Arrived in Moab UT yesterday after driving from LA, about 750 miles. Left LA on Thursday (Sept 16th) in the afternoon and stopped overnight in Las Veges. Next morning continued the trip arriving in Moab at 4PM Friday to meet up with the rest of the riders for dinner.
After a sound sleep we met up for breakfast Saturday and a visit to the local information center to make plans for the day, It was decided to head up the road to visit Arches National Park. A place well named for the over one thousand stone arches located though out the park with sizes ranging from 3 feet to 306 feet from base to base.
We spent the better part of the day viewing the arches and the weathered teetering rock formations to the point that adjectives to describe the sights were insufficient. We only left when our water ran out and the sun was too much, but it's a sight that I would like to come back to and view again in cooler conditions.
Tomorrow we head of on our 4 day mountain bike adventure. The following is the ride description from the ride brochure:
White Rim Trail, located in the Island in the Sky District of Canyonlands National Park, is truly a special place. Deposited 280 million years ago, the namesake White Rim sandstone lies 1,200 feet below the towering cliffs of the island-like plateau above. The trail contours along this hard layer of sedimentary rock with views of the magnificent canyons 1,000 feet below carved out by the Colorado River to the east and the Green River to the west. The views from this rim will surely broaden your perspective of the surrounding canyon country.
Sounds exciting hun?
Happy Riding,
Brian
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