Picked up a Kawasaki KLR

[Greg]

No we didn't do 5MOH. The top one is the waterfall trail in the Swell, the second one is at the south end of Big Mesa south west of wipeout hill, the next two are wipeout hill, and the last one is Merrimac Butte. We rode about 140 miles between Saturday and Sunday.

Ah, gotcha. 140 miles, eh? You a bit sore today?!

 

[TK1]

Ah, gotcha. 140 miles, eh? You a bit sore today?!

Actually not really that sore surprisingly enough.

 

[Meat_]

Actually not really that sore surprisingly enough.

Yeah that'll be tomorrow.

 

[Tacoma]

... and all of next week.

 

[TK1]

Not really, I've done more than a 140 miles in a weekend before. We did close to 200 miles on Labor Day weekend. I don't get to go as much as I used to so I have to make it count ya know!

The only thing that stays sore is my left wrist that has been broken multiple times and has limited movement.

 

[Greg]

Went on a longer ride today, 230 miles total. I headed West from Fruita, up the 70 into Utah & exited towards Cisco. I took Highway 128 towards Moab, then turned up the dirt road onto Onion Creek. I quit counting the stream crossings after 15, I think there ended up being near 20, it was pretty fun crossing the stream that many times, I had to try not getting too wet. Riding up the canyon was amazing, there's some neat scenery up there.

After climbing into the flat, opened valley, the rocky road started climbing again pretty quickly and then dropped down some steep switchbacks. The road got nasty, I ran into some snow in the shadows and then... I saw something in the road... a cat?!? No, a Lynx! It was pretty cool, it didn't move until I got pretty close. It was just bigger than a house cat, grey, black & white in color. It had a bobbed tail, massive paws & pointed ears. First time I've seen a Lynx, thought it was pretty neat.

Eventually I crossed into the La Sal Natl. Forest. I have to get back in that area, it's amazing! Huge pine trees, amazing views, etc! I stopped the bike & walked around the area as the road started to loose elevation. I saw some footprints from a massive wild turkey... I'd like to see that thing in about 4 weeks. :greg:

Back on the road again, I found an overlook into the valley I had ridden up. After not nearly enough dirt riding, the pavement picked back up again & I dropped down into the Castle Valley & Highway 128. I turned the bike to Moab for lunch & after getting into town I ran into Herzog, YellowBronco & BroncoMama... in the CarQuest parking lot fixin' the Bronco, . Good to see you guys!

 

[Greg]

 

[Meat_]

I ran into a Lynx once on a deer hunt, it was mostly a gray shaped blur

 

[Tacoma]

I was stalked by a bobcat once, when I was about 10. It was a bobcat-colored blur.

 

[BroncoMama]

I'm so glad you swung in, it was great to see you! It was funny to see you in all your gear, we just thought you were some goon coming to look at the girl or something!

 

[Greg]

I'm so glad you swung in, it was great to see you! It was funny to see you in all your gear, we just thought you were some goon coming to look at the girl or something!

Who says I'm not 'just some goon'?! I hope you guys were able to get some good wheelin' in.

 

[Herzog]

Yeah it was good to see you Greg! I'm starting to see how much fun having a bike like that would be.

 

[bobmed]

I used to do alot of dirt bike riding but my knees didn't like it anymore.
I think I'll look into getting another one for some long rides through the desert
instead of nearly vertical trails up the side of mountains

 

[Gravy]

cool pics Todd and Greg