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I slept fantastic and got going around 7, and resumed the climb where I left off last night. I saw only one truck come down the road, probably the same one that went up around 3:45am. Soon after though, a Forest Service truck went by. I knew my chances of getting around the closure were slim.
I pressed on anyway and after an easy ride up the rest of the climb, I reached the pass and found it blocked with a no public access sign. So I could turn around and head to Moab via La Sal pass, which would take a really long time and add many miles. Or I could just take The Whole Enchilada mountain bike trail which was still open.
I decided that it couldn't be that difficult and I could just work my way to another road and then get back on route, rather than do the whole thing. I had to climb up to Burro Pass, about another 550 feet, and I had to hike most of it. The descent ended up being so steep I had to walk lots of it also. It was a great trail but I didn't have the bike to enjoy it. It was also surprisingly disused. Probably because the main way up from Moab was closed, due to a wildfire, I learned once I got service at Burro Pass. It actually rained quite a lot on the mountain yesterday and the trail was a bit muddy in a few spots. Lots of beautiful wildflowers all around and I followed a clear, cold creek till I got off the trail at Warner lake campground. I really wanted to just stop here but I hadn't even done 20 miles yet. And yet it was already midday.
So I began the long descent into Moab, on a gravel road. It wasn't that washboarded and I met back with my route at a curvy paved road. Then I turned onto a beautiful and very scenic road that was extremely rough, dry and sandy. Bad washboard. I thankfully had filtered plenty of water up at high elevation. It was just like opening an oven below 6k feet. There's no way I could have ridden up it with that heat, and it being so sandy and rough. I was glad to be going down and into town soon.
Since it was well over 100 and I couldn't even sit at a park in the shade without feeling hot, I sat in the public library for awhile.
After only an hour I got restless and decided to be on my way. Fortunately in the meanwhile a small storm came up and blocked the sun. I pedaled out of town on a smooth new bike path and it felt so cool outside compared to before. I looked down at my thermometer on my Garmin. 93... It's all relative I suppose. I rode by the busy entrance to Arches National park. The canyon leading out of town was simply unbelievable.
The path continued across the Colorado river on a very nice long bridge and kept on going far longer than I thought it would. There was a tight little trail system between it and the highway and I ventured out on one just because. After I returned to the path and got close to my turn, my Garmin flipped out. It had no idea where I was and I had to verify on my phone. But soon enough I turned onto Gemini Bridges road, one of the most unforgettable rides of my life. By now storms had gathered all around me and the contrast it created against the mountains was amazing, and then a rainbow appeared!
As I continued on the road and it climbed up steeply, I lost all sense of time or spacial awareness... It was some of the most unforgettable moments I've ever spent on a bike. The scenery was just unbelievable. Around every corner was mind bending landscape. The road was actually a bit rough because a lot of it was just the rock of the mountain, and the nearby storms blew a strong headwind and it became pretty slow going. Sand and dust were blowing all around and I finally aquiesced and set up camp next to a small cedar for a windbreak. The storms were very close and not only was I too tired to ride the remaining few miles to Horsethief campground, I figured the rain might catch me anyway. So I set up my tent and called it a night. It never did rain but the sunset was one of the best I've ever experienced.
By: | WTR4 |
Started in: | San Juan County, UT, US |
Distance: | 71,3 mi |
Selected: | 71,3 mi |
Elevation: | + 6415 / - 9411 ft |
Moving Time: | 07:31:13 |
Gear: | 2020 Lynskey GR300 |
Page Views: | 48 |
Departed: | 20.07.2021, 06:59 |
Starts in: | San Juan County, UT, US |
Distance: | 71,3 mi |
Selected distance: | 71,3 mi |
Elevation: | + 6415 / - 9411 ft |
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Total Duration: | 13:15:16 |
Selection Duration: | 47716 |
Moving Time: | 07:31:13 |
Selection Moving Time: | 07:31:13 |
Stopped Time: | 05:44:03 |
Calories: | 3453 |
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Avg Watts: | 128 |
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Max Speed: | 34,2 mph |
Avg Speed: | 9,5 mph |
Pace: | 00:11:09 |
Moving Pace: | 00:06:19 |
Max HR: | 138 bpm |
Min HR: | 52 bpm |
Avg HR: | 101 bpm |
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Zone 1: | Eine Stunde 17 Minuten |
Zone 2: | 2 Minuten |
Zone 3: | 0 Minuten |
Zone 4: | 0 Minuten |
Zone 5: | 0 Minuten |
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