So the motor driven toys are put away. Time to hit the hills and get the legs ready for winter.
Derek had a fun route idea on Mt Olympus so we gave it a whirl. He blogged about it with some cool Winter/Summer photo’s HERE.
This is what I do
So the motor driven toys are put away. Time to hit the hills and get the legs ready for winter.
Derek had a fun route idea on Mt Olympus so we gave it a whirl. He blogged about it with some cool Winter/Summer photo’s HERE.
I was lucky enough to survive one epic moto ride this summer, so why not push my luck. The proposed route was a fully inspired breathtaking loop through the diverse central part of this lovely state called Utah.
Our 750 mile route took us on 4 days of ATV trails, singletrack, dirt roads and deer paths and a little slab.
Our fearless leader and slave driver posted a trip report here.
I’ll add a few of my favorite moments from the whirlwind adventure.
Fixing flats can be fun as long as you have the right tools, somebody that knows what they are doing and you keep the dirty jokes coming.
Not pretty, but it did the job and I was able to finish the trip.
I think this was the only time on the whole trip that Bob went down? The man is silky smooth on two wheels.
Trying to knock out 200 mostly off-road miles a day doesn’t give you much time take it all in, but this just stopped us in our tracks.
There’s a big gap here where I don’t have any great pics. We rode out of Capitol Reef high into the Thousand Lakes Mountains and mistakingly took a ‘horse path’ into Loa for fuel. From there we shot north to Fish Lake for dinner.
Cruising north on dirt and gravel with the sun setting
The camera batteries were getting low so there’s another blank spot here where we went on pavement to Salina and north to Gunnison. From here we rode Antelope Valley and dirt roads still heading north.

From here we crossed west of I-15 to Goshen for lunch and gas.
Thankfully we took plenty of pics because this trip was quite the blur. It’s fun to have a goal and rally hard to cover lots of ground, but we all decided next time we would take more time to stop and just enjoy our surroundings.
Thanks for waiting for me and helping me start my bike fella’s. Hopefully I won’t have to be saying that after every moto outing. Actually I’m not sure my body and wallet can take this kind of abuse, but it is one of the most challenging and exciting experiences I’ve had.
Leaving bright and early tomorrow morning for one last moto trip before the snow falls (fingers crossed).
The ‘plan’ is to head south to Hanksville staying on as much dirt as possible while camping along the way. Braaaaaap Braaap.
Looks like the rumors are true. Shortly after Dylan and I left the Alaska Range a team of two sped up and over the Sultana Ride and descended the Archangel!
Blog report here.
Amazing circumnavigation requiring serious commitment and balls to drop in without having climbed the route.
Dylan and I were really excited to go back next spring and give it another go, but part of the allure was that it was untouched. We’ll see what happens.
I got invited along on an epic two wheeled adventure north from Ogden Canyon to Jackson Hole. A recently formed bike gang calling themselves Team Monkey Spank inducted me into the tribe with a 960 mile ride over 8 days in August. This lawless crew of rebels hide behind desks trying to blend with the common man for most of the year, but release them on their metal ponies and all hell breaks loose.
The cast of characters-
I didn’t really know what I was getting into and it was clear on day one I was in over my head. Sometimes you spank the monkey and sometimes the monkey spanks you! Thanks for waiting for me and showing me how to ride fella’s! One of the the best adventures ever.
Highlights from the trip HERE.