Previous post I wrote about reason for riding Moab is the slick rock, not dirt tread. That was after what i rode that day. The next day, Tuesday, I rode EKG out which parallels Dino below. EKG was almost all slick rock.
Route is marked by fading reddish paint stripes. Route finding figuring out line. Profile is like a heart ekg. Down then back up, repeat.
I appreciate full suspension and .52 degrees of engagement hub. Oh, yes, dropper post. Disc brakes were helpful. At my ride end my van was alone. Not crowded.
I encountered paid trail care crew and spent part of their lunch time visiting.
I called local BLM office, voce mail. Next day a BLM person retuned my call. Ebikes are not permitted on non motorized trails. I saw many of the official no ebike stickers that were on the carsonite posts had been covered with black paint. Trail crew said they figure it is a snow bird. Then the trail crew has to go out and stick on new stickers.
2 nights at N Klondike XG. Drove back to town to stay in Reid’s yard out of town.
Wed I made a town rest day. My new Wingnut pack waited for me at the local pack and ship store, cost $10 for receiving. Stopped at Chili where the new chain I ordered just arrived. Bought propane at feed store where I am known. I finished reading Gone Girl while sitting under neath trees at the city park. Lots of vans around. Took Reid out to dinner. Slept in his yard again. He even has a porta potty on site. Found Tyson of trail building fame, connect Captain Ahab to him. He laid out the Hawk’s Glide.
There are 3 recently constructed mountain bike trails, collectively it is known as Raptor Route. Individually, from top to bottom are: Eagle Eye, 2nd season Hawk’s Glide, last is Falcon Flow. I learned of a shuttle ride from town to top of Eagle. $30 was justified which spared my van on beat road and the brutal pedal up. Picked up in town, dropped off at LPS right where Freehub shot the first part of film. Today riding in the shuttle van I winced seeing what I had driven my van over when I drove up for the shoot. It’s all about the downhill. Raptor was 9.46 miles dropping 2280′.
Special feat recognition for building final descent to road.
7.8 miles back to town, dropping 1119′. Ride climbs 394 feet and dropped total 3399′.
Did laundry. It’s 9:20 PM, Ahead of me, before sleeping, is wash off body and make the bed.
Oh, I google searched Sprinter repair in Junction. Called, told of 3 warning lights, said yes, said Sprinter tech will be leaving this Thurs, the shop made an appointment for Monday and possibly Wed. The van needs care, next shop might be Salt Lake. So this shortened my Moab stay. I plan on driving to Fruita this Sunday.