Moab - October 2012
Day 2
On Day 2, we're hitting the famed White Rim
Trail...
To get to the start of the White Rim Trail, we took the Gemini
Bridges Trail. The start of the trail is off of Hwy 191, about 10 miles north of
Moab. The trail quickly turns quite rocky (and in the early morning we were
heading directly into the sun), so it gets just a bit tricky. You come to the
Gemini Bridges parking area after about 8 miles. It's a walk of about 200+ yards
to see the Gemini Bridge arches (that you can walk upon).
Gemini Bridges
Re-grouping at the Gemini Bridges parking area
From Gemini Bridges, it's some fairly smooth dirt roads due west to Hwy 313, a few hundred yards of pavement, and then onto Mineral Bottom Road. Then it's another 13 miles of smooth dirt roads to a set of steep switchbacks that descend to the Green River and the start of the White Rim Trail.
Here I am heading down the switchbacks
Some pics of the riders at the bottom of the switchbacks...
Jon
Ben
Ersin
Pat
Joel
Bill
Joel -
Motoring along the trail
Ersin -
On the Giant Pumpkin
Tom -
Taking in the scenery
Ben -
Hard to miss with the day-glo helmet
The
Berg was running well...
Ersin
Blue -
The new "Cool" Aid
Joel - Thumbs up!
Tom - I
think I can jump it!
Great
scenery...
One of
my favorite photos!
The
Berg and Nature...
When
Bill got slowed down by a broken foot peg, Ben took advantage of the time with a
quick siesta...
Not a
bad spot to take a rest...
Ersin
keeps rolling along
Here
comes Joel...
Bill's
on his way - slowed by the broken foot peg!
From the top of the Shafer Switchbacks...
Ben
Ersin
It was a long, but absolutely fantastic day of riding!!!