My first stop was the Amasa Back
Trail System. In the parking lot, I met some hipsters from Boulder who were
just about to go ride their early 80’s, coaster-brake clunkers. I decided to
tag along, since I wasn’t familiar with the trail. It was a casual ride as one
of the guys was new to mountain biking. The other, I’ll admit, was a pretty
good rider, even with his old tech. As
we were riding back at sunset, we got to watch the other part of their group
base jump from a cliff called Tombstone. It was scary just watching. We talked
biking and base jumping over some PBRs before departing. Quite an interesting
way to start the trip!
The next morning, I rode more of
the Amasa Back System, then headed to Porcupine Rim for an afternoon ride.
These are some of the most technical trails I’ve ridden in a while; I probably
crashed half a dozen times, even though I was riding cautiously.
For the third day, I went for
something easier. Poison Spider is a jeep trail that ends with an awesome view
of Moab. Most of it was fairly easy, though there were some highly technical
rock sections and a good bit of deep sand. I really wanted to ride some more,
but by this point I was sore, scraped up, bruised, and slightly sun burnt with
it being near 70̊. Instead, I concluded the trip with a stop at the Moab
Brewery for some fish tacos!
It was a great way to spend the
weekend, especially with the lousy snow conditions in Telluride. Lucy had a
great time too, even though it was a little warm for her winter coat. I’m
looking forward to more trips there this spring, before it gets too hot!
