It is truly the slow season in Utah. I couldn’t stitch together 4 people to ride any of the high mountain trails so I opted for an old school trail. The Sovereign Trail is one of the oldest trail systems in the Moab area and resides about 10 miles north of town. Follow the link for a great description – All add, the farther you go the harder it get.
On cool thing that happen was I stopped in one of the very few shaded spots ago side a canyon wall and there was a hawk net about 20 feet above me. I could hear the baby screech and see his molting head every now and then. I didn’t stay to long as mama could come home angry. Overall best ride so far.
Check out the link to Cryptobiotic Soil - Crazy stuff and it all over the place.
I traveled back to Moab and grabbed some water and a Turkey sandwich and decided to take the long scenic route to Fruita. Highway 128 follows the Colorado River up the canyons to the Utah/Colorado state line.
The road in better than advertised, It’s a small, 2 lanes with plenty of sharp curves. The river is lined with fire red canyon walls and trees along the banks. In some spots the walls recede and there are a few vineries and guest ranches.
The rod ends with a choice turn left and go to I-70 or right at go to a town called Cisco Utah. The sign on the side of the road claimed the roads aren’t state maintained and there are no services available. After 15 miles or so I enter Cisco – I small Mormon town where the ladies wear long ping and blue dress and the men are in suits. Kind of strange but if it makes them happy then whatever. I drive thought town – there right no gas station visible and head to I-70.
Fruita is a small town on the Colorado River once known for oil production. Well that’s gone and so are all the jobs. Now they’re trying to compete with Moab as an ecotourism location. The town is small and has no signal lights; every major intersection is a traffic circle – kind of cool.
I stop at Over the Edge cycle – follow link – get a book written by the owner and some advice for the trails. It turns out there are 4 major mountain bike regions in Fruita. The lady at the counter warns me about the trails because Fruita has received more rain this year than anyone can remember. The rain produces ruts in the trail so be careful.
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