Category Archives: Misc

Finally home from the land of uranium mine tailings and technical single track riding. My body took a pounding on those tracks, and then more so on the 43-hour homeward journey. Was it all we expected? I’d say yes and … Continue reading →

I was driving across the burning desert When I spotted six jet planes Leaving six white vapor trails across the bleak terrain It was the hexagram of the heavens It was the strings of my guitar … One of my … Continue reading →

Slickrock, now that’s what’m talkin’ bout. And that’s what we came to Moab for. I wanted to ride it again tomorrow, and the next day, but the other guys want to ride something new each day. We have only one … Continue reading →

Ah, you just cannot beat the local knowledge thing. We headed into town, clear skies but a chill wind so still all wrapped up) eager to ride the classic Porcupine Rim (riders have died there!), but were told no ways, … Continue reading →

It snowed. Then it rained. Sharp needle drops. It was cold, the day starting off at -7 F. The sun did not even bother to peep in. Not a good day for riding if your natural habitat is sunny, so … Continue reading →

Wow! Did I mention the wow factor? Once again our Danish (did I mention he was a great Dane and not a bulbous Swede as previously reported?) come up with a cunning plan that scuppered our own plan to ride … Continue reading →

The day not so much dawned as seeped in under a thin layer of low cloud, again colder than we Africans would have liked; but the sun did come out later and tried to warm up the frigid air. We … Continue reading →

Having set up our Abbey Road impersonation the previous day near our digs at Pack Creek Ranch, the opportunity to do another Beatles cover version presented itself at Klondike Bluff view point. At least one of us thought we were … Continue reading →

Again bowing to local advice (sic, very sic) instead of heading to Klondike Bluff – where we’ll be riding tomorrow instead – we spent the day riding several loops that make up the Moab Brands trail area about 10 miles … Continue reading →

Environmental gonzo and wilderness champion Edward Abbey lived in a cabin down a dirt road outside Moab for several years. He wrote a hilarious book called The Monkey Wrench Gang, casting his neighbours as enviroguerillas who would, in the words … Continue reading →