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We left after work and stayed at a campground just a mile away from the trail head. Wednesday morning we started the ride.

The scenery was wonderful, and the ride was for medium riders with strong legs. Most stretches of this trail are fairly easy. But the length (and a few stiff climbs) means you need to be in good condition to do the whole thing. If you just go straight up your altimeter will only register 4000 feet, but we had to stay on the ground and our altimeter would probably have registered about 6000 feet of total rise.

There was some real nice downhill to start with and then as the day progressed the wind kicked up and we were fighting twenty-five to thirty-five mile an hour head winds.

That night the wind gusts were up to sixty-five mph. It blew the tents down and broke a set of poles. That wasn't a good night for most of us.

Wayne drove my truck pulling a trailer with the water and supplies. The trailer was a bad idea. Some of the hills we had to climb in four wheel drive and I wasn't sure we could make them because of the steepness of the road coupled with the tight turns.

Thursday turned out wonderful, clear skies and very little wind. We would stop at all the heads of the washes and roll rock of the cliffs. For a bunch of old guy we had lots of fun. We only would ride twenty-five to thirty-five miles a day and it would take us all day because of all the stops and playing around. Friday turned cloudy and some wind. We ended the ride that night camped next to the Green River.

Saturday we came out and back to where we started. I was a nice ride and would do it again, just not pulling a trailer. Flowers were just coming out, and there were no bugs. Colder than I liked, but not bad.

Bio: Stoney McCoard lives in Utah. He teaches survival courses as a hobby
and finds short rides like this one a welcome weekend break

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by Stoney McCoard