Mountain Biking Trip West - October 2014

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Don Bergeron's retirement is the spark which ignites Nate and I to travel west to collect Edgar in Flagstaff AZ and then the 3 of us travel to Moab Utah to meet up with Don, Nach, Ken, Dave, Rich, Steve, Bob and Craig to create a 10 and at times 11 man wrecking ball for the Moab area trails, including the famous "Whole Enchilada" down off the summits of the La Sal mountains....accummulating 90 miles of singletrack saddle time along the way !
Sedona AZ - Dry Creek Saturday October 11 Ed, Nate and I put in a day in Sedona in the Dry Creek area and then visited my good friend Tom Coultas at his home...

Sedona AZ - Dry Creek Saturday October 11

Ed, Nate and I put in a day in Sedona in the Dry Creek area and then visited my good friend Tom Coultas at his home there.
Flagstaff to Moab - Sunday October 12 Ed. Nate and I drive from Flag to Moab and opt for the route through Monument Valley Utah......

Flagstaff to Moab - Sunday October 12

Ed. Nate and I drive from Flag to Moab and opt for the route through Monument Valley Utah......
Moab UT - Slick Rock Monday October 13 Nate and Ed and I run

Moab UT - Slick Rock Monday October 13

Nate and Ed and I run "The Practice Loop" and kill some time in the sun and then we hook up with Nach's 10 man crew and put in an afternoon of the full Moab…
Moab UT - Tusher Canyon Tuesday October 14 Nate and Ed and I get an early start and leave the sleepers behind and put in a good

Moab UT - Tusher Canyon Tuesday October 14

Nate and Ed and I get an early start and leave the sleepers behind and put in a good "light" day in Tusher Canyon playing on the unmapped slick rock, riding out…
Moab UT -The Whole Enchilada Wednesday October 15 You'll have to Google

Moab UT -The Whole Enchilada Wednesday October 15

You'll have to Google "The Whole Enchilada" for all the route details but the 10 man crew took a shuttle to 10K feet, climbed another 1K "on" our bikes and…
Moab UT - Magnificent 7 Thursday October 16 Don joins Ed and Nate and I for a

Moab UT - Magnificent 7 Thursday October 16

Don joins Ed and Nate and I for a "recovery" day of 26 miles in the Magnificent 7 trail network around Gemini Bridges.
A picture says a thousand words.....
A picture says a thousand words.....