Endless Utah

[Signal]

Day 2:

She voted to continue , had the ubiquitous waffle breakfast, and headed west on (the awful) hwy 40 to Duchsene, turned left onto 191 into Ashley natl forest-



SHe's still there




Headed for Price- Nice over the top




Cut through Price, turned right onto hwy 10


State trooper passed going the opposite direction, turned around but then sat on the shoulder







Still there


Ate lunch in Castle Dale- "BIG MOMMA's" burgers, 3 out of 5 beer battered burps.
Then boogied under I-70 to the best part of the day- Hwy 76 over Fish lake (excellent sweepers) to Loa. She dug it.





Yup-






The summit is about 7700 ft. Hazy but you get the idea




Woot-




Arrived in Torrey late afternoon...

[The Walrus]

to the wife....good to see her out 'n about on the bike with you.......

I got in a 2 day (23 hours) 333 monkeybutt ride between Friday and Saturday.....three others did a mega ride and just back tonight...watch for their report.....and Utards should never promote Utardia....too many people know about it anyways....

[Signal]

Originally Posted by The Walrus

to the wife....good to see her out 'n about on the bike with you.......

Thank you sir- It was indeed god--she says hello

[Signal]

Day 2 continued-

Flew down the rest of hwy 72 to Loa


Checked into the hotel (Red Sands- very good)
I wised up and gave her the camera and headed into Capitol Reef


Skip ahead to avoid lots of red rock






The Goosenecks






We heckled some Germans who were too loud http://d26ya5yqg8yyvs.cloudfront.net/icon13.gif





Okay- back into the park












An old cabin- I bet it was like an oven in the summer




the Castle near the visitors center-


Ended up at a new steakhouse/bar on the west side of Torrey- Huge new place with pool tables, saddles on the bar stools , and great food
Good end to the day-

[ER70S-2]

Hey, weight: I ain't keepin' up.

Originally Posted by Signal

Day 2:

State trooper passed going the opposite direction, turned around but then sat on the shoulder

Man, I hate when that happens.

Originally Posted by Signal

Then boogied under I-70 to the best part of the day- Hwy 76 over Fish lake (excellent sweepers) to Loa. She dug it.

Spent the night in Loa, back before the FJR tried to hurt me.

Must have seen a bazillion deer on Hwy 72, from I-70 to Loa.

Originally Posted by Signal

The summit is about 7700 ft. Hazy but you get the idea

Pritty

Originally Posted by Signal

Arrived in Torrey late afternoon...

Bin Der Dun Dat.

[Signal]

Originally Posted by ER70S-2

Hey, weight: I ain't keepin' up.


Must have seen a bazillion deer on Hwy 72, from I-70 to Loa.

Bin Der Dun Dat.

No deer (was surprised), but it was 2PM and warm...

Only close encounters on the trip were 1 SUV on HWY 40; 2 antelope near Bryce; 2 BIG black cows on wolf creek pass

[ER70S-2]

Originally Posted by Signal

Checked into the hotel (Red Sands- very good)

Note to self.

Originally Posted by Signal

I wised up and gave her the camera and headed into Capitol Reef

I learned everything I could reading about photography, my ex's worst pics were better than any of mine.

Originally Posted by Signal

Skip ahead to avoid lots of red rock






The Goosenecks






We heckled some Germans who were too loud http://d26ya5yqg8yyvs.cloudfront.net/icon13.gif

The only reason there is a southern Utah is the sandstone scenery. I did Lake Powell for 25 years and never got tired of it. Izzat chain link fence on Moki Dugway or over on Muley Point?

Not my pic and not me.

Originally Posted by Signal

Okay- back into the park












An old cabin- I bet it was like an oven in the summer




the Castle near the visitors center-

Originally Posted by Signal

Ended up at a new steakhouse/bar on the west side of Torrey- Huge new place with pool tables, saddles on the bar stools , and great food
Good end to the day-

Got a name, please??

[Signal]

Originally Posted by ER70S-2

Note to self.
I learned everything I could reading about photography, my ex's worst pics were better than any of mine.

The only reason there is a southern Utah is the sandstone scenery. I did Lake Powell for 25 years and never got tired of it. Izzat chain link fence on Moki Dugway or over on Muley Point?

Just a small overhang at "the goosenecks" in Cap reef



Got a name, please??

Bar/steakhouse is called "The Saddlery"-- They will pick you up at the hotels too (but in a hummer )- was a nice touch, 'cause she was tired of the bike
Would be tough to miss, big place.

[ER70S-2]

[Signal]

Day 3:

Waffles and hard boiled eggs at the Red Sands, kinda windy, about 55 degrees in Torrey.
Left for Hwy 12- Boulder, Escalante, then Bryce


Boulder Mountain


iDave wrote some stuff about this area once...


Colors were turning














From Boulder, cutting over to Escalante






Gettin closer...




The Hog's Back section




















Headed for Tropic
-

Bryce next...

[iDave]

Hello Mike ,

So glad you got to ride what is perhaps my favorite part of the planet and share the experience with your wife . Thanks for capturing the scenery and sharing it with the rest of us relegated to living vicariously...

Still loving this thread .

Dave

[knybanjo]

[Signal]

Originally Posted by iDave

Hello Mike ,

So glad you got to ride what is perhaps my favorite part of the planet and share the experience with your wife . Thanks for capturing the scenery and sharing it with the rest of us relegated to living vicariously...

Still loving this thread .

Dave

Glad I caught you with that line


Thanks Dave

[manfromthestix]

I lived in Lander, Wyoming for many years and used to ride down to the Torrey area every year, sometimes twice if I could find the time. It's great riding and there are some great dirt road adventures to be had in the area as well. I love how you can ride from desert to alpine forests and back to desert in one day trip:





Torrey is behind me up against the bluff in the distance.



Moab, Arches, etc. area is outstanding too:





I've lived in Virginia (20 miles from the Blue Ridge Parkway) for a little over five years now and miss the wide open Rocky Mountain West (oh, those wide-open 80+ mph sweepers with five miles of sight distance ). One thing I really miss are shoulders on the roads!!! Out here, you cross the white line and you are in the ditch, no room for mis-calculation. It's pritty here, too; our farm is down there kind of behind my helmet. The valley is the upper end of the Shennandoah Valley and the mountains on the skyline are the Blue Ridge.



As much as I miss the Rocky Mountain West, I have to admit I don't miss winterizing the bikes and shovelling snow for six months of the year. If you've never ridden here on the East Coast, I invite you to give it a try. We have some outstanding roads in this area, and I've only begun to explore!

Thanks for the trip down memory lane, Utah is certainly a gorgeous place and I will get back some day to ride it again!

Doug

[Signal]

Originally Posted by manfromthestix

Thanks for the trip down memory lane, Utah is certainly a gorgeous place and I will get back some day to ride it again!

Doug

Excellent- thanks Doug

ANd Kevin- Good to see you