So we pulled into Grand Junction, CO on saturday and I was surprised to finally be in a "big" town. We are staying with a friend and her 2 dogs and 2 cats (one cat, Marvin, insists on living down the street at another lady's house and hisses and runs away everytime his mommy comes to get him).
My friend Julie and I rode in the Tabeguache mountains yesterday morning, and I don't think I have ever tried to ride a more technical trail in my life. We did 9 miles in about 3 hours and it is primarily slow, steep, super technical uphills, followed by slow, steep supertechnical (short
)downhills and flats. No rest for the weary. But I was surprised in that when I heard people say they were "going to ride Fruita", it really means they are riding in/near Grand Junction. There doesn't seem to be a much of anything in Fruita other then a very publicized bike shop that helped advertise the trails in the "Fruita area".
Today we may ride part of the Kokopelli trail after TBFKAHG gets his wrist x-rayed. We spent three days in Moab, two of which we rode the LPS-Porcupine Rim trail, which was awesome! We took our DH bikes, since it is primarily a downhill ride, but it is a very gradual downhill; 20 miles you descend something like 4000 feet. But it is super fun, rocky, technical and has quite a few drops and ledges. Anyways, poor TBFKAHG fell near the end of our second trip down the rim and may have broken his wrist, since the pain hasn't really subsided. Hopefully not, since he really wants to race Deer Valley this weekend (and hasn't had a chance to race DH yet this year b/c of injury).
LPS-Porcupine technical rock garden: sizing it up (day1) (there is a really trickey switchback where I am standing)
A Local shows how it's done (he did get it on his 3rd try):
Kit (TBFKAHG) takes a go at it (he made it almost all the way down):
Most of us decided to walk:
My friend Julie mastering the trail on a 3" travel bike (ouch! she was feeling it the next day!):
Kit hucking:
My friend Julie and I rode in the Tabeguache mountains yesterday morning, and I don't think I have ever tried to ride a more technical trail in my life. We did 9 miles in about 3 hours and it is primarily slow, steep, super technical uphills, followed by slow, steep supertechnical (short
)downhills and flats. No rest for the weary. But I was surprised in that when I heard people say they were "going to ride Fruita", it really means they are riding in/near Grand Junction. There doesn't seem to be a much of anything in Fruita other then a very publicized bike shop that helped advertise the trails in the "Fruita area". Today we may ride part of the Kokopelli trail after TBFKAHG gets his wrist x-rayed. We spent three days in Moab, two of which we rode the LPS-Porcupine Rim trail, which was awesome! We took our DH bikes, since it is primarily a downhill ride, but it is a very gradual downhill; 20 miles you descend something like 4000 feet. But it is super fun, rocky, technical and has quite a few drops and ledges. Anyways, poor TBFKAHG fell near the end of our second trip down the rim and may have broken his wrist, since the pain hasn't really subsided. Hopefully not, since he really wants to race Deer Valley this weekend (and hasn't had a chance to race DH yet this year b/c of injury).
LPS-Porcupine technical rock garden: sizing it up (day1) (there is a really trickey switchback where I am standing)
A Local shows how it's done (he did get it on his 3rd try):
Kit (TBFKAHG) takes a go at it (he made it almost all the way down):
Most of us decided to walk:
My friend Julie mastering the trail on a 3" travel bike (ouch! she was feeling it the next day!):
Kit hucking:
can't wait to finally see you guys this week...we'll be getting a nap wednesday after dan works, then heading out for the overnight drive 
eta is sometime thursday morning! hope kit checks out okay and that nothing is broken!
