Endless Utah

Real nice thread, thanks for all the pics. Now I'm sad that I spent the season working and not on my bike!!

Hope I see you out there on the roads.

I agree- I try to get out as much as I can, but there's vast amounts of stuff to ride and see...

Much of this thread is made up of photos over about the last 2-3 years- it likely looks like I get out more than I do....


I did however, get out early this morning before a few hours at work-

Antelope Island, out northwest of the greater Salt Lake area, sticks out into the big salty/stinky lake...

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The causeway, a long 4 mile straight out to the island

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A new twist- LOTS of birds this am, but this was a BIG flock of young geese

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Along some of the "beach"

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The other side of the island, from Buffalo Point

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Found a few of the buffalo herd (these things are big, and tasty if you get the chance )

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Lastly, the Utah Army Ranger memorial sits on the north end of the island- Thanks guys

Thanks Roach

I understand the work thing-- if we all just weren't so damn greedy , you know, wanting to eat and stuff

Arches National park


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The big Arch

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Elephant Arch

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...and for those who like things two at a time--Double Arch

Down the road a few miles (Hwy 191) from Moab, you'll find Wilson Arch just on the east side of the road...So climbed up in it

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Wilson arch, with a bad self portrait angle (my cheeks are not chubby) but at least I was smiling in this one (Lobster girl )

A few more miles and you run into this oddity--

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The "Hole in the Rock" home/diner/tourist stop. A very dilligent fellow, back in the 50's began to drill, blast, dig and clear out a shallow cave into a residence-- was also a diner for a time. His stuffed donkey still resides there, in the living room. THe place is like 4800 sq ft :huh lots of touristy stuff for sale in the gift shops.

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A bust of FDR carved into the upper wall. Pretty talented

While I love 2 lane highways, I (like most I'd guess) have a general adversion to Interstate freeway stuff (but is sometimes nessessary).

One exception is the stretch of I-70 from Moab/Green River to Richfield...
I'll admit these are not the best photo quality-- all were taken on the move

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Get to weave around through this...

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Now right..

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Across the valley to the next set

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getting al little closer (at somewhat better than "freeway speeds" )-- a good example of the Great Basin "Upthrust" that created so much color and terrain

Yeah that stretch of I-70 is neat, except when going east and towing a giant 5th wheel and don't have an exhaust brake. Then it's just very slow as you try not to get going too fast and fry your brakes. :)

Rob

THere are a couple roller-coaster like sections

Tonight, a few more from the lower entrance in Canyonlands--


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Newspaper Rock, outside of the entrance of Canyonlands proper-- the ancients left "messages" --

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Down a bit further on the wall

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Now entering the park

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"wooden shoe" arch

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can't remember crazy-red-rock-castle, something or other


Hope you're all still enjoying the ride

Did that same route, beautiful roads. Great report.

Thanks
No question that the 110 miles of Hwy 12 between Bryce/Torrey is something special. Several great dirt roads/paths through the area as well that are somewhat epic. Then, at lunchtime, the Boulder Grill serves very tasty burgers

Signal, I want to thank you for this thread and the great photos.
The times I've ridden in Utah are among the highlights of my time as a rider. That Escalante-Boulder section of Hwy 12 pops up in my dreams sometimes...

Now that I've got a DR650, I want to go try out the Burr trail and the Devil's Backbone...inspriation!

Got any photos of Goblin Valley?

You're welcome and thanks.....


Sadly, no pics (digital at least) of Goblin Valley...long story- camera had issues the day I was last there a couple years ago.

I'd suggest watching Galaxy Quest again (the rock planet scene)

Some great fun west of Moab, many trails--

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found these crazy caves around the "Chicken Corners" I think

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Love the vertical crack, contrast

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The outside

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Somewhere up on the plateau west of Hurrah Pass

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Frequent river bends created some wonderful views

Hollow Mountain? Cool. It doesn't have a dusty, old, poorly-stuffed donkey with a caved in face in there like that Hole in the Rock Museum near Moab does it? Cool pics though. I miss the area.

No animals in the store, but some of the food seemed a bit dusty. I opted for a Snickers/Mountain Dew combo I recall .

Kevkor:

Dug out a couple pics of the route previously described elsewhere

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East Canyon (hwy 65) last year...

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up SR 39 toward Monte Cristo, at the Ant Flat Road

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Ant Flat road, climbing up from SR 39 toward Hardware ranch/Blacksmith Fork

To update, rode from Ogden to Blacksmith Fork and over Ant Flat Road today, just to make sure things are okay ...

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Mantua Res.

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The south end of Cache Valley, the gap in the distant hills is Blacksmith Fork

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A quick turn around Hyrum Dam

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A couple miles up Blacksmith

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Just past Left Hand Fork

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"3rd" dam

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Mr. Smyth's grave, killed way back when in a avalanche, near the top of the canyon

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the meadow at the top

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THe elk fields (empty) at Hardware Ranch

I'll add Ant Flat later...

5K views, thanks all for watching

Nice job signal. Quite an encyclopedia of Utah!

Did you get a picture of the stuffed Saint Bernards Head hanging inside?