The Adventures of Lori and Monty

We decided to head West for the T-Giving weekend. We loaded up the BRAND NEW Santa Cruz Blur LTc bikes and hit the road. We started in Moab, UT with a ride on the Klondike Bluffs and Baby Steps trails. There are dinosaur tracks embedded in the rocks, too cool.
Klondike Bluffs / Baby Steps

Next we rode in the Monitor & Merimac area. There was a ton of very fine sand and it made the trip in pretty tough. The buttes look very muck like the ships they are named for. There was a very fun slick rock playground behind the buttes.
Monitor & Merimac

After riding around Moab, we headed for Fruita, CO. This area has a multitude of trails from desert to slickrock. The first morning we rode in the Kokopelli's area. This is the start of 146 mile trail between Grand Junction and Moab. These trail are fast and fun as the track along the Colorado River.
Kokopelli's Trails

In the afternoon we headed North to the Bookcliffs Area. These are very dry exposed sedimentary cliffs. The rides here are mainly loops or laps. Climb up for 2 miles, then ride down very fast. Great fun.
Bookcliffs Trails

The last day we rode the Tabeguache Trail s near Grand Junction. These trail are know in GJ as the Lunch Loop trails. It is very close to town and lots of folks do lunchtime rides. Here we started in the valley and rode up to the top of the Ribbon trail. Then it was a fast descent on slick rock, then back onto the desert trails.
Tabeguache Trails

What a great weekend and perfect way to break in the new bikes!