UTAH 2013 // UTBDR

01 Nov UTAH 2013 // UTBDR

Day 6

Well.. my day 6 started out pretty sad, I tried to keep my spirits up but I did really want to keep riding. Even though my family and job was waiting for me, I just felt content and had no worries riding out with these guys… but I had to turn towards the truck :cry

He won’t admit it but I think BigDog was shedding tears.. :lol3 I had a great great time riding with my buds.. hearing all the stories was a blessing.. some of them I got to hear twice and I didn’t care one bit!

I wished them the best of luck on their ride and we all headed out of Herber City… separate ways.

A bit down the road I had to stop near Strawberry Reservoir to put on another layer under my jacket.. it was cooling down.

Well.. it wasn’t long riding alone before I ran into this group of BMWs. I bet I rode 100 miles with these guys.. until we hit Dinosaur for gas..

I took my time and enjoyed the ride.. stopping at anything I found interesting, taking breaks when ever I needed more Tropic Mix!!

In Colorado for just a few miles then I’d head towards Baxter Pass back in Utah..

It’s the little things on rides that amuse ya..

Tarmac views were still goood!

Just south of Bonanza sits the old bridge span across the White River.. man I’d much rather be crossing on that old thing than this big expansion bridge :deal

Turning on to dirt headed towards Baxter Pass… I started getting close to the ghost town of Dragon, UT.. and the closer I got.. the more construction vehicles I started to see… ugh! But I wouldn’t let it bring me down.. not with remanence of a ghost town to see..

Some cool stuff laid out on the rocks.. surprise they are still there actually..

Back on the trail.. I only got a couple of miles before my ride came to a screeching hault……….

In my Day 6 video, I’ll share more about how awesome my delay at Baxter pass was, but for now.. let’s skip to the summit!

I hung out here for a while, just relaxing and taking in the views…

After a while I could see this red jeep down below to the south heading up the pass.. so I just watched it for what seemed like 20 mins. When it finally reached where I was, it came over to me… :eek1 It was a young lady heading back to the pipeline hq, she was out running errands, happy little thing. but seemed to me she was in the WRONG line of work. No photos, sorry 😀

BigDog told me about this abandon building before I left.. and I found it. So neat how the four walls were still up.. I couldn’t tell if it once was a church or school or what.. really neat though.

I rode fast and hard.. trying to stay out in front of the 200mph diesel trucks!!

I would hold up in Fruita, CO for the night. It was soooo hot, when I got near town, probably the hottest day of the trip, and I needed to shave so I stopped for supplies, booked a room, hung all my stinky sweaty riding gear outside and headed for a burger. I hit the hay early and looked forward to riding the next day…

Day 6-7 to Durango

Day 7 next…