Day 55: White Rim Trail Day 2 Tuesday 29th September I woke early to do some yoga as the sun rose, and the other guys were up and packing as Ed got up. We had a good chat with them in the morning, and they had us laughing with their tales of their…
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TAT Day 54 (White Rim Trail: Day 1)
Day 54: White Rim Trail Day 1 Monday 28th September I first heard about the White Rim Trail on Facebook. Three Kiwi’s who we’d met on the TAT had done it and posted a few photos, and we rather fancied having a go. It looked incredible, and up for exploring the spectacular scenery of Canyonlands…
TAT Day 48-53
Day 48-53 Tuesday 22nd September – Sunday 27th September We’d planned to ride the White Rim Trail and Slickrock on arrival in Moab, but both bikes needed some attention first. Ed’s bike wouldn’t actually start again due to the pickup coil packing up, and mine ran but pumped out copious amounts of smoke while it…
TAT Day 43
Day 43 Thursday 17th September We woke to a bright and sunny day, and after splashing our way through some muddy puddles and laughing as Ed’s bike cut out in the middle of one of them, we proceeded to ride 10 miles in the wrong direction. Ed’s phone wasn’t charged and he’d presumed…
TAT Day 42
Day 42 Wednesday 16th September Much to our delight the rain had cleared by the morning and we were left with a bright blue sky and white fluffy clouds. The town looked so much better in the sunshine, and was buzzing with tourists all out exploring and eager for a chat. I’m a…
TAT Day 40
Day 40 Monday 14th September Navigating in the dark we didn’t realise that we hadn’t actually made it in to the national forest to camp, but no-one came round and bothered us. While my bike and I had fared fairly well after my crashes, we soon discovered while packing that our saucepan…
TAT Day 39
Day 39 Sunday 13th September Once again listening to my gut instinct was a good call, as it turned out that there wasn’t only one pass to tackle. There were four in total, one after the other. The first was Cinnamon Pass, which saw us climbing up lots of moderately steep switchbacks. …
TAT Day 38
Day 38 Saturday 12th September After getting up early for a walk up the hill, I set about replacing my tube while Ed was still asleep. I soon regretted riding on it that bit further, as there was now slime absolutely everywhere, it was a right mess. The tyre was full of…
TAT Day 37
Day 37 Friday 11th September We had the best intentions to leave early, but after I sent Ed off to get de-hoboed (hair cut and shave), I met some other bikers at a cafe and got chatting to them while I enjoyed a free chai latte courtesy of the owner. Ed finally appeared…
TAT Day 31-36
Day 31-36 Saturday 5th September to Thursday 10th September After waking up to a beautiful view surrounded by mountains, we rode in to Salida and picked up our things from the Post office. Next stop was a local packaging company to collect Ed’s engine, but there was immediate disappointment on his part as…
