(Oct 17-25, 2003)
Mountain biking and bouldering through Utah and Colorado.
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Camping at an RV park in St. George, UT. The manager of the park remembered Ryan (or at least his military attack vehicle) from Ryan's previous visits.
After a big (and cheap!) breakfast at some restaurant in St. George that I can't remember the name of, we returned to our vehicles and passed by this entertaining truck.
VIDEO: For some strange reason, he failed to qualify to even enter the comp. Clearly, they were threatened by his huge wheelie drop abilities.
He gets past the first technical hurdle and is about to make the next technical section, a tight turn into a steep climb.
Judy lowers her seat since there's not a whole lot of extended climbing - this is a mesa after all. Who forgot to order the quick-release for the seat anyway?!
Lesson learned: don't listen to Judy. Judy directs Ryan to go left, down a drop and into a bush and rock dead-end. Of course, the actual trail went right.
We split with Ryan after the Gooseberry Mesa ride. Our plan was to drive to Fruita, but it was getting late so we decided to camp partway there at Green River.
PANORAMA: Striking panorama of the valley below from Mary's Loop. Funky stitching to maximize the view
We stayed on Mary's Loop and passed by Horsethief Loop. Looking back, the descent onto Horsethief Loop looks like it might be pretty fun.
Further along Mary's Loop. A slow camera response time results in the picture being taken just as Judy goes behind a bush.