. I hope they are not too horribly far from me.

I think this riding season may have to last longer into the snow, because I really would like to keep enjoying it! ;)
.)

Happy to have you along-
Lots of great rides, both dirt/road in UT county- and an hour closer to all the southern stuff
Alpine loop should be prefect right now (IF the rain doesnt turn to snow this week). MT Nebo, SR 116 over teh top to Moroni, Heber valley...

[ironbutt84]

Thanks for the weather and camping info. The bag I'm packing is good to 30 but there's always the long johns and socks for a few ticks under 30. I see right now you are having unusually warm stretch. Just my luck to miss out on that. The Lazy Lizard, I just might check that out. I am coming, launch date Oct 14th, first to Cheyenne, swap out tires them SW towards Utah. Oh thats right, I gotta get across those damn Rockies! I'll pack the studs.

[Signal]

Originally Posted by ironbutt84

Thanks for the weather and camping info. The bag I'm packing is good to 30 but there's always the long johns and socks for a few ticks under 30. I see right now you are having unusually warm stretch. Just my luck to miss out on that. The Lazy Lizard, I just might check that out. I am coming, launch date Oct 14th, first to Cheyenne, swap out tires them SW towards Utah. Oh thats right, I gotta get across those damn Rockies! I'll pack the studs.

KSL.com has very good forcasts. Rain/cold through this week then warming again for next, so you may hit it timely.
May want to call ahead for the Lizard, I believe they are seasonal and may have closed. Red rock lodge is also a cheap good off season place.
If you want to camp with showers, "downtown" moab has the canyonlands campground (555 S main) that is great and within walking of everything...

Edit- looked a a Moab promo thing, says the LIzard is year round

[Superhawk]

Good to know about the Lazy Lizard. last time I stayed in moab I stayed at the riverside oasis campground. nice place but a bit too many rules for me. If you like a nice quiet place to camp it was fine, but it wasnt for me.


Signal -- Do you know of any places in the SLC area that rent mc's ? other than eagle rider...

[Signal]

Originally Posted by Superhawk

Good to know about the Lazy Lizard. last time I stayed in moab I stayed at the riverside oasis campground. nice place but a bit too many rules for me. If you like a nice quiet place to camp it was fine, but it wasnt for me.


Signal -- Do you know of any places in the SLC area that rent mc's ? other than eagle rider...

No, Sorry I don't know of any- perhaps cross post in "rockies" ?

[Signal]

Went out West today-

A couple oddities first

North on HWY 89, noticed 3 very large groups of white birds circling kinda high up. At first just though a farmer must be plowing and the gulls were eating bugs...
as I got closer though, they were not going down to the ground, just going round and round


Waited a few seconds for a better look.
These were 3 big groups of pelicans- each group just going in a seemingly endless circle (perhaps none could/would/should lead). Too many metaphors to delve into here. Perhaps CSM



Went out Promontory road
Strange occurance number two-

Spider (?) webs, big ones, were flying across the road.

windscreen, helmet, and beak- covered in sticky strings

[Signal]

Scooted through Tremonton, over the hill toward ATK (an eagle was getting chased by 2 big crows- couldnt get the camera quick enough) iPod shuffle tune was Cowgirl in the Sand, Neil Young...



Toward Golden Spike Monument, turned south on Promontory road for a while- iPod was Second Nature, Rush






Somewhere in here was a Social DIstortion version of Ring of Fire




Headed down toward the "end of the road", wet salt/clay out there
Alman Brothers- Dreams I'm never gonna see


Went just past the no tresspassing sign, just because


Old long abandoned farmhouse- the "road" down to it was long since overgrown. Interesting the trees have stayed green in this environment (maybe a good spring on the land)
Daddy was a Bankrobber- The Clash


LIfe on Mars- Bowie


Didn't see another car down or back on this 20 mile stretch
Turned toward Golden Spike on the way back- recent rain made the dirt excellent
Folsum Prison - Johnny Cash

[Signal]

At the Golden spike visitors center, peeled off the helmet and spiderwebs...




Heard a whistle, and some steam release- cool


Seems they were moving, shuffling the trains


Listened to (for a few minutes anyway) the ranger lady giving the rest of the tour over a loudspeaker. Learned all the rails from the western side were fabricated in the east, shipped to California around south america...


Jupiter was cool as a cucumber





Cliff bar (Toffee Buzz) and a bottle of water- suit up, head south along the old track route....

[RedRockRider]

Hey Signal -- the train pics are way cool. I think my kid has a little N-scale that looks just like that Jupiter Loco. Great!

[irvfr]

Very nice pics. I envy you guys on the left side of the continent.

[Signal]

Originally Posted by irvfr

Very nice pics. I envy you guys on the left side of the continent.

Thanks
I am fortunate to live where I do-
Love it.

That said, I would like some eastern vistas- Banjo kills me with his green pics every time

into the shed/sunset

Even more great pics That place was one of the highlights of my last trip up there

[Signal]

The northern longer route around the lake, salt and clay was used because of fresh water. Learned they only had a 30 mile radius before topping off the engines. I'm sure water for the horses/men was also critical, though likey in that order...


Also found out all the rails in the area were removed/collected for scrap during WWII. The 2 miles of rail at Golden Spike were "saved"


Tomorrow down to the Spiral Jetty

[Superhawk]

Awesome pics and thanks for the story behind it - pics are good but the tidbits of info you didnt learn from the history books is great.

heres a couple of green pics.


somewhat green ...