Biking in Moab

In August we were in Moab and I had to blog on WordPress because Blogger had locked me out. So in "honor" of our already harsh winter weather, I've decided to move some of those warm-weather posts from WordPress to here.

Moab, Utah is arguably the mountain biking mecca of the country. However, even the easiest rated trails have 500 or more feet of elevation gain and the desert environment and 90+ degree temps make for strenuous biking. So instead, we biked IN Moab -- touring residential areas and making our way to the north edge of town and the trail to the Arches National Park entrance, 7.5 miles one way. Here's the new bridge to take the bikes over the Colorado River...



... and here's a side channel of the Colorado below the bridge and the awesome rock formations lining the banks...



Then Ellen's bike got a flat. I biked back to the motel and drove the van to pick her up. Next came a tasty lunch at the Moab Diner, followed by replacing the bad tube. We decided to take another jaunt on the bikes despite the 90+ degree heat, and Ellen made a new biking buddy...



... and we biked another 5 miles in the 90+ degree heat through more residential areas and came upon the lovely Mill Creek Parkway Path seen below...



That made a grand total of nearly 20 miles for the day, over 300 for the month, and over 1900 for the year. Tomorrow we raft all day on the Colorado, so check out those pictures tomorrow night.