Pedaling from Durango to Moab - Day 7

August 16th

Route: Geyser Pass to Moab
Mileage: ~36 miles
Elevation gained: ~2200 ft.
Crashes: none
Regrets: none!

We woke up to a great sunrise.

Today was more about going down than going up. After clearing the pass, we were mostly descending over 7,000 ft. Into Moab. Nice.
Joe and Brice chose to ride "the whole enchilada" while the rest of us took the standard way down...... Trying to keep the injury tally at one...... That meant we split up right after we left the hut - we would meet back up with them in town.

Scenery was still mighty swell

Notice those blue skies?

Once we cleared the pass, it was a fast ride down on a gravel road. The better road meant we were getting closer to civilization.

Happy cows and Moab in the distance

A bunch more descending, and a little uphill grinding on pavement brought us to the Kokopelli trail. Our timing couldn't have been better because Joe and Brice dropped in from The Burro Pass to Hazard Trail option at the same time. Turns out it was a great route that we all would have liked. Oh well. Next time.

Jason bummed we didn't take Burro Pass

The group at start of Kokopelli Trail

Brice and Joe quickly split off to tackle the Porcupine Rim Trail and we continued down Kokopelli. Our ride was fun while it lasted (only a mile or 2 of single track), then it was back to speedy dirt roads. Scenery more than made up for the lack of single track.

Now it was getting warm....

By the time we hit Moab it was 102! We rested in the shade for awhile and then headed back over to the Peace Tree Cafe for a well earned lunch!

Somehow we made it back to Moab!

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